CBSE Class 8 English Fill In the Blanks Assignment

Question. Many items made of ivory were ________ from a dealer in antiques by the custom authorities at the Delhi airport ?
a) appropriated
b) confiscated
c) annexed
d) hijacked

Answer : B

Question. His new job is connected ________ developing software for teaching ?
a) from
b) by
c) about
d) with

Answer : D

Question. The Chairman advised them to build a bridge between the two companies using ________ and compromise. ?
a) negotiation
b) competition
c) control
d) strength

Answer : A

Question. _______ the train was late by six hours, it made up three hours before reaching its destination. ?
a) Because
b) Incase
c) In spite of
d) Although

Answer : D

Question. There is hope that better forestry management will help in the _________ of the wild life that is constantly facing threat because of increasing human activities. ?
a) Salvation
b) Guarding
c) Supervision
d) conservation

Answer : D

Question. I saw her _________ your cupboard ?
a) to opening
b) opened
c) opening
d) to open

Answer : C

Question. She had won the match when we ________ the venue.?
a) reach
b) reached
c) had been reaching
d) are reaching

Answer : B

Question. Earth’s north magnetic ________ has been drifting so fast in the last few decades that scientists say that past estimates are no longer accurate enough for precise ________. ?
a) zone; navigation
b) area; estimates
c) pole; navigation
d) region; estimates

Answer : C

Question. Scientists have identified ________ regions that make people ________ tasks rather than tackling them immediately. ?
a) mind; prepone
b) head; differ
c) face; postpone
d) brain; defer

Answer : D

Question. A twelve year old boy drowned in a pit ________ up for the coastal road project. ?
a) dig
b) digs
c) digging
d) dug

Answer : D

Question. The employees of our company are not __________ of their freedom. ?
a) deployed
b) denied
c) dissipated
d) deprived

Answer : D

Question. Order was quickly __________ in the area after the scuffle between the two groups. ?
a) repaired
b) recovered
c) rebuilt
d) restored

Answer : D

Question. Several environmentalists from the city conducted a meet to discuss issues related to the __________ pollution levels created by the growing number of pharmaceutical companies. ?
a) raise in
b) rise in
c) rising from
d) raising of

Answer : B

Question. Teachers would like __________ a long holiday. ?
a) have
b) having been
c) having for
d) to have

Answer : D

Question. In __________ of the great work he is doing for economically weaker children, he has been given a special award. ?
a) resolution
b) recognition
c) award
d) reward

Answer : B

Question. Right from the beginning ________ government's focus has been on ________ development of the country ?
a) the, the
b) a, the
c) the, a
d) no word required

Answer : A

Question. Any account of the reign of King Harsha would remain __________ without a reference to Hiuen Tsang. ?
a) incomplete
b) famous
c) eminent
d) unknown

Answer : A

Question. The old man has lost his memory. He is suffering from ________ . ?
a) acacia
b) anesthesia
c) amnesia
d) ambrosia

Answer : C

Question. __________ you deserve credit for the success of the show. ?
a) None but
b) No less
c) Only if
d) Such that

Answer : A

Question. Timers at traffic signals, that help motorists save fuel by switching off their engines while waiting, will soon be phased out due to technical ________ . ?
a) symbols
b) illuminations
c) glitches
d) streamers

Answer : C

Question. They were astonished __________ his failure in competition.?
a) in
b) at
c) on
d) from

Answer : B

Question. Suzerainty is having political control over a ________ state. ?
a) backward
b) unified
c) democratic
d) dependent

Answer : D

Question. The company __________ its first all electric car in the Indian market soon. ?
a) is launching
b) launched
c) launch
d) has launched

Answer : A

Question. Your demands are bound to lead to ________ in the family. ?
a) barrier
b) discord
c) absence
d) decrease

Answer : B

Question. Susan finally arrived at the party at midnight, but by then, most of the guests ________ ?
a) having left
b) have left
c) had left
d) left

Answer : C

Question. I expect to return ________ Mumbai ________ March 15. ?
a) from; on
b) to; at
c) from; in
d) at; in

Answer : A

Question. Marconi ________ the radio. ?
a) discovered
b) invented
c) build
d) assembled

Answer : B

Question. The Middle-East job market has always been a ________destination for ?
a) lucrative
b) luxury
c) wealthy
d) costly

Answer : A

Question. The groom stood before the ________ for the wedding ceremony at the church. ?
a) atlas
b) alter
c) attic
d) altar

Answer : D

Question. The Board of Directors of the pharma company has approved the ________ of investment limits in its wholly- owned subsidiary ?
a) entrenchment
b) enchantment
c) enforcement
d) enhancement

Answer : D

Question. Meena had a whale __________ a time in Mussoorie with her gang. ?
a) in
b) of
c) on
d) at

Answer : B

Question. After three months of practice, I ________ now swim quite fast. ?
a) cannot
b) should
c) can
d) could

Answer : C

Question. When we talk of 'globalization' we often refer to an economic system that has __________ in the last 50 years or so ?
a) proceeded
b) emerged
c) derived
d) flowed

Answer : B

Question. Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle announced their decision to ________ from their role as senior royals by leaving the United Kingdom and limiting their royal commitments. ?
a) step up
b) step on
c) step in
d) step back

Answer : D

Question. Everything happened _________ quickly _________ I felt dazed. ?
a) as; so
b) as; as
c) so; that
d) so; as

Answer : C

Question. There was a huge __________ in the stomach. ?
a) tumour
b) tuber
c) tremor
d) treasure

Answer : A

Question. Unnecessary suspicion and lack of trust against the others are caused by ________ . ?
a) prejudice
b) contentment
c) impartiality
d) empathy

Answer : A

Question. When my friend suggested going to the m all for lunch, I agreed _________. ?
a) at once
b) at large
c) at most
d) at ease

Answer : A

Question. Advocates say the idea of a basic income poverty traps and ________ income while _________ the individual and reducing paperwork. ?
a) resistributes; empowering
b) earned; helping
c) earns; eliminating
d) distributes; empowers

Answer : A

Question. We must not lose heart in times of __________. ?
a) diversity
b) adversity
c) deformity
d) inactivity

Answer : B