English Important Questions
High-frequency questions from BSE AP Class 10 English public exams — grammar, writing skills, comprehension, and vocabulary, across all three sections (A, B, C) of the single paper.
Active and Passive Voice
- 1Change to passive voice: 'The teacher explained the lesson.'
- 2Change to passive voice: 'They have completed the project on time.'
- 3Change to active voice: 'The match was won by our team.'
- 4Change to passive voice: 'Who broke this window?'
- 5Change to passive voice: 'He was writing a letter when I arrived.'
Direct and Indirect Speech
- 1Change to indirect speech: He said, 'I am going to the market.'
- 2Change to indirect speech: She asked, 'Have you finished your homework?'
- 3Change to indirect speech: The teacher said, 'The earth revolves around the sun.'
- 4Change to direct speech: He told me that he would come the following day.
- 5Change to indirect speech: 'Please close the door,' she said to him.
Tenses and Conditionals
- 1Fill in the blank: 'If it rains, we _____ (stay) at home.' (Type 1 conditional)
- 2Fill in the blank: 'If I were rich, I _____ (buy) a car.' (Type 2 conditional)
- 3Fill in the blank: She _____ (live) in Hyderabad for five years. (Present Perfect)
- 4Identify the error: 'He don't know the answer.' Correct the sentence.
- 5Use the correct tense: 'The sun _____ (rise) in the east.'
Letter Writing (Section C)
- 1Write a formal letter to the Headmaster requesting permission to organise a science exhibition in school.
- 2Write a letter to the Editor of a newspaper about the problem of plastic waste in your city.
- 3Write an informal letter to your friend describing your experience at the BSE AP public exam.
- 4Write a letter to the Municipal Commissioner complaining about the poor condition of roads in your area.
- 5Write a letter to your uncle thanking him for the gift he sent on your birthday.
Essay Writing (Section C)
- 1Write an essay on 'The Importance of Physical Exercise' in about 250 words.
- 2Write an essay on 'Social Media: Boon or Bane?' Discuss both positive and negative effects.
- 3Write a narrative essay: 'A Day I Will Never Forget.'
- 4Write an argumentative essay: 'Online learning cannot replace classroom education.'
- 5Write a descriptive essay: 'A Visit to a Historical Place.'
Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary
- 1Read a passage and identify: (a) the main idea, (b) a synonym for an underlined word, (c) the tone of the passage.
- 2Write a summary of a given passage in about 100 words in your own words.
- 3Make notes from a given passage using headings and sub-headings.
- 4Use each of these phrasal verbs in a sentence: come across, put off, look after.
- 5Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions: 'He is good ___ mathematics. She is interested ___ painting. They arrived ___ the station ___ time.'