class 8th englih

 ✏️ The Fun They Had — Isaac Asimov

1. Who is ‘He’ in the first line of the passage? Ans: County Inspector
2. Which part of the mechanical teacher did Margie hate the most? Ans: The slot for homework and test papers
3. What does the word ‘hated’ mean? Ans: Deliberately with anger
4. How is Mrs. Jones related to Margie? Ans: Mother
5. Who wrote “The Fun They Had”? Ans: Isaac Asimov
6. Margie was the daughter of— Ans: Mrs. Jones
7. What did Margie want? Ans: Her teacher to be taken away
8. Who was Mrs. Jones? Ans: Margie’s mother
9. What is the noun form of the verb ‘hated’? Ans: Hatred
10. Today Tommy found— Ans: A real book
11. The story “The Fun They Had” is set in— Ans: Future
12. Who is referred to as ‘He’ in the line: “The Inspector had smiled…”? Ans: County Inspector
13. Find the synonym of the word ‘Geared’. Ans: Speeded up
14. Margie always hated— Ans: Her school
15. Margie’s schoolroom was— Ans: Next to her bedroom
16. What did Margie write in her diary? Ans: Tommy found a real book
17. Margie and Tommy learnt which subjects? Ans: History, Geography, Mathematics
18. Margie was doing badly at— Ans: Geography
19. According to the County Inspector, Margie’s progress was— Ans: Satisfactory
20. What kind of teachers did Margie and Tommy have? Ans: Mechanical teachers
21. Who was the round little man with a red face? Ans: County Inspector
22. How old was Tommy? Ans: 13 years
23. How old was Margie? Ans: 11 years
24. Who are Margie and Tommy? Ans: Neighbours
25. Who is the main character of the story “The Fun They Had”? Ans: Margie
26. On which date did Margie make an entry in her diary about school? Ans: 17th May, 2157
27. Margie’s mother sent for the— Ans: County Inspector
28. Margie had to submit her homework in— Ans: Punch code
29. Margie’s sector was geared a little too quick. Ans: Geography
30. The mechanical teacher gave Margie test after test in— Ans: Geography
31. How did Margie and Tommy use to study? Ans: With computer at home
32. Why was Margie missing the old kind of school? Ans: She wanted to experience the fun of the old school
33. What is a tele-book? Ans: An electronic book

✏️ The Sound of Music — Deborah Cowley

34. “The Sound of Music” is written by— Ans: Deborah Cowley
35. What was wrong with Evelyn Glennie? Ans: She was deaf
36. Who helped Evelyn feel music? Ans: Ron Forbes
37. What does the word ‘tingle’ mean? Ans: Stinging sensation
38. Evelyn gives free concerts in— Ans: Prisons and hospitals
39. What is the name of the master percussionist who praised Evelyn? Ans: James Blades
40. What did Ron Forbes advise Evelyn? Ans: Feel music with her body
41. Where did Evelyn give free concerts? Ans: Both hospitals and prisons
42. Who had learnt to open the mind and body to sounds and vibrations? Ans: Evelyn Glennie

️ The Sound of Music (Part II – Bismillah Khan)

43. Who improved the sound quality of the pungi? Ans: A barber
44. Which instrument got the name “reeded noisemaker”? Ans: Pungi
45. How many holes were made on the body of the pipe? Ans: Seven
46. What does “access to” mean? Ans: Accessible
47. The credit of popularizing the shehnai goes to — Ans: Ustad Bismillah Khan
48. What was the ancient use of the shehnai? Ans: Both used in naubat and royal courts
49. What was considered auspicious in the past? Ans: Shehnai
50. What does the word “indispensable” mean? Ans: Inseparable
51. When did Bismillah Khan get his first big break as a shehnai performer? Ans: In 1938
52. How old was Bismillah Khan when he participated in the Allahabad Music Conference? Ans: 14 years
53. Who banned the playing of pungi in the royal palace? Ans: Aurangzeb
54. Where was Bismillah Khan born? Ans: Dumraon
55. On which date was Bismillah Khan born? Ans: 21st March, 1916
56. Which highest civilian award did Bismillah Khan receive in 2001? Ans: Bharat Ratna
57. Bismillah Khan used to sing as a child — Ans: Bhojpuri Chaita
58. Who was Bismillah Khan? Ans: Shehnai player
59. Tahar Mosiquee Ustad Bismillah Khan Auditorium is situated in — Ans: Teheran
60. Why did Emperor Aurangzeb ban the pungi? Ans: Because its sound was shrill and unpleasant

