CBSE Class 8 English IEO Olympiad MCQs with Answers Set B

WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

IDENTIFY THE MISSPELT WORD.

1.
A. Remand
B. Command
C. Reccomend
D. Commend
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 2 AND 3, CHOOSE THE WORD WITH SAME OR SIMILAR MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD.

2. The zealous politician made promises that he knew he could not possibly keep.
A. Jealous
B. Enthusiastic
C. Fantastic
D. Callous
Answer : B

3. She is suffering from a chronic chest infection.
A. Fatal
B. Genetic
C. Prolonged
D. Untreatable
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 4 AND 5, CHOOSE THE WORD WITH OPPOSITE MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD.

4. Socrates was profound and eloquent and spoke straight from the depths of his heart.
A. Unimpressive
B. Superficial
C. Artificial
D. Controversial
Answer : B

5. The women were singing in melancholy tones.
A. Amused
B. Dismal
C. Cheerful
D. Hoarse
Answer : C

FOR QUESTIONS 6 TO 14, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.

6. Somebody who is respected because of age or some distinction, called _________.
A. eminent
B. illustrious
C. prominent
D. venerable
Answer : D

7. Mr. Watson, my new neighbour, is such a pain in the _________.
A. neck
B. mind
C. heart
D. head
Answer : A

8. Someone who watches too much TV, sitting or lying down, is called _________.
A. a mouse potato
B. a hot potato
C. a small potato
D. a couch potato
Answer : D

9. The fiftieth anniversary of any event is called _________.
A. Silver Jubilee
B. Golden Jubilee
C. Diamond Jubilee
D. Platinum Jubilee
Answer : B

10. After his father’s death, Tim had to look _________ the family business.
A. after
B. into
C. at
D. up
Answer : A

11. Mr. Wilson is _________ old to take the stairs to his fifth floor apartment.
A. much
B. very
C. so
D. too
Answer : D

12. The musician was playing the final piece when we _________ the auditorium.
A. were to enter
B. had entered
C. have entered
D. entered
Answer : D

13. ‘Maria, can you find out _________ the baby is crying? Does she need a change?’
A. where
B. when
C. why
D. how
Answer : C

14. It’s definitely something to aspire _________.
A. of
B. to
C. by
D. with
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 15 TO 19, CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.

15.
A. Yesterday,
B. Bryan bought a new car
C. and drives it
D. to his home in Hong Kong.
Answer : C

16.
A. I’ll visit you
B. when I will come
C. to Chennai
D. next week.
Answer : B

17.
A. She has
B. a
C. good news
D. for you.
Answer : B

18.
A. Vibhor
B. is married
C. with
D. a dentist.
Answer : C

19.
A. I have been
B. waiting for you
C. since
D. more than two hours
Answer : C

READING

FOR QUESTIONS 20 TO 24, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

Volunteers Set the Mood of the Games

Olympic Gold Medallist Rower Katherine Grainger was born and bred in Glasgow and strongly believes that people have got a great sense of humour. Speaking of the importance of volunteers in the forthcoming Commonwealth Games, she says, “I think that a sense of humour is really a huge requirement for a lot of the volunteer roles, especially in sports festivals. I reckon, it is more important than any previous experience of volunteering.” She is very confident that the organisers will get plenty of right people for volunteering that everyone will get a chance to savour Scottish humour. The volunteers she remembers most from London Olympics 2012 were those individuals with their own personalities. “You could never say that the Games Makers were a production line of certain people. They were different ages and from different backgrounds, and they’d all welcome you in a different way,” she says.
An interesting incident, she recalls her encounter with a volunteer boy in the London Olympics 2012. When she turned up on the morning of her rowing final, a volunteer welcomed her and other team members and pointing to the chocolate medal in his neck, jokingly commented, ‘Hey everyone, I bet you’re jealous of my gold medal!’ She and her team members could not help smiling.
Another thing about the London Olympics 2012 that left her particularly impressed were the long chains of volunteers on the way to and from the stadiums. The way they were high-fiving people, dancing and singing was the most amazing sight. They enhanced the excitement and gaiety of the extravaganza and painted a very positive picture of their country, she recalls.
Commenting on the general notion that volunteering may be a thankless job, she says, “Some of the volunteering roles could perhaps have been seen as mundane or not particularly glamorous, but I believe volunteering is a crucial job and that volunteers should be made to feel admired, respected and loved. That would make them even happier to be doing those roles and rub off the feel-good spirit on everyone else.”
“Volunteers can really set the mood of the Games. If you get it right, people arrive and leave happy,” she says.

