CBQ Grammar: Board PYQs | Latest Pattern | Board Exam 2024-25

Practise the following Competency-Based Board PYQs & Score High Marks in Board Exam in Feb 2025.

Attempt any TEN of the following questions : (10x1 = 10 Marks)

(i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option :

You should ____ your mother for your rude behaviour.

(a) apologise for

(b) apologise at

(c) apologise with

(d) apologise to

(ii) Read the conversations between a customer and a waiter.

Complete the sentence by reporting the waiter’s reply correctly

Customer : Waiter, come here. The plate is dirty.

Waiter : I’ll change it sir.

The customer asked the waiter to come there. He pointed out that the plate was dirty. The waiter politely offered _______.

(iii) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given sentence:

_____ you help me cross the road, young man ?

(a) Will

(b) May

(c) Shall

(d) Might

(iv) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following sentence.

Twenty years ago, kids at school had never even heard of the internet.

Option No.	Error	Correction
A	years	year
B	at	in
C	had	have
D	the	an

(V) Complete the given narrative, by filling in the blanks with the correct option :

NO NEWS _____ GOOD NEWS.

(a) HAS (b) HAD (c) IS (d) ARE

(vi) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket :

When a satellite _____ (launch), the rocket begins by going slowly upwards.

(a) is launched

(b) are launched

(c) have been launched

(d) were launched

(vii) Report the dialogue between two friends Seema and Anu, by completing the sentence :

Seema : What brings you here ?

Anu : I am going to Dr. Sen’s house.

In response to the question about what brought Anu there, Anu says ________.

(viii) Identify the error in the given sentence and supply the correction :

Behind every success film there is a lengthy creative process.

Use the given format for your response.

Error

Correction

(IX) Ritu met Anita and saw her crying. Report Ritu’s question.

Ritu : “Anita, what is the matter ?”

(X) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the slogan:

_____ EDUCATED MIND CAN TEACH MANY.

(a) THE (c) AN (b) A (d) THIS

(XI) Select the correct option to complete the narration of a dialogue between Raj and his wife :

Raj : I have invited my friends for dinner.

Wife : I’ll invite my friends too.

Raj told his wife that he had invited his friends for dinner. The wife added that _______.

(a) she will invite her friends too

(b) she would invite her friends too

(c) she can invite her friends too

(d) she could invite her friends too

(XII) Identify the error in the statement given below and supply the correction : Use the given format for your response.

The evil of begging is very common into our country.

Error

Correction

Answer Key

(i) (d) apologise to

(ii) to change it / to change the plate

(iii) (a) will

(iv) (B) Error (at) -Correction (in)

(v) (c) is

(vi) (a) is launched

(vii) that she is going to Dr. Sen’s house

(viii) Error (Success) successful (correction) (no mark to be deducted if the format is not given)

(ix) Ritu asked Anita what the matter was.

(x) ( c) AN

(xi) (b) she would invite her friends too.

(xii) into (error)-in (correction)

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