NILADRI SIR'S ENGLISH CLASSES
English Language – Grammar & Comprehension Mock Test
Full Marks: 100 Time: 1.5 Hours
Section A: Grammar (80 Marks)
Active and Passive Voice (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
Change the voice of the following sentences:
She is writing a novel.
Someone has broken the window.
Who taught you French?
They will announce the results tomorrow.
The manager was giving him instructions.
Close the gate at once.
He had completed the task.
Has the chef prepared the meal?
The children laughed at the clown.
Let the lights be turned off.
Degrees of Comparison (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
Rewrite using the degree mentioned without changing the meaning:
Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world. (Positive)
No other student is as talented as Meera. (Comparative)
This is the most beautiful painting in the gallery. (Positive)
Raju is taller than his brother. (Positive)
Few poets are as famous as Shakespeare. (Superlative)
He is more hardworking than most boys in the class. (Positive)
Very few cities are as clean as Chandigarh. (Comparative)
Iron is more useful than many other metals. (Positive)
Solomon was one of the wisest kings. (Comparative)
She sings better than her sister. (Positive)
Direct and Indirect Speech (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
Rewrite the following in indirect speech:
She said, “I am learning the piano.”
He asked me, “Do you like watching cricket?”
The teacher said, “The Earth revolves around the Sun.”
Mother said, “Don’t touch the hot pan.”
The principal said, “You may leave early today.”
He said, “I have never been to London.”
She asked, “Where is your father?”
The captain shouted, “Stand in a straight line!”
John said, “I will help you with your homework.”
The doctor said, “Take this medicine regularly.”
Transformation of Sentences (10 × 2 = 20 marks)
Transform as instructed without changing the meaning:
He is so weak that he cannot walk. (Use: too...to)
As soon as the bell rang, the students rushed out. (Use: No sooner...than)
She is both wise and kind. (Use: Not only...but also)
Unless you study, you will not succeed. (Use: If)
He is taller than any other boy in the class. (Use: Superlative)
She is too proud to beg. (Use: so...that)
The boy is very lazy. He cannot pass the exam. (Join into a single sentence)
He confessed his guilt. (Use: that-clause)
He worked hard. He passed the exam. (Use: because)
He finished the work. Then he left the office. (Use: after)
Tense (Fill in with correct verb forms) (20 × 1 = 20 marks)
When I ______ (reach) the station, the train had already left.
She ______ (read) a book when the lights went out.
I ______ (not/see) him since Monday.
They ______ (complete) the project by next week.
If you ______ (study) well, you would have passed.
By the time he comes, I ______ (finish) my homework.
The sun ______ (rise) in the east.
The boys ______ (play) football for two hours.
He ______ (leave) before I arrived.
I ______ (wait) for you since morning.
She always ______ (speak) politely.
We ______ (watch) a movie last night.
The baby ______ (sleep) peacefully now.
He ______ (write) a novel at the moment.
You ______ (not/attend) class yesterday.
Water ______ (boil) at 100°C.
When I was young, I ______ (visit) my grandparents every summer.
Look! The child ______ (run) into the street!
I ______ (live) in Kolkata for ten years.
She ______ (cook) when the phone rang.
Prepositions (10 × 1 = 10 marks)
Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
He is afraid ___ snakes.
The train arrived ___ time.
She is good ___ mathematics.
The cat jumped ___ the table.
He deals ___ electronic goods.
The book is lying ___ the bag.
The boy ran ___ the field.
We were tired ___ walking.
They walked ___ the bridge.
I prefer tea ___ coffee.
Section B: Comprehension (20 Marks)
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow:
In a remote Himalayan village, nestled between steep ridges and thick pine forests, lived a quiet boy named
Tenzing. Unlike other boys of his age, he found comfort not in chatter or games, but in solitude and observation.
His favorite companion was a weathered journal in which he recorded the smallest changes in the sky, the calls of
unseen birds, and the scent of shifting winds. While his friends chased goats up rocky trails, Tenzing would sit on
a mossy ledge and note the rising mist or the sudden hush before a storm. One winter morning, the villagers
awoke to an unnatural silence. The wind had stopped blowing, and not a single bird could be heard. While others
feared a bad omen, Tenzing, flipping through his pages, predicted a massive snowstorm. His warning was taken
lightly until the afternoon sky turned a strange copper hue, and heavy flakes began to fall. By evening, the storm
was raging. Villagers scrambled to secure animals, food, and fuel. Tenzing’s family, thanks to his foresight, was
already safe with supplies stocked and fires blazing. The villagers, realizing their error, began to respect the boy’s
quiet wisdom. From that day on, his journal became more than just a personal log; it was a guide that even the
elders consulted.
A. Answer the following questions briefly (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
1. Describe the setting of the village where Tenzing lived.
2. How was Tenzing different from other boys his age?
3. What habits of Tenzing helped him predict the snowstorm?
4. How did the villagers initially respond to his warning?
5. What lesson did the villagers learn by the end of the story?
B. Vocabulary and Grammar (5 × 2 = 10 marks)
6. Find a word from the passage that means “surrounded or enclosed”.
7. Give the antonym of “solitude”.
8. Write the noun form of “predict”.
9. Change to passive voice: “The villagers scrambled to secure food and fuel.”
10. Change into indirect speech: Tenzing said, “A storm is coming.”
