CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Sentences Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

Frame a Wh question that corresponds to the following answer:
Tony gave me the key.
  • When did he give you the key? 
  • Who gave you the key?
  • Why did he give you the key?
  • How did he give you the key?
Frame a Wh question to get the following answer:
I borrowed this money from Nikhil.
  • What did you borrow from Nikhil?
  • Why did you borrow the money?
  • What did you borrow the money from?
  • Whom did you borrow the money from?
Frame w-h type question from the given words in present perfect tense:
(Tom / Where / go)
  • Where Tom has gone
  • Where has Tom gone?
  • Where has Tom went?
  • Where Tom has went?
Make a new sentence from the question in bracket:
(You have forgotten where you parked the car.) 
I can't remember ______________________
  • I can't remember where did I park the car.
  • I can't remember where I park the car.
  • I can't remember where do I park the car.
  • I can't remember where I parked the car
Frame a Wh question that corresponds to the given answer:
Question: ___________________________
Answer: We don't know where yet.
  • Where are you going for holidays next year? 
  • When are you going on a holiday next year?
  • Next year, why are you going for the holidays?
  • How are you going on a holiday next year?
Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Child's play
  • easily accomplished
  • very cheap 
  • funny and silly
  • without any cost
Use the words in brackets to complete the sentence. Use the structure 'have something done':
___________ (you / have) a newspaper delivered to your house or _______ (you / go)  to the shop to buy one?
  • Do you have ; do you go
  • Did you have ; did you go
  • Does you have ; does you go
  • Will you have ; will you have
Frame interrogative sentence from the given assertive sentence:
You won't be in London next week.
  • Won't you be in London next week?
  • Haven't you been in London next week?
  • Hadn't you be in London next week?
  • Will you be in London next week?
Frame a Wh question that corresponds to the given answer:
Question: ____________________________
Answer: I have been married for twelve years.
  • How long have you been married?
  • How long you have been married?
  • When did you marry?
  • Where did you marry?
Categorise the italicized sentence according to the given instruction: 
Choose S for statements, Q for questions, C for commands and E for exclamations:

How merry the sparkling and dancing waves look in the morning!
  • S
  • Q
  • C
  • E
Choose the word that can be substituted for the given word or phrase:
One who believes in God.
  • Atheist
  • Theist
  • Moral
  • Immoral
Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase. 

Out and out .
  • Merely
  • Slightly
  • Far
  • Overall
Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase. 

At bottom 
  • At last
  • In the end
  • From beneath
  • Fundamentally
Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase:
To get at 
  • To reach
  • To advance
  • To leave
  • To escape
Choose the exact meaning of the idiom/phrase:
To see red.
  • To find fault with
  • To be very angry
  • To criticise others
  • To victimise someone
Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
Can you understand __________ ? 
  • she is saying
  • what is saying
  • what she is saying
  • what is she saying
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank (6).
  • meant
  • means
  • mean
  • meaning
Nations that share a border are, by definition, -------.
  • Allied
  • Partisan
  • Contiguous
  • Pluralistic
  • Sovereign
From the options given below, select the most appropriate answer to fill in the blank in the given sentence.
_________ were known to me. [Intermediate]
  • Most of guests
  • The most of guests
  • Most of the guests
  • None of these
Fill in the blank with suitable option:
Laugh and the world will _______ you.
  • Laugh with
  • Laugh at
  • Laugh on
  • Laugh for
Fill in the blank with the appropriate option:

