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Arrangement of Sentences MCQ Questions Class 8 English with Answers
In the following questions, the 1st and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
Question.
1. Can any one
P. falsehood triumph
Q. and let
R. for a long time
S. suppress truth
6. permanently?
(a) RQSP
(b) QPRS
(c) SRQP
(d) PRQS
Answer : C
Question.
1. And then word
P. came from inside
Q. meet the released civilians,
R. that after all,
S. the press could
6. but fleetingly.
(a) RSQP
(b) SRPQ
(c) PRSQ
(d) RPQS
Answer : C
Question.
1. The man,
P. and no one passing him in the street
Q. was singularly inconspicuous
R. who was called Alfred Nobel
S. would have given him
6. another look.
(a) RQPS
(2) QPSR
(c) PSQR
(4) SPRQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. In paliopathology
P. would be to obtain
Q. the fundamental objective
R. background information
S. as much
6. on the skeleton as possible.
(a) PRQS
(b) RPSQ
(c) QPSR
(d) SRQP
Answer : C
Question.
1. Generally speaking,
P. for me by those who have invited me or
Q. follow programmes that have been worked out
R. who offer themselves as guides and usually in such cases,
S. the journeys that I undertake for the purpose of publicity
6. I find the things I have to do, wearisome.
(a) RPQS
(b) SQPR
(c) QRPS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B
Question.
1. Jeff is a very good dancer,
P. who always tries new dance steps
Q. while the rest of the class is struggling.
R. which are demonstrated,
S. and masters them quickly
6. He shows off.
(a) RPQS
(b) SQPR
(c) QRPS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : D
Question.
1. These positive effects vary from genetic changes that
P. to other related infections,
Q. make us more resistant to the diseases responsible
R. for epidemics and
S. which have effects on human that are
6. hard to pin down and quantify.
(a) RPQS
(b) QRPS
(c) SQPR
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B
Question.
1. After an entire generation of parents and teachers
P. the level of depression.
Q. children’s self-esteem, an indicator of good mental health,
R. has worked hard to improve its
S. in young people has skyrocketed.
6. It is how we feel about ourselves.
(a) PQRS
(b) QSRP
(c) RQSP
(d) SPRQ
Answer : C
Question.
1. The Bermuda Mangle is an area
P. of many unexplained disappearances,
Q. the three points of the triangle being Miami,
R. is famous for being the supposed site
S. of the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida and
6. Bermuda and San Juan in Puerto Rico.
(a) PQRS
(b) SRPQ
(c) QSRP
(d) RPQS
Answer : B
Question.
1. Most of the people acquire
P. which makes them hesitant
Q. their ancestral culture and
R. to accept new ideas and theories of
S. tradition without questioning them,
6. the changing world.
(a) SPRQ
(b) QRSP
(c) QSPR
(d) PQRS
Answer : C
Question.
1. Local industries often
P. protest the high salaries
Q. that this will unreasonably raise
R. arguing vehemently
S. offered by multinational firms
6. all wages to an excessive level.
(a) RQPS
(b) PSRQ
(c) SRQP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : B
Question.
1. Although fruits can no longer grow once picked,
P. taking in oxygen and
Q. they continue to respire for some time,
R. giving off carbon dioxide,
S. just as human beings do
6. when they breathe.
(a) QPRS
(b) SQPR
(c) RPQS
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. The multi sourcing of
P. financial mess with
Q. coins led to a
R. using their own mix of
S. different mints
6. metals and alloys.
(a) QPSR
(b) PSRQ
(c) RPQS
(d) SQRP
Answer : A
Question.
1. It may seem odd
P. one should only read
Q. but people read for such a
R. to have to insist that
S. because one liked it
6. variety of reasons.
(a) QPSR
(b) RSPQ
(c) SPRQ
(d) RPSQ
Answer : D
In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
Question.
1. Even today in many countries
P. neglected and there are far
Q. women continue to be
R. who have had the benefit of
S. fewer, women than men
6. education and vocational training.
(a) PRQS
(b) QPSR
(c) RQPS
(d) SQRP
Answer : B
Question.
1. Space technology
P. a socioeconomic revolution
Q. that can transform,
R. even revolutionise
S. has created
6. stagnant societies.
(a) QRSP
(b) SRQP
(c) SPQR
(d) SPRQ
Answer : C
Question.
1. A minor ailment can be
P. to the doctor, but if neglected
Q. serious trouble requiring
R. easily cured with just a timely visit
S. it may spell
6. numerous trips to the hospital.
(a) QSPR
(b) SQRP
(c) PQRS
(d) RPSQ
Answer : D
Question.
