This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where did the little child take the giant away? A) To the river. B) To his house. C) Into gardens in heaven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into gardens in heaven. 2. What made the Giant angry when he saw the boy again? A) The boy ignored him. B) The boy was wounded. C) The boy was stealing. D) The boy had grown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy was wounded. 3. When the children returned to the garden, trees covered them with? A) Birds. B) White blossoms. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 4. The phrase "the Giant's heart melted" shows that the Giant felt ..... A) Afraid. B) Kindness replacing selfishness. C) Angry. D) Confused. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kindness replacing selfishness. 5. He sits on an ..... and watches the children play. A) Arm table. B) Arm chair. C) Arm stole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arm chair. 6. What season never came to the Giant's garden? A) Autumn. B) Spring. C) Winter. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring. 7. Who didn't like children visiting the garden? A) The children. B) Cornish. C) The Giant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Giant. 8. When was "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched" ? A) 2$^{nd}$ October 2015. B) 2$^{nd}$ October 2014. C) 2$^{nd}$ October 2012. D) 2$^{nd}$ October 2013. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2$^{nd}$ October 2014. 9. Children entered the park through- A) Gate. B) Hole. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hole. 10. The Giant was very ..... because his garden was not beautiful. A) Sad. B) Happy. C) Scared. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad. 11. What did the trees being covered in Blossoms represent? A) The trees being happy. B) The coming of winter. C) Their dislike of children. D) The coming of spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The trees being happy. 12. The Giant put on his big ..... and his ..... and went into the garden. A) 1. coat2. gloves. B) 1. coat2. boots. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. coat2. boots. 13. Select the word that corresponds to the sentence.Th grass in the garden was so soft that it felt like a ..... A) Cozy bed. B) Cozy arm. C) Pillow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cozy bed. 14. What did the Giant see when he looked out? A) The children playing in the garden. B) The snow falling. C) The Hail dancing. D) The North Wind blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children playing in the garden. 15. Where was the little boy standing in the garden? A) In the middle of the garden. B) Underneath the tree. C) In the farthest corner. D) On top of the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the farthest corner. 16. Who was pleased with winter in the garden? A) The sun and the moon. B) The snow and the frost. C) The snow and the sun. D) The flowers and the snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The snow and the frost. 17. What does the theme of innocence and forgiveness highlight? A) The importance of revenge. B) The power of kindness. C) The need for isolation. D) The value of selfishness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The power of kindness. 18. Which season was there in the garden when it was spring all over the country? A) Summer. B) Autumn. C) Winter. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Winter. 19. Which line best shows nature acting like a person? A) "The Snow covered the grass with her white cloak.". B) "Winter stayed in the garden for a long time. C) "The flowers bloomed in spring.". D) "The Giant was very selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "The Snow covered the grass with her white cloak.". 20. The giant stayed with his friend for ..... years. A) Seven. B) Seventeen. C) Seventy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven. 21. Spring came ..... A) Only to the Selfish Giant's garden. B) Nowhere. C) Everywhere. D) Everywhere except the Selfish Giant's garden.v. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everywhere except the Selfish Giant's garden.v. 22. Identify the antecedent and pronoun in the sentence: "The children played in the garden, and they were very happy." A) Antecedent:garden $\rightarrow$ Pronoun:it. B) Antecedent:friend $\rightarrow$ Pronoun:sheTagsEasyVidhyarthiL6N4S Grammar. C) Antecedent:children $\rightarrow$ Pronoun:they. D) Antecedent:Giant $\rightarrow$ Pronoun:he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antecedent:children $\rightarrow$ Pronoun:they. 23. You feel with this A) Summer. B) Branch. C) Corner. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heart. 24. How did the children get into the garden again? A) Through the gate. B) Through a hole in the wall. C) From the roof. D) With the Giant's help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through a hole in the wall. 25. Where did the children come from every afternoon? A) Market. B) Forest. C) School. D) Fields. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School. 26. How many peach-trees were there in his garden? A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Fourteen. D) Eleven. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve. 27. What did the Giant see when Spring finally returned? A) Snow still falling. B) Children sitting in blossoming trees. C) His wall collapsing. D) The Cornish ogre visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children sitting in blossoming trees. 28. Which literary device(s) is(are) used in this sentence?"The bird did not care to sing in it as there were no children and the trees forgot to blossom." A) Simile. B) Anadiplosis. C) Inversion. D) Personification. E) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 29. The little boy at the end of the story represents ..... A) Jesus. B) Winter. C) The Cornish ogre's son. D) A fairy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jesus. 30. Where did the children like to play in the beginning of the story? A) In the Giant's garden. B) In the Giant's backyard. C) In the Giant's house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Giant's garden. 31. The giant knocked the wall down. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. The giant was selfish at the beginning of the story but changed his ways. