CBSE Class 8 English General Grammar MCQs

Question. Don't play ........................... the sun.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at

Answer : A

Question. I wasn't hungry. I ...............................
(a) just ate
(b) have just eaten
(c) had just eaten

Answer : C

Question. He .................................. if they hadn't rescued him.
(a) would drown
(b) would have drowned
(c) will drown

Answer : B

Question. If I were you, I ..................................... this.
(a) wouldn't allow
(b) will not allow
(c) shouldn't allow

Answer : A

Question. If I ............................ hungry, I would have eaten something.
(a) was
(b) have been
(c) had been

Answer : C

Question. We have never ............................... with one another.
(a) quarrel
(b) quarelled
(c) quarelling

Answer : B

Question. Why ........................... she answer the doorbell?
I am sure she was at home at the time.
(a) don't
(b) didn't
(c) hadn't

Answer : B

Question. You shouldn't have provoked that dog. It .................................. you.
(a) could bite
(b) could have bitten
(c) should have bitten

Answer : B

Question. Somebody is knocking at the door. Who ........................... it be?
(a) may
(b) can
(c) would

Answer : B

Question. Why .............................. you listen to me?
(a) aren't
(b) haven't
(c) don't

Answer : C

Question. She ............................... to enjoy all the attention she is getting.
(a) doesn't seem
(b) don't seem
(c) isn't seeming

Answer : A

Question. I ........................... to eat meat.
(a) didn't use
(b) didn't used
(c) am not used

Answer : A

Question. ………………………. we invite them?
(a) Should
(b) Would
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. You had better .................... the tickets in advance.
(a) reserve
(b) to reserve
(c) reserving

Answer : A

Question. I would rather you ………………………. my place right now.
(a) leave
(b) left
(c) had left

Answer : B

Question. You ...................... consult a doctor.
(a) have better
(b) had better
(c) had better to

Answer : B

Question. I don't think that we ..................... depend on him.
(a) can
(b) shall
(c) would

Answer : A

Question. What is the real reason ………………………. his failure?
(a) of
(b) for

Answer : B

Question. I have known him .................... a long time.
(a) for
(b) since

Answer : A

Question. Please fill in the form ……………………. ink.
(a) in
(b) with
(c) by

Answer : A

Question. What is wrong ……………………. you?
(a) at
(b) of
(c) with

Answer : C

Question. She prefers walking to ....................
(a) riding
(b) ride
(c) driving.

Answer : C

Question. After I ……………………….. my letters, I did some gardening.
(a) have written
(b) had written
(c) was written

Answer : B

Question. This fabric is .................. than that.
(a) soft
(b) softer
(c) softest

Answer : B

Question. You ………………………. yelled at him – it really upset him.
(a) couldn't have
(b) shouldn't have
(c) wouldn't have

Answer : B

Question. I think you .................. accept that job.
(a) should
(b) shall
(c) would

Answer : A

Question. She took her child with …………………….
(a) her
(b) herself
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. I ................... you went home now.
(a) would rather
(b) would
(c) would prefer
(d) had better

Answer : A

Question. It hardly rained this summer, ………………………?
(a) did it
(b) had it
(c) didn't it

Answer : A

Question. When you go camping you had better .................... your food with you.
(a) carry
(b) to carry
(c) carried

Answer : A

Question. He tripped ……………………. the cat.
(a) on
(b) over
(c) at

Answer : B

Question. It is time the children ...................... to bed.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) have gone

Answer : B

Question. He shouted …………………… me to come in and have lunch.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) with

Answer : B

Question. I wish I .................... fly.
(a) can
(b) could
(c) should

Answer : B

Question. There was .................... nothing in the box.
(a) hardly
(b) almost
(c) rarely

Answer : B

Question. When I was at university, I ………………………… hard.
(a) had studied
(b) studied
(c) study

Answer : B

General Grammar Exercise | Conjunctions

Question. He ……………………. visited Agra nor saw the Taj Mahal.
(a) neither
(b) either

Answer : A

Question. If he had worn thick glasses, he ………………………… wiser.
(a) will look
(b) would look
(c) would have looked

Answer : C

Question. The more they laughed at him, ………………………. he became.
(a) angrier
(b) the more angry
(c) the angrier

Answer : C

Question. Either you or I ………………………. mistaken.
(a) am
(b) is
(c) are

Answer : A

Question. ………………………… I saw the snake, I backed off.
(a) No sooner
(b) As soon as
(c) Hardly did

Answer : B

Question. ……………………….. had I closed the door, when someone knocked on it.
(a) Hardly
(b) Scarcely
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : A

Question. You should ………………………. obey me or leave the office at once.
(a) either
(b) neither
(c) both

Answer : A

Question. ………………………. the driver saw the signal, he applied the brake.
(a) As soon as
(b) No sooner did
(c) Hardly had

Answer : A

Question. Hardly had I reached home ……………………….. it started raining.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) than
(b) when
(c) before

Answer : B, C

Question. Neither James nor his parents …………………….. English.
(a) speak
(b) speaks
(c) spoken

Answer : A

Question. You are free to buy ……………………….. you want.
(a) whatever
(b) what ever
(c) whichever

Answer : A

Question. No sooner does he reach home ………………………. his wife brings him a cup of coffee.
(a) than
(b) when
(c) before

Answer : A

General English Preposition

Question. Prasanna is married ____ Suganya.
(a) to
(b) at
(c) between
(d) with

Answer : A

Question. He was vexed _____ Saran for his behavior.
(a) at
(b) to
(c) with
(d) upon

Answer : C

Question. The principal called ___ the names of the winners.
(a) for
(b) out
(c) on
(d) at

Answer : B

Question. Prasanna is confident ____ his success.
(a) of
(b) towards
(c) for
(d) about

Answer : A

Question. Suresh’s mind was attuned ____ music.
(a) at
(b) on
(c) with
(d) to

Answer : D