Grade VIII-o English Language Online Quiz
- 1.Change the voice. The wind blew down the trees.
- A.
The trees are blown down by the wind.
- B.
The trees were blown down by the wind.
- C.
The trees are blowing down by the wind.
- D.
The trees were blowing down by the wind.
- 2.Change the voice. The police caught the thieves.
- A.
The thieves caught by the police.
- B.
The thieves were caught by the police.
- C.
The thieves had been caught by the police.
- D.
The thieves was caught by the police.
- 3.Change into active voice. The letter was posted by Alice.
- A.
Alice posted the letter.
- B.
Alice is posting the letter.
- C.
Alice posts the letter.
- D.
Alice was posting the letter.
- 4.Change into active voice. We were received by the hostess.
- A.
The hostess will receive us.
- B.
The hostess is receiving us.
- C.
The hostess would receive us.
- D.
The hostess received us.
- 5.Change into indirect speech. He said: “I know the way.”
- A.
He said he knew the way.
- B.
He said he knows the way.
- C.
He said he will know the way.
- D.
He said he would know the way.
- 6.Change into indirect speech. They said: “We sold the house.”
- A.
They said they would sell the house.
- B.
They said they have sold the house.
- C.
They said they had sold the house.
- D.
They said they are selling the house.
- 7.Change into direct speech. He said they had been learning.
- A.
He said: “We have been learning.”
- B.
He said: “We have learning.”
- C.
He said: “We are learning.”
- D.
He said: “We were learning.”
- 8.Change into direct speech. Bill said he had been sitting.
- A.
Bill said: “he is sitting.”
- B.
Bill said: “he was sitting.”
- C.
Bill said: “I was sitting.”
- D.
Bill said: “I am sitting.”
- 9.Identify the correct meaning of the following proverb. Don’t judge a book by its cover.
- A.
The book has a good cover.
- B.
The book's cover is torn.
- C.
Things are not always what they seem.
- D.
Things are always as they seem.
- 10.Choose the correct meaning of the following proverb. All that glitters is not gold.
- A.
Gold is always precious.
- B.
Everything that looks precious turns out to be so.
- C.
Not everything that looks precious turns out to be so.
- D.
Gold does not glitter but is expensive.
- 11.Choose the best answer to complete the following blanks. I bought you this cake. I ________ you like it.
- A.
Hoping
- B.
Hope
- C.
Hoped
- 12.Choose the best answer to complete the following blanks. ’m going to the bank ____________ get some money.
- A.
For
- B.
When
- C.
To
- 13.Choose the best answer to complete the following blanks. If I were a rich person with lots of money, ________________________________________.
- A.
I can travel around the world.
- B.
I would travel around the world.
- C.
I will travel around the world.
- 14.Choose the best answer to complete the following blanks. I ______________ at Ocean Park yesterday.
- A.
Got a good time
- B.
Had got a good time
- C.
Had a good time
- 15.The clown pulled silly faces to make the children laugh. The word silly in this sentence means:
- A.
Bad
- B.
Funny
- C.
Tricky
- D.
None of these
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