This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 2 Children At Work – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 2 Children At Work Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The girl who helped Velu was a A) Businessman's Daughter. B) School Girl. C) Beggar. D) Rag Picker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rag Picker. 2. Velu reached Chennai Central A) (a) to meet Jaya. B) (b) having run away from home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (b) having run away from home. 3. What did Velu find when he went to the road? A) The road was silent and clear. B) Velu found that the road was crowded. C) The road was filled with smoke and fumes from vehicles. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The road was filled with smoke and fumes from vehicles. 4. Why did he decide to follow the strange girl? A) He had nowhere else to go. B) He liked her. C) He wanted to become regpicker. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had nowhere else to go. 5. How many children sacrifice their health and safety for just pennies a day? A) 120 million. B) 90 million. C) 80 million. D) 20 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 80 million. 6. Identify which among the following is 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) All of the above options. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above options. 7. What he ate before leaving his home? A) Peanuts. B) Chips. C) Jaggery. D) Both A and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A and C. 8. What realization did Velu come to after running away? A) Life is easier outside home. B) He was better off alone. C) He could find a better job easily. D) He should have stayed at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He should have stayed at home. 9. When weren't children under nine allowed in factories? In ..... A) 1891. B) 1824. C) 1820. D) 1833. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1833. 10. What did Velu find strange about the huts near the dirty puddles? A) They were well-built. B) They were clean. C) They were made of various materials. D) They were colorful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were made of various materials. 11. What was there in the girls sack? A) Clothes. B) Dirty plastic cups. C) Books. D) Ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dirty plastic cups. 12. What work did Jaya and children like her do? A) Selling clothes. B) Construction. C) Ragpicking. D) Farming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ragpicking. 13. What do you mean by squashy? A) Squashed. B) Squeezed. C) Broken. D) Crushed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crushed. 14. While moving from the railway station they came across the- A) Central Jail. B) Marriage Hall. C) Police Station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central Jail. 15. What did Jaya eat herself from the heap of rubbish? A) An apple. B) A vada. C) A dosa. D) A banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A banana. 16. What did they do with all the stuff? A) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Maggu. B) Sell it to Mam Bazaar Jaggu. C) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Jaggu. D) Sell it to Mam Bazaar Maggu. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sell it to Jam Bazaar Jaggu. 17. The scene of the railway platform reminded Velu A) Of the village fair. B) Of the Kumbh Mela. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the village fair. 18. What type of things did the girl and like her children collect? A) They collected bad sweets. B) They collected old toys. C) They collected things such as paper, plastic bottles, cups etc. D) They collected old clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They collected things such as paper, plastic bottles, cups etc. 19. What does the chapter suggest about facing problems? A) Problems are always easy to solve. B) They can be solved with help from others. C) Avoiding them is the best solution. D) Running away is a good option. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They can be solved with help from others. 20. Working is a good way to become more responsible. A) Concerned. B) Hardworking. C) Employed. D) Trustworthy and dependable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trustworthy and dependable. 21. Where did the girl lead Velu to? A) She took him to a toy shop. B) Jaya took him to the Central Jail. C) She led him to a big wedding hall. D) Jaya led him to the super market. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She led him to a big wedding hall. 22. What were the strange looking house's made of?? A) Bricks & Plastic. B) Tyres & Metal sheets. C) Bricks & Wood. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 23. 3 Velu had run away from home because? A) He was an orphan. B) There was no food at home. C) He could not stand his uncle beating him for one more day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He could not stand his uncle beating him for one more day. 24. What was the girl wearing? A) Shorts. B) A frock. C) Skirt. D) Torn baniyan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Torn baniyan. 25. "The girl grinned and pointed at the huge building ".Which building did she point out at? A) The stores. B) Central Station. C) Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam. D) Central Jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central Jail. 26. After almost an hour of walking, they stopped in front of big building. what is it? A) Mandapam. B) Mahal. C) Mall. D) Jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandapam. 27. By which train had Velu Travel? A) Chennai Express. B) Kanyakumari Express. C) Kerala Express. D) Tamil Nadu Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanyakumari Express. 28. How much years is Velu? A) 11. B) 12. C) 13. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 11. 29. Why did velu's heart beat fast? A) Traffic. B) Strange Girl. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traffic. 30. Velu was sad, because he was A) Hungry. B) Alone. C) Tired. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 31. Which isn't a special job? A) Maids. B) Mine workers. C) Match-makers. D) Chimney sweeps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maids. 32. Many kids, like 15-year-old Yuliagi, feel that escape is- A) Haul. B) Toil. C) Futile. D) Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Futile. 