SSC IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF GRAMMAR
ACTIVITY SHEET March 2019 to March 2024
(With answers)
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Activity Sheet – March 2019:
(1) He swept the steps.
(Begin your sentence with ‘The steps…’)
Answer: The steps were swept by him.
(2) Sitaram was on his delivery round.
(Choose the correct question tag:)
(a) was he?
(b) didn’t he?
(c) wasn’t he?
Answer: (c) wasn’t he?
(3) She came from a poor family.
(Rewrite as a negative sentence without changing its meaning:)
Answer: She did not come from a wealthy family.
(4) Her father was a keen wrestler.
(Rewrite it in Simple Present tense)
Answer: Her father is a keen wrestler.
(5) She was not happy.
(Choose the correct option of ‘Question Tag’:)
(a) wasn’t she?
(b) was she?
(c) was not she?
(d) didn’t she?
Answer: (b) was she?
(6) She studied and worked under rigorous conditions.
(Use ‘as well as’)
Answer: She studied as well as worked under rigorous conditions.
Activity Sheet – July 2019
(7) Courage is a wonderful thing.
(Begin the sentence with “What a…”)
Answer: What a wonderful thing courage is!
(8) He is one of the greatest scientists of this century.
(Choose the correct question tag:)
(a) aren’t he?
(b) is he?
(c) wasn’t he?
(d) isn’t he?
Answer: (d) isn’t he?
(9) They were laughing and screaming.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only….but also’)
Answer: They were not only laughing but also screaming.
(10) He used to stay in front of my house.
(Rewrite the sentence by using ‘would’)
Answer: He would stay in front of my house.
(11) Take time to keep your yards clean.
(Rewrite the following sentence and underline the infinitive)
Answer: Take time to keep your yards clean.
(12) Houseflies can carry and spread leprosy.
(Use ‘as well as’ in the following sentence:)
Answer: Houseflies can carry as well as spread leprosy.
Activity Sheet – March 2020
(13) They were totally drenched and happy.
(Rewrite the sentence using ‘not only ……but also’)
Answer: They were not only totally drenched but also happy.
(14) The beggar and the young girl were playing on the road.
(Rewrite it in ‘Present Continuous tense’)
Answer: The beggar and the young girl are playing on the road.
(15) We need to bring life images.
(Underline the ‘infinitive’🙂
Answer: We need to bring life images.
(16) The next step should support and hold us without a crack.
(Choose the correct question tag:)
(i) should it?
(ii) don’t it?
(iii) shouldn’t it?
Answer: (iii) shouldn’t it?
(17) Jaipur was founded by Sawai Jai Singh II.
(Choose the correct voice:)
(a) Sawai Jai Singh II is finding Jaipur.
(b) Sawai Jai Singh II founded Jaipur.
(c) Sawai Jai Singh II find Jaipur.
(d) Sawai Jai Singh II finds Jaipur.
Answer: (b) Sawai Jai Singh II founded Jaipur.
(18) India had proposed a nomination for Jaipur.
(Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer:)
Answer: What had India proposed?
Activity Sheet – November 2020
(19) The compound was luxurious with green grass.
(Choose the correct question tag:)
(i) doesn’t it?
(ii) does it?
(iii) wasn’t it?
(iv) was it?
Answer: (iii) wasn’t it?
(20) The writer’s house was in a corner of the campus.
(Make a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as an answer)
Answer: Where was the writer’s house?
(21) There was plenty to eat and drink.
(Pick out the infinitive:)
Answer: to eat, to drink
(22) All the children except Bholi were healthy and strong.
(Use ‘Not only………but also’ )
Answer: All the children except Bholi were not only healthy but also strong.
(23) It can be difficult to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied.
(Make the sentence negative without changing its meaning:)
Answer: It cannot be easy to stand up for yourself when you are being bullied.
(24) The bully seems more powerful than you are.
(Choose the correct sentence of positive degree: )
(i) You do not seem as powerful as the bully.
(ii) The bully seems most powerful.
(iii) You seem as powerful as the bully.
Answer: (i) You do not seem as powerful as the bully.
Activity Sheet – September 2021
(25) The bird has flown.
(Rewrite the sentence using Past Perfect tense: )
Answer: The bird had flown.
(26) He dialled Seth Govind Ram’s number.
(Select the proper verbal question from the following: )
(i) Do he dialled Seth Govind Ram’s number?
(ii) Did he dial Seth Govind Ram’s number?
(iii) Was he dialled Seth Govind Ram’s number?
(iv) Does he dialled Seth Govind Ram’s number?
Answer: (ii) Did he dial Seth Govind Ram’s number?
(27) She is a legend for sure.
(Choose the correct question tag: )
(a) is she?
(b) does she?
(c) isn’t she?
(d) doesn’t she?
Answer: (c) isn’t she?
(28) She was 18 years old.
(Frame a ‘Wh’ question to get the underlined part as an answer: )
Answer: How old was she?
(29) He decided to devote his life.
(Underline the infinitive: )
Answer: He decided to devote his life.
(30) He was fascinated with the wonders of nature and learned the techniques of raising various crops.
