List of top English Questions on Grammar and Language Usage asked in Maharashtra Class X Board

Write two compound words of your own.

Do as directed: 
(i) Change into indirect speech: 
Where is she now? 
(ii) I shall not want many soldiers. 
Rewrite as an Affirmative sentence.
 

Do as directed:
(i) Our country is well known for its bio-diversity.
(Framing a 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer.)
(ii) There are some animals that have clearly become extinct.
(Identify the subordinate clause.)
As soon as the concert came to an end, the audience gave the artists a standing ovation.
Pick out the infinitive from the following sentence :
He was asking to go for the concert.
Do as directed (Attempt any four). (1) Complete the following words by using correct letters:
br__ve
t__ach
box__r
fa__th

Information Transfer: Answer the following question based on the given tree-diagram.


 

Verbal to Non-verbal:
Read the following paragraph and complete the given table. Give a suitable title to it : 
Ramesh and Radha are siblings. Both are school going children. Ramesh is 16 years old and studies in class 10. He is a good student. He likes Maths very much and spends at least three hours daily on it. He watches movies and reads books in his leisure time. He likes to eat fast food though he is aware of disadvantages of fast food. He wants to be an engineer and he is working hard to be one.
Radha is a sincere girl. She is 13 and studies in class 7. Her favourite subject is Science. She is fond of gardening and swimming too much. Most of the time, she helps her mother in cooking as she likes homemade food. She wants to become a doctor in order to help poor and needy people.

 

Write the related words as shown in the example. 

 

Translate the following sentences into your medium of instruction (any two):
Translate the following idioms/proverbs into your medium of instruction (any one):
(1) Action speaks louder than words.
Might is right.
Add a prefix or suffix to make new words.
possible
appoint
Punctuate the following sentences:
the bird replied i am going to extinguish the fire
hows that said nathu
Make four words (minimum three letters each) using letters in:
Rainwater
Complete the word-chain of nouns. Add four words, each beginning with the last letter of the previous word:
tiger
Do as directed: Make a meaningful sentence using the phrase
“instead of”

OR

Add a clause to the sentence
“My uncle found a baby”
Put the following words in alphabetical order:
optimistic, bonfire, rumour, attractive
potter, patter, pocket, people
A diamond is one of the most precious stones.
(Complete the following sentences with the help of the above sentence) (i) Very few stones ...............................................................
.................................................................................. 1
Identify the type of the sentence:
Get out and wait in the yard.
Rewrite the following sentence in Past Perfect Continuous Tense :
I am doing my bit.
Transform the sentence into passive voice:
The king executed the bearded man’s brother
Summary Writing:
Read the passage given in Q. No. 4(A) and write a summary of it. Suggest a suitable title to the summary.
Kalam wrote ___ books.}
(Frame a Wh-type question to get the underlined part as answer)
Kalam earned a degree in aeronautical engineering.
(Begin the sentence with "A degree in ___...")
He asked me, “What is my fault?”