8th Class English Sample Paper

done English Olympiad Model Test Paper-10 Total Questions - 40    [Download]

• question_answer1)
  Identify the part of speech of the word underlined   in the given sentence. To err is human.                                                             
  A)
  Gerund
  done clear
  B)
  Participle          
  done clear
  C)
  Modal
  done clear
  D)
  Infinitive        
  done clear
  E)
      None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer2)

  Direction:Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  The essence of Gandhiji's teaching was meant not for his country or his people alone but for all mankind and is valid not only for today but for all the time. He wanted to abolish the exploitation of man by man in any shape or form because both exploitation and submission to it are sin not only against society but against the moral law, the law of our being. The means to be compatible with this end therefore, he said have to be purely moral, namely unadulterated truth and non-violence. He had been invited by many foreigners to visit their countries and deliver his message to them directly but he declined to accept such invitations as, he said, he must make good what he claimed for: Truth and Ahimsa in his own country before he could launch on the gigantic task of winning or rather converting the world. With the attainment of freedom by India, by following his method, though in a limited way and in spite of all the imperfections in its practice, the condition precedent for taking his message      to other countries was to a certain extent fulfilled. And although the partition has caused wounds and raised problems which claimed all his time and energy, he might have been able to turn his distraction. But providence had ordained otherwise. May some individual or nation arise and carry forward the effort launched by him till the experiment is completed, the work finished and the objective achieved.

  What effect did partition have on Gandhi?s time and energy:

  A)
  remained unaffected
  done clear
  B)
  were not distracted
  done clear
  C)
  had claimed utility
  done clear
  D)
  were wasted a lot
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer3)

  Direction:Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  The essence of Gandhiji's teaching was meant not for his country or his people alone but for all mankind and is valid not only for today but for all the time. He wanted to abolish the exploitation of man by man in any shape or form because both exploitation and submission to it are sin not only against society but against the moral law, the law of our being. The means to be compatible with this end therefore, he said have to be purely moral, namely unadulterated truth and non-violence. He had been invited by many foreigners to visit their countries and deliver his message to them directly but he declined to accept such invitations as, he said, he must make good what he claimed for: Truth and Ahimsa in his own country before he could launch on the gigantic task of winning or rather converting the world. With the attainment of freedom by India, by following his method, though in a limited way and in spite of all the imperfections in its practice, the condition precedent for taking his message      to other countries was to a certain extent fulfilled. And although the partition has caused wounds and raised problems which claimed all his time and energy, he might have been able to turn his distraction. But providence had ordained otherwise. May some individual or nation arise and carry forward the effort launched by him till the experiment is completed, the work finished and the objective achieved.

  Gandhiji emphasized the moral purity of:

  A)
  both means and ends
  done clear
  B)
  ends only
  done clear
  C)
  means only
  done clear
  D)
  truth alone
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer4)

  Direction:Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  The essence of Gandhiji's teaching was meant not for his country or his people alone but for all mankind and is valid not only for today but for all the time. He wanted to abolish the exploitation of man by man in any shape or form because both exploitation and submission to it are sin not only against society but against the moral law, the law of our being. The means to be compatible with this end therefore, he said have to be purely moral, namely unadulterated truth and non-violence. He had been invited by many foreigners to visit their countries and deliver his message to them directly but he declined to accept such invitations as, he said, he must make good what he claimed for: Truth and Ahimsa in his own country before he could launch on the gigantic task of winning or rather converting the world. With the attainment of freedom by India, by following his method, though in a limited way and in spite of all the imperfections in its practice, the condition precedent for taking his message      to other countries was to a certain extent fulfilled. And although the partition has caused wounds and raised problems which claimed all his time and energy, he might have been able to turn his distraction. But providence had ordained otherwise. May some individual or nation arise and carry forward the effort launched by him till the experiment is completed, the work finished and the objective achieved.

