This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One day a ..... sings in the Giant's garden. A) Child. B) Bird. C) Snow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird. 2. What lesson can be learned from The Selfish Giant? A) Gardens need care. B) Sharing is important. C) Friendship is valuable. D) Happiness comes from making others happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Happiness comes from making others happy. 3. Where did the children use to go and play? A) On the bank of the river. B) In the school playground. C) In the giant's garden. D) In the forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the giant's garden. 4. What did the North Wind come and do? A) Roared all day about the garden. B) Blew the chimney-pots down. C) Both (i) and (ii). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (i) and (ii). 5. When did the children go to play in the Giant's garden? A) Evening. B) Morning. C) Afternoon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Afternoon. 6. What change came over the Giant after seeing the little child? A) He became more selfish. B) He became angry. C) He became kind and loving. D) He left the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He became kind and loving. 7. What season forgets to appear in the giant's garden due to his selfishness? A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Autumn. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring. 8. The giant had guard ..... to protect his castle. A) Dogs. B) Chickens. C) Cats. D) Cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dogs. 9. ..... is happy because spring doesn't come to the Gian'ts garden. A) Giant. B) Snow. C) The flower. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow. 10. Where does the Giant go for a long time? A) He goes to a park. B) He goes to the store. C) He goes to visit his friend. D) He goes to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He goes to visit his friend. 11. What happened when the boy was placed in the tree? A) The tree caught fire. B) The wall broke. C) The tree bloomed. D) The snow fell again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The tree bloomed. 12. What does the Giant find in his garden that signifies a permanent change in his heart? A) Children playing happily. B) A treasure chest. C) A new species of flower. D) The little boy who helped him see his selfishness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little boy who helped him see his selfishness. 13. In "The Frost painted all the trees silver, " the author is using personification to A) Make the Frost seem dangerous and destructive. B) Show that the Frost is like an artist decorating the garden. C) Describe how cold the garden feels to the Giant. D) Suggest that the Frost is a real person visiting the Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Show that the Frost is like an artist decorating the garden. 14. What notice did he put up? A) Trespassers will be prosecuted. B) Entry by permission only. C) Welcome to my garden. D) Keep off the grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trespassers will be prosecuted. 15. What comes to the Giant through the open window? A) A wonderful perfume. B) A terrible monster. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A wonderful perfume. 16. The road was very ..... and full of hard stones. A) Clean. B) Dusty. C) Busy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dusty. 17. What was the little boy in the corner trying to do? A) Run away. B) Plant flowers. C) Reach the tree branches. D) Climb the wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reach the tree branches. 18. What does The Giant do to keep the kids away from the garden? A) Uses an axe to scare the children. B) Builds a ladder. C) Nothing. D) Puts a sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Puts a sign. 19. At the end of the story, the Giant was ..... A) Selfish. B) Generous. C) Rude. D) Unkind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Generous. 20. Trees broke out into blossoms, what season is this? A) Summer. B) Spring. C) Autumn. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring. 21. Richard Belanger was a ..... A) Defender at Real Madrid. B) Defender at Nashua Team. C) Goal Keeper at Real Madrid. D) An attacker at Nashua team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defender at Nashua Team. 22. How does Bipin Babu try to verify if he really visited Ranchi? A) He asks his doctor. B) He visits the places described by the man. C) He checks old photographs. D) He questions his servant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He visits the places described by the man. 23. What tragic event happened when Midas hugged his daughter? A) She became invisible. B) She disappeared. C) She turned into stone. D) She turned into a statue of gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She turned into a statue of gold. 24. How long was the Giant away from his home? A) 7 years. B) 6 years. C) 10 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7 years. 25. He puts a notice on the wall. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. What season stayed permanently in the Giant's garden after he built the wall? A) Autumn. B) Winter. C) Summer. D) Spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 27. The Giant takes a big ..... and he knocks down the wall A) Car. B) Axe. C) Notice. D) Hole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axe. 28. What did the giant realize after the little boy's death? A) He was tired. B) He was selfish. C) He was hungry. D) He was angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was selfish. 29. What did the child say his wounds were? A) They are scars from climbing. B) They are marks of the Winter. C) They are the wounds of Love. D) They are signs of the North Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are the wounds of Love. 30. What causes the seasons to change-Or not change-in the giant's garden? A) The giant's attitude. B) The presence of the children. C) The weather patterns. D) Whether the giant is home or not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The presence of the children. 