This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The magician swept his velvet ..... around his shoulders. A) Selfish. B) Paradise. C) Cloak. D) Wound. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cloak. 2. Which four examples of winter weather are personified in the text? A) Snow, hail, frost, sleet. B) Snow, hail, frost, wind. C) Snow, rain, wind, frost. D) Snow, rain, wind, sleet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow, hail, frost, wind. 3. What Season is out of the garden? A) Winter. B) Summer. C) Spring. D) Fall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 4. What does the word "gruff" mean in the story? A) Gentle and kind. B) Rough and unfriendly. C) Musical and sweet. D) Quiet and softTagsEasyVidhyarthiL2Z1J Vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rough and unfriendly. 5. What was special about the little boy that the Giant saw later in his life? A) He was the mayor's son. B) He was the Giant's nephew. C) He bore marks of love and sacrifice. D) He had magical powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He bore marks of love and sacrifice. 6. How did Spring finally return to the garden? A) The Giant broke the wall. B) The trees blossomed on their own. C) The children came back. D) The Snow melted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children came back. 7. What did the children do in the giant's garden after the wall was knocked down? A) They planted new flowers. B) They played there every day. C) They built a new wall. D) They left and never returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They played there every day. 8. For whom does the giant wait eagerly? A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Frost. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring. 9. He thought it must be the King's musicians passing by.Here 'it' is referred to ..... A) Linnet. B) Singers. C) Giant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linnet. 10. Why did the giant go to the garden the next day of his arrival? A) He went to pluk some fruits and flowers. B) He went to play with the birds. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to pluk some fruits and flowers. 11. How did King Midas get rid of his golden touch? A) By asking a wizard. B) By destroying his crown. C) By giving away his gold. D) By bathing in the river Pactolus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By bathing in the river Pactolus. 12. How many years did the Giant stay with his friend? A) 5. B) 7. C) 10. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 13. The Giant had gone to visit his friend whose name was A) Evil Knight. B) Satan Wings. C) Cornish Ogre. D) Insane Devil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cornish Ogre. 14. Who does make lot of noise up and down and move things in the garden? A) Snow. B) Hail. C) North Wind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North Wind. 15. Which term is a quick reference to a famous person, place, story, or event? A) Allusion. B) Imagery. C) Simile. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 16. What's the correct form of play after he, she, it? A) Plays. B) Plaies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays. 17. A ..... was spotted climbing over the fence last night. A) Wound. B) Trespasser. C) Gruff. D) Selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trespasser. 18. What did the giant see through his window? A) He saw children playing in his garden. B) He saw a lot of snow. C) He saw some cats. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He saw children playing in his garden. 19. What did the Giant learn about his garden after the children played in it? A) It should be kept secret. B) It was too big for him. C) It needed more walls. D) It was more beautiful with laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was more beautiful with laughter. 20. One morning the Giant saw ..... in his garden. A) A little girl. B) A little boy. C) A butterfly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A little boy. 21. What marks did the Giant see on the child's hands and feet? A) Cuts. B) Paint. C) Nail wounds. D) Scratches. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nail wounds. 22. Where did the children try to play after being banned? A) Near a river. B) In a park. C) In the forest. D) On the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the road. 23. How does the Giant's attitude towards the children change by the end of the story? A) He becomes more protective and refuses to let them leave. B) He remains indifferent to their presence. C) He welcomes them and becomes their friend. D) He decides to teach them a lesson about property rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He welcomes them and becomes their friend. 24. How is the boy when the giant help him? A) He is happy. B) He is angry. C) He is hungry. D) He is sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is happy. 25. The giant put ..... around the castle to keep the children away. A) Nothing. B) Bars. C) Barb wires. D) Fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barb wires. 26. What did the boy do after being lifted? A) Cried louder. B) Ran away. C) Scolded the Giant. D) Kissed the Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kissed the Giant. 27. Those who damage any property during the celebrations will be prosecuted. A) Liberate. B) Exiled. C) Charged with crime. D) Exonerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charged with crime. 28. What happened to the demon at the end of the story? A) He died in his garden. B) He left the garden. C) He became friends with the children. D) He turned into a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He died in his garden. 