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This section includes 1522 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your 8th Class knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 701. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "What____ you so long?" asked the pilot to his copilot. |
| A. | Take |
| B. | took |
| C. | Taken |
| D. | taking |
| Answer» C. Taken | |
| 702. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "Please ____ yourselves to the goodies/' said Lata to the guests. |
| A. | Helping |
| B. | helps |
| C. | Help |
| D. | helped |
| Answer» D. helped | |
| 703. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "_____the cake into eight smaller pieces/' said mother. |
| A. | Cut |
| B. | Cutting |
| C. | To cut |
| D. | to be cut |
| Answer» B. Cutting | |
| 704. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. She asked if she had to do it. |
| A. | She asked, "Did I do it?" |
| B. | She asked, "I did not do it?" |
| C. | She asked, "Do I have to do it?" |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 705. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. The boy wished that he should go out to play. |
| A. | The boy said, "Let me go out to play." |
| B. | The boy said, "Please, I will go out to play." |
| C. | The boy said, "You did not let me go out to play." |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. The boy said, "Please, I will go out to play." | |
| 706. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. My mother advised me not to go there. |
| A. | My mother requested me saying "Don?t go there." |
| B. | "Don?t go there," my mother ordered me. |
| C. | My mother said to me, "Don?t go there." |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» D. None of the above. | |
| 707. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. He asked Ahmed whether he knew his name. |
| A. | He said to Ahmed, "Do you know his name." |
| B. | He said to Ahmed, "You knew his name." |
| C. | He said to Ahmed. "You did not know his name." |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. He said to Ahmed, "You knew his name." | |
| 708. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. He said that he could do that work. |
| A. | He said, "I could do this work now.?? |
| B. | He said, "I can do this work." |
| C. | He said, "I did that work." |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. He said, "I did that work." | |
| 709. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "What ____ we ____ for lunch later?" asked Fred. |
| A. | Were, having |
| B. | have, been having |
| C. | May, have been |
| D. | are, having |
| Answer» E. | |
| 710. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. She asked me if I had seen that car. |
| A. | "Did you see that car?" She asked me |
| B. | She asked me, "Have you seen that car? |
| C. | She said, "You have seen that car." |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» B. She asked me, "Have you seen that car? | |
| 711. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. Sharma said that he had been working hard since May.?? |
| A. | Sharma said, "I have worked hard since May.?? |
| B. | Sharma said, "I have been working hard since May." |
| C. | "I will have been working hard since May". Said Sharma. |
| D. | None of the above. |
| Answer» C. "I will have been working hard since May". Said Sharma. | |
| 712. |
Choose the correct options indicating change in the sentences from Indirect to Direct speech. He asked me who my friend was. |
| A. | He said, "Who was your friend?" |
| B. | He said, "Who is your friend?" |
| C. | "Is we your friend?" he asked |
| D. | He said, "Is he not your friend?" |
| Answer» C. "Is we your friend?" he asked | |
| 713. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Kama! said, ??You may meet them next month.?? |
| A. | Kamal said that you may meet them next month. |
| B. | Kamal said that I may meet them next month. |
| C. | Kamal said that I might meet them the following month. |
| D. | Kamal said that I may meet them the following month. |
| Answer» D. Kamal said that I may meet them the following month. | |
| 714. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "____ prepared for your presentation tomorrow.?? said the lecturer to the students. |
| A. | Be |
| B. | Was |
| C. | Being |
| D. | Been |
| Answer» B. Was | |
| 715. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. She said, "I have been sewing from morning until now.?? |
| A. | She said that she had been sewing from morning until then. |
| B. | She said that she has been sewing from morning until then. |
| C. | She said that she sew from morning until now. |
| D. | She said that she has been sewing from morning until now. |
| Answer» B. She said that she has been sewing from morning until then. | |
