SOF - IEO PDF Sample Papers for Class 8

Q.1

Naval architects never claim that a ship is unsinkable, but the sinking of the passenger-and-car ferry Estonia in the Baltic surely should have never have happened. It was well designed and carefully maintained. It carried the proper number of lifeboats. It had been thoroughly inspected the day of its fatal voyage. Yet hours later, the Estonia rolled over and sank on a cold, stormy night. It went down so quickly that most of those on board, caught in their dark, flooding cabins, had no chance to save themselves. Of those who managed to scramble overboard, only 139 survived. The rest died of hypothermia before the rescuers could pluck them from the cold sea. The final death toll amounted to 912 souls. However, there was an unpleasant number of questions about why Estonia sank and why so many survivors were men in the prime of life, while most of the dead were women, children and the elderly.

According to the passage, fill in the blank. when the Estonia sank, ----. When the Estonia sank,  _________.

Q.2

Choose the correct article: While I was going to join his team, he backed out from ___ idea.

Q.3

It was then he (i)____ (hear) the jostle and squeal of elephants. Below him on each side of (ii)____ shallow river-bed, the elephants traveled. He could see the cows and babies and one great old tusker. He (iii)____(play) his trunk to and fro to learn whatever the breeze could tell him, (iv)___ suddenly he hesitated.

Fill in the blank (iii) with appropriate tense?

Q.4

Find out the adverb in the given sentence: Why did you act like this?

Q.5

Choose the correct article to fill in the blank: I'm in ___ hurry.

Q.6

Read the following and answer the question based on it:

What amongst the following is this piece of writing?

Q.7

Fill in the blank: I _______ for you all evening.

Q.8

Change the voice: He was caught for littering in the streets and fined.

Q.9

Choose the word meaning opposite to "safety".

Q.10

Choose the common nouns from the options: America's first wild animal trainer, Isaac Van Amburgh generated controversy as far back as 1830 due to his cruel treatment of animals.