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CLASS : VIII

I. Read the passage. Then answer the questions below.

Tools of Persuasion

Persuasion is the art of convincing someone to agree with your point of view. According to the ancient

Greek philosopher Aristotle, there are three basic tools of persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos is

a speaker’s way of convincing the audience that she is a credible source. An audience will consider a

speaker credible if she seems trustworthy, reliable, and sincere. This can be done in many ways. For

example, a speaker can develop ethos by explaining how much experience or education she has in the

field. After all, you would be more likely to listen to advice about how to take care of your teeth from a

dentist than a firefighter. A speaker can also create ethos by convincing the audience that she is a good

person who has their best interests at heart. If an audience cannot trust you, you will not be able to

persuade them. Pathos is a speaker’s way of connecting with an audience’s emotions. For example, a

speaker who is trying to convince an audience to vote for him might say that he alone can save the country

from a terrible war. These words are intended to fill the audience with fear, thus making them want to

vote for him. Similarly, a charity organization that helps animals might show an audience pictures of

injured dogs and cats. These images are intended to fill the viewers with pity. If the audience feels bad

for the animals, they will be more likely to donate money. Logos is the use of facts, information, statistics,

or other evidence to make your argument more convincing. An audience will be more likely to believe

you if you have data to back up your claims. For example, a commercial for soap might tell you that

laboratory tests have shown that their soap kills all 7,000,000 of the bacteria living on your hands right

now. This piece of information might make you more likely to buy their brand of soap. Presenting this

evidence is much more convincing than simply saying “our soap is the best!” Use of logos can also

increase a speaker’s ethos; the more facts a speaker includes in his argument, the more likely you are to

think that he is educated and trustworthy. Although ethos, pathos, and logos all have their strengths, they

are often most effective when they are used together. Indeed, most speakers use a combination of ethos,

pathos, and logos to persuade their audiences. The next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial,

or listen to a friend try to convince you to lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient

Greek tools of persuasion.

1) As used in the above paragraph , what is the best antonym for credible?

a) unintelligent

b) boring

c) dishonest

d) amazing

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2) Amy is trying to convince her mother to buy her a pair of $200 shoes. She says: “Mom, the shoes I

have are really old and ugly. If I don’t get these new shoes, everyone at school is going to laugh at me. I

will be so embarrassed that I will want to die.” What form of persuasion is Amy using here?

a) pathos

b) ethos

c) logos

d) a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos

3) According to the passage, logos can build ethos because

a) an audience is more easily convinced by facts and information than

simple appeals to emotions like pity or fear.

b) an audience is more likely to trust a speaker who uses evidence to

support his argument

c) a speaker who overuses pathos might make an audience too emotional;

audiences who are too frightened or too sad are unlikely to be persuaded

d) a speaker can use misleading or false information to make

his argument seem more convincing

4) Gareth is running for mayor. He tells his audience: “Under our current mayor, there have been 15,000

new cases of unemployment. If he stays in office, who knows how many more people will lose their

jobs? The number could go up even higher. When I was the CEO of Magnatech, I helped to create

over 1,000 new jobs. I can do the same thing for this city if you vote for me.” Which form of persuasion

is Gareth using here?

I. pathos

II. logos

III. ethos

a) I only

b) I and II only

c) II and III only

d) I, II, and III

5) According to the passage, the most effective tool of persuasion is

a) ethos, because you cannot persuade an audience that does not trust you

b) logos, because it can also be used to build ethos

c) a combination of ethos, pathos, and logos

d) pathos, because human beings are most easily persuaded by emotion

6) What is the best synonym for “commercial” as per the text above?

a) Economic

b) Financial

c) Merchandising

d) Supply

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7) The next time you listen to a speech, watch a commercial, or listen to a friend try to convince you to

lend him some money, be on the lookout for these ancient Greek tools of persuasion.

What function does the underlined word have in this sentence?

a) Verb

b) Adjective

c) Phrasal verb

d) Noun

8) What is persuasion according to the text?

a) Convincing a friend of your

b) Convincing the audience

c) Convincing your parents

d) Convincing someone to agree to your point of view

9) The whole text revolves around the views of a famous thinker:

a) Socrates

b) Aristotle

c) Pythagoras

d) Thales

10) The qualities deciding the credibility of a speaker are:

I. Trustworthy

II. Reliable

III. Sincere

a) I. only

b) I and II

c) II and I

d) I,II and III

Choose the correct option

11) Select the suitable abstract noun:

An honest man’s _______________cannot be doubted.

a) honesty

b) dishonesty

c) reality

d) beauty

12) Select the word or phrase which is synonymous in meaning to the word in bold.

