This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the Giant's journey teach us about the power of kindness? A) It makes you weak. B) It changes lives and spreads happiness. C) It keeps people away. D) It makes gardens grow automaticallyTagsEasyVidhyarthiL5T0Q Character Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It changes lives and spreads happiness. 2. How many boys were they going to play in the giant's park? A) 7. B) 9. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 3. Who is the special child the Giant meets at the end of the story? A) The little boy who couldn't climb the tree. B) An angel. C) A neighbor's child. D) The Giant's own son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The little boy who couldn't climb the tree. 4. 'The Selfish Giant built a high wall around his garden to ..... ' A) Keep the children inside forever. B) Keep the children out. C) Hide from the children. D) Determine which child climbs over the wall first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep the children out. 5. Who were the only people happy for this thing? A) The Wind and the rain. B) The storm and the thunder. C) The Ice and the Fog. D) The Snow and the Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Snow and the Frost. 6. What marks were on the child's hands and feet when he returned? A) Prints of two nails. B) Scratches from thorns. C) Stains of golden fruit. D) Paint from blossoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prints of two nails. 7. What is a linnet ..... A) A singing bird. B) Instrument. C) Song. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A singing bird. 8. Which pronouns were used correctly in Rubi's email? A) Him, her, itTagsMediumAcharyaL6N4SGrammar Pronouns. B) She, he, it. C) They, them, us. D) I, we, you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, we, you. 9. ..... were the only happy ones because it was still winter. A) The Snow and the Frost. B) The Snow and the Selfish Giant. C) The Frost and the Selfish Giant. D) The Snow, the Frost and the Selfish Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Snow and the Frost. 10. The giant drove the children out of his garden because ..... A) He was selfish. B) His flowers were ruined by the children. C) He didn't like the noise. D) He wanted the children to ask his permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was selfish. 11. The spring asleep and that the flowers were A) Working. B) Resting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resting. 12. One day a ..... sings inthe Giant's garden A) Child. B) Bird. C) Dog. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird. 13. Why must pronouns agree with their antecedents? A) To confuse the reader. B) To make writing clear and correct. C) To replace verbs. D) To make sentences longerTagsEasyVidhyarthiL6N4S Pronoun Antecedent Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make writing clear and correct. 14. How did the children creep in? A) Through a small hole in the wall. B) By breaking the wall. C) Through a big hole in the wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through a small hole in the wall. 15. How has the giant changed from his attitude at the beginning of the story? A) He was once selfish, and now loves the children. B) He once loved winter, and now he loves spring. C) He once feared the children, and now enjoys their company. D) He once ate the children and the birds, but now has befriended them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was once selfish, and now loves the children. 16. Disaster Management:If a storm damaged the Giant's garden, what should the Giant and children do first? A) Run away from the garden. B) Sit and cry. C) Clean fallen branches and make the garden safe. D) Leave it as it is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clean fallen branches and make the garden safe. 17. Where did the giant go for a long time? A) Brother's house. B) Friend's house. C) Father's house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Friend's house. 18. What unusual sight did the Giant see on his final morning? A) A golden tree with silver fruit. B) All the children playing. C) Spring arriving early. D) The garden wall rebuilt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A golden tree with silver fruit. 19. The Giant liked to have children in his garden? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 20. In the story, Winter mainly symbolizes ..... A) Hard work. B) The Giant's selfishness. C) Friendship. D) Joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Giant's selfishness. 21. What literary device is predominantly used in "The Selfish Giant" to convey its message? A) Irony. B) Satire. C) Allegory. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allegory. 22. What's the correct form of wash after he, she, it? A) Washes. B) Washs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Washes. 23. At the end of the story, the giant realised that he was wrong and he did not remain a selfish giant. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The line "Winter wrapped the garden in a blanket of silence" is an example of ..... because the season behaves like it can act. A) Symbolism. B) Theme. C) Personification. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 25. Who is the author the poem '' The Selfish Giant" A) Leo Tolstoy. B) Sirgun Srivastav. C) Ruskin Bond. D) Oscar Wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Oscar Wilde. 26. In one corner of the garden there is ..... A) A fat boy. B) A young boy. C) A tall boy. D) A dirty boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A young boy. 27. Identify the action that never happens in chapter 2. A) The Giant helps a child. B) The Giant plays with the kids. C) The Giant understands that he is selfish. D) There's a hole in the wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Giant plays with the kids. 28. Why did the giant's heart melt at the end of the story? A) He realised he could sell the garden. B) He saw the children playing and the garden coming to life. C) He felt guilty about building the wall. D) He found a treasure in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He saw the children playing and the garden coming to life. 29. The giant was ..... when he saw (vio) the children in the garden. A) Angry. B) Happy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 30. While the children were away, the giant's garden was always covered in snow and ice. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Why did the children love the Giant's garden? A) It was full of beautiful flowers and trees. B) It was the only garden in the neighborhood. C) It had a playground with swings. D) It was always open to everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was full of beautiful flowers and trees. 