Competency-Based Grammar Worksheet | Class IX-X | CBSE | Board Exam 2026

Answer the following grammar questions bases on the instructions given below:

Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks as directed.

Complete any ten of the following twelve tasks as directed. 10x1=10

(i) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete a school notice.

Students ______ report to the auditorium for the workshop on career guidance.

(a) may (b) must (c) will (d) can

(ii) Read the conversation between Maya and her brother. Complete the sentence by reporting Maya’s reply correctly.

Brother: Maya, have you seen my headphones?

Maya: No, I haven’t seen them since yesterday.

Her brother asked Maya if she had seen his headphones. In response, Maya said that ______

(iii) Select the correct option to fill in the blank for the given line from a health article.

Children ______ learn healthy eating habits early in life to prevent lifestyle diseases.

(a) could (b) must (c) shall (d) might

(iv) Select the option that identifies the error and supplies the correction for the following line, from a press release.

The team of volunteers has distribute food packets to flood-affected families.

	Error	Correction
(a)	has	have
(b)	distribute	distributed
(c)	packets	packet
(d)	families	family

(v) Fill in the blank by using the correct form of the word in the bracket.

The players (practice) ______ regularly to maintain their performance before the finals.

(vi) Report the dialogue between a teacher and a student by completing the sentence.

Teacher: Why haven’t you submitted your project?

Student: I was unwell and could not complete it.

The teacher asked the student why he had not submitted the project. The student replied that __________

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

The children enjoyed the puppet show on the cultural fest.

Error	Correction

(viii) Mohit shared details of his painting exhibition with his friend Aarav. Report Aarav’s question. 'Did many people attend your exhibition?'

(ix) Fill in the blank by choosing the correct option to complete the public awareness slogan.

_______ we act now, climate change will cause irreversible damage.

(a) If (b) Until (c) Unless (d) Though

(x) Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Nisha and her cousin Tia.

Nisha: I couldn’t find your name in the attendance sheet.

Tia: I joined the session late.

Nisha told Tia that she couldn’t find her name in the attendance sheet and Tia replied that __

(a) she has joined late

(b) she joined the session late

(c) she had joined the session late

(d) she was joining late

(xi) Report the dialogue between two classmates by completing the sentence.

Kabir: How did you prepare for the debate?

Neha: I watched videos and read articles online.

In response to Kabir’s question, Neha shared that ________

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

One of the girl has won the inter-school essay competition.

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Answer Key

(i) Students ______ report to the auditorium for the workshop on career guidance.

Answer: (b) must

(ii) Her brother asked Maya if she had seen his headphones. In response, Maya said that she had not seen them since the previous day.

(iii) Children ______ learn healthy eating habits early in life to prevent lifestyle diseases.

Answer: (b) must

(iv) Error: distribute Correction: distributed

Corrected sentence: The team of volunteers has distributed food packets to flood-affected families.

(v) The players ______ regularly to maintain their performance before the finals.

Answer: practiced

(vi) The teacher asked the student why he had not submitted the project. The student replied that he was unwell and could not complete it.

(vii) Error: enjoys Correction: enjoy

Corrected sentence: The children enjoy the puppet show during the cultural fest.

(viii) Reported question: Aarav asked Mohit if many people had attended his exhibition.

(ix) ______ we act now, climate change will cause irreversible damage.

Answer: (c) Unless

(x) Nisha told Tia that she couldn’t find her name in the attendance sheet and Tia replied (c) she had joined the session late

(xi) In response to Kabir’s question, Neha shared that she had watched videos and read articles online.

(xii) Error: girl Correction: girls

Corrected sentence: One of the girls has won the inter-school essay competition.

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