Imminent

a) proud

b) unsteady

c) impure

d) upcoming

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13) The correct sentence in past perfect tense is:

a) When I reached home, he had gone away.

b) When I reached home, he has gone away.

c) When I reached home, he will have gone away.

d) When I reach home, he had gone away.

14) The correct indirect of the sentence, He said to me, “She has opened many schools for

children.” is:

a) He told me that he has opened many schools for children.

b) He told me that I had opened many schools for children.

c) He told me that she had opened many schools for children.

d) He told me if she had opened many schools for children.

15) Catching the earlier train will give us the ______________to do some shopping.

a) luck

b) chance

c) possibility

d) occasion

16) ____________ drawing is different.

a) Each

b) Very few

c) All

d) All of the

17) To have a clear image, stars _____ with a telescope.

a) must be observe

b) should be observed

c) could have been observed

d) had to be observed

18) The economy in China is booming; ___ many foreign investors are planning to enter China's

market. a) nonetheless

b) in addition to

c) that's why

d) even if

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19) It would have been a much more serious accident ____fast at the time.

a) had she been driving

b) was she driving

c) she had driven

d) she drove

20) A more developed model of this car _____ in the showroom soon.

a) is going to show

b) has been shown

c) will be shown

d) had shown

21) Which type of star is “Sun”?

a) Supernova

b) Red giant

c) Red super giant

d) Neutron Star

22) Who invented telescope?

a) Isaac Newton

b) Galileo Galilei

c) James watt

d) Curie

23) An object being lifted or moved by a machine is a

a) Fulcrum

b) Force.

c) Load.

d) Work.

24) At what temperature does water begin to expand when cooled? a) 40 C

b) 00 C

c) -40c

d) 100C

25) The positive and negative electrodes of a dry cell are

a) Copper and zinc

b) Manganese dioxide and copper sulphate.

c) Carbon and zinc

d) Carbon and copper

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26) Which mirror is used by a dentist?

a) Convex mirror

b) Plane mirror

c) Concave Mirror

d) Concave and convex mirror combination

27) What is 1 atmospheric pressure equal to?

a) 76 cm of mercury

b) 76 mm of mercury

c) 10.3 cm of water column

d) 0.76 cm of Mercury

28) A person can’t see in dim light clearly. What is the defect of the eye?

a) Myopia

b) Hypermetropia

c) Colour blindness

d) Night blindness

29) An object on the earth weighs about six times as much as it would weigh on the moon. Which of

these statements is correct?

a) There is no air on the moon

b) The moon rotates more slowly

c) The moon has less gravity

d) The Moon is farther from the sun than is the Earth.

30) A man 1.8m tall can see his full image in a plane mirror. What is the least possible vertical length

of the mirror?

a) 0.9 m

b) 1.8m

c) 3.6m

d) 1 m

31) Which of the following is a natural polymer?

a) Polyester

b) Nylon

c) Cellulose

d) Acrylic

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32) The filament of which kind of synthetic polymer was first obtained that could be stretched several

times of its original length?

a) Polyester

b) Nylon

c) Acrylic

d) None of these

33) Which of the following is hydrophobic?

a) Cotton

b) Linen

c) Jute

d) Polyester

34) Which of the following is a bad conductor of heat?

a) Steel

b) Copper

c) Polythene

d) Brass

35) Which of the following is a bad conductor of electricity?

a) Plastic

b) Copper

c) Steel

d) Brass

36) The type of asexual reproduction that hydra follows

a) Binary fission

b) Spore formation

c) Multiple fission

d) Budding

37) The production of honey is called

a) Apiculture

b) Sericulture

c) Pisciculture

d) Agriculture

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38) Which gas do burning substances react with?

a) Nitrogen

b) Oxygen

c) Carbon dioxide

d) Hydrogen

39) The phenomenon, where by the earth’s atmosphere traps solar radiation by gases like CO2

a) Global warming

b) Greenhouse effect

c) Eutrophication

d) Contamination

40) A force cannot change the

a) Speed of an object

b) Mass of an object

c) Shape of an object

d) The direction of a moving object.