1. Commercial energy
P. increasing trend
Q. shows an
R. consumption
S. and poses the major
6. challenge for the future.
(a) PQSR
(b) SRPQ
(c) QPRS
(d) RQPS
Answer : D
Question.
1. My friend suggested
P. my future plans
Q. to succeed
R. well in advance
S. that I must chalk out
6. in my life.
(a) SPRQ
(b) SRQP
(c) QRPS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A
In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentence are numbered 1 and 6. Remaining sentences are named P, Q. R and S. These four sentences are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
Question.
1. Efforts should be made to stimulate exports.
P. We have another source of foreign exchange.
Q. But people are reluctant to part with it.
R. I mean the huge quantities of hoarded gold.
S. It is necessary to increase our foreign exchange reserves.
6. If they are willing, gold can be sold abroad.
(a) PRSQ
(b) SPRQ
(c) SRPQ
(d) PSRQ
Answer : B
Question.
1. The vegetable bin of my refrigerator contained an assortment of weird looking items.
P. The carrots dropped into U shapes as I picked them up with the tips of my fingers.
Q. To the right of the oranges was a bunch of carrots that had begun to sprout points, spikes and tendrils.
R. Near the carrots was a net bag of onions.
S. Next to a shrivelled, white coated lemon were two oranges covered with blue fuzz.
6. Each onion had sent curling shoots through the net until the whole thing resembled a mass of green spaghetti.
(a) SQPR
(b) QSRP
(c) PRSQ
(d) RSQP
Answer : A
Question.
1. There was no proper light system on the highway.
P. In addition, clouds were gathering in the sky.
Q. The night was darker than usual.
R. Then suddenly, the wind dropped.
S. The atmosphere now was very stuffy.
6. The moon also hid behind the clouds and it made the night gloomier.
(a) QRPS.
(b) RPQS
(c) QPRS
(d) SPRQ
Answer : C
Question.
1. AIDS is a disease caused by a virus called HIV.
P. This results in the victim’s inability to defend themselves from any infections leading to death.
Q. This disease destroys part of the body’s immune system.
R. AIDS patients are carriers of the virus,
S. People who are infected develop AIDS within five to ten years.
6. And they are infected for years without knowing it and transmit the disease to others.
(a) QPSR
(b) PSQR
(c) RSQP
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. Helen Keller has an ageless quality about her in keeping with her amazing life story.
P. Although warned by this human reaction, she has no wish to be set aside from the rest of mankind.
Q. She is an inspiration to both blind and who can see everywhere.
R. When she visited Japan after World War II, boys and girls from remote villages ran to her, crying, ‘Helen Keller’.
S. Blind, deaf and mute from early childhood, she rose above her triple handicap to become one of the bestknown characters in the modern world.
6. She believes the blind should live and work with their fellows, with full responsibility.
(a) QPSR
(b) PQSR
(c) RSQP
(d) SQRP
Answer : D
Question.
1. India led the battle of freedom against imperialism.
P. That technique brought us success.
Q. We therefore championed the cause of other countries.
R. We fought it with a special technique.
S. We are happy that they achieved freedom.
6. But some countries are still slaves.
(a) QSRP
(b) SRPQ
(c) RPQS
(d) RSQP
Answer : C
In the following questions, the 1st and the last sentence of the passage are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q. R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentences and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
Question.
1. Education in India had a glorious beginning.
P. But after the British rule, it faced many changes.
Q. It went on for centuries with the same glory.
R. English as the medium of instruction had a very great response.
S. One of the changes was the introduction of English as the medium of instruction.
6. As the British left we had a complexity of opinions regarding English.
(a) PQRS
(b) QPSR
(c) PQSR
(d) SRPQ
Answer : B
Question.
1. It is easy to criticize the people at the helm, for the slow progress in every field.
P. We are well aware that the intellectuals are leaving our country for better employment opportunities.
Q. Then question remains unanswered because our country cannot show opportunities to the intellectuals.
R. Then, what about their obligation to the Motherland?
S. First, we should ask ourselves as to what is happening to the young intellectuals in India.
6. This situation of ‘Brain Drain’ leads to a variety of problems.
(a) PSQR
(b) RPSQ
(c) PSRQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : D
Question.
1. It is the responsibility of parents to teach the young moral values in life.
P. Many children take advantage of their parents’ busy schedule.
Q. This results in children’s ignorance of social values.
R. The reason behind it is that parents are quite busy nowadays.
S. Nowadays parents spend very meagre time with children.
6. As such, the society is going away from the value system.
(a) SRPQ
(b) PQRS
(c) SQRP
(d) SPQR
Answer : A
Question.