She was ______ to take care of the children in my absence.
  • too kind
  • kind enough
  • the kinder
  • as kind as
Fill in the blank with a suitable prepositional phrase:
I gave the children cupcakes ________ pancakes for breakfast today.
  • instead of
  • and
  • also
  • none of the above
Identify and use prepositional phrases:
The rabbits hopped ______.
  • through the garden
  • hungry
  • happy
  • none of the above
Identify and use the prepositional phrase:
Can you help me _____?
  • or no
  • yes
  • not
  • in any way
Identify and use a prepositional phrase:
I would rather have coffee _____ tea.
  • with
  • instead of
  • and
  • on
Identify and use prepositional phrases:
______ of the rains, we went out.
  • In spite of
  • Instead
  • On top
  • None of the above
Identify and use a prepositional phrase:
We walked _____ all night.
  • through the forest
  • jungle
  • river
  • the bridge
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
The Talent Search Examination is challenging but not frightening. Why don't you take a ________ at it?
  • Shot
  • Trial
  • Hit
  • Swipe
Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence:
I enjoy _______ stories for children.
  • write
  • to write
  • writing
  • having been writing
Complete the sentence:
___________ his illness, Mani will pass the exam. 
  • On account of
  • Inspite of
  • In the event of
  • Although
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
Be careful. The cat might ____________ you if it feels frightened.
  • Scratch
  • Hit
  • Cut
  • Kill
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
She cut the cake into equal wedges and _________ it amongst the children.
  • Scattered
  • Separated
  • Distributed
  • Spread
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
I suggest you should _________ yourself with the rules before you join the meeting.
  • Familiar
  • Familiarize
  • Familiarly
  • Familiarity
  The most appropriate word for [6] is __________. 
  • Dish
  • Eat
  • Taste
  • Joy
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
Located close to Charminar, the kilometer-long stretch of Laad Bazaar is ______ with shops selling bright in every hue and colour.
  • Came
  • Discovered
  • Covered
  • Filled
Fill in the blank with the most suitable word:
The hedge has become a little untidy after the monsoon. I think I'll call the gardener to ___________ the edges a bit.
  • Thin
  • Prim
  • Slim
  • Prune
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
They picked their axes and ____________ the thick thorny bushes that grew all around.
  • Slice
  • Chopped
  • Pulled
  • Scratched
The correct word for blank [2] is _____
  • experiencing
  • experience
  • experiences
  • experienced
The correct word for the blank [7] is __________.
  • Rang
  • Is ringing
  • Rung
  • Rings
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
We need to be careful to ensure that our projects are on the right _________.
  • Route
  • Road
  • Track
  • Way
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from the options given below:
Most of the youngsters today are ___________ in social networking in all of their free time.
  • Engaged
  • Employed
  • Involved
  • Implicated
What does the phrase "calling something off" mean in this context?

John called the wedding off because he wasn't in love with his fiance.
  • hesitate
  • call out for help
  • cancel
  • delayed
Identify which of the line(s) from the above passage are exclamatory.
  • Now, let's go before they light the torches!
  • Hey, they're my parents!
  • Hello, they locked you in a tower!
  • All of the above
Identify the phrases in the given sentence:
The king wore a crown made of gold and silver.
  • gold and silver
  • made of gold and silver
  • The king wore
  • a crown
What does the phrase "check out" mean in this context?
Check out her tattoo!
  • correct
  • look at
  • imitate
  • Pick up
Choose the option that replaces the phrase in quotes with the correct idiomatic expression.

The professor asked us to discuss the ''ups and downs'' of globalization.
  • odds and end
  • pros and cons
  • a piece of cake
  • disadvantages
Choose the option that replaces the phrase in quotes with the correct idiomatic expression.
If you think English grammar is a ''slice of cake'' just try it.
  • a walk in the woods
  • tough as a cookie
  • easy and stupid
  • piece of cake
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase:
To look up to
  • To watch carefully
  • To respect someone
  • To search for something
  • To be unsure
Identify the phrase(s) in the following sentence:
That politician is a man of great wealth.
  • that politician is a man of great
  • is a man
  • great wealth
  • of great wealth
Identify the phrase(s) in the following sentence:
Olive lived in the middle of a playground.
  • Olive lived
  • in the middle
  • playground
  • Olive lived in the middle
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