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 33. The giant's actions in paragraph 6 show that he- A) Is surprised to see a child in his garden. B) Is happy that spring has finally returned to his garden. C) Regrets having howled and brayed at the children of the village. D) Misses his old friend, the Cornish ogre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regrets having howled and brayed at the children of the village. 34. What did the Giant do to make the garden more inviting? A) He painted the walls. B) He added more flowers. C) He opened the gates. D) He built a fountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He opened the gates. 35. Who said:'These are the wounds of love'? A) The Giant. B) The North Wind. C) The children. D) The little boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little boy. 36. What is the famous festival of Germany? A) Rhiyn in flammen. B) Rhein in Flammen. C) Ryhein in Flammen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rhein in Flammen. 37. What is the main theme regarding selfishness? A) It creates beauty. B) It leads to happiness. C) It brings friendship. D) It leads to loneliness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It leads to loneliness. 38. Select the word that corresponds to the sentence.The children stayed in the garden until ..... A) The next day. B) Afternoon. C) Evening. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Evening. 39. What did the children symbolize in the story? A) Wealth and power. B) Innocence, joy, and the coming of spring. C) Danger and chaos. D) Sorrow and regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innocence, joy, and the coming of spring. 40. What was the first thing King Midas turned into gold? A) His food. B) His throne. C) His crown. D) A flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A flower. 41. In the sentence "Let me run around and rattle on the roof, " what does the word "rattle" mean? A) To make a series of loud sounds. B) To dance happily. C) To shake hands. D) To run quicklyTagsMediumAcharyaL2Z1J Vocabulary Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make a series of loud sounds. 42. What narrative point of view does the story use? A) Third person limited. B) Second person. C) First person. D) Third person omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third person omniscient. 43. The Snow, Frost, North Wind, and Hail stay in the Giant's gardenbecause ..... A) It's big. B) It's always winter there. C) It has a wall. D) They like him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's always winter there. 44. What did the snow do in the garden of the Giant's ..... A) Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak. B) Painted trees silver. C) Roared all day about the garden. D) The breath was like ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak. 45. For days to come, although the Giant enjoyed the company of his new little friends, he was secretly unhappy. Why? A) The little boy he'd helped did not visit him. B) On the contrary, he was very happy. C) He privately didn't like the children destroying his garden. D) He was ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The little boy he'd helped did not visit him. 46. 'The Snow covered up the grass with her thick white cloak, ..... ' means ..... A) Only a few flakes of snow fell. B) No snow fell at all. C) Some snow fell, but not enough to make a snowman. D) A lot of snow fell and you couldn't see anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lot of snow fell and you couldn't see anything. 47. How many apple trees were in the garden? A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Eleven. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve. 48. The Autumn brings no apples to the Giant's garden because he doesn't ..... A) Like them. B) Have any apple trees. C) Think of other people. D) Need them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Think of other people. 49. Which season stayed in the garden while the rest of the country enjoyed spring? A) Autumn. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Winter. 50. In what year was 'The Selfish Giant' first published? A) 1888. B) 1890. C) 1875. D) 1900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1888. 51. How much time did the Giant spend with the ogre? A) He stayed with him for 5 years. B) He stayed with him for 7 years. C) He stayed with him for 8 years. D) He stayed with him for 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He stayed with him for 7 years. 52. What does the Giant do when he sees the children playing in his garden? A) Destroys the garden. B) Watches them with joy. C) Chases them away. D) Joins them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joins them. 53. In the winter morning of the Giant's last day, what did he understand about Winter? A) It was punishment. B) It was just Spring sleeping. C) It would last forever. D) It was his favorite season. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was just Spring sleeping. 54. The children sit on the roof of the Giant's big house every day. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 55. How many peach trees were there in the garden? A) Nine. B) Fifteen. C) Four. D) Twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Twelve. 56. What does the boy do to the Giant after he is in the tree? A) The boy puts his arms around the Giant's neck and kisses him. B) The boy puts his arms around the Giant's arm and hits him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy puts his arms around the Giant's neck and kisses him. 57. 'Delineated' means A) Shown. B) Walk. C) Destroy. D) Exhibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shown. 58. What is the symbolic meaning of the seasons in "The Selfish Giant" ? A) The cycle of life and death. B) The passage of time. C) The Giant's moods. D) The consequences of human actions on nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The consequences of human actions on nature. 59. The trees were so glad the children were back, they covered themselves in what? A) Snow. B) Leaves. C) Blossoms. D) Fruit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blossoms. 60. "My own garden is my own garden" means the Selfish Giant will ..... 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