CBSE Class 8 English Fill In the Blanks Worksheet

Question. A ________ of small stones is called a mosaic ?
a) design
b) structure
c) mound
d) pattern

Answer : D

Question. The business prospect seemed quite _________ so I convinced my friend t o partner with me to start the venture ?
a) lucrative
b) dubious
c) flourishing
d) prosperous

Answer : A

Question. If I meet him, I _________ give him your message ?
a) could
b) will
c) should
d) would

Answer : B

Question. We cannot delay the project ________ it is urgent. ?
a) because
b) than
c) as if
d) although

Answer : A

Question. I would have forgotten my appointment if Susan ________ reminded me about it.?
a) hadn't
b) wouldn't
c) haven't
d) had

Answer : A

Question. The annual wholesale price index jumped to its highest level last month posing a fresh ________ for policy to remain watchful on the price front. ?
a) chain
b) check
c) challenge
d) choice

Answer : B

Question. People tend to turn a blind eye __________ crime against women ?
a) to
b) at
c) on
d) in

Answer : A

Question. Your answer book will be ________ by a computer. ?
a) replied
b) tested
c) evaluated
d) submitted

Answer : C

Question. The seaside resort of Mamallapuram was an __________ part of ancient China's Silk Route ?
a) intentional
b) integral
c) intensive
d) intuitive

Answer : B

Question. I looked at my damaged car and ________ how much it would cost to repair it. ?
a) wondering
b) wondered
c) wonder
d) wonders

Answer : B

Question. I __________ something burning now. ?
a) smelt
b) smell
c) have been smelling
d) have smelt

Answer : B

Question. It is quite tough to ________ which candidate will win the presidential elections. ?
a) pretend
b) elect
c) predict
d) argue

Answer : C

Question. War photographers use black a nd white pictures as a __________ because they will shout and scream at you. You won’t _______ the black and white, but you could walk past a colour picture. ?
a) weapon; miss
b) weapon; like
c) speaker; ignore
d) strategy; consider

Answer : A

Question. India is the second greatest ________ of cotton in the world ?
a) creator
b) producer
c) grower
d) manufacturer

Answer : B

Question. This is one of the ________ _ remarkable cases I have handled ?
a) more
b) most
c) much more
d) much

Answer : B

Question. A number of Indian goods face a ________ competition from Chinese goods in terms of prices and looks.
a) bold
b) fierce
c) angry
d) powerful

Answer :B

Question. There are __________ errors in your assignment. ?
a) abundant
b) sufficient
c) multifold
d) numerous

Answer : D

Question. All his endeavour to win his teacher's favour proved ________ and did not bring the desired results. ?
a) apparent
b) futile
c) perpetual
d) prosperous

Answer : B

Question. The police ________ helmet lay on the table. ?
a) officers
b) officers'
c) officer
d) officer's

Answer : D

Question. I'm short ________ funds at the moment so can I pay you back next week ?
a) of
b) in
c) off
d) at

Answer : A

Question. During the curfew the army was ________ at strategic locations ?
a) deployed
b) dispersed
c) supplied
d) employed

Answer : A

Question. He was physically strong and became a ________ _ climber of high rocky cliffs. ?
a) timid
b) fearful
c) unwilling
d) daring

Answer : D

Question. Charlie Chaplin's rise to fame paralleled the ________ growth of Hollywood movies in the first decades of the century. ?
a) sluggish
b) explosive
c) progressing
d) delayed

Answer : B

Question. The development of real estate has __________ impacted the environment. ?
a) narrowly
b) positively
c) conveniently
d) adversely

Answer : D

Question. ________ of living life on his own terms, he made few compromises. ?
a) Desiring
b) Desired
c) Desire
d) Desirous

Answer : D

Question. The student has made a __________ to the police about a false video of her that is being circulated by some miscreants ?
a) complaint
b) complain
c) complainant
d) complaining

Answer : A

Question. The company has appointed twice as __________ women as men ?
a) most
b) many
c) more
d) much

Answer : B

Question. Second-hand furniture __________ here at reasonable prices. ?
a) has sold
b) were selling
c) is sold
d) are sold

Answer : B

Question. She __________ on paying the bill at the restaurant. ?
a) offered
b) insisted
c) suggested
d) requested

Answer : B

Question. In general Earth's magnetic ________ is getting weaker, leading scientists to say that it will eventually flip, like a bar __________ flipping over. ?
a) area; tender
b) field; magnet
c) ground; chocolate
d) power; gymnast

Answer : B

Question. The entrepreneur is looking for an __________ to fund his project. ?
a) invigilator
b) investor
c) aviator
d) inspector

Answer : B

Question. The popular leader is remarkable for the way in which he __________ the qualities of a good politician and world class thinker. ?
a) shows
b) portrait
c) controls
d) conditions

Answer : A

Question. The idea of Satyagraha ________ the power of truth. ?
a) impressed
b) emphasized
c) created
d) insisted

Answer : B

Question. The teacher was highly ________ with my essay. ?
a) afflicted
b) interested
c) damaged
d) impressed

Answer : D

Question. The nationalists followed a policy of non-violence to make their __________ successful ?
a) encounter
b) struggle
c) politics
d) speeches

Answer : B