 The Little Girl — Katherine Mansfield

61. What gift did the little girl stitch for her father? Ans: A pin-cushion
62. What was the question in front of Kezia while preparing the pin-cushion? Ans: What to fill inside
63. Why did Kezia go inside her mother’s room? Ans: To get some scraps
64. What is the antonym of the word “stayed”? Ans: Wandered
65. Who was Kezia? Ans: A little girl
66. Who was a figure to fear and avoided by the little girl Kezia? Ans: Father
67. Kezia should be taken to the doctor to check her — Ans: Stammering
68. Kezia found her mother in the drawing room — Ans: Reading
69. Who had taken the important papers of Kezia’s father and spoiled them? Ans: Kezia
70. What was the name of the smallest baby of the Macdonalds? Ans: Mao
71. Who was Kezia’s neighbour? Ans: Mr. Macdonald
72. Why was the little girl afraid? Ans: Her father was strict and frightening
73. Kezia’s father gave her a kiss before going to office. It was Ans: Casual
74. What gave Kezia a glad relief in the morning? Ans: Sound of going carriage
75. Where did Kezia stand in the evening when her father returned? Ans: Near the staircase
76. Why did Kezia stammer while answering her father? Ans: She was afraid of her father
77. Kezia feared her father because he was Ans: Harsh and strict

A Truly Beautiful Mind — Albert Einstein

78. Name the chapter from which the extract is taken. Ans: A Truly Beautiful Mind
79. Which literary device is used in “Brother Boring”? Ans: Alliteration
80. What did Albert like? Ans: To play with mechanical toys
81. What abnormality did Einstein suffer from in childhood? Ans: Speaking Disability
82. On the basis of the passage, Albert Einstein was a— Ans: Average student
83. Where did Einstein pass the high school exam? Ans: At Munich
84. Einstein hated school regimentation. This shows that— Ans: He didn’t like the rules and regulations of the school
85. The theory of relativity in physics is— Ans: E = mc²
86. Einstein loved mechanical toys. Ans: True
87. He started speaking very late. Ans: True
88. His sister’s name was Maja. Ans: True
89. He won the Nobel Prize in 1921. Ans: True
90. Albert Einstein was a scientist. Ans: True
91. At what age did Einstein start speaking properly? Ans: Two-and-a-half years
92. What nickname did Einstein’s playmates give him? Ans: Brother Boring
93. What kind of toys did Einstein love? Ans: Mechanical toys
94. Which famous paper did Einstein publish in 1905? Ans: Special Theory of Relativity
95. The formula given by Einstein explains the relation between Ans: Mass and energy
96. Einstein hated school because of its Ans: Regimentation
97. What does the word ‘clashed’ mean in the lesson? Ans: Argued
98. Einstein passed his high school examination at Ans: Munich
99. In which year was the General Theory of Relativity published? Ans: 1915
100. When did Einstein receive the Nobel Prize? Ans: 1921

The Snake and the Mirror — Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

101. Who has written the story “The Snake and the Mirror”? Ans: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
102. What did the narrator decide to grow to look more handsome? Ans: Thin moustache
103. The opposite of the word ‘attractive’ is— Ans: Unattractive
104. Why did the doctor call himself foolish and stupid? Ans: Because he had no medicines
105. The word ‘feebly’ means— Ans: Weakly
106. What kind of story is “The Snake and the Mirror”? Ans: Humorous
107. The snake coiled around— Ans: The doctor’s left arm
108. “Materia Medica” is a— Ans: Book

My Childhood — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

109. The Second World War broke out in— Ans: 1939
110. What was Dinamani? Ans: A Newspaper
111. Who is “I” in the passage? Ans: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
112. What was in high demand during the Second World War? Ans: Tamarind seeds
113. Who was Kalam’s science teacher? Ans: Sivasubramania Iyer
114. Abdul Kalam was born in— Ans: A middle-class Tamil family
115. Where was A. P. J. Abdul Kalam born? Ans: Rameswaram

Reach for the Top — Santosh Yadav

116. Santosh got her elementary education in— Ans: Local village school
117. Santosh conquered Mount Everest— Ans: Twice
118. Santosh Yadav was honoured with— Ans: Padma Shri
119. The word ‘Scaled’ means— Ans: Climbed
120. Santosh Yadav scaled Mount Everest at the age of— Ans: Twenty years
121. How did Santosh begin mountain climbing? Ans: She saw villagers climbing mountains. She became curious and decided to learn climbing by joining them.
122. What shows her concern for the environment? Ans: She collected and brought back garbage from Mount Everest.
123. Which incidents show her concern for fellow climbers? Ans: She tried to save a dying climber and saved Mohan Singh by sharing oxygen.
124. Why was the holy man surprised? Ans: He had blessed Santosh for a son, but she proved that a daughter can also achieve greatness.
125. How did Santosh feel on reaching the top of Everest? Ans: She felt proud, emotional, and patriotic when she unfurled the Indian flag.