(Use not only……..but also and rewrite the sentence: )
Answer: He was not only fascinated with the wonders of nature but also learned the techniques of raising various crops.
Activity Sheet – March 2022
(31) I became deeply absorbed in the book.
(Rewrite it in Simple Present Tense: )
Answer: I become deeply absorbed in the book.
(32) I chose to ignore the commotion.
(Underline the infinitive: )
Answer: I chose to ignore the commotion.
(33) She wasn’t very pleasant company.
(Choose the correct question tag: )
(a) did she?
(b) can she?
(c) can’t she?
(d) was she?
Answer: (d) was she?
(34) I spotted Meena.
(Rewrite the sentence beginning with ‘Meena……’: )
Answer: Meena was spotted by me.
(35) The eyes convey a range of emotions.
(Frame a ‘Wh’ question in order to get the underlined part as answer: )
Answer: What do the eyes convey?
(36) Physicians can tell about a patient’s wellness.
(Rewrite using ‘able to’: )
Answer: Physicians are able to tell about a patient’s wellness.
Activity Sheet – August 2022
(37) Writer’s father was a medical professional.
(Make a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as an answer: )
Answer: What was the writer’s father?
(38) They attracted squirrels and many species of birds.
(Choose the correct passive voice: )
(i) Squirrels and many species of birds was attracted by them.
(ii) Squirrels and many species of birds are attracted by them.
(iii) Squirrels and many species of birds were attracted by them.
(iv) Squirrels and many species of birds attract them.
Answer: (iii) Squirrels and many species of birds were attracted by them.
(39) I humbly accept this award.
(Choose the correct question tag: 0
(a) do I?
(b) don’t I?
(c) did I?
(d) didn’t I?
Answer: (b) don’t I?
(40) I am unable to do that.
(Make it negative without changing its meaning: )
Answer: I am not able to do that.
(41) Food neophobia affects on dietary quality as well as lifestyle disorders.
(Rewrite the sentence using – ‘not only……but also’: )
Answer: Food neophobia affects not only dietary quality but also lifestyle disorders.
(42) The study monitored individuals.
(Choose the correct Present Continuous Tense from the following: )
(a) The study was monitoring individuals.
(b) The study are monitoring individuals.
(c) The study is monitoring individuals.
(d) The study will be monitoring individuals.
Answer: (c) The study is monitoring individuals.
Activity Sheet – March 2023
(43) Mrs. Srivastava had to do some shopping.
(Pick out the infinitive: )
Answer: Mrs. Srivastava had to do some shopping.
(44) I heard a complaint.
(Begin the sentence with ‘A complaint …….’)
Answer: A complaint was heard by me.
(45) Shwetha is a very beautiful girl.
(Make it exclamatory: )
Answer: What a beautiful girl Shwetha is!
(46) Meena is an LIC officer.
(Frame a ‘Wh-question’ to get the underlined part as an answer: )
Answer: Who is an LIC officer?
(47) He made his debut.
(Make it Simple Future Tense: )
Answer: He will make his debut.
(48) He received the Arjun Award.
(Choose the correct question tag: )
(a) did he?
(b) didn’t he?
(c) doesn’t he?
Answer: (b) didn’t he?
Activity Sheet – July 2023
(49) The will must be stronger than the skill.
(Select the ‘positive degree’ from the following: 0
(a) The will must be as strong as the skill.
(b) The will must not be as strong as the skill.
(c) The skill must not be as strong as the will.
(d) The skill must be as strong as the skill.
Answer: (c) The skill must not be as strong as the will.
(50) They have to have the skill and the will.
(Use ‘not only …………but also’:)
Answer: They have to have not only the skill but also the will.
(51) Mary Kom was a warrior. She was a boxer.
Use ‘as well as’:
Answer: Mary Kom was a warrior as well as a boxer.
(52) Her father was a keen wrestler in his young age.
(Pick out and rewrite two adjectives from the given sentence: )
Answer: keen, young
(53) They are the protective covers for the eyes.
(Choose the correct question tag: )
(a) are they?
(b) aren’t they?
(c) do they?
(d) doesn’t they?
Answer: (b) aren’t they?
(54) These legs help us move around in the sand.
(Make it Present Continuous Tense: )
Answer: These legs are helping us move around in the sand.
(55) He had taken a little run forward.
(Identify the Tense: )
Answer: Past Perfect Tense
(56) His father and mother had come around him.
(Use Not Only…..but also: )
Answer: Not only his father but also his mother had come around him.
(57) The world is very poor.
(Make it exclamatory)
Answer: What a poor world it is!
(58) He was kidnapped by an extremist militia.
(Choose the correct Active Voice: )
(a) An extremist militia kidnapped him.
(b) An extremist militia kidnaps him.
(c) An extremist militia was kidnapped him.
(d) An extremist militia is kidnapped him.
Answer: (a) An extremist militia kidnapped him.
(59) The lander raced down the trajectory.
(Add a question tag: )
Answer: The lander raced down the trajectory, didn’t it?
(60) The PM started clapping.
(Turn it into Simple Future Tense: )
Answer: The PM will start clapping.