| 716. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Nina said, "Dev must give his answer to me.?' |
| A. | Nina said that Dev must give her answer to him. |
| B. | Nina said that Dev had to give his answer to me. |
| C. | Nina said that Dev had to give his answer to her. |
| D. | Nina says that Dev must give his answer to her. |
| Answer» D. Nina says that Dev must give his answer to her. | |
| 717. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Suman said, "I don't have any money to pay for this ticket." |
| A. | Suman said that he didn't have any money to pay for this ticket. |
| B. | Suman said that he doesn't have any money to pay for that ticket. |
| C. | Suman said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket. |
| D. | Suman said that he don't have any money to pay for that ticket. |
| Answer» D. Suman said that he don't have any money to pay for that ticket. | |
| 718. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. He said, "I am looking at the diagram." |
| A. | He said that I am looking at the diagram. |
| B. | He said that I was looking at the diagram. |
| C. | He says that he looked at the diagram. |
| D. | He said that he was looking at the diagram. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 719. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. The children said, "We will build a sand-castle ourselves.?? |
| A. | The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves. |
| B. | The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves. |
| C. | The children said that we would build a sand-castle ourselves. |
| D. | The children said that we will build a sand-castle themselves. |
| Answer» B. The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves. | |
| 720. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Bhuvan said, "I am very happy today because my father has given me a car.?' |
| A. | Bhuvan said that he was very happy that day because his father has given him a car. |
| B. | Bhuvan said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car. |
| C. | Bhuvan said that he is very happy today because my father has given him a car. |
| D. | Bhuvan said that he was very happy today because my father has given him a car. |
| Answer» C. Bhuvan said that he is very happy today because my father has given him a car. | |
| 721. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Indira said to me, "You are not listening to me.?' |
| A. | Indira said that you are not listening to her. |
| B. | Indira said that you were not listening to her. |
| C. | Indira said that I was not listening to her. |
| D. | Indira said I had not been listening to her. |
| Answer» D. Indira said I had not been listening to her. | |
| 722. |
Choose the correct option showing change in the sentences from the Direct to the indirect speech. Susil said, "I met your sister last week.?? |
| A. | Susil said that I met your sister last week. |
| B. | Susil said that I had met your sister last week. |
| C. | Susil said that he had met my sister that week. |
| D. | Susil said that he had met my sister the week before. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 723. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. I said to myself, "I ____ definitely ____ him in the next event.?? |
| A. | Would, beat |
| B. | am, beating |
| C. | Will beat |
| D. | can, heating |
| Answer» D. can, heating | |
| 724. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct choices. "I ____ have a lemon-flavored lollipop." said the child to his mother. |
| A. | Want to |
| B. | wanting |
| C. | Will have |
| D. | want |
| Answer» B. wanting | |
| 725. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE - 21. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert)2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species,6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one.In line 6, the words 'vanishing in' could best be replaced with |
| A. | becoming extinct in |
| B. | deserting the land in |
| C. | moving to |
| D. | roaming to |
| Answer» B. deserting the land in | |
| 726. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow: PASSAGE - 1 The French-Egyptian archiological mission discovered the oldest harbour of the world in Egypt. It is believed that it dates back to 4500 years. The harbour was discovered on Red Sea coast, which is said to be that of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in the Fourth Dynasty. This oldest known commercial habour was discovered at Wadi Al-Jarfarea, which is 180 km south of Sueze, Egypt. The team in the meanwhile also discovered the oldest papyri in Egypt. Pierre Tallet, Egyptologist at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and director of the mission explained that the evidences from the site indicate towards the fact that it dates back to over 1000 years any other harbour was known in the world. The harbour is said to be most important commercial ports. From this port, trading trips to export important minerals as well as copper from Sinai were launched. 'Oldest' is the ___________ degree of comparison of the adjective old. |