32. What did the Giant build to stop the children from entering his garden? A) A moat. B) A high wall. C) A big gate. D) A hedge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A high wall. 33. Where did the child take the Giant in the end? A) To Paradise. B) To another garden. C) To the castle. D) To the village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To Paradise. 34. How does the giant first know that spring has returned to his graden? A) He listens to the children playing. B) He smells honeysuckle. C) He sees a flowering tree. D) He hears a bird chirping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He hears a bird chirping. 35. What do the flowers in the garden symbolize in the story? A) The Giant's wealth. B) The children's happiness. C) The passage of time. D) The seasons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The passage of time. 36. When did it become clear that the earth was round? A) At a height of ten thousand miles. B) At a height of six miles. C) At a height of six miles. D) At a height of six thousand miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a height of six miles. 37. Which literary device(s) is(are) used in this sentence?"The birds sat on the trees and sang so sweetly." A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Repetition. E) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 38. What did the Giant initially think about sharing his garden? A) It would make him weak. B) It was a good idea. C) It was unnecessary. D) It would bring more children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was unnecessary. 39. What is the little boy's problem that needs the Giant's help? A) He can't climb up the tree. B) He can't play. C) He's hurt. D) No one wants to play with him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He can't climb up the tree. 40. Which literary device(s) is(are) used in this sentence?"In the farthest corner of the garden was a tree quite covered with lovely white blossoms." A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Repetition. D) Inversion. E) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inversion. 41. What did the Giant do when he could no longer find the little boy he loved? A) He became very angry. B) He searched for the boy everywhere. C) He was very kind to all the children. D) He closed the garden forever. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was very kind to all the children. 42. What did the children do? A) They greeted the Giant. B) They cried. C) They ran away. D) They continued playig. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They ran away. 43. Why did the Giant not want the children to play in his garden? A) Because the children were noisy. B) Because he was selfish and wanted it only for himself. C) Because the garden was too small. D) Because the children broke the flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he was selfish and wanted it only for himself. 44. What did the giant her when he ws lying on his bed? A) He heard beautiful music. B) He heard the musicians of the king. C) Noises. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He heard beautiful music. 45. What did the Giant notice about the little boy's hands and feet? A) They were dirty from playing. B) They were cold and shivering. C) They had prints of nails. D) They were covered in gloves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They had prints of nails. 46. The notice said: ..... ! A) Keep away. B) Keep out. C) Look out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keep out. 47. Which character is a symbol of innocence and purity? A) The trees. B) The little child. C) The birds. D) The Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little child. 48. What kind of magical creature had the giant gone to visit? A) A fairy. B) A witch. C) A wizzard. D) An ogre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An ogre. 49. Who does put silver on the dark trees? A) Frost. B) North Wind. C) SNOW. D) Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frost. 50. What lesson did the Giant learn from the children? A) To share and be kind. B) To build more walls. C) To be more selfish. D) To ignore others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To share and be kind. 51. I ..... take a shower at 9:30. A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't. 52. THE GIANT'S HEART MELTED BECAUSE HE REALISED THAT ..... A) THE CHILDREN WERE HAPPY. B) HE WAS SELFISH. C) HE DID NOT PLAY WITH THE CHILDREN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HE WAS SELFISH. 53. Where did the children like to play each afternoon? A) The beach. B) The Giant's castle. C) The Giant's garden. D) The town square. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Giant's garden. 54. What do the flowers and trees miss when the children are not in the garden? A) The sunlight. B) The laughter of children. C) The giant's presence. D) Their beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The laughter of children. 55. What does the Giant learn in the story? A) To Love children. B) We must sacrifice things in life for the greater good of existence. C) Not to be selfish. D) To appreciate the little things. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We must sacrifice things in life for the greater good of existence. 56. What's the correct form of like after he, she, it? A) Likes. B) Liks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Likes. 57. How long was the Giant away visiting his friend? A) Five years. B) Six years. C) Seven years. D) Ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seven years. 58. At the beginning of the story, the Giant was A) Happy. B) Selfish. C) Kind. D) Generous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Selfish. 59. Who looks at Him through the window? A) A group of hunters. B) A crowd of people. C) An elf with powers. D) Two small and very curious boys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two small and very curious boys. 60. What happens to the garden in the end? A) It withers away. B) It remains beautiful forever. C) It is abandoned. D) It turns to winter again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It remains beautiful forever. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 1Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 2Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 3Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 4Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 5Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 6Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 7Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books