CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Vocabulary Quiz 5 - MCQExams.com

Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
EXTRAVAGANT
  • Proud
  • Expensive
  • Wasteful
  • Reckless
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
PROCURE
  • Obtain
  • Endanger
  • Incur
  • Rescue
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DILIGENT
  • Industrious
  • Intelligent
  • Modest
  • Energetic
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COY
  • Beautiful
  • Sweet
  • Talented
  • Shy
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GRAPHIC
  • Vague
  • Distinct
  • Vivid
  • Conspicuous
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OBLIGATORY
  • Required
  • Stubborn
  • Agreeable
  • Useful
Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given word:
AMPLE 
  • Sufficient
  • Swift
  • Detailed
  • Huge
Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of
DAUNT
  • Detain
  • Annoy
  • Abuse
  • Intimidate
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
While they were mending the wall, the roof ____ in.
  • falls
  • fell
  • is falling
  • had fallen
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I got to do higher studies at the insistence of my mother.
  • Firm saying
  • Being inspired
  • Being inspected
  • Being instigated
Choose the word closest in meaning to the underlined word.
Jean was unable to provide an acceptable explanation.
  • simple
  • alternative
  • additional
  • satisfactory
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After the football game, the field was a scene of total chaos.
  • celebration
  • comprehension
  • sports
  • confusion
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Because it was a poor school, it had to innovate to convey to the young students the message of science.
  • Do cheap experiment
  • Introduce new things
  • Avoid
  • Try hard
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We moved to Mumbai and my mother did menial work.
  • Skilled
  • Hard
  • Noble
  • Of low status
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
When Mrs. Bell was the director of the firm, her first accomplishment was to bring about better working conditions.
  • Accumulation
  • Achievement
  • Defeat
  • Job
  • Sermon
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
During the ten years he worked in Germany, he accumulated a fortune.
  • Made
  • Concentrated
  • Expanded
  • Decreased
  • Intensified
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
I hope you are not going to abandon your project.
  • Give up completely
  • Change
  • Modify slightly
  • Postpone
  • Complete
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The Turners are looking for a little cabin in the woods where they won't be accessible to their relatives.
  • Acceptable
  • Probable
  • Reachable
  • Accessory
  • Applicable
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Larry was so absorbed in his novel that he forgot about his dinner cooking in the oven.
  • Engrossed
  • Obliged
  • Enlivened
  • Excelled
  • Devastated
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
There was no access to the large garden of the house except a well-hidden gate.
  • Entrance
  • Seizure
  • Attack
  • Rapture
  • Tum
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The abandoned boat was found miles away from the shore; they never found out who had been on it.
  • Cherished
  • Deserted
  • Shabby
  • Austere
  • Unabashed
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The pilot changed direction abruptly, causing great panic in the plane.
  • Anticipated
  • Foreseen
  • Unexpectedly
  • Intended
  • Reasonably
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His selling a painting for $$100,000$$ dollars has been the highest attainment of his career.
  • Desire
  • Spectacle
  • Achievement
  • Joy
  • Expectation
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There is ample rain and intense sunlight in tropical climates; consequently, plant life is luxuriant and varied.
  • Scant
  • Abundant
  • Hard
  • Detrimental
  • Licentious
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The Arabic term from which the word "coffee" derives is originally referred to the bitter quality of the beverage itself.
  • Plant
  • Substance
  • Drink
  • Infusion
  • Solid
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During the flight from Turkey to Moscow, Marilyn amused herself by reading comic books.
  • Fooled
  • Tired
  • Bored
  • Beguiled
  • Enjoyed
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Nobody knows where and how the son of the deceased politician acquired all his wealth.
  • Gained
  • Lost
  • Hid
  • Stole
  • Deposited
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Workers have ample time for recreation and educational pursuits because the work week consists of only $$40$$ hours.
  • Too many
  • Hardly any
  • Nearly enough
  • Plenty of
  • A little
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I hope the weatherman has predicted accurately. If he has, we will have a perfect picnic tomorrow.
  • Astutely
  • Correctly
  • Carefully
  • Acutely
  • Miraculously
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The news of the President's death astonished the world as it was really unexpected.
  • Alerted
  • Admonished
  • Atoned
  • Astounded
  • Avenged
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Network employees of associated companies are not allowed to participate in TV quiz games.
  • Subsidiary
  • Social
  • Connected
  • Member
  • Introductory
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Jack's appetite has diminished since his girl friend once said she hated fat people.
  • Desire for exercise
  • Desire for visitors
  • Desire for sleep
  • Desire for food
  • Desire for play
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
The speaker tried to convey her feelings concerning the urgency of a favourable decision.
  • Summon
  • Usurp
  • Impose
  • Communicate
  • Assuage
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The bulbs of the daffodil are poisonous if consumed.
  • Touched
  • Smelled
  • Eaten
  • Conformed
  • Torn
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The bulk of the wheat exported from Brazil comes from the southern part.
  • Majority
  • Surplus
  • Best
  • Profitability
  • Unity
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For order to grow out of the chaos of the universe took millions of years.
  • Adjustment
  • Change
  • Confusion
  • Oscillation
  • Nebulosity
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The Department of Security notified the town council that the water supply was contaminated due to nuclear leakage.
  • Polluted
  • Tinted
  • Diluted
  • Diverted
  • Purified
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If you never do any work, you'll only have yourself to blame when you cannot live comfortably.
  • Accountable
  • Approve
  • To appreciate
  • Deplore
  • Pity
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I didn't comprehend the nature of the project until I had read your brief report.
  • Follow
  • Contend
  • Embrace
  • Placate
  • Understand
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
I was told that the instructions were easy, but I found them extremely complicated.
  • Distinct
  • Irrelevant
  • Intricate
  • Extraordinary
  • Ridiculous
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The congestion on the streets when everybody heads home from work at quitting time make mass transport very desirable in big cities.
  • Crucial
  • Faux pas
  • Crowding
  • Recreation
  • Contamination
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Crying is a healthy way to bring relief from anxiety, and it even prevents a headache or other dangerous consequences.
  • Cause
  • Origin
  • Source
  • Outcome
  • Destruction
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Samantha deliberately let Tom know that she was dating someone else.
  • Purposely
  • Hastily
  • Adroitly
  • Tactfully
  • Delicately
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We place emphasis on mutual aid and cooperation in this organization.
  • Reward
  • Work
  • Stress
  • Pressure
  • suspense
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The speaker demonstrated her knowledge of the subject by an excellent speech.
  • Corrected
  • Created
  • Repeated
  • Showed
  • Proved
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Manufacturers are planning to donate computers to schools in poor areas.
  • Dedicate
  • Go
  • Load
  • Salute
  • Give
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Innovative approaches to manufacturing, coupled with the tremendous size of the domestic market, led to the emergence of the United States as an industrial giant.
  • Followed by
  • Combined with
  • Deriving from
  • Mixed with
  • By doubling
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Coffee consumption by Turkish coffee drinkers will be diminished to $$1.06$$ cups per day by next year due to increasing prices.
  • Encouraged
  • Improved
  • Dropped
  • Hindered
  • Forbidden
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
Arthur's family have lived for years in a village near one the many creeks flowing into the part of the Mississippi River.
  • Streams
  • Ponds
  • Lakes
  • Swamps
  • Pools
Find the synonym of the underlined word.
He worked hard for the enlightenment of his people.
  • Lavishness
  • Brightness
  • Qualification
  • Abuse
  • Education
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