Class 10 English · Chapter 4 · Test 4
Grammar and Correct Option
15 MCQs • Unit 4 grammar concepts, figures of speech, contextual usage, and correct options from The Earth: Act Now for Tomorrow.
15 questions · 15 min · 15 marks
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Question 1
Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?
- AClimate action are essential.
- BClimate action is essential.
- CClimate action were essential.
- DClimate action be essential.
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Answer: B
The singular subject 'climate action' takes the singular verb 'is'.
Question 2
Choose the correct option: Greenhouse gases _____ heat in the atmosphere.
- Atrap
- Btraps
- Ctrapping
- Dhas trapped
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Answer: A
The plural subject 'greenhouse gases' takes the base verb 'trap'.
Question 3
Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- AGlaciers is melting rapidly.
- BGlaciers are melting rapidly.
- CGlaciers has melting rapidly.
- DGlaciers was melting rapidly.
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Answer: B
'Glaciers' is plural, so it takes 'are melting'.
Question 4
Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?
- ASilent killer
- BRenewable energy
- CDeafening silence
- DClimate action
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Answer: C
'Deafening silence' combines two apparently opposite ideas and is an oxymoron.
Question 5
What is a euphemism?
- AA direct statement of an unpleasant fact
- BA polite or mild way of saying something unpleasant
- CTwo opposite words placed together
- DA comparison using 'like' or 'as'
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Answer: B
The unit defines euphemism as a polite or mild way of saying something unpleasant.
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