41) Sound cannot travel in

a) Air

b) Vacuum

c) Steel

d) Water

42) Which of the following will help the most in conservation of wild life?

a) Making stringent laws

b) Making numerous zoos

c) Both a and b

d) None of these

43) Which of the following is an autotrophic protozoan?

a) Euglena

b) Paramecium

c) Trypanosoma

d) Amoeba

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44) The best variety of coal is

a) Lignite

b) Bituminous

c) Anthracite

d) coal tar

45) The electrode that is connected to the negative terminal of the battery is called

a) cathode

b) anode

c) cation

d) anion

46) Rainbow is an example of

a) Shadow

b) Reflection

c) Image

d) Spectrum

47) You are not able to see the nearby object properly the problem which you are facing is

a) cataract

b) myopia

c) night blindness

d) hyper metropia

48) Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a) Nitrogen

b) Cattle dung

c) Phosphorus

d) Potassium

49) The number of nuclei present in a zygote

a) None

b) one

c) two

d) four

50) A good fuel should

a) have low ignition temperature below room temperature

b) leave residue after burning

c) not under go complete combustion

d) have a high calorific value

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51) If the radius of a circle is doubled then the circumference becomes

a) 4 times

b) 2 times

c) 3 times

d) 5 times

52) If the selling price of 10 articles is equal to the cost price of 11 articles then there is

a) 10% gain

b) 20% gain

c) 10% loss

d) 1% loss

53) The product of a rational number 𝑥 and its additive inverse is

a) 1

b) – 𝑥

c) −𝑥2

d) 0

54) The value of √5.76

√0.09 is

a) 0.8

b) 64

c) 0.08

d) 8

55) The value of 103 − 73 − 33 is

a) 0

b) 630

c) 210

d) 20

56) The cube root of 128

250 is

a) 6

25

b) 64

125

c) 4

5

d) −4

5

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57) The value of 582−142

16 is

a) 198

b) 198

c) 199

d) 200

58) If twice a number plus five is same as five times the number minus sixteen then the

number is

a) 8

b) 7

c) 9

d) 10

59) If −8𝑥 = 882 − 802 then the value of 𝑥 is

a) 8

b) −8

c) −168

d) 168

60) If 𝑥2+1

𝑥2 = 27 then the value of 𝑥 +

1

𝑥 may be

a) 27

b) √30

c) √45

d) √29

61) The 80% of a number whose 200% is 90 is

a) 36

b) 72

c) 144

d) 38

62) The curved surface area of a cylinder is 264 𝑐𝑚2 and its volume is 924𝑐𝑚3. The

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radius of the cylinder is

a) 3.5𝑐𝑚

b) 14𝑐𝑚

c) 7𝑐𝑚

d) 21𝑐𝑚

63) The edge of a cube whose volume is 3375𝑚3 in centimeters is

a) 5 𝑐𝑚

b) 1500𝑐𝑚

c) 1505𝑐𝑚

d) 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑠𝑒

64) √113

36 is equal to

a) 6

7

b) 1 6

7

c) 7

6

d) √7

6

65) The compound interest on ₹ 5000 at 8% per annum for 2 years is compounded annually, is

a) ₹ 800

b) ₹ 825

c) ₹ 850

d) ₹ 832

66) A period of 4 hours 30 mins is what percent of a day

a) 18 3

4 %

b) 20%

c) 16 2

3 %

d) 19%

67) 3 persons can build a wall in 4 days, then 4 persons can build it in

a) 5 1

3

b) 3 days

c) 4 1

3

d) none of these

68) The measure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 40. How many sides does it have?

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a) 6

b) 8

c) 9

d) 10

69) How many diagonals are there in an octagon?

a) 8

b) 16

c) 18

d) 20

70) In a square PQRS, if PQ = (2𝑥 + 3)cm and QR = (3𝑥 − 5)cm then

a) 𝑥 = 4

b) 𝑥 = 5

c) 𝑥 = 6

d) 𝑥 = 8

71) The base of a triangle is four times its height and its area is 50m2, the length of its base is

a) 10m

b) 15m

c) 20m

d) 25m

72) The total surface area of a cube is 150cm3 . Its volume is:

a) 216cm3

b) 125cm3

c) 64cm3

d) 1000cm3

73) The height of a cylinder is 14cm and its curved surface area is 264 cm2.

