CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Sentences Quiz 7 - MCQExams.com

Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.

A valley covered with grass stretched before us
  • A grass valley stretched before us.
  • A grassy valley stretched before us.
  • A green valley stretched before us.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.

 He is a cricketer by profession.
  • He play cricket professionally.
  • He is a professional cricketer.
  • He is a brilliant cricketer.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
You need guidance of a medical nature.
  • You need a natural guidance.
  • You need medical guidance.
  • You need medicinal guidance.
  • Both B and C are correct
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
 They are a couple with no children.
  • They are a children couple.
  • They are a childish couple.
  • They are a childless couple.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.

You have done a deed of shame
  • You have done a shameful deed.
  • You have done a shame deed.
  • You have done a silly deed.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
I met a little girl from a cottage.
  • I met a little girl from a hut.
  • I met a little girl.
  • I met a little cottage girl.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
That was an act of cowardice.
  • That was a brave act.
  • That was a cowardly act.
  • That was a coward's act.
  • Both B and C are correct.
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
She is a lady of great loveliness.
  • She is loveliness lady.
  • She is a lovely lady.
  • She is a lady of love.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
He bought a book of great value.
  • He bought a precious book.
  • He bought a valuable book.
  • He bought a cheap book.
  • Both A and B are correct
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
He is a man of charity
  • He is a charity man.
  • He is a charitable man.
  • He is a man with charitable nature.
  • None of the above
Replace the adjective phrase with the adjective of same meaning.
 
That was an act of great bravery.
  • That was a heroic act.
  • That was a brave act.
  • That was a coward act.
  • Both A and B are correct.
Identify the subject of the following sentence.

Today that explanation has been snatched from him by science.
  • that explanation
  • him
  • science
  • today
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
About a century ago, man could attribute his poverty to his bad luck.
  • man
  • his poverty
  • his bad luck
  • About a century ago
A.  By climbing summit of Mount Everest you are overwhelmed by a deep sense of joy and thankfulness.
B.  _________________________________________________________________________
C.  The experience changes you completely and you are never the same again.
  • It is a joy that lasts a lifetime.
  • Yet, it is a fleeting moment.
  • You feel humiliated.
  • It is a justification.
The workers angrily voiced their ______________ to the management.
  • preservation
  • resentment
  • irritation
  • resistant
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
Science cannot convincingly explain the circumstances of a man's birth and death.
  • the circumstances
  • the circumstances of a man's birth and death
  • Science cannot convincingly
  • Science
_______________ he has started arriving on time for all the functions.
  • Lately
  • Late
  • Later
  • Latter
Identify the subject of the following sentence.

Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life is determined by his birth and death.
  • Ninety-five percent
  • an individual's life

  • Ninety-five per cent of an individual's life
  • his birth and death.
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
We need a visionary to reconcile the contradictory pulls of the two.
  • a visionary
  • We
  • We need a visionary
  • the contradictory pulls
Identify the subject of the following sentence:

Where could I find their works?
  • Where
  • I
  • works
  • their works
Identify the subject of the following sentence.

Read the works of such thinkers as Bertrand Russell, Vivekananda and Aurobindo Ghosh for guidance.
  • the works
  • the works of such thinkers
  • such thinkers as Bertrand Russell, Vivekananda and Aurobindo Ghosh
  • Implied subject 'you'
Fill in blank (3) with the most suitable phrase from the options given below.
  • That's the coolest thing
  • That's the down side
  • That's really convenient
  • That's the big plus
Fill in blank (2) with the most suitable phrase from the options given below.
  • It's not all that bad
  • Not all good
  • It's really bad
  • I'm totally enjoying it
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the incorrect word and the correction from the given options that completes the sentence correctly.

We are in dangerous times, because they have too much freedom. 
  • Incorrect= we, Correct= I
  • Incorrect= are, Correct= is
  • Incorrect = they, Correct = we
  • Incorrect= We, correct= Them
What are these phrases commonly related to?
Come up against, Face up to, Resolve, Run into ___________
  • An ambition
  • A problem
  • A smell
  • A solution
Fill in blank no. (3):
  • Back on his feet
  • A swanky tablet
  • Into practice
  • Sweet revenge
Fill in the blank with the most suitable option:
The teacher _______ tribute to the freedom fighters during the Independence Day celebration at school. 
  • Praised
  • Promised
  • Paid
  • Prided
Choose the best option to complete the sentence.

The heat was unbearable, and he ____ longingly at the ice cream.
  • Peeked
  • Gazed
  • Glanced
  • Sulked
48. .....................
  • Do you have the time
  • I was wondering
  • If its not too much trouble
  • Could you be able to
Select the correct word from the options given below to fill blank (4) _____.
  • Watch out
  • Lookout
  • Find out
  • Put out
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. 
Pick out the incorrect word and the correction that completes the sentence correctly.