  The essence of Gandhiji?s teaching was meant:

  A)
  for our country only
  done clear
  B)
  for all mankind
  done clear
  C)
  for the people of India only
  done clear
  D)
  for no one
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer5)

  Direction:Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

  The essence of Gandhiji's teaching was meant not for his country or his people alone but for all mankind and is valid not only for today but for all the time. He wanted to abolish the exploitation of man by man in any shape or form because both exploitation and submission to it are sin not only against society but against the moral law, the law of our being. The means to be compatible with this end therefore, he said have to be purely moral, namely unadulterated truth and non-violence. He had been invited by many foreigners to visit their countries and deliver his message to them directly but he declined to accept such invitations as, he said, he must make good what he claimed for: Truth and Ahimsa in his own country before he could launch on the gigantic task of winning or rather converting the world. With the attainment of freedom by India, by following his method, though in a limited way and in spite of all the imperfections in its practice, the condition precedent for taking his message      to other countries was to a certain extent fulfilled. And although the partition has caused wounds and raised problems which claimed all his time and energy, he might have been able to turn his distraction. But providence had ordained otherwise. May some individual or nation arise and carry forward the effort launched by him till the experiment is completed, the work finished and the objective achieved.

  The prime objectives of Gandhi?s principle was to:

  A)
  remove poverty from India
  done clear
  B)
  oppose the partition of India
  done clear
  C)
  educate masses to achieve freedom of India
  done clear
  D)
  win the people through Ahimsa
  done clear
  E)
  None of these ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­
  done clear
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• question_answer6)

  Fill in the blank with correct determiners.

  I?ve been to­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­???? of his lectures, but understood?????? of what he said.

  A)
  few, little
  done clear
  B)
  a little, a few
  done clear
  C)
  a few, a little
  done clear
  D)
  a few, little
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer7)
  Out of the given options, identify the word which is mis-spelt.
  A)
  Surrender
  done clear
  B)
  Enthusistic
  done clear
  C)
  Impression
  done clear
  D)
  Harmonise
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Change the narration.

  ?Sorry.  I wasn't listening.?

  A)
  I admitted I wasn't listening.
  done clear
  B)
  I told I wasn't listening.   
  done clear
  C)
  (c)I admitted I hadn't been listening.
  done clear
  D)
  Both [A] and [B]
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer9)

  Identify the kind of the sentence given below.

  I wanted to meet him, but couldn't do so.

  A)
          Simple
  done clear
  B)
  Complex           
  done clear
  C)
  Compound
  done clear
  D)
  Imperative        
  done clear
  E)
  (e)None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer10)

  Fill in the blank with correct conjunction.

  I don?t like milk???? it is good for health.

  A)
  Although
  done clear
  B)
  Though
  done clear
  C)
  For
  done clear
  D)
  While
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer11)
  Select the option which is different from others.
  A)
  Horse-Colt
  done clear
  B)
  Duck-Duckling
  done clear
  C)
  Stag-Fawn
  done clear
  D)
  Frog-Lamb
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer12)

  Direction: Give the synonym of the words written in capital letters below.

  RANT

  A)
          Treat with screen
  done clear
  B)
  Formalize          
  done clear
  C)
  Rage    
  done clear
  D)
  Praise   
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Direction: Give the synonym of the words written in capital letters below.

  TROTH

  A)
  Ego      
  done clear
  B)
  Disloyal
  done clear
  C)
  Faithful
  done clear
  D)
  Sense of self      
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer14)

  Arrange P, Q, R, S to complete the process.

  P: Before you put the thermometer back in its case, don't forget to shake down the column of mercury  and clean the thermometer with methylated spirit. If there is no methylated spirit, simply wash the thermometer in water and wipe it dry.

  Q: Now, look at the column of mercury and make sure that is stand a few degrees below the normal mark. If it is not, shake the thermometer to bring the column of mercury down.

  R: To use a clinical thermometer, first remove the thermometer carefully from its case.

  S: Thereafter, place the bulb of the thermometer inside the patient?s mouth below the tongue. Take care that the patient keep his mouth shut. After about three minutes, remove the thermometer from his mouth and read the temperature.

  A)
  RQPS
  done clear
  B)
  RPSQ
  done clear
  C)
  RQSP
  done clear
  D)
  RSPQ
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer15)

  Fill in the blanks with correct order of adjectives.

  Alfred was crying a ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­____, ____, ____ bag to the market.

  A)
          red, big, plastic
  done clear
  B)
  big, red, plastic
  done clear
  C)
  plastic, big, red
  done clear
  D)
  big, plastic, red
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer16)

  Arrange P, Q, R, S to make a correct sentence.

