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iOEL - X (SilverZone) Olympiad (Class - 8)

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Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.

They ___________ their trip to Manali as we can see from the pictures posted on Facebook.

  1. enjoys

  2. enjoyed

  3. enjoying

  4. was enjoyed

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Simple past tense will change to past present form. 

Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.

My father ________ working in this company for a long time.

  1. have been

  2. has been

  3. was

  4. is being

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of present perfect continuous tense. 'Subject + has/have + been + present tense verb + ing + since/for'.

Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.

Varun __________ join the army next month.

  1. could

  2. will

  3. shall be

  4. will be

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a case of simple future tense in which all the subjects, except I/we, take 'will' as a helping verb.

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.

  1. P

  2. Q

  3. R

  4. S

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It contains an error in the use of infinitive. Replace ‘to got' with 'to get'.

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.

  1. P

  2. Q

  3. R

  4. S

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Is not easily' is the correct phrase.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct modals.

Priyanaka: _____ you go there again. Deepak: No, I ______.

  1. Shouldn't, should

  2. Can, couldn't

  3. Will, won't

  4. May, won't

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A question has been asked about the future, so the answer must be in the future tense.

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.

  1. P

  2. Q

  3. R

  4. S

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

'The majority of people' is a singular subject and will be followed by an auxiliary verb ‘is’.

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.

  1. Can, can

  2. May, may not

  3. May, might

  4. Will, won't

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Case of asking for and denying of the permission

Directions: Identify the underlined part of the sentence.

Rajneesh was awarded the best employee trophy.

  1. Noun

  2. Pronoun

  3. Verb

  4. Adjective

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'Awarded' is a verb.

Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Perssure

  2. Presurre

  3. Pressure

  4. Pressurre

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Pressure is the correct word.

Directions: Identify the underlined part of the sentence.

The nation is progressing by leaps and bounds.

  1. Preposition

  2. Conjunction

  3. Adjective

  4. Adverb

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘By’ is acting as a preposition that joins the verb 'progressing' with 'leaps and bounds'.

Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Durgdery

  2. Drudgery

  3. Durdgerry

  4. Drudggery

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Drudgery is the correct 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

  1. PQRS

  2. RSQP

  3. RPQS

  4. QPRS

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is correct as it makes sense.

Directions: Find the correctly spelt word.

  1. Transmision

  2. Transmssion

  3. Tarnsmission

  4. Transmission

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Transmission is the correct word.

Directions: Insert a verb in agreement with its subject.

Pooja and I ______ studying in the same school.

  1. are

  2. am

  3. was

  4. is

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pooja and I are two subjects. Hence, a plural verb will be used.

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?

  1. All men are servants of God.

  2. All men serve each other.

  3. Man mistakes himself as master.

  4. Man is the maker of his own destiny.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“All men are servants of one another”

Directions: Give antonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

I am a citizen of an autonomous country.

  1. Independent

  2. Self-ruling

  3. Self-governing

  4. Dependent

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Antonym of 'autonomous' is 'dependent'. The rest are synonyms.

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

  1. he was merciless

  2. he felt he was really important

  3. the people told him to do so

  4. his courtiers were lethargic

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

“He was suddenly overcome by a sense of grandeur”

Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

I bought ________ pair of blue jeans with ____ red top.

  1. the, a

  2. a, a

  3. a, the

  4. the, the

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Both ‘pair’ and 'red' start with a consonant sound.

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable article.

They went up _______ same familiar hill.

  1. the

  2. a

  3. an

  4. All of these

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

'Hill' is a common noun and is a familiar place to them.

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

  1. the king was ruthless

  2. the king was screaming

  3. the king had been challenged

  4. the people were illiterate

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

"But, a frail voice said that he was mistaken....A deathly silence followed the remark. The blood froze in the veins of the people assembled there."

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.

Paramjit is the _________ candidate who got selected in the team.

  1. one

  2. once

  3. first

  4. any

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a suitable ordinal number that is acting as a determiner in the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.

Sorry, I can give you _________ information about this matter.

  1. little

  2. a little

  3. the little

  4. much

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

‘Little’ amounts to ‘almost nothing'. Hence, it makes reference to 'sorry'.

Directions: Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.

They started the project well but did not have ___________ resources to keep it going.

  1. many

  2. much

  3. enough

  4. any

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

‘Enough’ makes sense in context to the first part of the sentence.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with suitable articles.

Education is ________ backbone of _______ individual's progress.

  1. a, the

  2. the, a

  3. the, an

  4. a, a

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

'The backbone' and 'an individual' are correct.

Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.

An afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema

  1. Movie

  2. Matinee

  3. Teaser

  4. Prime time

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is the correct answer.

Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.

A thing which is no longer in use

  1. Obsolete

  2. Expired

  3. Retired

  4. Dead

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 1 is the correct answer.

Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.

Preet Grewal is becoming famous these days.

  1. Simple present tense

  2. Present progressive tense

  3. Past progressive tense

  4. Future progressive tense

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Present continuous tense: ‘Subject + is/am/are + present tense verb + ing + object'.

