Integrated Grammar Solved Exercises: Tense | English Grammar (Communicative) Interact In English Class 10 PDF Download

1. Complete the passage by choosing the correct options from those given below.
Answer:
Pleasure and pain are the inseparable facets of human existence. While the experience of our well-being is rather vague and intangible, experience of pain is real, and affects our body, mind and spirit, altering our lives in more ways than one. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience caused by tissue damage that resultsfrom physical trauma, burns, illness, injury or surgery. Despite the agony caused by pain, it is essential for our survival. Pain rings an alarm bell, alerting you to pay immediate attention and take quick action.

2. Geetika is learning about China in her Geography classes. She has to give a short talk to her class about Shanghai. Read the notes she has made and then complete the speech she prepares for her class. Do not add any new information. Write only the correct answers against the correct blank numbers in your answer sheets.

SHANGHAI

• largest Chinese port city
• handles 50% Chinese exports and imports
• most heavy population in the world
• industrial-number of industries present
• 1842-important after Treaty of Nanking

Shanghai (a) ......................... and 50% of all Chinese exports and imports (b) ....................... It has also become famous (c) ....................... in the world. It can be called (d) ........................ number of industries present here. (e) ....................... after the Treaty of Nanking was signed here.

Options:-

(a) (i) is the largest port city of China
(ii) is a largest port city of China
(iii) was a largest port city in China
(iv) was the largest port city in China

(b) (i) was handled there
(ii) has been handled here
(iii) are handled here
(iv) are being handled there

(c) (i) has the more population
(ii) as the most populous city
(iii) has the heavy population
(iv) is the most populated city

(d) (i) an industrial city because of the
(ii) the industrial city because a
(iii) a industrial city as there is the
(iv) an industrial city that has the

Answer:
(a) (i) is the largest port city of China
(b) (iii) are handled here
(c) (ii) as the most populous city
(d) (i) an industrial city because of the
(e) (ii) It gained historic importance

3. The following passage has not been edited. There is ONE error in each of the first nine lines. Write the incorrect word and the correction as given in the example against the correct blank number in the space provided. Also underline the correct word you have supplied as shown.

Answer: 

4. Rearrange the following words and phrases to make meaningful sentences.

1. always/ the same/ Earth's/ climate/ stayed/ hasn't
Ans. Earth's climate hasn't stayed always the same.

2. an/ a period/ periodically/ of/ cold weather/ called /the/ goes through/especially / Earth/ ice age
 Ans.Periodically the Earth goes through a period of cold weather called an ice age.

3. an/ during/ ice age,/ polar glaciers/ grow/ the/ bigger.
 Ans. The polar glaciers grow bigger during an ice age.

4. an ice age,/ at/ of/ glaciers/ the peak/ may cover/ a third/ as much as/the Earth/ of
 Ans.Glaciers of an ice age, at the peak, may cover as much as a third of the Earth.

5. Read the news items given below. Use the information in the headlines to complete the sentences.

1. Ambala police to hire private detectives ___
Ans.Private detectives will be hired to help the Ambala police force in better investigation.

2. Plea against IT officer dismissed____
Ans.The Haryana High Court had dismissed the plea filed by Coca Cola India Inc. against the assistant commissioner of income tax, Gurgaon, and other respondents. 

3. Three IAS officers transferred___
Ans.The Haryana government has transferred Three IAS officers and 11 Superintendents of Police, including the Bhiwani SP along with the Deputy Commissioner.

4. Property dealer shot dead___
Ans.A property was dealer shot dead inside the premises of a hospital by armed gangsters here today.

6. Read the following conversation carefully and complete the following passage by filling in the blank spaces appropriately. Do not add any new information. Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank number.

Patient: Doctor, I have a terrible toothache.
Doctor: Well, sit down. I need to examine your teeth. Please open your mouth wide.
Patient : Is there any serious problem, doctor?

The patient told the doctor (a) _. The doctor told him to sit down as (b) __. He also requested the patient (c) _ . The patient then enquired (d) __.

Ans,
The patient told the doctor (a) _that he had a terrible toothache_. The doctor told him to sit down as (b) _he needed to examine his teeth_. He also requested the patient (c) _to open his mouth_ . The patient then enquired (d) _if there was any serious problem_.

7. Given below is a description of what happened during a fire. One word has been omitted in each line. Mark the place where you think a word has been omitted using '/'. Write the word you think is missing in the space provided. 

Ans.