Board grammar questions from 2014( new syllabus)

March - 2014

1. He has discovered the power of      another good idea.
  (Rewrite it beginning with "The power of another good idea

2. Ifyou think you have a good idea, try it. (Use 'Unless')

3. This time Dell made $ 18,000 and bought an expensive BMW car.
(Make it a simple sentence)

4.My friend is….  able translator and…impartial editor as well.

(Rewriter it using appropriate articles.)

5. Iwas my regular walk through the forest
(Fill in the blanks withproper prepositions.)


6. I w hispered to him hesitantly, "Could you stay here for a day ?"
 Gandhiji said, "It is very difficult." (Change it into indirect speech.)


7. You could pay eight times the going rate for a 'lightning call'.
(Rewrite itusing modal auxiliary showing 'Compulsion' .)

Ans:you must pay  eight times the going rate for a 'lightning call'.

 8. I spent my high school years in Calcutta. (Rewrite it usingpast Perfecttense.)

 9, Telephones were a rarity. (Make it a rhetorical question.)

10. Our young people spend more time before their T.V. set thanin their classrooms.
(Rewrite it using positive degree.)

11. The T.V. does serve as a medium of education as Well as anentertainment.

  (Rewrite it using 'not only but also')

12. I consider T.V. as one of the greatest scientific achievement of our times.
(Rewrite it using the noun form of the underlined word.)

13. we can accept our life gracefully.
( rewrite it using the modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion')

Ans- we must accept our life gracefully.

14. This practice does lead to certain oddities.
( rewrite it using modal auxiliary showing 'probability')
Ans- this practice may lead to certain oddities.


                     October - 2014

I have to sell the sacks.
(Rewrite it replacing the underlined part with the modal auxiliary showing ' compulsion'.)

Ans- I must sell the sacks.

2. She smiled radiantly and gathered her son into her arms. (Use 'as soon as')

3. She unwrapped it carefully. (Rewrite the sentence using the noun form of the underlined word.)

4. It is paradoxical that average consumer cannot decide which technology will offer him  highest standards of water purification. (Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)

5. The lady took the girls a hall where they met a few more girls who were waiting . her instructions. (Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)

6. "Why did you throw it away ?" said the father to his son.
"I didn't like it", said the son. (Change it into Indirect speech)


7. The earth would be too hot to be habitable. (Remove 'too')

8. Though population has grown, the rate of growth has fallen sharply. (Rewrite it using 'but'.)

9. Moreover, human population will stabilize at about 11.5 billion. (Make it 'less definite'.)

Ans- moreover human population may stabilize at about 11.5 billion.

10. Organic farmers ensure soil fertility with the help of crop rotation.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'Soil fertility' i)

11. A healthy soil structure increases its ability to hold water.
(Frame a 'Wh-question' to get the underlined part as its answer.)

12. Chemical fertilizers are extremely harmful to the plants as well as human beings. (Rewrite the sentence using 'not only but also'.)

13. They should be updated frequently.
Ans-  Thehey must be updated frequently.

March 2015


1. When I saw the prizes, I was stupefied. (Rewrite the sentence using "No sooner ...e... than")

2. He was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning, but it was okay.
(Rewrite the sentence using 'Although')

 3. He started developing an all-round interest in craft and sports.
(Rewrite using infinitive form of the word underlined)

4. One of most common causes of malnutrition is unhealthy life-style.
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)


5. The police Monday arrested five men cheating city businessmen.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)

6. "How did you enjoy your college picnic Said Mohini to Meena. "It was wonderful.  I can never forget it." (Change it into indirect speech.)

 7. The duck was excellent in swimming. (Frame a Wh-type question)

 8. The duck was better than his instructor. (Change the sentence into positive degree.)

9. The squirrel was excellent in climbing. (Mention the function of the underlined gerund.)

10. The gobar gas obtained by processing dung is used as fuel.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'People

11. The consumption of milk in both urban and rural areas has risen sharply.
(Rewrite the sentence using the past perfect tense.)

12. The milk processing industry is a small one. (Make it a complex sentence.)
13. My little girl can get tasty fruits from some other Garden too.
( Rewrite the sentence using modal auxiliary expressing certainty )
ANS -My little girl will get tasty foods from some other Garden too.

Oct.2015



1.His speech improved and expression became clearer. (Rewrite it using 'not only ....but also')

2. I could talk about Chaitanya's problem calmly. (Rewrite the using 'able to')

3. He was still lagging behind the expected standard of learning, but it was okay.
 (Rewrite it using 'Though')


4. Draw map of world. (Fill in the blanks with appropriate articles.)


5. In a meaning, the physical teachers decided to spend two hours the playground warm up activities. (Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.)

6. 'Boys", said the tutor, Usit on the benches. I have got something interesång for you."  (Change it into indirect narration.)

7. He had to stay after school. (Use the modal auxiliary showing 'compulsion'.)
Ans -He must stay after school.

8. The squirrel  in climbing.


(Rewrite it using the noun form of the und€rlined word,)

9. The duck was better in swimming than his instructor. (Change it into positive degree.)

10. The birds have taken shelter
(Frame a 'Wh —' question to get the underlined part as its answer)

11. The birds arrive at their winter abode inside the bird sanctuary. (Make it a complex sentence)

12. Many rare birds like the Smew Duck Mallard, Nakta Marbled Teal and Goliath Heron havebeen spotted. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with 'They'.)