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.

  1. Attentive to

  2. Ignorant of

  3. Conscious about

  4. Observant

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Antonym of 'conversant with' is 'ignorant of'.

A sentence that contains two clauses that are joined by a conjunction is called a

  1. simple sentence

  2. compound sentence

  3. complex sentence

  4. imperative sentence

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the correct answer.

Directions: Find out the one word substitution for the given phrase.

An unknown author who has written a book

  1. Writer

  2. Biographer

  3. Anonymous

  4. Autobiographer

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Option 3 is the correct answer.

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

  1. he wanted to show that he was brave

  2. the king was being over-smart

  3. the other people were meek

  4. he wanted a well for his village

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

“We have no water in our village. I have come to ask for a well to be dug there.”

Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.

He shall have left for New Delhi by this time tomorrow.

  1. Present perfect tense

  2. Past perfect tense

  3. Future perfect tense

  4. Future perfect progressive tense

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Future perfect tense: 'Subject + will/shall + have + past participle + object'.

Directions: Find out the tense of the following sentence.

I have been cheated.

  1. Simple past tense

  2. Simple present tense

  3. Simple future tense

  4. Present perfect tense

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Passive voice of present perfect tense: 'Object + has/have + been + past participle + by + subject'.

Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.

They need bricks to build the house.

  1. Bricks were needed by them.

  2. Bricks are needed to build the house.

  3. Bricks are need to build the house by them.

  4. They needed bricks to build the house.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option 2 is the correct answer. ‘Object + is/am/are + past participle + by + subject'.

Directions: Give synonym of the underlined word in the given sentence.

When he is angry, he cannot overpower his emotions.

  1. Express

  2. Present

  3. Release

  4. Control

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Synonym of 'overpower' is 'control'. All the other options are antonyms.

Directions: Identify the underlined part of speech.

Each person in this place is selfish.

  1. Noun

  2. Pronoun

  3. Adjective

  4. Adverb

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Here, ‘each’ is modifying the noun ‘person’.

Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.

Rats had destroyed the entire crop.

  1. The entire crop had been destroyed by the rats.

  2. The entire crop have been destroyed by the rats.

  3. The entire crop were destroyed by the rats.

  4. The entire crop were being destroyed.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Passive voice of past perfect tense contains 'object + had + been + past participle + phrase + by + subject'.

Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.

He was troubling me for a long time.

  1. He was being troubled from a long time.

  2. He was being troubled for a long time by him.

  3. I had been troubling for a long time.

  4. I was being troubled for a long time by him.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

In passive voice of past continuous tense, the rule is: 'Object + was/were + present tense verb + being + past participle + phrase + by + subject'.

Directions: Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the given idiom.

Mean business

  1. Business that earns no profit

  2. Business of insignificant things

  3. Nothing serious

  4. Be serious

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is exactly what the idiom means.

Directions: Change the active voice into passive voice.

Who teaches you Hindi?

  1. Who is taught Hindi by you?

  2. By whom are you taught Hindi?

  3. By who are you taught Hindi?

  4. Who does teach you Hindi?

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is correct as ‘who’ changes to ‘by whom’.

Directions: Choose the word which is different from the rest.

  1. Play

  2. Drama

  3. Newspaper

  4. Poetry

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Newspaper is different from others as fiction, play and poetry are forms of literature.

Directions: Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the idiom.

Cold shoulder

  1. Too cold

  2. Very cruel

  3. Pay no attention to

  4. Rude in attitude

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is exactly what the idiom means.

Directions: Identify the fact from opinions.

  1. Today, the weather is fine.

  2. The flowers are looking very fresh.

  3. Ram is an honest man.

  4. He is their only son.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a fact while the rest are opinions.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with homonyms.

The ______ people cannot put forth any example of an _______ life.

  1. ideal, idle

  2. idle, ideal

  3. idol, idle

  4. idle, idol

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Idle people’ means 'lazy people' and ‘ideal life’ mean 'life full of values and ideals'.

Directions: Change the direct speech into an indirect speech.

Ravi said to her, “What are your plans?”

  1. Ravi asked her plans.

  2. Ravi asked her what her plans were.

  3. Ravi asked her what are her plans.

  4. Ravi asked her what her plans are.

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reporting verb is in past tense, so reported speech will also change into past tense.

Directions: Fill in the blanks with homonyms.

I love the _________ of the perfume __________ by you.

  1. sent, scent

  2. scent, sent

  3. scents, send

  4. sent, send

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

‘Scent’ means 'pleasant smell' and 'sent' is the past participle of ‘send’.

Directions: Find out the alternative that can replace the question mark.

Eye : Sight :: Brain : ?

  1. Think

  2. Hear

  3. Taste

  4. Sense

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

As 'sight' is the function of eye, similarly the function of brain is to 'think'.

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

  1. PRQS

  2. QPRS

  3. RSPQ

  4. SRQP

  5. None of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is suitable and logical.

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

  1. PQRS

  2. RSQP

  3. QSPR

  4. QPRS

  5. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This makes logical sentences.

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