126. Maria Sharapova was sent to the United States at the age of – Ans: Nine
127. Maria went to the United States with her – Ans: Father
128. Maria’s mother stayed back in Siberia due to – Ans: Visa restrictions
129. Maria’s training in the U.S. began in – Ans: Florida
130. Maria learned at an early age that tennis excellence comes at a – Ans: Price
131. According to Maria, money in tennis is – Ans: A motivation
132. What kept Maria going in her career? Ans: Desire to be number one
133. The word ‘endure’ means – Ans: Bear
134. Maria Sharapova is associated with which sport? Ans: Tennis
135. Maria Sharapova is known for her – Ans: Determination and sacrifice
136. What qualities lifted Maria Sharapova to the top of the world? Ans: All of these
137. How does Maria look at money? Ans: As motivation
138. What did Maria dream about? Ans: To become number one in the world
139. Which word in the extract means the same as ‘Grouped’? Ans: Categorised
140. Where was Maria Sharapova born? Ans: Siberia
141. Whose separation made Maria depressed in the United States? Ans: Mother
142. When did Maria Sharapova achieve the number one position in women’s tennis? Ans: 22nd August, 2005
143. Who is a famous tennis player? Ans: Maria Sharapova
144. Which country does Maria Sharapova belong to? Ans: Russia
145. When did Maria Sharapova win Wimbledon? Ans: 2004
146. Who accompanied Maria Sharapova to Florida? Ans: Father
147. Which game did Maria Sharapova play? Ans: Tennis
148. How is Yelena related to Maria Sharapova? Ans: Mother
149. Maria loves reading the novels of which author? Ans: Arthur Conan Doyle

 Kathmandu — Vikram Seth

150. The lesson “Kathmandu” has been written by – Ans: Vikram Seth
151. A sign proclaims “Entrance for the Hindus only” at – Ans: Pashupatinath Temple
152. Pashupatinath Temple is situated in – Ans: Nepal
153. Pashupatinath Temple is situated on the bank of river – Ans: Bagmati
154. The Baudhnath Stupa is situated in – Ans: Kathmandu
155. Kathmandu is the capital of – Ans: Nepal
156. The Baudhnath Stupa is a sacred place for – Ans: The Buddhists
157. Pashupatinath Temple is a sacred place for – Ans: The Hindus
158. Who jumps onto a Shivaling at Pashupatinath Temple? Ans: A monkey
159. Where is a sense of stillness found? Ans: At the Baudhnath Stupa

 If I Were You — Douglas James

160. Who has written “If I Were You”? Ans: Douglas James
161. What kind of glasses is Gerrard wearing? Ans: Round
162. An intruder is – Ans: An intruder
163. “If I Were You” is a story of – Ans: Nature
164. Who was Gerrard? Ans: A playwright
165. Gerrard is a playwright by – Ans: Profession
166. Who entered Gerrard's cottage? Ans: An intruder
167. The Christian's name of Gerrard was – Ans: Vincent Charles
168. The characters of the play “If I Were You” are – Ans: Gerrard and Intruder
169. What was the Christian name of Gerrard? Ans: Vincent Charles

The Road Not Taken — Robert Frost

170. Name the poem from where this extract has been taken – Ans: The Road Not Taken
171. Who has written these lines – Ans: Robert Frost
172. The poet was ______ that he couldn't choose both the roads – Ans: Sorry
173. Where did the two roads diverge? Ans: In a yellow wood

174. What is the lesson children can learn from “The Fun They Had”?
Ans: Learning can be fun if done with curiosity and interest

175. How should children face challenges in studies or life?
Ans: With patience, hard work, and determination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glacier & Weather Related

1. Why do the soldiers need to carry a stove in Siachen?
Ans. To keep warm and melt snow for drinking
2. What does the word ‘Siachen’ really mean?
Ans. A land with an abundance of roses
3. What does WCF stand for?
Ans. Wind Chill Factor
4. Siachen is the glacier in the Karakoram range. Its position is –
Ans. Longest
5. Why is one Indian soldier killed every other day in Siachen?
Ans. Due to extreme weather conditions
6. Which two liquids do not freeze at Siachen?
Ans. Milk and Rum
7. Which of the following is controlled by India on one side and Pakistan on the other?
Ans. Line of Control
8. The ‘Line of Control’ was formed in the year –
Ans. 1972
9. Of every two men sent up to the glacier, one is –
Ans. A casualty
10. Name the longest glacier in the Karakoram range –
Ans. Siachen
11. What is the speed of the blizzards?
Ans. 150 knots
12. The Line of Control is located between –
Ans. India and Pakistan

