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Midterm Examination 2024-25 Grade-X Revision Worksheet Answer Key Grammar

The document is a revision worksheet answer key for a Grade X midterm examination covering grammar topics such as modals, subject-verb agreement, reordering of sentences, tenses, editing, gap filling, determiners, and reported speech. It provides answers to various exercises designed to test students' understanding of these grammatical concepts. The content is structured to aid students in their preparation for the exam.

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Midterm Examination 2024-25 Grade-X Revision Worksheet Answer Key Grammar

The document is a revision worksheet answer key for a Grade X midterm examination covering grammar topics such as modals, subject-verb agreement, reordering of sentences, tenses, editing, gap filling, determiners, and reported speech. It provides answers to various exercises designed to test students' understanding of these grammatical concepts. The content is structured to aid students in their preparation for the exam.

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MIDTERM EXAMINATION 2024-25

GRADE-X

REVISION WORKSHEET ANSWER KEY

GRAMMAR

Modals
Fill in the blanks using suitable modals

“How long (a) ……………….. or (b) ……………….. a person wait on a hungry stomach?” This thought
constantly (c) ……………….. come to an impoverished man who (d) ……………….. wait till his
unemployment days are over, “(e) ……………….. I never get two full meals?” occupies his thought box.
He (f) ……………….. not even get a chance ever to come out of this vicious circle of poverty.

Answers:
(a) can
(b) should
(c) may
(d) has to
(e) Shall
(f) might

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of modals.

i. Rachel _____ have brought the bicycle, but she didn’t have enough money. (could/should)
ii. This is a hospital, and you ______ not talk loudly here. (must/could)
iii. Uma ____ apply for the job she got in London. (might/would)
iv. Yusuf ____ speak fluent French when they used to stay in Paris. (must/could)
v. Take the raincoat as it _____ rain later. (might/would)
vi. You _____ visit the doctor immediately as your symptoms are quite severe. (must/ can)

Subject Verb Agreement

1. To take pay and not to do work ________ dishonest.


2. The cost of these articles _______ risen.
3. The jury _________ divided in their opinion.
4. The committee __________ issued its report.
5. That night every one of the boat’s crew _________ down with fever.
6. One or the other of those fellows _________ stolen the watch.
7. The accountant and the cashier _______ absconded.
8. The ebb and flow of the tides ________ explained by Newton.
9. Ninety rupees _______ too much for this bag.
10. His means _____ ample.
Subject verb agreement Answers:

1. To take pay and not to do work is dishonest.

2. The cost of these articles has risen.

3. The jury are/were divided in their opinion.

4. The committee is/has issued its report.

5. That night every one of the boat’s crew was down with fever.

6. One or the other of those fellows has stolen the watch.

7. The accountant and the cashier have absconded.

8. The ebb and flow of the tides was explained by Newton.

9. Ninety rupees is too much for this bag.

10. His means are ample.

Reordering of sentences

1. Is one / summer / the / of the / swallow / best known / visitors

2. flecking / scientists / the / stars/ that / of /say / the / distance / indicates

3. why / you / don’t / bothering / instead / of / me / play / go / and

4. hands / condemned / on / their / the / to / indoors / a lot of time / children/ rest / are / with

5. of / care / is important / post / quick/ for/ recovery / operative / a / patient

6. knowledge / is symbolic / growing / of life / and / lighting a lamp

7. spread / healthy carriers / some / of / diseases / are / germs / spread / by

8. healthy person / germs / a / carry / may / of / in / body / typhoid / his / cholera / dysentery /
etc.

9. out of work / were / if advertisements / dentists / to be / believed / for toothpaste / will


soon be

10. Editors / four / file / report / Manipur / FIR against / cops / over / Guild

Reordering of sentences Answers:

1. The swallow is one of the best known summer visitors.


2. Scientists say that the flecking of the stars indicates the distance.

3. Why don’t you go and play instead of bothering me?

4. The children are condemned to rest indoors with a lot of time on their hands.

5. Post-operative care is important for quick recovery of a patient.

6. Lighting a lamp is symbolic of life and growing knowledge.

7. Some diseases are spread by germs spread by health carriers.

8. A healthy person may carry germs of typhoid, cholera, dysentery, etc. in his body.

9. If advertisements for toothpaste were to be believed dentists will soon be out of work.

10. Manipur cops file FIR against four over Editors Guild report.

Tenses

1. Identify the tense of the sentences and then change the tense as directed:
a. The dog is barking at the postman. (Simple Present)
b. She has been working on the project for a week. (Present Perfect)
c. They will be leaving for Delhi on Monday. (Simple Future)
d. I had been living in the city for five years before I moved to the countryside. (Past
Perfect)
e. If I had known you were coming, I would have made a cake. (Simple Past)

Tenses Answers

1. Identify the tense of the sentences and then change the tense as directed:

a. Present Continuous Tense. The dog barks at the postman.


b. Present Perfect Continuous Tense. She has worked on the project for a week.
c. Future Continuous Tense. They will leave for Delhi on Monday.
d. Past Perfect Continuous Tense. I had lived in the city for five years before I moved to the
countryside.
e. Past Perfect Tense. If I knew you were coming, I would have made a cake.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct tense:

a. He ___ go for a walk every morning.


b. He ___ for a walk every morning.
c. He ___ for a walk yesterday.
d. He ___ for a walk tomorrow.
e. He ___ go for a walk later.