1. The man who does his duty without any selfish desire for fruit may be called a sanyasi as well as yogi.
P. The man who has achieved much evenness of temper will be serene, because his mere thoughts are changed with the strength of action.
Q. He would practise yoga, i.e., evenness of temper, and cannot but perform action.
R. The root of the matter is that one should not allow his mind to flit from object of desire to another and from that to a third.
S. But he who abstains from action altogether is only an idler.
6. A yogi is one who is not attached to his objects of sense or to action and whose mind has ceased to roam restlessly.
(a) SRQP
(b) RQPS
(c) QRSP
(d) PRSQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. This was an important day for Alatook.
P. It was a cold day, but Alatook would be warm.
Q. For the first time he was going to hunt seals alone.
R. First he put on his fur-lined jacket.
S. Then he put on mittens and boots of deer skin to protect his hands and feet from the cold.
6. Finally he picked up the gun he had cleaned so carefully the day before.
(a) PQRS
(b) QPRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) QRPS
Answer : B
In the following questions, the first and the last part of the sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentences are split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in their proper order. Read the sentence and find out which of the four combinations is correct. Then find the correct answer.
Question.
1. A lot of people simply dump their rubbish in open bins.
P. All sorts of diseases are carried by the flies.
Q. Then they come into the house and infect uncovered food.
R. In this rubbish the flies breed and multiply.
S. Such carelessness invites flies to the rubbish,
6. Consumption of such food can only bring disease and sickness.
(a) SPQR
(b) RQPS
(c) RPQS
(d) SRQP
Answer : D
Question.
1. Madurai is a historically important place.
P. Besides all these the Clara festival attracts visitors.
Q. It has the famous Meenakshi Temple.
R. The place is also famous for the jasmine flower.
S. Further it is an architectural marvel.
6. Due to all these factors Madurai is a popular tourist spot.
(a) QSRP
(b) RSPQ
(c) PQRS
(d) SRPQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. A jackal fell into a dyer’s tub.
P. He ordered that he should be respected.
Q. Meanwhile a lion arrived on the scene.
R. He posed as the King of the forest.
S. The dyed jackal ran away.
6. Other jackals ran after him and tore him to pieces.
(a) PQRS
(b) QPRS
(c) SQRP
(d) RPQS
Answer : D
Question.
1. Six-year-old Prabodh aimed his toy gun at his sister while playing.
P. ‘You may aim at the pole, or at the wall or at the tree, where no one can get hurt’.
Q. Mother got up immediately saying, ‘No one shoots a human being and calmly removed the gun from Prabodh’.
R. Still Prabodh aimed his gun at the kid.
S. When his mother saw this she said, ‘No, Prabodh! Not at the baby!’
6. With such a firm action on his mother’s part, Prabodh realized where the gun should not be aimed.
(a) PRSQ
(b) QSPR
(c) SPRQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : C
Question.
1. A man wearing dark sunglasses walked into the bank.
P. Then he shouted, ‘Give me all your money, all the money in this bank right now’. Everyone in the lobby screamed and started running.
R. He went up to the teller and held up a hand grenade for all to see.
S. Nervously the young female teller handed the man three big bags loaded with cash.
6. Holding the grenade in one hand and the bags in the other, he walked out of the building.
(a) PSRQ
(b) QSPR
(c) RPQS
(d) SRQP
Answer : C
Question.
1. Martha taught English Literature.
P. She would involve them in role-plays.
Q. Her students were young learners.
R. This way the students found it easier to identify with the characters.
S. They fell into the age group of 14-16 years.
6. They looked forward to attending her classes.
(a) QSPR
(b) QPSR
(c) RSPQ
(d) SQRP
Answer : A
Question.
1. Mary and Jo were amateur singers.
P. He called them for auditions the following week.
Q. So they approached a leading music company.
R. They wanted to try their luck at playback singing.
S. But the manager said that they would have to qualify an audition test.
6. Fortunately they qualified the test.
(a) RSPQ
(b) QPRS
(c) PRSQ
(d) RQSP
Answer : D
Question.
1. Rubik’s Cube was the most popular puzzle in 1980s.
P. His name was Erno Rubik.
Q. In 1977, he produced the plastic version.
R. It was invented by an architect.
S. The first cube was made of wood.
6. It won a prize at the Budapest International Fair.
(a) QRPS
(b) RSPQ
(c) RPSQ
(d) PRSQ
Answer : C
Question.