29. What did the children do when they saw the Giant was no longer selfish? A) They played happily in his garden. B) They brought him gifts. C) They ignored him. D) They ran away in fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They played happily in his garden. 30. He took a great axe and ..... the wall. A) Knocked down. B) Broke. C) Built. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knocked down. 31. Choose the best answer.The Giant is ..... when he comes back from Cornwall. A) Bored. B) Tired. C) Happy. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angry. 32. What did King Midas value more than his daughter at first? A) His throne. B) His palace. C) His crown. D) His gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His gold. 33. What motivates the children to return to the Giant's garden? A) The fear of the Giant's wrath. B) The joy of playing in a beautiful garden. C) The promise of a treasure hidden in the garden. D) The desire to escape from their homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The joy of playing in a beautiful garden. 34. What does the metaphor of the wall illustrate? A) A garden fence. B) A boundary for animals. C) A physical structure. D) Emotional barriers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emotional barriers. 35. Why does the Giant call the child his friend? A) The child played with him. B) The child loved the garden. C) The child brought spring back. D) The child forgave him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The child brought spring back. 36. Which term is used when an object, color, or action stands for a bigger idea? A) Symbolism. B) Theme. C) Plot. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 37. The Nort Win makes lots of noise up and down the A) Countryside. B) Castle. C) Garden. D) Town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Garden. 38. The garden was very ..... A) Quiet. B) Noisy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quiet. 39. The giant was extremely happy that spring came to his garden. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What did King Midas wish for when granted a wish by the god Dionysus? A) Eternal life. B) The golden touch. C) The ability to fly. D) A larger kingdom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The golden touch. 41. Which child particularly touched the Giant's heart? A) A child carrying flowers. B) The youngest child. C) A little girl with golden hair. D) A little boy who could not climb the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A little boy who could not climb the tree. 42. The giant lay dead, all covered with ..... A) Blue blossoms. B) Pink blossoms. C) White blossoms. D) Red blossoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White blossoms. 43. The birds sat on the trees and sang, the children stopped their games, sat and listened to the birds. They were ..... A) Sad. B) Quiet. C) Happy. D) Too noisy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Happy. 44. The peach trees broke into blossoms of ..... A) Pink and pearl. B) Red. C) Yellow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pink and pearl. 45. Which season never left the Giant's garden? A) Autumn. B) Winter. C) Spring. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 46. What marks did the Giant notice on the little boy's hands and feet? A) Garden scratches. B) Frostbite marks. C) Paint marks. D) Prints of two nails. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prints of two nails. 47. Which term means the exact words taken from a text, enclosed in quotation marks? A) Quotation. B) Allusion. C) Theme. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quotation. 48. She ..... the dishes every night. A) Wash. B) Washes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Washes. 49. The word 'gruff' means ..... A) Sweet. B) Harsh. C) Loud. D) Soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Harsh. 50. The children like to play in the Giant's garden before school. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. Give a suitable synonym for 'Protagonist'. A) Villain. B) Character. C) Main character. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main character. 52. Select the word that corresponds to the sentence.In the far end of the garden, there was a ..... A) Big house. B) Small castle. C) Big castle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big castle. 53. What do people want the most for their settlement A) Wood. B) Sand. C) Money. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 54. Who was Cornish? A) School boy. B) Giant's friend. C) Gardener. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giant's friend. 55. What did the North Wind bring with him? A) Fire. B) Flowers. C) Hail. D) Sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hail. 56. Which word best describes King Midas at the beginning of the story? A) Humble. B) Greedy. C) Wise. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greedy. 57. How are the other children? A) They are sleepy. B) They are thirsty. C) They are happy, too. D) They are tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are happy, too. 58. There was always ..... in his garden. A) Summer. B) Winter. C) Autumn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 59. What did the notice-board say? A) TRESPASSERSWILL BEPROSECUTED. B) TRESPASSERSWILL BEEXECUTED. C) TRESPASSERSWILL BEFOLLOWED. D) TRESPASSERSWILL SUFFER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRESPASSERSWILL BEPROSECUTED. 60. What did the child have? A) He had two wounds on his hands and on his feet. B) He had a big basket. C) He had a bag. D) He had an old book. 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