Fill in the blanks (Siachen)

13. Siachen is the ______ glacier in the Karakoram range.
Ans. Longest
14. ‘Sia’ in the Balti language refers to ______.
Ans. Wild roses
15. The ‘Line of Control’ was formed in the year ______.
Ans. 1972
16. Siachen forms a part of ______ district in Leh.
Ans. Ladakh
17. Daily existence is so painful in Siachen that soldiers cannot be sent up again for at least ______ years.
Ans. 15
18. The ______ in the region has proved fatal.
Ans. Wind Chill Factor

Match the following

19. Passes
Ans. A road through the mountain ranges
20. Expedition
Ans. An organized journey with a particular purpose
21. Glacier
Ans. A mass of ice that moves very slowly down the valley
22. Avalanches
Ans. A mass of snow that suddenly slides down
23. Blizzards
Ans. Snowstorm with strong and fast winds

King John and the Abbot of Canterbury

24. What did King John hear about the Abbot?
Ans. He keeps a far better house than I
25. Who answered King John’s questions?
Ans. The Shepherd
26. What name was given to the Abbot’s house?
Ans. Abbey
27. How should one live in the kingdom?
Ans. Not better than the king
28. What did the Abbot beg to say?
Ans. That he was spending but what was his own
29. What was the crown made of?
Ans. Gold
30. How much time did Abbot demand from King John?
Ans. Two weeks
31. Who said, “You shall live until the day you die, and not one day longer”?
Ans. King John
32. What was the name of the old Abbot's town?
Ans. Canterbury
33. Who was living a better life than the king?
Ans. Abbot
34. Why was King John a bad King?
Ans. All of these
35. Where did King John live?
Ans. England
36. The Abbot was very ______ when he left the court.
Ans. Sad
37. Write antonym of the word ‘friend’.
Ans. Foe
38. Who said to whom – “How can you help me?”
Ans. The Abbot said to the Shepherd

King John (Extra)

39. Who said to whom – “You shall live until the day that you die, and not one day longer”?
Ans. Shepherd → King
40. Who said to whom – “There is no question of misunderstanding you”?
Ans. King John → Abbot
41. Who said to whom – “I will give you four pieces of silver every week as long as you live”?
Ans. King John → Shepherd
42. Who had kept a far better house than King John?
Ans. Abbot of Canterbury
43. Why did King John ask such foolish questions?
Ans. He was cruel and harsh to his subjects
44. Was the Abbot able to answer King John’s questions?
Ans. No
45. Which places did the Abbot visit to find answers?
Ans. All of these
46. What were the three questions King John asked the Abbot?
Ans. How long he would live, how soon he would ride around the world, and what the King was thinking
47. Who answered the King’s questions?
Ans. Shepherd (disguised as Abbot)
48. What was one of the answers about the King’s lifespan?
Ans. King shall live until the day he dies

The Flying Machine

49. When did Emperor Yuan hold his throne?
Ans. In 400 A.D.
50. Where did Emperor Yuan hold his throne?
Ans. By the Great Wall of China
51. What was the Emperor doing against a warm breeze?
Ans. Sipping tea and fanning himself
52. What was the name of the King?
Ans. Yuan
53. When was the King sipping tea?
Ans. Early in the morning
54. What was green with rain?
Ans. Land
55. Find the word in the passage which means ‘reign’.
Ans. Dominion
56. Who has written the story “The Flying Machine”?
Ans. Ray Douglas Bradbury
57. What miracle did the Emperor's servant see?
Ans. A man flying in the sky
58. What did the Emperor do with the inventor of the flying machine?
Ans. Executed him
59. What was the Emperor’s own creation?
Ans. A garden of metals and jewels
60. “I saw him in the air, a man flying with—”
Ans. Wings
61. “The air is sweet this morning.” – Who said this?
Ans. Emperor Yuan
62. The executioner's face was covered with a serene—
Ans. White mask
63. Ray Douglas Bradbury was an—
Ans. American
64. The Emperor clapped his hands to call—
Ans. The guard
65. What did the Emperor tell his hand-servant?
Ans. Hold your tongue. It was all a dream, a most sorrowful and beautiful dream
66. What did the guards do beyond the garden wall?
Ans. Burn the beautiful machine of paper and reeds
67. Where did the Emperor, the servant, and the flier pause?
Ans. Within the stable
68. The Emperor's machine was a garden of—
Ans. Metals and jewels
69. Who was the Emperor of China in 400 AD?
Ans. Emperor Yuan

