CBSE Class 10 English Language · Objective

MCQs with Answers

16 multiple-choice questions with answers & explanations, chapter-wise. Try each, then tap Show answer.

Grammar, format and reading MCQs are the most predictable marks in the paper. Drill the rules below and tap to confirm each answer.

Reading Comprehension (Unseen Passages)Formal Letter WritingAnalytical Paragraph WritingGrammar — Tenses, Modals, Determiners, Concord & Reported Speech

Reading Comprehension (Unseen Passages)

  1. In an unseen passage, the meaning of an unfamiliar word is best determined by:

    1. AGuessing randomly
    2. BUsing the context of the surrounding sentences
    3. CSkipping the whole paragraph
    4. DCounting the letters in the word
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    Answer: B) Using the context of the surrounding sentences — Contextual clues from the surrounding sentences reveal an unfamiliar word's meaning.

Formal Letter Writing

  1. In a formal letter to an editor, which salutation is most appropriate?

    1. ADear friend,
    2. BSir / Madam,
    3. CHi there,
    4. DDear Editor dear,
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    Answer: B) Sir / Madam, — 'Sir/Madam' is the accepted formal salutation when the recipient's name is unknown.

  2. Which closing is correct for a formal letter beginning with 'Sir/Madam'?

    1. AYours lovingly,
    2. BLots of love,
    3. CYours faithfully,
    4. DYour friend,
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    Answer: C) Yours faithfully, — 'Yours faithfully' pairs with the salutation 'Sir/Madam' in formal letters.

Analytical Paragraph Writing

  1. What is the main purpose of an analytical paragraph based on a chart or graph?

    1. ATo narrate a personal story
    2. BTo interpret and describe the data objectively
    3. CTo persuade the reader to buy something
    4. DTo write dialogue between characters
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    Answer: B) To interpret and describe the data objectively — An analytical paragraph objectively interprets and describes the given visual data.

  2. Which language feature is most suitable for an analytical paragraph?

    1. AFirst-person opinions and slang
    2. BImpersonal tone with comparative expressions
    3. CExclamations and emojis
    4. DDirect speech and questions
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    Answer: B) Impersonal tone with comparative expressions — Analytical paragraphs use an impersonal tone with comparisons like 'higher than' or 'in contrast'.

Grammar — Tenses, Modals, Determiners, Concord & Reported Speech

  1. Fill in the blank: By the time the bell rang, the students ______ their answer sheets.

    1. Ahave submitted
    2. Bhad submitted
    3. Csubmitted
    4. Dwere submitting
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    Answer: B) had submitted — An earlier completed action before another past action takes the past perfect 'had submitted'.

  2. Choose the correct option: You ______ wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle; it is the law.

    1. Amay
    2. Bmight
    3. Cmust
    4. Dcould
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    Answer: C) must — 'Must' expresses obligation or a legal necessity.

  3. Fill in the blank: There isn't ______ sugar left in the jar.

    1. Amany
    2. Bmuch
    3. Cfew
    4. Da few
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    Answer: B) much — 'Much' is the determiner used with uncountable nouns like 'sugar'.

  4. Choose the correct preposition: The meeting has been postponed ______ Monday.

    1. Asince
    2. Bfrom
    3. Cuntil
    4. Dby
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    Answer: C) until — 'Until' marks the point in time up to which the postponement lasts.

  5. Fill in the blank: Neither the teacher nor the students ______ aware of the change.

    1. Awas
    2. Bwere
    3. Cis
    4. Dhas been
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    Answer: B) were — With 'neither...nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject 'students', so 'were'.

  6. Report the sentence: She said, 'I am reading a novel.'

    1. AShe said that she is reading a novel.
    2. BShe said that she was reading a novel.
    3. CShe said that I was reading a novel.
    4. DShe said that she has been reading a novel.
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    Answer: B) She said that she was reading a novel. — In reported speech the present continuous shifts to the past continuous 'was reading'.

  7. Fill in the blank: If it rains tomorrow, we ______ the match.

    1. Awill cancel
    2. Bwould cancel
    3. Ccancel
    4. Dhad cancelled
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    Answer: A) will cancel — A first conditional uses 'if + present, will + base verb', so 'will cancel'.

  8. Choose the correct option: She has been working here ______ 2019.

    1. Afor
    2. Bsince
    3. Cfrom
    4. Dby
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    Answer: B) since — 'Since' is used with a point in time such as the year 2019.

  9. Fill in the blank: Each of the players ______ given a medal after the tournament.

    1. Awere
    2. Bhave been
    3. Cwas
    4. Dare
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    Answer: C) was — 'Each' is singular, so it takes the singular verb 'was'.

  10. Report the question: He asked me, 'Where do you live?'

    1. AHe asked me where do I live.
    2. BHe asked me where I lived.
    3. CHe asked me where did I live.
    4. DHe asked me where I live.
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    Answer: B) He asked me where I lived. — A reported wh-question uses statement order with no question mark and back-shifts to 'lived'.

  11. Fill in the blank: My brother ______ to Delhi every Monday for work.

    1. Atravel
    2. Btravels
    3. Cis travelling
    4. Dhas travelled
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    Answer: B) travels — A regular habit with a third-person singular subject takes 'travels'.