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Class 8 English Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary Quiz 1 (60 MCQs)

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1. When was the diary written last time as mentioned in the story?
2. Why was he unable to see Bijju?
3. When Ruskin Bond saw the crow, what was he doing?
4. Choose the list of the flowers the writer mentioned in his diary .....
5. Darkness or thick mist that makes it difficult to see
6. The phrase 'screaming imprecations' means
7. Which colour will the ferns turn into when the monsoon is over?
8. When is there no dearth for food for insectivorous plants?
9. After the early rain the atmosphere is described as
10. The rains have heralded the arrival of some seasonal visitors-
11. Which of the following word is similar to "puddle"
12. A very strong wind
13. The blackest cloud I've ever seen squatted overMussoorie, and then it hailed marbles for half an hour.On Which monsoon mist did the author tell?
14. Mist is called ..... by the author.
15. The term monsoon means
16. What are the challenges faced by the author during the monsoon?
17. What is the significance of the monsoon in the region where the author lives?
18. The author can't see Bijju because
19. What made him feel in touch, yet untouched by the rain?
20. What are the different activities mentioned in the diary that are affected by the monsoon?
21. The meaning of imprecations-
22. A steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
23. When was the fifth monsoon mist?
24. Which one of the following idiom is related to rain?
25. The author talks of bloodletting because of
26. The word ' springing' means
27. What is the meaning of the word 'DISCONSOLATELY'?
28. Name the most famous diary published as a book.
29. Mist's nature is described as
30. In the prose ..... June 24th was the first day of .....
31. What is the overall message or theme of the short monsoon diary?
32. The author is describing a scene on hills in the season of
33. At last the writer saw a .....
34. The meaning of Mist is
35. How does the author feel about the monsoon at the beginning of the diary?
36. "A Short Monsoon Diary" has excerpts from the diary of .....
37. Which bird's song emerges like a dark sweet secret from the depth of valley?
38. Who is the author of the last monsoon diary?
39. What is the colour of female scarlet minivets?
40. Find the synonym of the word crevices based on the comprehension of the text.
41. "And suddenly, clean and pure, the song of the whistling thrush emerges like a dark sweet secret from the depths of the ravine."What is the meaning of word ravine here?
42. Which seasonal visitors did the rain herald?
43. Which plant reared its head as the author walked till the bank and post office?
44. What are the different emotions experienced by the author during the monsoon?
45. Which hill-station does the author describe in this diary entry?
46. Which colour does the seeds of cobra lily turn to mark the end of monsoon season?
47. For how many days the author haven't seen the sun?
48. To drip or dribble down vertically (in drops)
49. Which hill station is he mainly talking about?
50. Describe the impact of the monsoon on the author's daily life.
51. Drongos come with-
52. Who is calling his sister in the chapter?
53. When was the first monsoon mist?
54. An overflow of a large amount of water beyond its normal limits
55. Small particles of snow with a fragile crust of ice; soft hail.
56. Which flower wasn't name in this lesson
57. The scene being described here is
58. How did he describe the hill station and valley in one sentence?
59. Which birds flit silently among the leaves like brilliant jewels?
60. How did poet describe the early monsoon rain?
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