33. From which train did he get off A) Shatabdi Express. B) Kanyakumari Express. C) Dadar Express. D) Gaatiman Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kanyakumari Express. 34. Who did Velu meet at the railway station? A) A ticket collector. B) A police officer. C) A street vendor. D) A little girl named Jaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A little girl named Jaya. 35. Who are the authors of 'Children at Work'? A) Gita Wolf and Orijit Sen. B) Anushka Ravishankar and a team of illustrators. C) Orijit Sen and Anushka Ravishankar. D) Gita Wolf and Anushka Ravishankar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gita Wolf and Anushka Ravishankar. 36. Child laborers work long hours every day. A) Students. B) Coaches. C) Teachers. D) Workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Workers. 37. What all was in velu bundle? A) Toy, books and headphone. B) Pencil, eraser and pillow. C) Shirt, towel and comb. D) Pen, blanket and phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shirt, towel and comb. 38. What did Velu eat after meeting Jaya? A) Pizza and burger. B) Ice cream and cake. C) Sandwich and fries. D) Banana and vada. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Banana and vada. 39. Why did Velu follow the girl? A) He wanted to give girl to police. B) The girl asked him to do so. C) He had liked the girl. D) He had no idea where to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had no idea where to go. 40. Where did Velu arrive at? A) Mumbai. B) Chennai. C) Delhi. D) Kolkata. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chennai. 41. The girl was wearing a new kurti A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. At which station did Velu arrived? A) Mumbai central. B) Manglore central. C) Kerala central. D) Chennai central. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chennai central. 43. What information would many people like to see added to clothing tags? A) Where it was made. B) The cost. C) The size. D) Who made the clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Who made the clothes. 44. Why does velu carry only a shirt, a towel and a comb? A) He had only these materials present with him. B) These were the things which had been fitting in his bag. C) He was oblivious to life outside of his village. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was oblivious to life outside of his village. 45. What did Velu feel when he arrived at Chennai Central Station? A) Confused but safe. B) Excited. C) Lost and lonely. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lost and lonely. 46. Employment of children at shop or factories should be discouraged. A) Strict laws should be adopted to stop child labour. B) Children should be deprived of basic education. C) Awareness programmes should be conducted to stop child labour. D) Employment of children at shop or factories should be discouraged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children should be deprived of basic education. 47. What do you think should be the reason that Velu decided to follow the "Strange Girl" ? A) He liked her. B) He knew no one else there and he thought she might give him something to eat. C) He wanted her sack. D) The girl was rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He knew no one else there and he thought she might give him something to eat. 48. Which express put velu at Chennai Express station? A) Shatabdi Express. B) Duronto Express. C) Rajdhani Express. D) Kanyakumari Express. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kanyakumari Express. 49. What was Jaya's living condition? A) In a shelter home. B) In a rented apartment. C) In a mansion. D) In a house made of plastic sheets and old tyres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a house made of plastic sheets and old tyres. 50. What did Jaya and Velu collect from the garbage bins? A) Food items. B) Clothes. C) Paper, plastic, glass. D) Toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paper, plastic, glass. 51. Velu was traveling without a ticked. Did he get caught? A) Isn't mentioned in the text. B) Yes. C) No. D) Can't tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 52. Velu travelled without a ticket. Why? A) He forgot to get the ticked. B) He loved travelling without a ticket. C) He knew the Ticket checker. D) He had no money. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He had no money. 53. Why had Velu ran away from home?? A) Because he was bored at home. B) Because he couldn't stand his uncle beating him. C) Because he didn't like his home. D) He ran away for fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he couldn't stand his uncle beating him. 54. What type of work did Velu end up doing? A) Selling newspapers. B) Working in a restaurant. C) Collecting tickets. D) Becoming a ragpicker. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Becoming a ragpicker. 55. Putting a description of who made a product on the tag might help stop child labor because A) Factory owners don'e want to spend extra money on the labels. B) People might not buy a product if they knew it was made with child labor, and the factory might lose money. C) Children might quit if they were described on the labels. D) Adult workers would quiet becasue their names weren't being used, too. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People might not buy a product if they knew it was made with child labor, and the factory might lose money. 56. Jaya recognized at once that: A) Velu was hungry. B) Velu was a run-away from home. C) Velu was looking for her. D) She had seen Velu earlier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Velu was a run-away from home. 57. What does the girl do? A) Stealing. B) Begging. C) Rag-picking. D) Scrap dealing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rag-picking. 58. Which is the word from the following, Jaya says to Velu? A) Blockbuster. B) Blogger. C) Blockhead. D) Blockons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blockhead. 59. 'Children at work' based on A) Friendship. B) Child Labour. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Child Labour. 60. Why did Velu decide to follow Jaya? A) He wanted to play with her. B) He was bored. C) He wanted to explore the city. D) He didn't know where to go. 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