  When you

  P: Which one is closest in meaning

  Q: read the four sentence in your text book and decide

  R: to the statement you have heard

  S: hear a statement

  A)
  PRSQ
  done clear
  B)
  QSRP
  done clear
  C)
  SRPQ
  done clear
  D)
  SQPR
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer17)

  Change the voice

  Put these pieces of papers in the bin.

  A)
  Let these pieces of papers be put in the bin.
  done clear
  B)
  You are ordered to put these pieces of papers in the bin.
  done clear
  C)
  You are told to put these pieces of papers in the bin.
  done clear
  D)
  You are requested to put these pieces of papers in the bin.
  done clear
  E)
  None of these 
  done clear
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• question_answer18)

  Identify part of speech for the word underlined in the sentence given below.

  Sheela answered only two questions.

  A)
  Adverb
  done clear
  B)
  Adjective
  done clear
  C)
  Infinitive
  done clear
  D)
  Pronoun
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer19)
  It is time you____ home.
  A)
  Go
  done clear
  B)
  have gone
  done clear
  C)
  Went
  done clear
  D)
  are going
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer20)
  I was informed on phone but no written confirmation ______so far.
  A)
  has received
  done clear
  B)
  has been received
  done clear
  C)
  had received
  done clear
  D)
  had been received
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer21)
  Given below is a sentence in four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find the part. Ordinarily, when in difficulty (i)/ Shaina prefers keeping her counsel (ii)/ then running about (iii) taking advise (iv)
  A)
  i
  done clear
  B)
  ii
  done clear
  C)
  iii
  done clear
  D)
  iv
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer22)

  Give one word substitution for the following.

  One who cannot be corrected?

  A)
  Invulnerable
  done clear
  B)
  Hardened
  done clear
  C)
  Incurable
  done clear
  D)
  Incorrigible
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer23)
  How many 'P's are not there between C and T in the following series? B C P C P T P A B P T C P T C P T P A
  A)
  4
  done clear
  B)
  2
  done clear
  C)
  3
  done clear
  D)
  5
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer24)
  Which one of the following sentences is an example of gerund?        
  A)
  A little good habit makes our life happy.
  done clear
  B)
  Many a man was drowned in the sea.
  done clear
  C)
  I do not mind your going away.
  done clear
  D)
  Work hard lest you should fail.
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer25)

  Fill in the blank with correct article.

  Modi family usually spend their summer holidays in____ hills.

  A)
  A
  done clear
  B)
  An       
  done clear
  C)
  The
  done clear
  D)
  All of these        
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer26)
  Give the antonym of the word written in capital letters below. NIMBLE
  A)
  Agile    
  done clear
  B)
  Quick
  done clear
  C)
         Frank
  done clear
  D)
  Clumsy 
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer27)

  Identify the kind of the given sentence.

  Drink eight glasses of water daily, because it is very good for health.

  A)
  Assertive sentence
  done clear
  B)
  Optative sentence
  done clear
  C)
  Imperative sentence        
  done clear
  D)
  Exclamatory sentence
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer28)

  Identify the part of speech for the word underlined in the given sentences.

  Shall we go for a walk?

  A)
  Noun
  done clear
  B)
  Verb
  done clear
  C)
  Adverb
  done clear
  D)
  Adjective
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer29)

  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

  I was ____to go to bed when there was a knock ______the door

  A)
  About, at
  done clear
  B)
  along, on
  done clear
  C)
  on, to
  done clear
  D)
  x, on
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer30)

  Direction: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions.

  He is polite _____nature

  A)
  in
  done clear
  B)
  on
  done clear
  C)
  by
  done clear
  D)
  of
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer31)

  Given below is the review of a book in jumbled form. Arrange the jumbled parts to make it sensible.

  P: The book tells parallel stories at once- one about the public and intellectual work that Ms. Marx accomplished in her short but rich life, and the other depicting the personal and domestic life.

  Q: Eleanor Marx?s life, as Holmes puts it, forms ?one of the story of British socialism ? a story that the world might find to its taste, now that the global triumph of capitalism? is on the wane.

  Holmes declares at the outset that ?Eleanor Marx changed the world?.