| A. | comparative |
| B. | superlative |
| C. | lowest |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. lowest | |
| 727. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE - 21. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert)2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species,6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one.In line 5, the phrase 'in relation to' could best be replaced with |
| A. | in connection with |
| B. | when matched with |
| C. | opposed to |
| D. | compared to |
| Answer» E. | |
| 728. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passages and answer the questions that follow:PASSAGE - 1 The French-Egyptian archiological mission discovered the oldest harbour of the world in Egypt. It is believed that it dates back to 4500 years. The harbour was discovered on Red Sea coast, which is said to be that of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops) in the Fourth Dynasty.This oldest known commercial habour was discovered at Wadi Al-Jarfarea, which is 180 km south of Sueze, Egypt. The team in the meanwhile also discovered the oldest papyri in Egypt.Pierre Tallet, Egyptologist at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and director of the mission explained that the evidences from the site indicate towards the fact that it dates back to over 1000 years any other harbour was known in the world.The harbour is said to be most important commercial ports. From this port, trading trips to export important minerals as well as copper from Sinai were launched.The meaning of the phrase' indicate towards the fact' in the context of the passage is |
| A. | show that |
| B. | displays them |
| C. | offers is |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» B. displays them | |
| 729. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE - 2 1. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert)2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species,6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one.In line 3, the word 'forms' could best be replaced with |
| A. | frames |
| B. | moulds |
| C. | figures |
| D. | creates |
| Answer» E. | |
| 730. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE - 21. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert)2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species,6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one.In line 9, the word 'inhabitant' could best be replaced with |
| A. | resident |
| B. | travelling |
| C. | living |
| D. | foreign |
| Answer» B. travelling | |
| 731. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE - 21. The Thar Desert (also designated as the Great Indian Desert)2. is a large, arid region in the nothwestern part of the Indian3. subcontinent. It forms a natural boundary that runs along the4. border between India and Pakistan. Life in this arid region is5. quite rich in relation to other dserts. Some wildlife species,6. which are fast vanishing in other parts of India, are found in7. this desert in large numbers. These include the Blakbuck and8. the Indian Gazelle. The region is a haven for many migratory9. and inhabitant birds including the national bird of India, the10. Indian Peaflowl. Biolagists believe that there are many11. undiscovered species inhabiting this great desert and12. regularly carry out expenditions in the hope of locating one.In line 1, the word 'designated' could best be replaced with |
| A. | infamous |
| B. | discovered |
| C. | known |
| D. | explored |
| Answer» D. explored | |
| 732. |
DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage carefully and select the most suitable option form each list according to the corresponding number in the passage.PASSAGE-11. Once upon a time there was an old man who had seven sons.2. He lived with them in their good farm and they were considerably well settled as to money and the other necessities of life.3. He had worked hard all his life and had been a man of means always.4. A good fortune was yet at his hands and as he was now growing old he wished to make some kind of a settled before going into the great beyond and he gave it much thought.5. As he thought about the matter he had to come to no other conclusion but that his sons were always querrelling and never could seem to agree on anything amongst themselves.6. This worried the old man a lot and at last he thought he could try and find some method of showing them how they would not gain anything by arguing among themselves as it would only encourage others to gain what little they might have.7. So at last he called them all before him as they came in from the field after work.8. He had the youngest of them all to go gather him seven sticks of small size and he placed them all together and tied them.9. He then asked his sons to break the bundle of sticks.In sentence 1, the expression once upon a time is a |
