Sir Isaac Newton - Quiz

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Sir Isaac Newton – The Ingenious Scientist

8th Standard English – Offline Quiz

Section – I: Read and Understand

A. Fill in the blanks

1. Isaac Newton was born at _______.

2. Grandmother was advised to apprentice him to a _______.

3. Isaac made a clock, by the dropping of _______.

4. The sun-dial made by Isaac is still in existence at _______.

5. Isaac constructed a model of the _______.

B. Choose the correct synonyms for the italicized words

6. Isaac was chiefly remarkable for his ingenuity. a) common b) notable c) neglected d) unknown

7. He will make a capital workman. a) wealth b) excellent c) profitable d) head

8. Nobody could tell what the sunshine was composed of. a) made b) known c) full d) felt

9. He cared little for earthly fame and honors. a) Disrespect b) attraction c) proud d) popularity

Section – II: Read and Understand

A. Choose the correct antonym for the italicized word

10. His Grandmother was very kind to him. a) affectionate b) loving c) disrespectful d) cruel

11. The boy seemed to have a taste for mathematics. a) delicious b) sweet c) distaste d) against

12. Isaac possessed a wonderful faculty of acquiring knowledge. a) owned b) controlled c) lacks d) have

13. He was observed to be usually busy with his tools. a) common b) rarely c) unwontedly d) usually

B. Pick a suitable prefix and suffix from the given box and complete the following words.

able, ful, ly, sub, ion, un, tri, re, im, mis

14. ______call a) re b) mis c) sub d) im

15. Comfort______ a) ful b) able c) ly d) ion

16. ______category a) tri b) re c) sub d) un

17. ______understand a) re b) mis c) im d) sub

18. ______proper a) un b) mis c) im d) re

19. Success______ a) able b) ful c) ly d) ion

20. Equal______ a) ly b) ful c) able d) ion

21. ______color a) tri b) sub c) re d) mis

22. Construct______ a) ion b) ly c) ful d) able

23. new______ a) ly b) ful c) able d) ion

Syllabification

The process of dividing words into smaller parts or syllables is called Syllabification.

A. Syllabify the following words

24. education a) ed-u-ca-tion b) edu-ca-tion c) ed-u-cat-ion d) e-du-ca-tion

25. school a) school b) scho-ol c) sch-ool d) s-chool

26. college a) col-lege b) coll-ege c) co-llege d) colle-ge

27. english a) Eng-lish b) En-glish c) Engli-sh d) E-nglish

28. opportunity a) op-por-tu-ni-ty b) opp-or-tu-nity c) op-por-tun-ity d) o-pport-u-ni-ty

29. friend a) friend b) fri-end c) fr-iend d) fri-en-d

30. teacher a) teach-er b) te-ach-er c) tea-cher d) teac-her

31. simultaneously a) si-mul-ta-ne-ous-ly b) sim-ul-ta-neous-ly c) si-mul-tan-eous-ly d) si-mult-an-eous-ly

32. laboratory a) lab-o-ra-to-ry b) la-bo-ra-tory c) lab-or-a-tory d) labo-ra-tor-y

33. beneficiary a) ben-e-fi-ci-ar-y b) be-ne-fi-ci-ary c) ben-ef-i-ci-ar-y d) bene-fi-ci-ary

Grammar – Prepositions

A. Fill in the blanks by using the correct preposition

34. We go to school _______ Mondays, but not on Sunday. a) on b) in c) at d) during

35. Christmas falls _______ 25th December. a) on b) in c) at d) during

36. Buy me a present _______ my birthday. a) on b) in c) at d) during

37. Families often argue _______ Christmas time. a) during b) on c) at d) before

38. I work faster _______ night. a) at b) on c) in d) during

39. Her shift finished _______ 7 p.m. a) at b) on c) in d) during

Polite Requests

A. Fill in the blanks using would you or could you

40. _______ please close the door? a) Could you b) Would you c) Should you d) Must you

41. _______ please open the window? a) Could you b) Would you c) Should you d) Must you

42. _______ please bring some water for me? a) Could you b) Would you c) Should you d) Must you

Created by: Sridhar G
Credit: Based on Samacheer Kalvi – 8th Standard English