This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 2 Children At Work – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 2 Children At Work Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Name the author of the story Children At Work? A) Velu. B) Orijit Sen, Gita Wolf, Anushka Ravishankar. C) Anushka Ravishankar. D) Gita Wolf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orijit Sen, Gita Wolf, Anushka Ravishankar. 2. Identify which among the following is not a reason for child labour. A) Children are forced to work to support their families. B) The education provided is treated as irrelevant by many parents. C) Traditional views compel many girl children to drop-out from school. D) None of the above options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above options. 3. Why did the girl go back home? A) Her legs were aching. B) She was sick. C) She was tired. D) Her bag was full. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her bag was full. 4. The girl Recognised Velu had ran away from his home. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What did Jaya mean when she said, 'If someone gets there before us we don't get anything'? A) Others might collect the valuable items from the garbage bins. B) They will get more food. C) They will have to wait longer. D) They will find better jobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Others might collect the valuable items from the garbage bins. 6. How old was Velu? A) 10. B) 11. C) 12. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 11. 7. Some children had worked in the countryside. What were their jobs in the countryside? A) Domestic servant or washer. B) Farming or water carrier. C) Stone pickers or fruit harvesters. D) Bird scarers or stone pickers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bird scarers or stone pickers. 8. Jaya arranged ..... for Velu to eat. A) Crushed Banana. B) Half Eaten Burger. C) Vada. D) Option 1 and 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option 1 and 2. 9. What did Jaya and Velu get to eat? A) They got ice cream from an old friend. B) They got banana and vada from a big garbage bin. C) They got a pizza from hotel. D) They got some fresh vegetables from a store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They got banana and vada from a big garbage bin. 10. He observed in Chennai A) Walking with their suitcase. B) Voice coming from loudspeaker. C) Both A and B. D) No noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 11. ..... buys paper, plastic and glass and sells it to a factory A) Jaya. B) Velu. C) Jam Bazaar Jaggu. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jam Bazaar Jaggu. 12. Who were fighting over a banana leaf? A) Goats. B) Velu and Jaya. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Goats. 13. Bounali Simamora A) A 5-year-old rich boy. B) A 14-year-old boy which work in the middle of the ocean. C) A 7-year-old guy. D) An 8-year-old girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A 14-year-old boy which work in the middle of the ocean. 14. Where did the girl live at? A) Sunny lane. B) Triplicane. C) Crooked lane. D) Solid lane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triplicane. 15. Where can children be seen working among the following places? A) Firework factories. B) Coal mines. C) Toy shops. D) Both a and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a and b. 16. What did Velu miss after running away? A) His friends. B) His home. C) His toys. D) His school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His home. 17. What did Velu find in the sack Jaya gave him? A) Old shoes without laces and a stick. B) Money and food. C) Toys and books. D) Clothes and accessories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old shoes without laces and a stick. 18. Were these enough for him to lead a contented life? what else are needed? A) No, these are not enough ;consumable water, food and shelter are the most crucial things required to lead a contented life. B) Yes they are enough for him. C) He doesn't need anything to lead a contented life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No, these are not enough ;consumable water, food and shelter are the most crucial things required to lead a contented life. 19. What did the girl used to collect in her sack A) Tyre. B) Soap water. C) Paper cups. D) Metal sheets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper cups. 20. What did Velu feel when he was on the platform? A) Good and relaxed. B) Refreshed and active. C) Miserable but active. D) Miserable and exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Miserable and exhausted. 21. What did Jaya offer Velu to eat? A) Fresh fruits. B) Food from a restaurant. C) Bananas and a vada from the garbage. D) Sandwiches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bananas and a vada from the garbage. 22. Velu had run away from home because A) There was no food at home. B) He was an orphan. C) He could not stand his father's beatings. D) There was no work in the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He could not stand his father's beatings. 23. Who were sold to employers to become chimney sweeps? A) Young children. B) Orphans. C) Older children. D) Orphans and homeless children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orphans and homeless children. 24. Millions of children worldwide work very hard. A) Other world. B) Very wide. C) In a wide way. D) All over the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All over the world. 25. Jaya recognised at once that A) She had seen Velu earlier. B) Velu was angry. C) Velu was looking for her. D) Velu was a run-away from home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Velu was a run-away from home. 26. What is chutney? A) Skip over. B) Hate overr. C) Run over. D) Wait over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run over. 27. The girl at station was looking A) Wearing long banijan. B) Hair was stiff and brownish. C) Sack on one shoulder. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Why didn't most of the poor children go to school? A) School was expensive. B) Every child must work for their families. C) They wanted money for their clothes. D) No one in their families earned money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School was expensive. 29. What was Jaya carrying in her bag? A) Bottles. B) Papers. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 30. Most children are forced to work because: A) There aren't any schools for them to attend. B) Other kids will make fun of them if they don't. C) Their families need the money they earn. D) Their brothers and sisters say they must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their families need the money they earn. 31. How was Velu feeling when he reached Chennai Central? A) Happy. B) Miserable. C) Exhausted. D) Both Option (2) & (3). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both Option (2) & (3). 32. Velu ran after Jaya because A) He wanted to give Jaya to police. B) He had liked the girl. C) Jaya had asked him to do so. D) He had no idea where to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had no idea where to go. 33. What did Jaya and children like her collect and what did they do with those things? A) Toys-Played with them. B) Food items-Ate them. C) Clothes-Wore them. D) Paper, plastic, glass-Sold it to a factory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paper, plastic, glass-Sold it to a factory. 34. What is the right age to work? A) 7. B) 16. C) None of the above. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 35. The Meaning of Gulped Down is To Swallow Immediately A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. The lesson '' Children at work '' is written by A) Gita Wolf. B) Anushka Ravishankar. C) Orijit Sen. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 37. The Meaning of Gulped Down is A) To shallow immediately. B) To shallow deeply. C) To shallow slowly. D) Not shallow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To shallow immediately. 38. Why does poverty exist everywhere? A) Due to lack of awareness of the importance of work. B) Due to the absence of proper jobs. C) Due to unavailability of workers. D) Due to people's lack of interest in working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to the absence of proper jobs. 39. Velu got into the train A) With a ticket for Chennai Central. B) Without a cricket. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Without a cricket. 40. What made Velu feel miserable? A) He got off at the wrong station. B) He forgot to bring his toys along with him. C) He was hungry and all alone. D) He missed his father. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was hungry and all alone. 41. . Many children are forced to work because they need to ..... A) . Many children are forced to work because they need to . B) B. support other families in need of money. C) C. support their own family financially. D) D. take care of their passion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. support their own family financially. 42. Velu ran from his home because A) Father beats him. B) Take all of his money. C) Both A and B. D) Love to travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 43. A group of many island A) Tremor. B) Archipologo. C) Chaos. D) Archipelago. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Archipelago. 44. The girl offered him to eat A) Vada. B) Pav bhaji. C) Sambhar. D) Poha. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vada. 45. What building did Jaya warn Velu about? A) Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam. B) Chennai Central. C) Central Jail. D) The Factories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Jail. 46. What he was carrying in his bundle? A) Shirt. B) Towel. C) Comb. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. She used to sell it to A) Jam Baazar Laddoo. B) Jam Baazar Bhaggu. C) Jam Baazar Jaggu. D) Jam Baazar Daggu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jam Baazar Jaggu. 48. What did Velu eat for two days? A) Bread and butter. B) Fruits and vegetables. C) Jaggery and peanuts. D) Rice and curry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jaggery and peanuts. 49. One effect of the work done by UNICEF and the ILO is that A) More people are buying things made by child laborers. B) Conditions for child laborers have gotten worse. C) Many companies won't do business with factories using child labor. D) Factory owners have started paying children more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many companies won't do business with factories using child labor. 50. " I only take ..... food A) Used. B) Unused. C) Untouched. D) Touched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untouched. 51. What did Jaya collect from rubbish bins? A) Paper, plastic, glass. B) Clothes. C) Food items. D) Toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paper, plastic, glass. 52. "chey! What do you think i am? A dog? I only take untouched food ..... "who says to whom? A) Jaya says to Velu. B) Velu says to Jaya. C) Policeman says to Jaya. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jaya says to Velu. 53. Whom did velu met? A) A girl. B) A cat. C) A boy. D) A dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A girl. 54. What were the questions raised in Velu's mind? A) Velu was wondering about what language she was yelling at him. B) Velu was wondering about the girls unruly attire and the reason behind her yelling. C) Velu was wondering where was the people were going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Velu was wondering about the girls unruly attire and the reason behind her yelling. 55. The only work Velu has ever done was on the ..... 's farm? A) Father. B) Dasuldar. C) Landowner. D) Grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landowner. 56. Velu came to chennai central for what? A) To meet Jaya. B) He ran away from home. C) He had got a job there. D) To see chennai. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ran away from home. 57. The different of the wage between adults and children is ..... penny. A) 75. B) 50. C) 100. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 50. 58. What was making Velu's head Spin? A) The crowd of the vehicles. B) Smoke. C) Dust. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. What work had Velu done before? A) Weeding. B) Fighting. C) Ragpicking. D) Stealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weeding. 60. The used things like papers, plastics and bottles were sold to? A) Jam Bazaar Jaggu. B) Jim Bazaar Jaggu. C) Jamnagar junk shop. D) Jacques shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jam Bazaar Jaggu. 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