CUET Grammar Practice Worksheet – 1

SECTION A: TENSES

1. When I reached the venue, the programme ____ already begun.
   A. has
   B. had
   C. was
   D. is

2. She ____ in this company for five years now.
   A. works
   B. worked
   C. has been working
   D. is working

3. He usually ____ up early in the morning.
   A. wake
   B. wakes
   C. is waking
   D. has woken

4. We ____ the project before the deadline.
   A. complete
   B. completed
   C. had completed
   D. have completed

5. While I ____ dinner, the phone rang.
   A. cook
   B. cooked
   C. was cooking
   D. have cooked

6. By next year, she ____ her degree.
   A. completes
   B. completed
   C. will complete
   D. will have completed

7. He ____ to school every day when he was young.
   A. goes
   B. went
   C. has gone
   D. is going

8. I ____ never such a beautiful place before.
   A. see
   B. saw
   C. have seen
   D. had seen

9. She ____ waiting for you since morning.
   A. is
   B. was
   C. has been
   D. had been

10. The train ____ at 6 a.m. tomorrow.
    A. leaves
    B. left
    C. will leave
    D. is leaving

SECTION B: SUBJECT–VERB AGREEMENT 

11. Each of the players ____ given a certificate.
    A. have
    B. are
    C. has
    D. were

12. A number of students ____ absent today.
    A. is
    B. was
    C. are
    D. has

13. The news ____ shocking.
    A. are
    B. were
    C. have
    D. is

14. Neither the manager nor the employees ____ satisfied.
    A. is
    B. was
    C. has
    D. are

15. One of my cousins ____ abroad.
    A. live
    B. lives
    C. are living
    D. have lived

16. Mathematics ____ my favourite subject.
    A. are
    B. were
    C. is
    D. have

17. The committee ____ divided in its opinion.
    A. is
    B. are
    C. was
    D. has

18. Ten kilometres ____ a long distance to walk.
    A. are
    B. were
    C. is
    D. have

SECTION C: ARTICLES

19. She is ____ MBA graduate.
    A. a
    B. an
    C. the
    D. no article

20. He is ____ honest man.
    A. a
    B. an
    C. the
    D. no article

21. ____ sun rises in the east.
    A. A
    B. An
    C. The
    D. No article

22. This is ____ most difficult chapter in the book.
    A. a
    B. an
    C. the
    D. no article

23. He bought ____ pair of shoes yesterday.
    A. a
    B. an
    C. the
    D. no article

24. She plays ____ piano very well.
    A. a
    B. an
    C. the
    D. no article

SECTION D: PREPOSITIONS

25. She is afraid ____ dogs.
    A. from
    B. with
    C. of
    D. at

26. He insisted ____ paying the bill.
    A. on
    B. for
    C. at
    D. with

27. The train arrived ____ time.
    A. in
    B. on
    C. at
    D. by

28. She is responsible ____ the project.
    A. for
    B. to
    C. with
    D. at

29. The book is different ____ the one I read earlier.
    A. from
    B. than
    C. to
    D. with

30. He was absent ____ class yesterday.
    A. from
    B. in
    C. at
    D. on

SECTION E: VOICE (ACTIVE / PASSIVE)

31. The police arrested the thief.
    Passive form:
    A. The thief was arrested by the police.
    B. The thief is arrested by the police.
    C. The thief has arrested the police.
    D. The thief was being arrested by police.

32. The letter has been written by her.
    Active form:
    A. She wrote the letter.
    B. She writes the letter.
    C. She has written the letter.
    D. She is writing the letter.

33. They will announce the results tomorrow.
    Passive form:
    A. The results were announced tomorrow.
    B. The results will be announced tomorrow.
    C. The results are announced tomorrow.
    D. The results have been announced tomorrow.

34. The work was completed on time.
    Active form:
    A. Someone completes the work on time.
    B. Someone completed the work on time.
    C. Someone has completed the work on time.
    D. Someone will complete the work on time.