Champion Women

70. Who is Sakshi Malik?
Ans. Wrestler
71. What was Sakshi Malik's father’s occupation?
Ans. Bus Conductor
72. Who was Sakshi’s coach?
Ans. Ishwar Dahiya
73. Which district does Sakshi Malik belong to?
Ans. Rohtak
74. Where does Sakshi’s mother work?
Ans. Anganwadi
75. Who is Mary Kom?
Ans. Boxer
76. To which state does Sumrai Tete belong?
Ans. Jharkhand
77. Which award was awarded to Sania Mirza?
Ans. Arjuna Award
78. When did Sania Mirza start playing?
Ans. At the age of five
79. Who is the youngest person to win the Nobel Prize?
Ans. Malala Yousafzai
80. With whom did Malala share her Nobel Prize?
Ans. Kailash Satyarthi
81. Malala Yousafzai has raised a voice for which issue?
Ans. Education of girls
82. Where was Malala promoting education for girls?
Ans. Pakistan
83. What issues did Suzuki raise in her speech?
Ans. Starving children around the world
84. What kind of life does Suzuki want for all children of the world?
Ans. Life where all children do not starve and their voices are heard
85. Why was Suzuki's speech effective?
Ans. Because she raised a voice for major environmental problems
86. E.C.O. stands for—
Ans. The Environmental Children's Organisation
87. Who started the Environmental Children's Organisation?
Ans. Severn Suzuki
88. How old was Severn Suzuki when she gave this speech?
Ans. 12
89. Where did Severn Suzuki deliver her speech?
Ans. The Earth Summit
90. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize in the year—
Ans. 2015
91. What did Malala mention about the Holy Quran in her speech?
Ans. Iqra means read and nunwal-qalam means by the pen
92. How did life in the Swat Valley change?
Ans. Terrorism; schools destroyed; girls stopped from going to school
93. Who attacked Malala?
Ans. Taliban
94. The Golden Rule of KISS stands for—
Ans. Keep it short and simple

Living in the Age of Google

95. What according to Mr. Ramesh was rubbish?
Ans. Watching movies, music, videos, serials, cricket matches
96. How did Mr. Ramesh consolidate?
Ans. Entertainment all day hampers study and sleep
97. What was Mr. Ramesh proud of?
Ans. His son receiving an international online certificate
98. What did Rupesh and his father discuss about social networking sites?
Ans. Using SNS for contacts, anniversaries and social closeness
99. What was Rupesh's father afraid of?
Ans. Excessive use of social networking and violence programmes
100. Why did Rupesh's father scold Rupesh?
Ans. Poor grades due to excess smartphone and TV use
101. How is television useful for us?
Ans. Informative and educational channels
102. How do we gather information by smartphone?
Ans. Through demonstration classes, video-chats, animation, graphics
103. Full form of Wi-Fi
Ans. Wireless Fidelity
104. Full form of DVD
Ans. Digital Versatile Disc
105. Full form of SMS
Ans. Short Message Service
106. Full form of WWW
Ans. World Wide Web
107. Full form of URL
Ans. Uniform Resource Locator
108. Full form of HTTP
Ans. Hyper Text Transfer Protocol

The Sri Krishna Eating House

109. Where was the watch repair shop printed?
Ans. On a signboard over the door
110. Who would have had to remain silent?
Ans. Hari
111. What was the man wearing?
Ans. Small black cap and eye-piece
112. Who looked at him and smiled?
Ans. The man wearing black cap
113. What was the name of the watch repair shop?
Ans. Ding Dong Watch Works
114. The word opposite of “full” is—
Ans. Empty
115. Where was the concrete disposal units?
Ans. On the roadside
116. Who had proved to be friendlier to Hari?
Ans. Man of the shop next door
117. What was fixed to the eyes of the man wearing a black cap?
Ans. Eye-piece
118. Who has written the story “The Sri Krishna Eating House”?
Ans. Anita Desai
119. “These people seemed to have no fixed working hours” means—
Ans. They worked for unlimited period
120. “I have no money to pay…” means—
Ans. Hari did not want to take anything without paying
121. Why was Hari happy and frightened both?
Ans. Happy for earning, frightened for not going home
122. Why did the two boys in the kitchen not speak to Hari?
Ans. They were neither friendly nor inquisitive