 (Feb. - 2016, Set A)

1, A dear old family physician gazed at my cracked boots and frayed cuffs.
  (Rewrite it using 'not only but also')

2. I didn't stick at anything for long. (Rewrite the sentence as a rhetorical question)

 3. I had successive ideas of specializing in dermatology, in rural surgery, in paediatrics, but discarded them all. (Rewrite it using 'Though')

4. Rewrite the following sentence by inserting the appropriate articles wherever necessary I read interesting story fromMahabharata.

5. Rewrite the following sentence using the appropriate preposiüons.
One of the things that distinguishes man other animals„is the power speech.

 6. Change the following into indirect speech :

Mother said, "Sunita, what did you buy from the market ?"
She said, "I bought a dictionary."

7. The earth could withstand upto 200,000 times the current population

(Rewrite the sentence using the modal auxiliary showing 'certainty'.)
Ans- the earth will withstand up to 200000 times the current population.

 8. The earth would be too hot to be habitable. (Remove 'too' and rewrite the sentence.)

9.These resources are being used. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with, 'We ..........')

 10. The floods of 1978 were the most destructive. (Change the sentence into the 'posiåve degree'

11. Floods are the most recurrent natural calamity hitting India almost every year.
(Make it a complex sentence.)

12. Floods have been far more destructive. (Rewrite the $entence using the Simple Present tense.


Feb - 2016, Set B

i) A city must provide equity and also be sustainable.
(Rewrite the sentence using 'not only but also')
ii) Many of our cities have gnd-mas.ter.-plans.
(Frame a Wh-question to get the underlined part as its answer)

iii) It needs to preserve and protect its heritage. (Identify the tense used in the sentence.)

Feb - 2016, Set C

i) Reuben couldn't ask his father for the money. (Rewrite the sentence using 'be able to'.)

ii) Hearing the sound of hammering from a side street, Reuben had an idea.
  (Rewrite the sentence using 'and')

iii) He could sell them back to the factory. (Rewrite the sentence beginning with : 'They

 Feb - 2016, set D

i) They live in different time zones and different countries.
 (Rewrite the sentence using 'not only - but also')

ii) That gives them sufficient justification.
  (Rewrite the sentence using the Present Perfect tense.)
 iii) She is rather unabashed about u_alkingup past noon on a daily basis.
(Rewrite the sentence using 'infinitive' form of the underlined word.)

Practice Question  Set - 22 (July - 2016, Set A)



1, He opened the shop's weathered door and went inside. (Make it simple)

2, "I will try." (Rewrite the sentence using another modal auxiliary showing 'obligation')

  3. People built their own homes in bay-RQ.be&.

(Frame a Wh question to get the underlined part as its answer)

4. Madhu is model and artist. (Fill in the blankswith suitable articles)

5. Meet me 10.30 a.m Monday. (Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions)

6. Teacher : "How far is your home from your college ?"
  Rupali : More than 2 Km. Sir. (Changeinto Indirect narration)

7. Mr. Pawar inspected the villages. (Rewrite it using the noun form of the Word underline.)

 8, Vasectomy has been made compulsory by the villagers.

(Rewrite it beginning with — "The villagers

9. There are no liquor or tobacco shops in the village. (Rewrite the using 'neither nor'   To read a lot is essential. (Rewrite using gerund form of the words underlined.)

41, Some people say that we cannot learn to speak a languagebetter with the help of abook.
(Rewrite it using 'be able to'.)  i2. It is extensive. (Make it Rhetorical question)


PL
1. I stood on the shore of that desolate Highland loch. (Rewrite it using 'used to'.)
I went down to my milk and junket. (Rewrite it in the Past Perfect Tense..... q)
3. I walked straight to the village and bought myself two dozen penny exercise books. (1) (Make it simple.) amazing
4. J.R.D. Tata was personality. He always helped poor in the country. (1)
(Fill in the blanks with appropriate Articles)
5. They stood silence as a mark honour to her. (T

(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions)

6. "'Where are you going?" he asked. "Pune, Sir, my husband is starting a company called-

Infosys and I'm shifting to Pune.'j (Change it into Indirect speech)
7. Earth Day deserves a commemoration and our total dedication. (Use 'not only ...but also'.) ('
8. Start a Waste Segregation System in youvbuilding. (Rewrite it beginning with 'Let'.)

9. You can sell waste to the raddi-wallah and give him a small token of appreciation.

(Replace the modal auxiliary by another showing 'obligation' .)  '10. Oil is one of the world's majok sources of energy.
(Rewrite it as a negative sentence without changing its meaning.)
11. As this materialhardens, it becomes sedimentary it a compound sentence,)
12. Geologists call this movement as 'continental drift'.
(Frame a 'Wh-question' to get the underlined part as ary answer.)
Feb. - 2017, set B
 Iw&le was delighted to seethe.prosperity ofhiskingdom.(Makeita rhetorical quesåon.)
 2. Summon people from all walks of life to the court. (Rewrite it beginning with 'Let.......')
3. As soon as the King arrived in the court humming a happy tune to himself,  he cleared his throat. (Rewrite it using 'No sooner......than' .)
Feb. - 2017, Set C
1. We need many such organizations.
 (Frame a 'Wh-question' to get the underlined part as an answer.)
2. It reduces inequality. (Rewrite it using the Present Perfect Tense.)
3. The air will be clean, as pollution levels will have dropped dramatically.  (Rewrite it using 'unless.)
 Feb. - 2017, Set D
1. He goes for his morning walk at 1 p.m. (Rewrite it in the Present Perfect Continuous Tens
2. They live in different time zones. (Make it a complex sentence.)
3. The man decideEto take a day off from work.
(Rewrite it using the noun form of the underlined word.)