Class 8

Set B

Year 2014
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WORD AND STRUCTURE KNOWLEDGE

IDENTIFY THE MISSPELT WORD. 5. The women were singing in melancholy

tones.
Example
A. Amused
A. Achieve B. Dismal
B. Concieve C. Cheerful
C. Perceive D. Hoarse
D. Receive
FOR QUESTIONS 6 TO 14, CHOOSE THE
BEST OPTION.
1.
A. Remand
Example
B. Command
C. Reccomend The principal’s speech
D. Commend interrupted by frequent power outage
and he did not like it.
FOR QUESTIONS 2 AND 3, CHOOSE THE
A. is being
WORD WITH SAME OR SIMILAR MEANING
TO THE UNDERLINED WORD. B. was
C. had been
2. The zealous politician made promises that
D. would have been
he knew he could not possibly keep.
A. Jealous
6. Somebody who is respected because of age
B. Enthusiastic
C. Fantastic or some distinction, called .
D. Callous A. eminent
B. illustrious
3. She is suffering from a chronic chest
C. prominent
infection.
D. venerable
A. Fatal
B. Genetic 7. Mr. Watson, my new neighbour, is such a
C. Prolonged pain in the .
D. Untreatable
A. neck
FOR QUESTIONS 4 AND 5, CHOOSE THE B. mind
WORD WITH OPPOSITE MEANING TO THE C. heart
UNDERLINED WORD. D. head
4. Socrates was profound and eloquent 8. Someone who watches too much TV, sitting
and spoke straight from the depths of his or lying down, is called .
heart.
A. a mouse potato
A. Unimpressive
B. a hot potato
B. Superficial
C. Artificial C. a small potato
D. Controversial D. a couch potato
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9. The fiftieth anniversary of any event is FOR QUESTIONS 15 TO 19, CHOOSE THE
called . PART OF THE SENTENCE THAT HAS AN
A. Silver Jubilee ERROR.

B. Golden Jubilee
Example
C. Diamond Jubilee
A. All those students
D. Platinum Jubilee
B. they have come
10. After his father’s death, Tim had to look
C. from Poland should
the family business. D. see the dean at 2 pm today.
A. after
B. into
15.
C. at
A. Yesterday,
D. up
B. Bryan bought a new car
11. Mr. Wilson is old to take the C. and drives it
stairs to his fifth floor apartment. D. to his home in Hong Kong.
A. much
16.
B. very
C. so A. I’ll visit you
D. too B. when I will come
C. to Chennai
12. The musician was playing the final piece D. next week.
when we the auditorium.
17.
A. were to enter
B. had entered A. She has
C. have entered B. a
D. entered C. good news
D. for you.
13. ‘Maria, can you find out the baby
is crying? Does she need a change?’ 18.
A. where A. Vibhor
B. when B. is married
C. why C. with
D. how D. a dentist.

14. It’s definitely something to aspire . 19.

A. of A. I have been
B. to B. waiting for you
C. by C. since
D. with D. more than two hours.
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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, B. uniformity in their ages and backgrounds
are just right for volunteering? C. distinct character and conduct of each
A. People who were born in Glasgow. member
B. People who can make others laugh. D. common way in which they welcomed
C. People who have experience of volunteering. guests
D. People who understand Scottish humour.
22. The volunteer boy with a chocolate medal in
21. A quality of the volunteers of London Olympics his neck was trying to Katherine
2012 does Katherine remember most is the
and her teammates.
.
A. please B. taunt
A. similarities in their personalities and
behaviour C. incite D. flatter
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23. According to paragraph 4, Katherine was D. extraordinarily large crowds of spectators

most impressed with the . that thronged the stadiums
A. extraordinary atmosphere of celebration 24. The general view about most jobs of
that prevailed in the games volunteering is that they are very .
B. way volunteers added to the charm and A. stylish and very beautiful
enthusiasm of the games B. ordinary and unrewarding
C. amount of respect and affection that C. crucial jobs few can do well
volunteers get from one and all D. interesting and happy jobs

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 26. Until recently scientists had not measured
Sea? the sea waves in the Beaufort Sea because
of .
A. Scientific studies going on there.
A. its ice-free summers
B. Presence of gentle winds in the area.
B. its permanent ice-cover
C. Less sea ice due to warmer climate. C. their failure to deploy sensors there
D. A shorter summer season. D. the particularly bad weather there
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27. In third paragraph of the passage suggests A. reduced CO 2 exchange between the
that the formation of waves can be limited, ocean and the atmosphere
if somehow . B. no open water in the Arctic in summer
season
A. the ice cover on the sea is further reduced
C. wider, thicker ice cover in winters in the
B. scientists carry out more studies in the
Arctic
area D. discharge of more greenhouse gases in
C. winds can travel longer distance over the the atmosphere
open sea
D. winds are not allowed to travel long 29. The year saw an increase in
distances the speed at which the loss of the Arctic
ice-cover occurred.
28. Larger waves in the Arctic, in future, may A. 1970 B. 1972
result in . C. 2002 D. 2012

