Olympiad – Class VIII – English - Conjunctions and Discourse Markers

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Question - 1

Together, Ali_____ Ahmed will compete in the race.

  • A but
  • B with
  • C and
  • D yet

Question - 2

_______you do anything else, clear up this mess first.

  • A Before
  • B After
  • C While
  • D Unless

Question - 3

Elephants like to eat leaves_______they are herbivorous.

  • A although
  • B yet
  • C unless
  • D since

Question - 4

The baby falls asleep________her mother sings her a lullaby.

  • A unless
  • B until
  • C whenever
  • D although

Question - 5

Our school choir sang the school song________the school flag was raised.

  • A before
  • B as
  • C throughout
  • D until

Question - 6

__________Kamala likes to sing, her twin sister prefers to dance.

  • A As
  • B Whenever
  • C Since
  • D While

Question - 7

They have not been to Delhi______last summer

  • A by
  • B for
  • C until
  • D since

Question - 8

______ the blue dress______ the yellow one look too gaudy. I like neither.

  • A Either, or
  • B Neither, nor
  • C Both, or
  • D Both, and

Question - 9

______we comforted her, she would not be consoled when she missed her excursion trip.

  • A Although
  • B For
  • C Since
  • D Therefore

Question - 10

We tried hard to convince her __________she stood firm

  • A and
  • B but
  • C or
  • D unless