  R: The book reads, for the most part, like a novel: it is a narrative, engagingly, enthusiastically yet patiently told, about a life that was rather significant and interesting. Borrowing the spirited writer?s favourite motto, ?Go Ahead? and read it;

  S: If a well-written life is as rare as a well-spent one, as Thomas Carlyle declared in 1835, Rachel Holmes has achieved a rare feat. For the 500-page tome of a book, ?Eleanor Marx: A life, is rather well-written.

  A)
  PQSR
  done clear
  B)
  SRQP
  done clear
  C)
  RQSP
  done clear
  D)
  SPQR
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer32)

  Given below is a statement followed by two conclusions. You are to identify which of the following conclusions follows the given statement.

  Statement: All travelers are men. All men are graduates.

  Conclusions:

  I: All men are travelers.

  II: All travelers are graduates.

  Choose your options

  A)
  Only I follows
  done clear
  B)
                     Only II follows
  done clear
  C)
  Either I or II follows
  done clear
  D)
  Neither I nor II follows
  done clear
  E)
  Both I and II follows       
  done clear
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• question_answer33)

  Give the exact meaning of the idiom/phrases given below.

  To get cold feet

  A)
  To run for life
  done clear
  B)
         To be afraid
  done clear
  C)
  To fall sick
  done clear
  D)
  To become discourteous  
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer34)

  Fill in the blank with correct pronoun.

  You are the laziest boy ___I have ever seen.

  A)
  His
  done clear
  B)
  This     
  done clear
  C)
  Him
  done clear
  D)
  That
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer35)

  Identify the clause of the underlined part of the sentence given below.

  Use the knife carefully lest you should cut   given your

  Fingers.

  A)
  Adverb clause of condition          
  done clear
  B)
  Adverb clause of purpose
  done clear
  C)
  Adverb clause of result    
  done clear
  D)
  All of these        
  done clear
  E)
  None of these    
  done clear
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• question_answer36)

  Improve the sentence by changing its underlined portion with appropriate option.

  I took the cycle which he bought yesterday.

  A)
  That he bought yesterday
  done clear
  B)
  That he had bought yesterday     
  done clear
  C)
  That which he had bought yesterday        
  done clear
  D)
  All of these
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer37)
  Given below is a report with four blanks. Fill those blanks with the options provided in P, Q, R, S in order to make it readable. India    skipper    Mahendra    Singh    Dhoni           said ____I____, where the home fast bowlers had ruled the roost. After being reduced to 34/4, India was bowled out for 146 in 35.1 over, chasing 281 runs in the second one dayer. No batsman crossed the 40 run mark. South Africa were put into____ II______, with the opening duo putting up 194 runs for the first wicket and smacking a hundred each in doing so. Dhoni said ____III____ and that has played a major role in their continuing success. To counter them, Dhoni had deployed spinners as early as    the 11th over, and brought on Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli as well. This turned out to be a ploy in the end, as _____IV ______of the South African innings.

  P: bat by Dhoni and while his bowlers eventually finished on top, early on they were once again defied by Quinton de Kock and Hashim Amla

  Q; an under-performing middle order was one of the main reasons for his team's pathetic show against South Africa

  R: he was able to use his bowling attack more effectively in the later stages

  S: South Africa has good combination in both batting and bowling

  A)
  QRSP
  done clear
  B)
  QPSR
  done clear
  C)
  QSRP
  done clear
  D)
  QPRS
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer38)

  Identify the relationship between the two words given in question.

  Inefficiency, failure

  A)
  One is the product of the other
  done clear
  B)
  One is the cause of other
  done clear
  C)
  One is the need of other
  done clear
  D)
  Both are the products of some other thing
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer39)
  In a family of five members, X is the wife of Y, while L is the son of Y and X. D is the grandson of Y and C is the wife of L. How is D related to L?
  A)
  Father
  done clear
  B)
  Son
  done clear
  C)
  Brother
  done clear
  D)
  Uncle
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Raja walks towards North. After walking a certain distance he turns his left. In which direction does he look now?
  A)
  North
  done clear
  B)
  South
  done clear
  C)
  West    
  done clear
  D)
  East
  done clear
  E)
  None of these
  done clear
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