| A. | proverb |
| B. | phrase |
| C. | clause |
| D. | verb |
| Answer» C. clause | |
| 733. |
Direction: In the following questions, a word is given in capital letters followed by four alternative words marked a-d. Select from alternatives the word which is opposite in meaning of the word given in capital letters. INCITE |
| A. | Exhort |
| B. | Excite |
| C. | Discourage |
| D. | Encourage |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» D. Encourage | |
| 734. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options (adverbs). Have you ____ thought about going on a round-the- world trip? |
| A. | Still |
| B. | almost |
| C. | Sometimes |
| D. | ever |
| Answer» E. | |
| 735. |
Choose the correct option to fill in the blank. The bus ____ late, she had to wait patiently. |
| A. | was |
| B. | having |
| C. | being |
| D. | had been |
| Answer» D. had been | |
| 736. |
Select the correctly applicable options. Nests are made by male birds. |
| A. | Fact |
| B. | guess |
| C. | Inference |
| D. | opinion |
| Answer» B. guess | |
| 737. |
Fill in the blanks with the most suitable articles: Ayesha goes to ______ school on ______ foot. |
| A. | No article, no article |
| B. | the, the |
| C. | No article, a |
| D. | a, a |
| Answer» B. the, the | |
| 738. |
Mark the appropriate adjective: Protruding |
| A. | Eyes |
| B. | Hair |
| C. | Lips |
| D. | Teeth |
| Answer» D. Teeth | |
| 739. |
Probe into the subject, delve into its various effects - you will be amazed at how rapidly Western culture is corroding the Indian culture - exclusively to be proud of, to rust. These spicy pictures of the Western culture surely flatter the palate, but in course of time won't they canker it too? The root of all this misfortune lies in the soil nourished by the word 'modern'. What does 'modern' mean to us? Do we become modem by wearing outrageous clothes that make us look like aliens? Does modernism set in by profuse use of western slang? The meaning of the word "canker" is |
| A. | pleasant |
| B. | good |
| C. | evil |
| Answer» D. | |
| 740. |
Identify the participle phrase in the following sentences using options provided. Burned on each side, the toast was inedible. |
| A. | Burned on each side |
| B. | was inedible |
| C. | the toast was |
| D. | none |
| Answer» B. was inedible | |
| 741. |
Mark the appropriate adjective: Swarthy |
| A. | Eyes |
| B. | Hair |
| C. | Lips |
| D. | Complexion |
| Answer» E. | |
| 742. |
Select the opposite of the given words: Rational |
| A. | Ironic |
| B. | Saintly |
| C. | Insane |
| D. | Moral |
| Answer» D. Moral | |
| 743. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options. The baby falls asleep ______ her mother sings her a lullaby. |
| A. | Unless |
| B. | until |
| C. | Whenever |
| D. | although |
| Answer» D. although | |
| 744. |
Select the choice which states whether the underlined words in the sentences are an adjective or an adverb and which also gives correctly the degree of comparison. The receptionist gave me a friendly smile. |
| A. | adverb, positive |
| B. | Adverb, comparative |
| C. | adjective |
| D. | Adjective, comparative |
| Answer» D. Adjective, comparative | |
| 745. |
Choose the most appropriate options to fill in the blanks. Either the boys or their father ____ to go for the movie being screened now. |
| A. | has wanted |
| B. | have wanted |
| C. | wants |
| D. | want |
| Answer» D. want | |
| 746. |
Fill in the blanks with the correct options. _____ Kamala likes to sing, her twin sister prefers to dance. |
| A. | As |
| B. | Whenever |
| C. | Since |
| D. | While |
| Answer» E. | |
| 747. |
Select the correctly applicable options. The more money someone has the more successful he/ she is. |
| A. | Assumption |
| B. | opinion |
| C. | Fact |
| D. | proposal |
| Answer» C. Fact | |
| 748. |
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate conjunctions: The principal ______ the staff encouraged the hockey players. |
| A. | but |
| B. | as well as |
| C. | as soon as |
| D. | nor |
| Answer» C. as soon as | |
| 749. |
Replace the underlined with synonymous options. In his wrath, the king ordered the knight to be executed. |
| A. | Judgment |
| B. | opinion |
| C. | Sorrow |
| D. | anger |
| Answer» E. | |
| 750. |
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate determiners: I have ______friends in London. |
| A. | each |
| B. | a few |
| C. | much |
| D. | all |
| Answer» C. much | |