CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Vocabulary Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

'Regurgitated by the parent birds' means ________.
  • Chewed and fed
  • Digested and brought back
  • Chewed and spat out
  • Swallowed and brought back
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
The word "Ominous" means _________.
  • Bad omen
  • Unpredictable
  • Bright
  • Unknown
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word from the options given below:
When you demonstrate an experiment, it means you _____________ it.
  • Show
  • Remonstrate
  • Witness
  • Experience
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
A word from the passage which is similar in meaning to 'determination' ___________.
  • Belief
  • Fascination
  • Endearing
  • Perseverance
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
She had her ___________ fixed on the horizon.
  • Glance
  • Sight
  • Gaze
  • Look
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word from the options given below:
Amit could not ___________ the incident that happened in his childhood.
  • Assemble
  • Realise
  • Memorize
  • Recollect
Choose the synonym of the given word:
AMICABLE
  • Nebulous
  • Abominable
  • Harmonious
  • Delicate
Choose the synonym of the given word:
FRAUGHT
  • Wild
  • Frantic
  • Filled
  • Threatening
Choose the synonym of the given word:
AFFRONT
  • Exile
  • Contour
  • Eruption
  • Indignity
Choose the synonym of the given word:
GIST
  • Contribution
  • Substance
  • Prestige
  • Accessory
Choose the synonym of the given word:
FAD
  • Eccentricity
  • Custom
  • Constituent
  • Visage
Choose the synonym of the given word:
ZEAL
  • Initiative
  • Coarseness
  • Pedagogy
  • Indolence
Choose the synonym of the given word:
HOMELY
  • Refined
  • Plain
  • Reliable
  • Amiable
Choose the synonym of the given word:
GOAD
  • Spur
  • Restrain
  • Pursue
  • Supersede
Choose the synonym of the given word:
WAIVE
  • Restrict
  • Relax
  • Permit
  • Admit
Choose the synonym of the given word:
DREGS
  • Cream
  • Power
  • Debris
  • Accountrements
Ravi was always _____ of the good fortune of other.
  • miserable
  • irritable
  • greedy
  • envious
TRIVIAL
  • Unimportant
  • Transparent
  • Important
  • Unexpected
REMEDIAL _____________.
  • Punitive
  • Stringent
  • Corrective
  • Strict
In the following question, four words are given of which two words are synonyms and antonyms. Identify those two words which are nearly the same or opposite in meaning and indicate the correct letter combination.
A. serene
B. jealous
C. identical
D. calm
  • A-B
  • A-D
  • A-C
  • B-C
The two brothers look so _____ that it is difficult to tell one from other.
  • identical
  • same
  • similar
  • resembling
Choose the synonym of the given word:
ENCOMIUM
  • Verve
  • Eulogy
  • Doggerel
  • Force
The purpose of the devaluation of Indian rupee is:
imported.
  • 1) To reduce imports and to increase exports.
  • 2) To increase imports and to reduce exports
  • 3) To reduce differences between values of goods and value of services imported
  • To maintain favorable balance of payments
After a recent mild paralytic attack his movement are _____ restricted; otherwise he is still very active.
  • entirely
  • slightly
  • nowhere
  • frequently
His most striking _____ is the enthusiasm which he brings to everything he does.
  • factor
  • attitude
  • characteristic
  • character
Choose the synonym of the given word:
EMBELLISH
  • emboss
  • design
  • garnish
  • aristocratic
Fill in blank (3) with an appropriate word.
  • Comprises
  • Compose
  • Comprehends
  • Compounds
MUTUAL _______________.
  • reciprocal
  • Agreed
  • Common
  • Conjugal
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.

How long will it take to _____ the CCTV camera?
  • Implement
  • Install
  • Include
  • Immerse
Fill in the blank number (1):
  • Expunge
  • Express
  • Explicate
  • Extend
In the passage, which word means 'lost all the air'?
  • Irriated
  • Pleaded
  • Deflated
  • Refused
EVIDENT ____________.
  • Prominent
  • Seen
  • Observed
  • Quite clear
From the mentioned options, identify the word/option that can be used with all of the given words:  
Broadcast, gather, provide, publish.
  • Information
  • Change
  • A possibility
  • A message
This is a _____ translation of speech.
  • literary
  • literal
  • verbal
  • verbatim
When indecision grips a nation, free man feel the need for an _____ ruler and are prepared to throw democracy overboard.
  • optimistic
  • autocratic
  • eccentric
  • energetic
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer.
When you _________, you backtrack. 
  • change the route
  • return to the earlier position
  • carry baggage on your back
  • move ahead
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The pilot had been warned about the storm before he _________.
  • took away
  • took up
  • took over
  • took off
Fill in the blank with the correct option:
Brothers must live in harmony. They must never fall ______.
  • off
  • out
  • apart
  • away
Fill in the blank numbered (2):
  • impressed
  • bowled
  • shocked
  • bored
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
She was a devoted wife and looked _______ her husband very well.
  • after
  • at
  • for
  • upon
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The battalion operating from the mountain was able to _______ three enemy divisions. 
  • tie up
  • tie down
  • tie on
  • tie with
Fill in the blank with the correct option:
I put ___ the light and slept.
  • up
  • down
  • in
  • out
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Once he has signed the agreement, he won't be able to ________.
  • back up
  • back in
  • back at
  • back out
Select the word which means the opposite of the given word.
Miserable
  • Painful
  • Angry
  • Happy
  • Frightened
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The thief _______ all the money.
  • made up
  • made off with
  • made do with
  • made good
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
She ______ a brief appearance at the end of the party.
  • put down
  • put in
  • put across
  • put up
Choose the word or phrase that is nearest in meaning to the given verb:
Resume
  • Begin again
  • Judgement
  • Summary
  • Long account
Which of the following option(s) means the same as the given phrase?
Abide by
  • Unfaithful to
  • Observe, comply
  • Absorb
  • Restore
  • Support
Complete the sentence using one of the following:
I apologise, I insist, I promise, I suggest

(in a restaurant) You must let me pay for the meal. ..........
  • I apologise. 
  • I suggest.
  • I insist.
  • I promise.
Choose the word or phrase which is nearest  in meaning to the given word:

Contract
  • Tract
  • Expand
  • Give
  • Agreement
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