You must be as true in our conduct and thoughts as a brick that supports a building is true.
  • Incorrect= our, Correct= we
  • Incorrect = You, Correct = we
  • Incorrect= thoughts, Correct= thought
  • Incorrect= is, Correct= are
In the sentence given below, one word has been omitted. Choose the option that has the missing word along with the words that come before and after it:

A large number spiders inhabit our environment.
  • Inhabit around our
  • Inhabit in our
  • Number of spiders
  • Number in spiders
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option that has the incorrect word and the correction against it.

I forgot to remind him if I need the book and will have to ask him to return it.
  • Incorrect = if, Correct = but
  • Incorrect= if, Correct= because
  • Incorrect=if, Correct= though
  • Incorrect= if, Correct= since
In the sentence given below, one word has been omitted. Pick the option that has the missing word and the words that come before it and after it. 

Several hundred species spiders are found in India.
  • Species of spiders
  • Species in spiders
  • Species for spiders
  • Species about spiders
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option with the incorrect word and its correction from the ones given below.

The others parents were equally friendly.
  • Incorrect = others, Correct = other
  • Incorrect= were, Correct= are
  • Incorrect= parents, Correct= parent
  • Incorrect= others, Correct= other's
The sentence given has one error. Choose the option that has the incorrect word with the correction against it.

They tried there best to persuade their fathers.
  • Incorrect = there, Correct = their
  • Incorrect= there, Correct=his
  • Incorrect= there, Correct= theirs
  • Incorrect= there, Correct= the
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Select the option that has the incorrect word and the correction against it.

There are no hope for the future. 
  • Incorrect= are, Correct= has being
  • Incorrect= there, Correct= they
  • Incorrect= future, Correct= futures
  • Incorrect = are, Correct = is
In the following sentence, one word has been omitted. Pick the option that has the missing word along with the words that come after it and before it. Remember the conjunction we use should highlight result.

I went to buy a magnifying glass I wanted to study palmistry.
  • Glass before I
  • Glass because I
  • Glass as I
  • Glass since I
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option that has the incorrect word and the correction against it. 

It was a difficult subject as they saw no point of working on it.
  • Incorrect = as, Correct = so
  • Incorrect= as, Correct= because
  • Incorrect= on, Correct= for
  • Incorrect= as, Correct= since
In the sentence given below, one word has been omitted. Select the option that has the missing word and the words that come before it and after it.

They are quick get away when we come too close.
  • Quick for get
  • Quick in get
  • Quick to get
  • Quick around get
The following sentence has not been edited. There is one error in the line. Pick the option that has the incorrect word and its correction.

When Vijay entered the cinema hall, the film had start.
  • Incorrect = start, Correct = started
  • Incorrect= entered, Correct= enter
  • Incorrect= had, Correct= had been
  • Incorrect= the, Correct= a
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

See eye to eye
  • State at each other
  • Agree
  • Depend on
  • Make an effort
Choose the correct meaning of the idiom/phrase.

Bad blood
  • Infected blood
  • Ill-feeling
  • Unfaithful
  • Suspicion
Select the word that can be substituted for the given phrase.
A group of small ships
  • archipelago
  • flock
  • flotilla
  • tugs
CHOOSE BEST OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANK.

Yevgeny Salinde, an 11-years-old Russian boy, has (e.g.) _____(B)_____ a 30,000-year-old mammoth carcass near his home in Russia's far north. Experts ___(40)____  this is the second most well  ____(41)_____ mammoth specimen ever discovered. A similar find like this hasn't been encountered in a century. ____(42)____ did not only find a skeleton, ____(43)_____ a complete carcass - skin, meat, fat hump, organs and a tusk. Scientists estimate the mammoth was 15 to 16 years old when it succumbed.

Fill in blank 40.
  • confound
  • believe
  • consider
  • debate
Choose the best word or phrase which best completes the sentence. Choose from (A)-(D).

Every few minutes we'd be completely soaked to the __________ by a large wave we couldn't see coming.
  • flesh
  • skin
  • bones
  • toes
Choose the right option to complete the blank. 

We decided to _____ the schedule as originally planned. 
  • keep
  • carry off
  • adhere
  • stick
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate answer to complete the sentence correctly and logically.

The economic implications of the digital revolution ________ far beyond the software industry.
  • are holding
  • are way
  • sway
  • extend
In the following question, choose the option that best fills in the blank in the given sentence to complete it logically and correctly.

The trick involved in any attempt to create _____ dimension when only two are present is well known.
  • an extra
  • an unwanted
  • a third
  • an unexpected
What does the phrase 'no patience with jargon' refer to?
  • Fiction writers' lack of knowledge of proper technical terms.
  • Readers lack of interest in fiction containing many technical terms.
  • The negative attitude of scientists and technologists to fiction.
  • The use of difficult words.
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