Fill in the blanks with the correct tense: Answers


a. used to
b. would go
c. went
d. will go
e. might go
Editing/ Omission/ Gap Filling

1. The following paragraphs have not been edited. There is one error in each line. Identify the
error and write its correction against the correct blank number.
A. Incorrect Correct

Discipline at public life ensures (e.g.) at in

peace and harmony, who in turn (a) ______ ______

offer the required impetus (b) ______ ______

from the nation’s progress. (c) ______ ______

B. Incorrect Correct

Is money the more important (e.g.) more most

thing of life? Money is certainly (a) ________ ______

something what is often discussed (b) ______ ________

in today’s world. Hardly the day (c) ________ ________

goes without a discussion on this topic.

C. Incorrect Correct

She reminds us that it are (e.g.) are is

important to visiting museums in (a)_____ ____

our country to experience a impact (b)_____ ____

that a work of art leaves in our senses. (c)____ ____

Answers:

A.

a) who - which
b) offer- offers
c) from- for

B.

a) of- in

b) what- that

c) the- a
C. a) visiting- visit
b) a- the
c) in- on

2. In the sentences below, there are omitted words. Insert the required word to complete the
omission exercise.

Passage A. Before Omitted After

It is a well fact that regular (a) well known fact

exercise several benefits but (b)

a recent research found that (c)

workout positively impact (d)

your memory bone density. (e)

Passage B

Higher education is important part of (a) is an important

the life of every individual. Be any field of (b)

work, the best professionals always more (c)

likely to hail a rich educational background. (d)

Education not provides essential job skills, (e)

but it also broadens horizons of the mind. (f)

Omission Answers

1. In the sentences below, there are omitted words. Insert the required word to complete the
omission exercise.
Passage A

a) well known fact

b) exercise has several

c) research has found

d) workout can positively

e) memory and bone

Passage B

a) is an important
b) be it any

c) professionals are always

d) hail from a

e) not only provides

f) broadens the horizons

Gap Filling Answers:

A. The Wangala (i)______ festival for the Garo in Meghalaya, Assam and Nagaland. It is a post
harvest festival (ii)________ the end of the agricultural year. It is popularly known as ‘The
Hundred Drums’ festival. During the signature dance, the leading warrior (iii)_________ with
synchronised 7 dance steps and specific hand-head movements.

(i) a) is important b) are an important c) was the important d) is an important

(ii) a) being celebrated for marking b) celebrated to mark c) celebrate to mark d) being celebrated for
mark

(iii) a) leads the youngsters b) lead the youngsters c) was leading the youngsters d) had led the
youngsters

B. Global warming occurs when carbon dioxide and other air pollutants and greenhouse gases
(i)_____ absorb sunlight and solar radiation that has (ii) ____ surface. Normally, this
radiation would escape in space-but these pollutants, which can last for years to centuries in
the atmosphere, trap the heat and cause the planet (iii) _____ That's what's known as the
greenhouse effect.

(i) (a) collected in the atmosphere (b) collects in the atmosphere (c) collect into the atmosphere (d)
collect in the atmosphere

(ii) (a) bounced off the earth's (b) bouncing off the earth's (c) bounced of the earth's (d) bounce off
the earth's

(iii) (a) to get hottest (b) in getting hotter (c) to get hotter (d) to get hot

Determiners Answers:
Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners from the given options.
1. Shail is ____ honest man who runs ____ small shop around the corner. (a, an / an, a)
2. Have you seen ____ Colosseum? It is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. (the, a)
3. Are ____ books yours? Can you share them with me? (these/this)
4. Do you have ____ sweets left? I need to buy ____. (any/few, some/several)
5. ____ students got ___ candies from the teacher. (each, some /few, a few)
6. Is ____ book Aaryan’s? I found it lying on the floor. (this/that)
7. ___ boys decided to visit ____ Selfish Giant’s garden when he wasn’t around. (some, a lot of /
some, the)
8. Do ___ boys like pizza? I thought of ordering ____. (any, the / some, one)
9. ____ boys were quarrelling over ___ toy. (both, the / each, the)
10. ___ bus met with ___ accident nearby. (the, an / a, an)

Reported Speech Answers:


Report the dialogues to complete the paragraph that follows.
1. Student 1: I've decided to become a mathematician. Student 2: Really? Why? Student 1: Because I
already excel at dividing my attention between homework and video games!

Student 1 told student 2 that he wanted to become a mathematician. Student 2 was taken by
surprise and (I) _asked for the reason_. Student 1 exclaimed (II) _that he already excelled at
dividing his attention between homework and video games_ .

2. Photographer: I want to use a drone for photographing your event. Customer: Really! Do you
usually offer this advice? Photographer: No. I don’t. Your event is in an open and picturesque area
and I want to capture the complete scene.

The photographer told the customer that she wanted to use a drone for photographing his event.
The customer exclaimed in surprise and asked (ii) _whether he usually offered that advice_. The
photographer replied in the negative and shared that (iii) _he wanted to capture the complete
scene_as his event was in an open and picturesque area.

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