20. What kind of people, according to Katherine, are just right for volunteering?
A. People who were born in Glasgow.
B. People who can make others laugh.
C. People who have experience of volunteering.
D. People who understand Scottish humour.
Answer : D

21. A quality of the volunteers of London Olympics 2012 does Katherine remember most is the _________.
A. similarities in their personalities and behaviour
B. uniformity in their ages and backgrounds
C. distinct character and conduct of each member
D. common way in which they welcomed guests
Answer : C

22. The volunteer boy with a chocolate medal in his neck was trying to _________ Katherine and her teammates.
A. please
B. taunt
C. incite
D. flatter
Answer : A

23. According to paragraph 4, Katherine was most impressed with the _________.
A. extraordinary atmosphere of celebration that prevailed in the games
B. way volunteers added to the charm and enthusiasm of the games
C. amount of respect and affection that volunteers get from one and all
D. extraordinarily large crowds of spectators that thronged the stadiums
Answer : B

24. The general view about most jobs of volunteering is that they are very _________.
A. stylish and very beautiful
B. ordinary and unrewarding
C. crucial jobs few can do well
D. interesting and happy jobs
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 25 TO 29, READ THE PASSAGE AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

16-Feet Waves-Where There Was Once Only Ice!

i. National Geographic correspondent Jane J. Lee in a recent article describes how reduced sea ice has allowed the build-up of huge waves in the Beaufort Sea. She talks of sea waves as high as 16-feet in the Arctic Ocean where there was once only ice. Her fear is that because wave action breaks up sea ice, allowing more sunlight to warm the ocean, can trigger a cycle that leads to even less ice, more wind, and higher waves.
ii. According to Jane, scientists had hitherto never measured waves in the Beaufort Sea, an area north of Alaska because of the perpetual sheet of ice that prevented their formation. But, much of the region, she says, is now ice-free by September, and researchers have, as a result, been able to anchor a sensor to measure wave heights in the central Beaufort Sea in 2012.
iii. An alarming point that Jane raises is that if winds are free to blow for a longer distance over the open ocean, they can produce higher and higher waves. Sea ice restricts how far winds can blow, thus limits the formation of waves. The loss of this cover is, therefore, a cause of great concern.
iv. Jane talks of how scientists predict that in future larger waves may be rising, if the seasonal ice cover in the Arctic, continues to diminish.
v. If that happens, it will have serious implications for the world—shorelines may be getting hit with larger and larger waves, and could erode rapidly. Moreover, reduced ice cover could also alter the amount of carbon dioxide being exchanged between the atmosphere and the ocean. As a result, the Arctic may be releasing more greenhouse gas into the atmosphere.
vi. The amount of open water, Jane says, varies annually in the Beaufort. There is virtually no open water in April, when sea ice is at its maximum, but during sea ice minimums in September, it spreads over an area of 621 miles (1,000 kilometres). Although, the Arctic has been steadily losing its sea ice cover since the late 1970s that loss was particularly quick in 2002. The 16-feet waves the scientists’ instrument picked up occurred during a powerful storm on September 18, 2012.

25. What gave rise to waves in the Beaufort  Sea?
A. Scientific studies going on there.
B. Presence of gentle winds in the area.
C. Less sea ice due to warmer climate.
D. A shorter summer season.
Answer : C

26. Until recently scientists had not measured the sea waves in the Beaufort Sea because of _________.
A. its ice-free summers
B. its permanent ice-cover
C. their failure to deploy sensors there
D. the particularly bad weather there
Answer : B

27. In third paragraph of the passage suggests that the formation of waves can be limited, if somehow _________.
A. the ice cover on the sea is further reduced
B. scientists carry out more studies in the area
C. winds can travel longer distance over the open sea
D. winds are not allowed to travel long distances
Answer : D

28. Larger waves in the Arctic, in future, may result in _________.
A. reduced CO₂ exchange between the ocean and the atmosphere
B. no open water in the Arctic in summer season
C. wider, thicker ice cover in winters in the Arctic
D. discharge of more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
Answer : D

29. The year _________saw an increase in the speed at which the loss of the Arctic ice-cover occurred.
A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 2002
D. 2012
Answer : C

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION

FOR QUESTIONS 30 TO 34, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.

