Class 10 English Board Exam 2025-26: Question Paper with Full Answer Key of Grammar (Q no 3)

2025-26: Question Paper with Full Answer Key of Grammar (Q no 3)

(i) (B) will have been working

(ii) Error: Being checked     Correction: Having checked

(iii) The salesman confirmed that he had switched off all the lights and had also handed over the keys to the night supervisor.

(iv) (B) All

(v) Isha told her parents that her mentor would always guide her, even after that programme ended.

(vi) Error: less             Correction: fewer

(vii) (B) had collected

(viii) (D) must

(ix) The customer asked if they had double-checked the address before dispatching the washing machine.

(x) (C) would have avoided

(xi) (C) has

(xii) The speaker told the ministers that he felt reassured after hearing their opinions.

Explanations of Grammar Questions (Q no 3) of Class 10 English Board Exam 2025-26 – Complete Question Paper & Solutions

(i) Answer: will have been working

Explanation: The sentence refers to a future time (“by the end of this quarter”) and a duration (“for eight months”), which requires the future perfect continuous tense.

(ii) Answer: 

Error – Being checked

Correction – Having checked

Explanation: The sentence implies that she checked the figures first and then was sure there were no errors. For a completed action before another action, “Having checked” is correct.

(iii) Answer: The salesman confirmed that he had switched off all the lights and had also handed over the keys to the night supervisor.

Explanation: In reported speech, did → had, yesterday → the day before (already used in the question)

Past perfect is used to report past actions.

(iv) Answer: All

Explanation: “Candidates” is plural, so All candidates is grammatically correct. “Each / Every” would require singular noun.

(v) Answer: Isha told her parents that her mentor would always guide her, even after that programme ended.

Explanation: In reported speech: will → would, this programme → that programme

(vi) Answer: Error – less      Correction – fewer

Explanation: “Books” is a countable noun, so fewer should be used instead of less.

(vii) Answer: had collected

Explanation: The action happened before another past action (“before we reached”), so past perfect tense is required.

(viii) Answer: must

Explanation:

Recipe instructions express strong necessity or instruction, so must fits best.

(ix) Answer: The customer asked if they had double-checked the address before dispatching the washing machine.

Explanation: In reported speech: Question form changes to statement form.

Did you → if they had

(x) Answer: would have avoided

Explanation: This is a third conditional sentence (past unreal situation): If + past perfect → would have + past participle

(xi) Answer: has

Explanation: “The number of” takes a singular verb, therefore has increased is correct.

(xii) Answer: The speaker told the ministers that he felt reassured after hearing their opinions.

Explanation: In reported speech: I feel → he felt

your opinions → their opinions