iOEL - X (SilverZone) Olympiad (Class - 8)
Description: Class - 8 Silverzone | |
Number of Questions: 50 | |
Created by: Amit Pandey | |
Tags: Class - 8 Silverzone Verbs Error Identification Modals Synonyms Antonyms Structure Knowledge Parts of speech Spellings Reading Comprehension Articles |
Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.
They ___________ their trip to Manali as we can see from the pictures posted on Facebook.
Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.
My father ________ working in this company for a long time.
Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.
Varun __________ join the army next month.
Directions: A sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find that part.
(P) The strike announced by the factory/ (Q) workers seems to be a non-ending/ (R) struggle to got their conditions/ (S) accepted by the owner of their company.
Directions: A sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find that part.
(P) Trust in someone/ (Q) once broken/ (R) was not/ (S) easily regained.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals.
Priyanaka: _____ you go there again. Deepak: No, I ______.
Directions: A sentence has been split into four parts. One of the parts contains a grammatical error. Find that part.
(P) The majority of people/ (Q) are against any war/ (R) between their nation/ (S) and the neighbouring country.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals.
Jagmeet: _____________ I use your towel? Manmeet: No, you ______________. I don't like my towel to be used by anyone else.
Directions: Identify the underlined part of the sentence.
Rajneesh was awarded the best employee trophy.
Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.
Directions: Identify the underlined part of the sentence.
The nation is progressing by leaps and bounds.
Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.
Directions: Given below is the body of a notice with blanks i, ii, iii and iv. Fill in the blanks with options provided to make it meaningful.
Educational Tour All the students are hereby informed that the school (i) an educational tour in (ii) of November. Expenses incurred will be paid by the students. Students who desire to join this tour are requested to (iii) from the administration office. Final date of the tour (iv) later on. Ramesh Kumar
P. the last week Q. collect the application form R. is organising S. will be announced
Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.
Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.
Pooja and I ______ studying in the same school.
Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
The King of Basna in Zulu was a proud and stern man, feared by all his subjects. One day while sitting in his mud palace surrounded by fawning courtiers and watched by a multitude of people, who had come to see him, he was suddenly overcome by a sense of grandeur and loudly declared that he was master of the world and that all men were his servants. But, a frail voice said that he was mistaken. It said, “All men are servants of one another.” A deathly silence followed the remark. The blood froze in the veins of the people assembled there. The king exploded with anger and demanded, "Who has dared to suggest that I am a servant!" The frail voice again said that he dared, and the people parted to reveal a white-haired old man, leaning heavily on a stout stick. “Who are you?” asked the king. “I am Boubakar,” said the man. “We have no water in our village. I have come to ask for a well to be dug there.” The king roared whether he was a beggar, striding down to where the man stood. Boubakar was fearless and he said, "I will prove before nightfall that all people are here to serve each other."
What did the frail voice suggest?
Directions: Give antonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
I am a citizen of an autonomous country.
Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
The King of Basna in Zulu was a proud and stern man, feared by all his subjects. One day while sitting in his mud palace surrounded by fawning courtiers and watched by a multitude of people, who had come to see him, he was suddenly overcome by a sense of grandeur and loudly declared that he was master of the world and that all men were his servants. But, a frail voice said that he was mistaken. It said, “All men are servants of one another.” A deathly silence followed the remark. The blood froze in the veins of the people assembled there. The king exploded with anger and demanded, "Who has dared to suggest that I am a servant!" The frail voice again said that he dared, and the people parted to reveal a white-haired old man, leaning heavily on a stout stick. “Who are you?” asked the king. “I am Boubakar,” said the man. “We have no water in our village. I have come to ask for a well to be dug there.” The king roared whether he was a beggar, striding down to where the man stood. Boubakar was fearless and he said, "I will prove before nightfall that all people are here to serve each other."
The king declared that he was the master of the world because
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
I bought ________ pair of blue jeans with ____ red top.
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable article.
They went up _______ same familiar hill.
Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
The King of Basna in Zulu was a proud and stern man, feared by all his subjects. One day while sitting in his mud palace surrounded by fawning courtiers and watched by a multitude of people, who had come to see him, he was suddenly overcome by a sense of grandeur and loudly declared that he was master of the world and that all men were his servants. But, a frail voice said that he was mistaken. It said, “All men are servants of one another.” A deathly silence followed the remark. The blood froze in the veins of the people assembled there. The king exploded with anger and demanded, "Who has dared to suggest that I am a servant!" The frail voice again said that he dared, and the people parted to reveal a white-haired old man, leaning heavily on a stout stick. “Who are you?” asked the king. “I am Boubakar,” said the man. “We have no water in our village. I have come to ask for a well to be dug there.” The king roared whether he was a beggar, striding down to where the man stood. Boubakar was fearless and he said, "I will prove before nightfall that all people are here to serve each other.