30. You say ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’ when you doubt that someone is _________.
A. pretending to be a kid
B. worrying too much
C. not speaking the truth
D. trying to be extra polite
Answer : C

31. If you want someone else to go ahead of you or pass through ahead of you, which of the following expressions would you use?
A. You first, please.
B. After you, please.
C. First you, please.
D. Go before me, please.
Answer : B

32. If someone says, ‘No worries’, he/she wants to say ‘_________ ’.
A. I’m a carefree person
B. there is nothing to lose
C. that’s all right
D. what will happen, will happen
Answer : C

33. If you don’t hear something properly, you can politely request the speaker to repeat what they said, by using the expression?
A. What?
B. Repeat.
C. Come again, please.
D. Once again.
Answer : C

34. After hours of struggle, when Bob finally succeeded in starting the car, Mary shouted in great excitement, _________‘ !’
A. What the hell
B. Way to go
C. Oh, no
D. What the Dickens
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 35 TO 43, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.

Delhi’s Latest Tourist Attraction:

Delhi Eye Years after its construction, New Delhi’s ______(35)______ tourist attraction, Delhi Eye is (36) open to public. Constructed ______(37)______ the famous flyers in London and Singapore, it has been created by the same Dutch company that made the Singapore Flyer.
______(38)______ an 18-storey building (45 metres or 200 feet), this Ferris wheel has cost approximately £7 million and has a total capacity of 288 people. Its 36 air-conditioned cabins offer a ______(39)______ view of the popular sites in the vicinity – ______(40)______ Akshardham Temple, Humayun’s Tomb and Lotus Temple, all in ______(41)______ of 20 minutes. On a ______(42)______ day, one can even see Connaught Place from a distance. Its observatory-style experience would be special for the visitors, since the (43) view over Delhi is spectacular.

35.
A. lost
B. last
C. later
D. latest
Answer : D

36.
A. newly
B. partially
C. initially
D. finally
Answer : D

37.
A. along the lines of
B. in line with
C. out of line with
D. on the right lines
Answer : A

38.
A. So tall as
B. As tall as
C. More tall than
D. Much taller than
Answer : B

39.
A. naked eye
B. worm’s eye
C. bird’s eye
D. satellite’s
Answer : C

40.
A. include
B. includes
C. included
D. including
Answer : D

41.
A. an interval
B. an area
C. a span
D. a section
Answer : C

42.
A. hazy
B. cloudy
C. clear
D. rainy
Answer : C

43.
A. overreaching
B. far reaching
C. within reach
D. beyond reach
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 44 AND 45, CHOOSE THE CORRECT STRESS PATTERN FOR THE UNDERLINED WORDS.

44. Annual examinations are held in the month of June every year.
A. EXaminations
B. exaMInations
C. examiNAtions
D. examinaTIons
Answer : C

45. That’s an interesting activity.
A. ACTivity
B. acTIvity
C. actiVIty
D. activiTY
Answer : B

ACHIEVERS SECTION

46. IDENTIFY THE MISSPELT WORD.
A. Dyeing
B. Fungi
C. Sking
D. Taxiing
Answer : C

47. CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN ERROR.
A. She wants
B. to know
C. why
D. is the baby crying.
Answer : D

48. CHOOSE THE CORRECT STRESS PATTERN FOR THE UNDERLINED WORD.
She is a well-known choreographer of the film industry.
A. CHOreographer
B. choreOgrapher
C. choreoGRAPHer
D. choreographER
Answer : B

FOR QUESTIONS 49 AND 50, CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION.

49. Someone who can speak many languages is called a/an _________.
A. orator
B. linguistics
C. polyglot
D. ventriloquist
Answer : C

50. If at a restaurant your friends say, ‘Let’s go Dutch’, they mean to say that _________.
A. only one of the members will pay for all
B. they wish to try some Dutch dishes
C. they wish to eat in the way, the Dutch eat
D. everyone will pay for himself or herself
Answer : D