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VIII_The Best Christmas Present in the World

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the title of the 1st chapter of Class VIII English?

a)

The Best Present in the World

b)

The Present of Christmas

c)

The Best Christmas Present in the World

d)

The Best Christmas Celebrated

2.

Tick the best option:

Where did the narrator see the Roll Top Desk?

a)

In a shop

b)

In a Junk shop

c)

In a Junk shop in Bridport

3.

When was the Roll top Desk made?

a)

In early 19th Century

b)

In 20th Century

c)

In 18th Century

4.

What was the Roll Top desk made of?

a)

Walnut

b)

Maple

c)

Oak

d)

Mahogany

5.

The narrator couldn’t buy one Roll Top Desk earlier because ____

a)

He didn’t find Roll Top Desks

b)

Roll Top Desks were very big

c)

Roll Top Desks were far too expensive

d)

He didn’t have a big room to keep it

6.

When did the narrator begin to work on the Roll Top Desk?

a)

On Diwali

b)

On Christmas Eve

c)

On the Day of Christmas

d)

On a Holiday

7.

What was the cost of the 2nd hand Roll Top Desk?

a)

It was sold for too much of money

b)

It was going for very little money

c)

It was sold for 1000 Pounds

8.

What damaged the Roll Top Desk?

a)

Rain and wind

b)

Flood and storm

c)

Fire and water

9.

Where is the workroom of the narrator?

a)

At his study room

b)

At the Back of his garage

c)

In the front of his house

10.

What is the meaning of ‘spotted it’?

a)

Saw it

b)

Made mark on it

c)

Broke it

11.

What is the meaning of ‘taken their toll on’?

a)

Repaired

b)

Bought

c)

Damaged

d)

Kept

12.

What is the meaning of ‘stuck fast’?

a)

Restored

b)

Removed

c)

Shut tight

d)

Opened

13.

What was there in the last drawer?

a)

A secret book

b)

Some papers

c)

A secret drawer

14.

How did the narrator open the last drawer?

a)

Using brute force

b)

Very gently

c)

Very easily

d)

Could not open at all

15.

What was there in the secret drawer?

a)

A diary

b)

A small black tin box

c)

Some secret documents

d)

It was empty

16.

“Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915. To be buried with me when the time comes.”- Where was it written?

a)

In the letter

b)

On the envelop

c)

On a lined paper

d)

On the Roll Top Desk

17.

How was the lined notepaper pasted on the small black tin box?

a)

Using gum

b)

By stitching

c)

Using pins

d)

Sello-taped

18.

Who wrote the letter?

a)

Mr Jim Macpherson

b)

The Narrator

c)

A Stranger

19.

When was the letter written?

a)

On December 26, 1914

b)

On January 25, 1915

c)

In the present time

20.

What was there in the small black tin box?

a)

A letter

b)

An envelope

c)

A lined notepaper

d)

A Secret drawer

21.

Fill in the blank :

The letter was written in _______ December 26, 1914.

a)

Pen

b)

Pencil

c)

Marker pen

d)

Sketch pen

22.

The chapter is written by:

a)

Isaac Asimov

b)

Michael Morpurgo

c)

Satyajit Ray

d)

Thomas Hardy

23.

Whose address was written on the letter as - “12 Copper Beeches, Bridport, Dorset”?

a)

The narrator

b)

Mrs Jim Macpherson