Practice Assignment - IV Class 10
Practice Assignment - IV Class 10
Subject: English
Class- X
Topic: Integrated Grammar and Writing Skills
Worksheet No: IV
Date :
Student’s Name:
GRAMMAR
1. Attempt the following questions.
i Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the sentence given below.
Time and again, I have seen men and women _____and give their lives for an idea.
(a) risk (b) have risked
(c) are risking (d) risking
ii. Read the conversation given below between a teacher and her student. Complete the
sentence by reporting the dialogue.
Teacher : Why have you not finished your assignment?
Student : Because it put me off to sleep.
The teacher asked _____ to which the student replied that it had put him off to sleep.
iii. Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given piece of advice.
He _____ give that money he found in the street to charity.
(a) have to (b) need not
(c) ought to (d) could
iv. Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the
following line, from a speech by Nelson Mandela.
It is understandable why citizens, who have the vote as well as the right to direct
representation in the country’s governing bodies, could be morally and legally bound by
the laws governing the country.
Option No Error Correction
a understandable understand
b have has
c could should
d bound bind
v Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket, for the given
portion of a recommendation letter.
This candidate belongs to a nearby village, has good technical skills and exposure, also
has the required cut-off percentage, and _____ (look) for a complete or partial
scholarship.
vi Report the dialogue between a grandson and his grandfather, by completing the
sentence:
Harry said to his friend, “Where have you been all this while?”
His friend said, “I was at my uncle’s place yesterday for a function.”
When Harry asked his friend where _____ while, he replied that _____ for a function.
vii Identify the error in the given sentence, from a school magazine report and supply
the correction.
Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, said
that all schools – both government and private – will remain close till October 31.
Use the given format
Error Correction
viii Report and convert the following instruction that a parent gave to their children.
Don’t go out now for getting some ice cream and cake.
ix. Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option, to complete the quote by a
philosopher.
Man’s goodness is a flame that _____ be hidden but never extinguished.
(a) may be (b) will
(c) can (d) must
x Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between a Guru
and his disciple:
Disciple: Is courage the absence of fear?
Guru: A brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
A disciple asked his Guru if courage was the absence of fear to which the teacher replied
that a brave man _____.
(a) is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(b) was not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(c) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.
(d) is not he who did not feel afraid, but he who conquered that fear.
CREATIVE WRITING SKILLS
2. The chart below displays data about the number of digital devices purchased in
Rishu Nagar across the years 2015-2019. Write a paragraph analysing the given
data.