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English Literature ( class 8)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Q1. Who is the poet of the poem "Granny's Tree Climbing"?

a)

Robert Frost

b)

William Wordsworth

c)

Ruskin Bond

2.

2. Why did the king want to know the answer to his three questions?

a)

To become a wise man

b)

To get the victory

c)

To avoid failure in life

d)

To become the most favourite ruler.

3.

3. The meaning of the phrase " in a trice" is:

a)

Slowly

b)

Very quickly

c)

With difficulty

d)

None of the above.

4.

4. Name the poetic device used in the line " every breeze whispered of summer".

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Alliteration

5.

5. The king washed the bearded man's -

a)

Hands

b)

Legs

c)

Wounds

d)

Hair

6.

6. Meaning of the word " ambush " is-

a)

Entrance

b)

Hiding place

c)

At the top

7.

7. How could magician help the king?

a)

Save him from enemy.

b)

Give correct suggestions

c)

Predict future to tell the right time of every action.

d)

Defeat enemy with his magic.

8.

8. " If you can give me none, please say so and I will go home " who said these words?

a)

Guards

b)

Bearded man

c)

King

d)

Hermit

9.

9. Tommy found a real book about -

a)

Mechanical teachers

b)

Virtual classroom

c)

The school of old days

d)

E-book

10.

10. Meaning of the word " nonchalantly " is

a)

Quickly

b)

Calmly

c)

Desperately

d)

None of the above

11.

11. The hermit was a _______ person.

a)

Strong

b)

Brave

c)

Frail

d)

Bold

12.

12. When the doctor suggested Granny a quiet week in bed ,the family -

a)

Sighed in relief

b)

Was angry with the granny

c)

Rejoiced

d)

Unhappy

13.

13. " It was like a brief season in the hell" ,-the figure of speech employed here is-

a)

Personification

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

None of the above

14.

14. When grandma climbed a tree for the last time she was-

a)

Eighty

b)

Sixty six

c)

Sixty two

d)

Sixty

15.

15 Margie was disappointed because they

a)

Took away the mechanical teacher.

b)

Asked Margie to leave the house

c)

They didn't take away the mechanical teacher.

d)

Asked Tommy to go and study.

16.

16. Why did Margie find the old school interesting?

a)

Because of the fun.

b)

Because of human teachers.

c)

Fun while going home together at the end of the day.

d)

All of the above.

17.

15 Margie was disappointed because they

a)

Took away the mechanical teacher.

b)

Asked Margie to leave the house

c)

They didn't take away the mechanical teacher.

d)

Asked Tommy to go and study.

18.

18. Why did Margie hate school now more than ever

a)

Because of her mother.

b)

Because she never gets off

c)

Because she dislikes to sit near the mechanical teacher.

d)

Because of her scores in Geography which gets worse and worse.

19.

19. Where did Tommy and Margie read various books ?

a)

In the library

b)

In the school

c)

On a computer screen

d)

None of the above.

20.

20. The meaning of the word " crinkly" is

a)

Brand new

b)

Wrinkled

c)

Neat

d)

Virtual