English Olympiad Class 8 - Sample paper 11
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Choose the most suitable word/phrase to complete each sentence.
Q) Palak has been having a bad day. I think she got _______ bed on the wrong side this morning.
A. out of
B. into
C. on
D. over
Answer: A. out of
Q) The two men got up and _______ their arms and legs.
A. fidgeted
B. strained
C. stretched
D. prolonged
Answer: C. stretched
Q) The plants need _______ daily.
A. be watering
B. to be watered
C. be watered
D. to be watering
Answer: B. to be watered
Q) She said, “He has been playing well.” She said that he _______ well.
A. had been playing
B. is playing
C. had played
D. has been playing
Answer: A. had been playing
Q) Ice floats if you _____ it in water.
A. drops
B. drop
C. dropped
D. can drop
Answer: B. drop
Q) The way to ________ is to never give _____ in a situation that seems hopeless.
A. go, on
B. win, up
C. come, off
D. let, up
Answer: B. win, up
Q) _______ stung by insects, she hates the sight of them.
A. Having been
B. Being
C. Since be
D. Is being
Answer: A. Having been
Q) She _______ fought alone against the bear.
A. has been believing she would
B. is believing she will have
C. believed she has been
D. is believed to have
Answer: D. is believed to have
Q) The business should consider how much popularity _______ by advertising the products on TV.
A. can gain
B. can be gained
C. could gained
D. could have gained
Answer: B. can be gained
Q) My grandparents just can’t stand the _________ of life in a big city like Chennai.
A. wear and tear
B. rules and regulations
C. odds and ends
D. hustle and bustle
Answer: D. hustle and bustle
Q) If you ________ these books for me, I can show you the map.
A. are holding
B. were holding
C. hold
D. held
Answer: C. hold
Q) If you eat more sweets, _________ sick.
A. you’re becoming
B. you will be
C. you’ll have to be
D. you must be
Answer: B. you will be
Q) ________ Andamans are situated in the Bay of Bengal while ________ Sicily is a beautiful island.
A. The, the
B. The, no article
C. The, a
D. No article, no article
Answer:B. The, no article
Q) I’ll definitely not get lost in Delhi. I know the city _________.
A. outside in
B. by heart and mind
C. like the back of my hand
D. meagerly
Answer: C. like the back of my hand
Q) By the time the school _________ multiplication to Anita, she’ll have learnt the tables at home.
A. teaches
B. taught
C. was teaching
D. had taught
Answer: A. teaches
Q) The use of plastic bags in this city for two years now.
A. is being preventing
B. has been prevented
C. is preventing
D. have been prevented
Answer: B. has been prevented
Q) The teacher kept telling us to look at the map closely but we refused to __________ the hint.
A. take
B. drop
C. accept
D. give
Answer: A. take
Q) I’ve never _______ walk to school all my life.
A. have to
B. had to
C. has to
D. bothered
Answer: B. had to
Q) I’m feeling a bit tired. I think I’ll ________ down for few minutes.
A. lain
B. laid
C. lie
D. lied
Answer: C. lie
Q) You can get a good _______ of the lake from our balcony.
A. view
B. scenery
C. terrain
D. province
Answer: A. view
Q) His idea of a dinner with family is very different ________ ours.
A. as
B. for
C. with
D. from
Answer: D. from
Q) These two kittens are very similar. They’re difficult to ________ .
A. tell apart
B. say apart
C. speak apart
D. come apart
Answer: A. tell apart