The volume of the cylinder is

a) 308cm3

b) 396cm3

c) 1232cm3

d) 1848cm3

74) From a well shuffled deck of 52 cards, one card is drawn at random. What is the probability that the

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drawn card is a queen?

a) 1

4

b) 1

52

c) 1

13

d) 1

26

75) The abscissa of a point is its distance from the

a) origin

b) x - axis

c) y-axis

d) none of these

76) What should be added to −5

7 to get

−2

3 ?

a) 1

21

b) −29

21

c) −1

21

d) 29

21

77) The value of (−3)−4 is

a) 1

81

b) 12

c) 81

d) −1

12

78) (2𝑥 + 5)(2𝑥 − 5) =____________

a) 4𝑥2 − 25

b) 4𝑥2 + 25

c) 4𝑥2 − 10𝑥 + 25

d)4𝑥2 + 10 𝑥 − 25

79) 49𝑎2 +14 a + 1 = ____________________

a) (7a + 1)2

b) (7a -1)2

c) (49a - 1)2

d) (7a +1)(7a -1)

a)

b)

c)

d)

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80) The price of a watch including 8% VAT (Value Added Tax) is ₹ 810. Therefore, its basic price is

a) ₹675

b) ₹729

c) ₹ 750

d) 745

81) Who is the present Chief Election Commissioner of India?

a) T.N. Seshan

b) Sukumaran Sen

c) H.S.Brama

d) Nasim Zaidi

82) Who is the present Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India?

a) T.S.Thakur

b) P.Sathasivam

c) K.G.Balakrishnan

d) H.L. Duttu

83) How many members are there in the Lok Sabha?

a) 540

b) 545

c) 250

d) 450

84) Who is the Chair Person of Rajya Sabha of India?

a) President

b) Vice- president

c) Prime Minister

d) Governor

85) How many members are nominated by the President into the Rajya Sabha?

a) 12

b) 2

c) 10

d) 8

86) Which is the rarest diamond known to mankind?

a) Blue White

b) Gem Blue

c) Green Diamond

d) Brown

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87) Which mineral is known as black gold?

a) Petroleum

b) Copper

c) Iron

d) Gold

88) Name the latest state formed in India?

a) Telengana

b) Kerala

c) Lakshadweep

d) Andhra Pradesh

89) Which country has started the world’s first solar and wind powered bus shelter?

a) Scotland

b) Ireland

c) England

d) Japan

90) Which fibre is known as the golden fibre?

a) Jute

b) Cotton

c) Synthetic Fibre

d) Sugar

91) Which city is known as the Silicon Valley of India?

a) Bengaluru

b) Gurgaon

c) Chandigarh

d) Hyderabad

92) Who designed the National Flag of India?

a) Mahatma Gandhi

b) PinkaliVenkayya

c) Jawaharlal Nehru

d) Sarojini Naidu

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93) Who is known the Father of Geometry?

a) Pythagoras

b) Aryabhatta

c) Euclid

d) Herons

94) Who wrote the book, “Ignited Minds”?

a) APJ Abdul Kalam

b) Dr. Manmohan Singh

c) Rahul Gandhi

d) NarendraModi

95) Which Famous Cricketer wrote his Autobiography titled “Playing it My Way”?

a) Saurav Ganguly

b) Sachin Tendulkar

c) Virat Kohli

d) Virender Sewaag

96) Name the highest Civilian Honor in India?

a) Padma Bhushan

b) Bharath Ratna

c) Dhronacharya

d) Param Vir Chakra

97) Which instrument is used to measure the concentration of salt in water?

a) Salinometer

b) Saltmeter

c) Pressure meter

d) Osmometer

98) Name the capital of Bangladesh?

a) Lahore

b) Karachi

c) Islamabad

d) Dhaka

99) Which monument did Rabindranath Tagore refer to as the ‘’Teardrop in the cheek of eternity’’?

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a) Red Fort

b) Mysore Palace

c) Taj Mahal

d) Agra Fort

100) Who was the chairman of constituent assembly?

a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

c) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru

d) Shri Jagjivan Ram