People were scared because
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.
Paramjit is the _________ candidate who got selected in the team.
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.
Sorry, I can give you _________ information about this matter.
Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.
They started the project well but did not have ___________ resources to keep it going.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.
Education is ________ backbone of _______ individual's progress.
Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.
An afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema
Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.
A thing which is no longer in use
Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.
Preet Grewal is becoming famous these days.
Directions: Give antonym of the underlined words in the given sentence.
An important objective of elementary school philosophy is to help children become conversant with philosophical concepts.
A sentence that contains two clauses that are joined by a conjunction is called a
Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.
An unknown author who has written a book
Directions: Read the given passage and answer the question that follows.
The King of Basna in Zulu was a proud and stern man, feared by all his subjects. One day while sitting in his mud palace surrounded by fawning courtiers and watched by a multitude of people, who had come to see him, he was suddenly overcome by a sense of grandeur and loudly declared that he was master of the world and that all men were his servants. But, a frail voice said that he was mistaken. It said, “All men are servants of one another.” A deathly silence followed the remark. The blood froze in the veins of the people assembled there. The king exploded with anger and demanded, "Who has dared to suggest that I am a servant!" The frail voice again said that he dared, and the people parted to reveal a white-haired old man, leaning heavily on a stout stick. “Who are you?” asked the king. “I am Boubakar,” said the man. “We have no water in our village. I have come to ask for a well to be dug there.” The king roared whether he was a beggar, striding down to where the man stood. Boubakar was fearless and he said, "I will prove before nightfall that all people are here to serve each other.
Boubakar had come there because
Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.
He shall have left for New Delhi by this time tomorrow.
Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.
I have been cheated.
Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.
They need bricks to build the house.
Directions: Give synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.
When he is angry, he cannot overpower his emotions.
Directions: Identify the underlined part of speech.
Each person in this place is selfish.
Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.
Rats had destroyed the entire crop.
Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.
He was troubling me for a long time.
Directions: Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the given idiom.
Mean business
Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.
Who teaches you Hindi?
Directions: Choose the word which is different from the rest.
Directions: Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the idiom.
Cold shoulder
Directions: Identify the fact from opinions.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with homonyms.
The ______ people cannot put forth any example of an _______ life.
Directions: Change the direct speech into an indirect speech.
Ravi said to her, “What are your plans?”
Directions: Fill in the blanks with homonyms.
I love the _________ of the perfume __________ by you.
Directions: Find out the alternative that can replace the question mark.
Eye : Sight :: Brain : ?
Directions: Given below is the body of a story with blanks i, ii, iii and iv. Fill in the blanks with the options provided to make it meaningful.
Gurinder was a popular sculptor of his town. His sculptures ____i___ nobody could ever find whether the statue was real or not. One night, Gurinder had a dream that he would die within fifteen days and the Demon of Death would come to take him. To save himself from death, he prepared nine statues of himself. On the fifteenth day, he heard the footsteps of the Demon of Death. He also ____ii_________ so that the Demon could not discover who the real Gurinder was. Exhausted, the Demon of Death went back and narrated the matter to the God of Death, who immediately set out to bring Gurinder himself. In order to find out the real Gurinder, the God of Death played a trick. He glanced ______iii_______ admiringly. Gurinder stood alert and motionless. All of a sudden, the God of Death said, "Gurinder, no doubt, you are an excellent sculptor but I can still notice one fault in your art". This remark made Gurinder restless and he asked, “Where is the fault?” Instantly, the God of Death __iv_______ and said, “Your pride, that cannot tolerate a little criticism”. Gurinder was caught due to his pride.
P. looked so real that Q. at all the statues R. stood like a statue S. caught hold of him
Directions: Given below is the body of a letter with blanks i, ii, iii and iv. Fill in the blanks with the options provided to make it meaningful.
Dear sir, I would like to draw the kind attention of the concerned authorities, through the (i), regarding irregular water supply in Heera Bagh Colony. The water supply is very poor. We get water only thrice a week, which is not sufficient. The (ii) only for two hours in the morning and evening, respectively. Besides it, the water is contaminated. Many residents fall sick and (iii) jaundice and typhoid. Though we have complained to the local authorities, yet no action has been taken. It is requested that the authorities (iv) and take necessary action immediately to ensure clean and regular water supply.
Thanking you
P. very often complain of Q. columns of your esteemed newspaper R. look into this matter S. water is supplied