35. The teacher is explaining the lesson.
    Passive form:
    A. The lesson is explained by the teacher.
    B. The lesson was explained by the teacher.
    C. The lesson is being explained by the teacher.
    D. The lesson has been explained by the teacher.

36. The invitation was sent yesterday.
    Active form:
    A. Someone sends the invitation yesterday.
    B. Someone has sent the invitation yesterday.
    C. Someone sent the invitation yesterday.
    D. Someone was sending the invitation yesterday.

SECTION F: DIRECT & INDIRECT SPEECH

37. He said, “I am busy.”
    A. He said that he is busy.
    B. He said that he was busy.
    C. He said that I was busy.
    D. He said he had been busy.

38. She said to me, “Where are you going?”
    A. She asked me where I was going.
    B. She asked me where am I going.
    C. She asked me where I am going.
    D. She asked where was I going.

39. The teacher said, “Do your homework.”
    A. The teacher advised to do homework.
    B. The teacher ordered to do homework.
    C. The teacher told the students to do homework.
    D. The teacher asked that homework should be done.

40. He said, “I have finished my work.”
    A. He said that he finished his work.
    B. He said that he had finished his work.
    C. He said that he has finished his work.
    D. He said he finishes his work.

41. She said, “Don’t make noise.”
    A. She advised not to make noise.
    B. She told not make noise.
    C. She said to not make noise.
    D. She ordered that don’t make noise.

42. He said, “May you succeed!”
    A. He prayed that I might succeed.
    B. He wished that I succeed.
    C. He ordered me to succeed.
    D. He asked me to succeed.

SECTION G: MODALS & MISCELLANEOUS

43. You ____ obey traffic rules.
    A. may
    B. can
    C. must
    D. might

44. He ____ be at home; the lights are off.
    A. must
    B. should
    C. can’t
    D. needn’t

45. She ____ have called me, but she didn’t.
    A. must
    B. should
    C. could
    D. might

46. This question is ____ easy for him.
    A. too
    B. very
    C. enough
    D. so

47. He is senior ____ me in age.
    A. than
    B. to
    C. from
    D. with

48. Identify the error:
    “He did not knew the answer.”
    A. He
    B. did not
    C. knew
    D. answer

49. Identify the error:
    “She is one of the girls who has won the prize.”
    A. She
    B. one of
    C. who has
    D. prize

50. Choose the correct sentence:
    A. He prefers tea than coffee.
    B. He prefers tea over coffee.
    C. He prefers tea to coffee than milk.
    D. He prefers tea from coffee.

Answers Key with Explanation

1. B – Past perfect shows earlier past action
2. C – Present perfect continuous + time period
3. B – Habitual action
4. D – Action completed with present relevance
5. C – Past continuous interrupted by past action
6. D – Future perfect tense
7. B – Past habit
8. C – “Never before” → present perfect
9. C – Continuous action till present
10. A – Timetable uses simple present
11. C – “Each” is singular
12. C – “A number of” is plural
13. D – “News” is singular
14. D – Verb agrees with nearest subject
15. B – “One of” takes singular verb
16. C – Subject name treated as singular
17. B – Division → plural verb
18. C – Distance treated as singular
19. A – MBA starts with consonant sound
20. B – Silent ‘h’
21. C – Unique object
22. C – Superlative degree
23. A – Indefinite article
24. C – Musical instrument
25. C – Afraid of
26. A – Insist on
27. B – On time = punctual
28. A – Responsible for
29. A – Different from
30. A – Absent from
31. A – Simple past passive
32. C – Present perfect active
33. B – Future passive
34. B – Past active
35. C – Present continuous passive
36. C – Simple past active
37. B – Tense changes to past
38. A – Statement order + tense change
39. C – Imperative → told to
40. B – Past perfect
41. A – Negative command
42. A – Optative sentence
43. C – Compulsion
44. C – Impossibility
45. B – Missed obligation
46. A – Excess degree
47. B – Senior to
48. C – Base verb after “did”
49. C – Verb agrees with “girls”
50. B – Correct idiomatic usage