Spoken and written expression

FOR QUESTIONS 30 TO 34, CHOOSE THE 34. After hours of struggle, when Bob finally
BEST OPTION. succeeded in starting the car, Mary shouted
30. You say ‘You’ve got to be kidding me’ when in great excitement, ‘ !’
you doubt that someone is . A. What the hell
A. pretending to be a kid B. Way to go
B. worrying too much C. Oh, no
C. not speaking the truth D. What the Dickens
D. trying to be extra polite FOR QUESTIONS 35 TO 43, CHOOSE THE
31. If you want someone else to go ahead of you BEST OPTION TO FILL IN THE BLANKS.
or pass through ahead of you, which of the
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following expressions would you use?
Attraction: Delhi Eye
A. You first, please.
Years after its construction, New Delhi’s
B. After you, please.
(35) tourist attraction, Delhi
C. First you, please.
Eye is (36) open to public.
D. Go before me, please.
Constructed (37) the famous
32. If someone says, ‘No worries’, he/she wants flyers in London and Singapore, it has been
to say ‘ ’. created by the same Dutch company that
A. I’m a carefree person made the Singapore Flyer.
B. there is nothing to lose (38) an 18-storey building
C. that’s all right (45 metres or 200 feet), this Ferris wheel
D. what will happen, will happen has cost approximately £7 million and
has a total capacity of 288 people.
33. If you don’t hear something properly, you
Its 36 air-conditioned cabins offer a
can politely request the speaker to repeat
(39) view of the popular
what they said, by using the expression?
sites in the vicinity – (40)
A. What?
Akshardham Temple, Humayun’s Tomb
B. Repeat.
and Lotus Temple, all in (41)
C. Come again, please.
of 20 minutes.
D. Once again.
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41.
On a (42) day, one can even
see Connaught Place from a distance. A. an interval
Its observatory-style experience would B. an area
be special for the visitors, since the C. a span
(43) view over Delhi is D. a section
spectacular.
42.
35. A. hazy
A. lost B. cloudy
B. last C. clear
C. later D. rainy
D. latest 43.
36. A. overreaching
A. newly B. far reaching
B. partially C. within reach
C. initially D. beyond reach
D. finally FOR QUESTIONS 44 AND 45, CHOOSE THE
37. CORRECT STRESS PATTERN FOR THE
UNDERLINED WORDS.
A. along the lines of
B. in line with Example
C. out of line with We may clearly see that democracy
D. on the right lines has been a great boon to mankind.

38. A. DEmocracy

A. So tall as B. deMOcracy
C. demoCRAcy
B. As tall as
D. democraCY
C. More tall than
D. Much taller than
44. Annual examinations are held in the month
39. of June every year.
A. naked eye A. EXaminations
B. worm’s eye B. exaMInations
C. bird’s eye C. examiNAtions
D. satellite’s D. examinaTIons

40. 45. That’s an interesting activity.

A. include A. ACTivity
B. includes B. acTIvity
C. included C. actiVIty
D. including D. activiTY
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ACHIEVERS SECTION

46. IDENTIFY THE MISSPELT WORD. C. choreoGRAPHer

A. Dyeing D. choreographER
B. Fungi FOR QUESTIONS 49 AND 50, CHOOSE THE
C. Sking BEST OPTION.
D. Taxiing
49. Someone who can speak many languages is
47. CHOOSE THE PART OF THE SENTENCE called a/an .
THAT HAS AN ERROR. A. orator
A. She wants B. linguistics
B. to know C. polyglot
C. why D. ventriloquist
D. is the baby crying.
50. If at a restaurant your friends say, ‘Let’s go
48. C H O O S E T H E C O R R E C T S T R E S S Dutch’, they mean to say that .
PAT T E R N F O R T H E U N D E R L I N E D A. only one of the members will pay for
WORD. all
She is a well-known choreographer of the B. they wish to try some Dutch dishes
film industry. C. they wish to eat in the way, the Dutch
A. CHOreographer eat
B. choreOgrapher D. everyone will pay for himself or herself

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