1. Carpentry is a very strenuous profession.
P. Because of such tools they put themselves at risk of injury.
Q. In such areas it is all too easy to fall or slip.
R. Sometimes their work demands climbing on high rise buildings.
S. Carpenters have to work with sharp tools.
6. Their lives, thus, are full of challenges.
(a) SPRQ
(b) PQSR
(c) RPSQ
(d) SQPR
Answer : A
Question.
1. In ancient times a King named Sagar performed the ‘Ashwamedha Yagna’’
P. No one could capture the horse.
Q. Many tried to capture the horse.
R. As per rules a splendid horse was let loose and allowed to wander.
S. Those who tried had to fight Sagar’s warriors.
6. Thus Sagar’s fame spread far and wide.
(a) RSPQ
(b) RQPS
(c) RQSP
(d) QPRS
Answer : C
Question.
1. The bee has no sense of proportion.
P. It goes about collecting honey.
Q. It has never learnt to spend.
R. As though starvation was staring it at its face.
S. Even with stocks sufficient for 20 generations.
6. And that is how God has made them.
(a) PRQS
(b) RSQP
(c) QSPR
(d) QRPS
Answer : C
Question.
1. Snakes are the most feared of all reptiles.
P. Superstition and ignorance prevents proper treatment.
Q. It is also beneficial to man. R Snake is not a source of fear and harm.
S. Many people are killed by snakes in India and all over the world.
6. Medicines are made from its poison.
(a) PRSQ
(b) QRSP
(c) SPRQ
(d) SRQP
Answer : C
Question.
1. Computers have infiltrated into all aspects of life.
P. This shows that the computer has become all-powerful.
Q. So, it is with many other things where computers are indispensable.
R. City traffic, airline booking and air traffic are all computer controlled.
S. In such a situation, computer breakdown means the breakdown of the system it controls.
6. Such is our dependence on it.
(a) RQSP
(b) SQPR
(c) PQRS
(d) RPQS
Answer : A
Question.
1. Albert Edward had never liked the new vicar.
P. He wasn’t the type of man they wanted, with a classy congregation.
Q. And now, he straightened himself a little.
R. He knew his value.
S. He’d said from the beginning that they had made a mistake.
6. He wasn’t going to allow himself to be put upon.
(a) PSQR
(b) QRPS
(c) SPQR
(d) SRPQ
Answer : C
Question.
1. Jai Hai is a handball type game.
P. In fact, this game originated in the Basque region of Spain.
Q. And in Florida it is legal to place bets on the players of Jai Hai.
R. It is one of the fastest moving ball games.
S. Although played quite well in Florida and Latin America, it is not an American game.
6. Sports experts agree that Jai Hai requires more skill, speed, endurance and nerve than any other game.
(a) PSRQ
(b) PSQR
(c) SRPQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : D
Question.
1. Proud Little Astronomer sees a huge dragon in the moon.
P. Big Astronomer calls him and shows him the fly.
Q. He runs to the Big Astronomer and calls him home.
R. He is very excited and remembers his rival Big Astronomer.
S. Big Astronomer agrees and later discovers a fly in the telescope lens.
6. Little Astronomer is shamefaced and becomes humble.
(a) RQSP
(b) PQRS
(c) RSPQ
(d) QPSR
Answer : A
Question.
1. What is this life it is full of care,
P. No time to stand beneath the boughs
Q. We have no time to stand and stare.
R. No time to see, when woods we pass.
S. And stare as long as sheep or cows.
6. Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
(a) QPSR
(b) QSPR
(c) RSPQ
(d) SPRQ
Answer : A
Question.
1. Louis Washkansky was a 56 year old South African.
P. He had a damaged heart.
Q. A team of doctors led by
Dr C. Barnard was formed.
R. He could not be cured.
S. So the doctors decided to give him a new heart.
6. The team conducted the operation.
(a) QSRP
(b) RPSQ
(c) SQPR
(d) PRSQ
Answer : D
Question.
1. Bhima reached the Rakshasa’s den.
P. He was a monster with red hair and a red beard.
Q. He climbed down from the cart.
R. At once he sat down to eat the food.
S. The Rakshasa saw him.
6. When he saw what Bhima was doing, he roared.
(a) PQRS
(b) RQPS
(c) QRSP
(d) QPSR
Answer : D
Question.
1. His son fell into bad company of village boys.
P. The father wanted to wean his son from bad company.
Q. A few days later all bananas got spoiled.
R. His father was much worried about his son’s bad company.
S. To give a lesson to the son, his father gave him a few good bananas with a rotten one.
6. The boy understood the desired lesson his father wanted to give him.
(a) RPSQ
(b) SQPR
(c) PSQR
(d) QSPR
Answer : A
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