WorksheetsEnglish Literature ( class 8)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Q1. Who is the poet of the poem "Granny's Tree Climbing"?
Robert Frost
William Wordsworth
Ruskin Bond
2. Why did the king want to know the answer to his three questions?
To become a wise man
To get the victory
To avoid failure in life
To become the most favourite ruler.
3. The meaning of the phrase " in a trice" is:
Slowly
Very quickly
With difficulty
None of the above.
4. Name the poetic device used in the line " every breeze whispered of summer".
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
5. The king washed the bearded man's -
Hands
Legs
Wounds
Hair
6. Meaning of the word " ambush " is-
Entrance
Hiding place
At the top
7. How could magician help the king?
Save him from enemy.
Give correct suggestions
Predict future to tell the right time of every action.
Defeat enemy with his magic.
8. " If you can give me none, please say so and I will go home " who said these words?
Guards
Bearded man
King
Hermit
9. Tommy found a real book about -
Mechanical teachers
Virtual classroom
The school of old days
E-book
10. Meaning of the word " nonchalantly " is
Quickly
Calmly
Desperately
None of the above
11. The hermit was a _______ person.
Strong
Brave
Frail
Bold
12. When the doctor suggested Granny a quiet week in bed ,the family -
Sighed in relief
Was angry with the granny
Rejoiced
Unhappy
13. " It was like a brief season in the hell" ,-the figure of speech employed here is-
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
None of the above
14. When grandma climbed a tree for the last time she was-
Eighty
Sixty six
Sixty two
Sixty
15 Margie was disappointed because they
Took away the mechanical teacher.
Asked Margie to leave the house
They didn't take away the mechanical teacher.
Asked Tommy to go and study.
16. Why did Margie find the old school interesting?
Because of the fun.
Because of human teachers.
Fun while going home together at the end of the day.
All of the above.
15 Margie was disappointed because they
Took away the mechanical teacher.
Asked Margie to leave the house
They didn't take away the mechanical teacher.
Asked Tommy to go and study.
18. Why did Margie hate school now more than ever
Because of her mother.
Because she never gets off
Because she dislikes to sit near the mechanical teacher.
Because of her scores in Geography which gets worse and worse.
19. Where did Tommy and Margie read various books ?
In the library
In the school
On a computer screen
None of the above.
20. The meaning of the word " crinkly" is
Brand new
Wrinkled
Neat
Virtual
