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Class 8 Words in Context worksheet
CBSE English. Working out meanings from a sentence, choosing the right word, filling blanks from a box. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
In the sentence “She was happy to accept the invitation to the wedding.”, the word “accept” means:
- not showing good sense
- to allow someone to do something
- violent and frightening
- to take or agree to something offered
Answer
(d) to take or agree to something offered
- 2.
In the sentence “Father will purchase a new cycle for my birthday.”, the word “purchase” means:
- to make sounds that show you find something funny
- to buy something
- to become or make bigger
- full of danger
Answer
(b) to buy something
- 3.
In the sentence “Do not waste the meeting on trivial complaints.”, the word “trivial” means:
- happening very quickly
- very small in amount; not enough
- to take or agree to something offered
- of little importance
Answer
(d) of little importance
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Complete the sentence with the right word (frugal / negligent / amazing): The ____ driver did not check his mirrors.
Answer
negligent
Negligent: not taking enough care.
- 5.
Complete the sentence with the right word (modest / endure / benevolent): Soldiers at the border ____ bitter cold in winter.
Answer
endure
Endure: to suffer something difficult patiently.
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Fill in each blank with a word from the box. One word is not needed. Box: difficult, narrow, mediocre, weary, shout (1) The film had a ____ story but a great song. (2) The last question in the test was ____. (3) The ____ lane was too small for a car. (4) The ____ farmers rested under a tree at noon.
Answer
(1) mediocre (2) difficult (3) narrow (4) weary; not needed: shout
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In the app, every Words in Context sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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