31. Her confidence began to ..... after receiving praise. A) Selfish. B) Blossom. C) Trespasser. D) Wound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blossom. 32. Why was it still winter in the giant's garden? A) The trees forgot to blossom. B) The birds didn't want to sing. C) The snow and frost covered everything. D) The giant was too selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The snow and frost covered everything. 33. Where does the child invite the old Giant A) To the Park. B) To Paradise. C) To his house. D) To the Castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To Paradise. 34. "His breath was like ice" is an example of which figurative device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 35. Why didn't spring come to the garde? A) Because the giant was there. B) Because the children were not there. C) Because the trees were sad. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the children were not there. 36. Select TRUE or FALSE.The trees and flowers were happy with the return of the giant ..... A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 37. How did the garden change when the Giant showed kindness? A) Leaves fell and fruit spoiled. B) Snow deepened and frost grew. C) Rocks appeared and winds roared. D) Trees blossomed and birds sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trees blossomed and birds sang. 38. They ..... dinner at eight o'clock. A) Cook. B) Cooks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cook. 39. Why did the giant build a wall around the garden? A) To create a special area for the children. B) To protect the garden from animals. C) To make the garden look more beautiful. D) To keep the children out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To keep the children out. 40. What did the Giant do when he first saw the children playing in his garden? A) He smiled at them. B) He chased them away. C) He asked them to leave. D) He ignored them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He chased them away. 41. The story teaches us to be A) Selfish. B) Kind. C) Polite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kind. 42. The only people who were pleased with the winter were ..... A) The Snow and the Frost. B) The Snow and the North Wind. C) The Snow, the Frost and the North Wind. D) The Snow, the Frost and the Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Snow and the Frost. 43. You play this ..... A) Summer. B) Axe. C) Branch. D) Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Game. 44. How does the giant feel after he allows the children to play in his garden? A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Indifferent. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 45. What did the Giant do to let the children in forever? A) Built a new gate. B) Gave them the key. C) Knocked down the wall. D) Left the door open. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knocked down the wall. 46. What lesson did Midas learn by the end? A) Money buys happiness. B) True wealth is love and life, not gold. C) Gods should never be trusted. D) Kings should always share their gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True wealth is love and life, not gold. 47. Which child did the Giant love the most? A) The tallest boy. B) The little boy he lifted. C) The oldest girl. D) The one who sang. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The little boy he lifted. 48. What is the little boy's garden? A) Paradise. B) A forest. C) A castle. D) The beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paradise. 49. There were ..... peach trees. A) Ten. B) Twelve. C) Thirteen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Twelve. 50. Which trees stood in the Giants garden? A) Mango trees. B) Apple trees. C) Banana trees. D) Peach trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peach trees. 51. Where did the children go to play after school? A) They played in the Giant's garden. B) They went to the park. C) They stayed in the school country yard. D) They played in the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They played in the Giant's garden. 52. In the garden he saw ..... A) A child. B) Children. C) A hole. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Children. 53. What did the North Wind do in the garden? A) Brought rain. B) Slept peacefully. C) Swept the leaves. D) Blew the chimney-pots down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blew the chimney-pots down. 54. One day, he hears lovely ..... from the garden. A) Sound. B) Music. C) Cry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Music. 55. What is the connotative meaning of "frost" in the context of the story? A) Warmth and comfort. B) Coldness and barrenness. C) Growth and prosperity. D) Joy and laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coldness and barrenness. 56. How many peach trees are there in the Giant's garden A) 12. B) 23. C) 1. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 57. How does the Giant's attitude change throughout the story? A) He becomes more selfish and isolates himself further. B) He remains indifferent to the children and the seasons. C) He realizes his mistakes and seeks forgiveness. D) He becomes more aggressive towards trespassers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He realizes his mistakes and seeks forgiveness. 58. In "The Selfish Giant, " what evidence from the text best supports the idea that the Giant's heart begins to change? A) The Giant builds a higher wall to keep the children out. B) The Giant feels sorry for the children and decides to let them play in his garden. C) The Giant moves to another house to avoid the children. D) The Giant hires guards to keep the children away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Giant feels sorry for the children and decides to let them play in his garden. 59. Choose the best answer.The notice on the Giant's wall says 'No ..... '. A) Spring. B) Roads. C) Children. D) Birds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Children. 60. The little boy did not run from there because A) He was too small to run. B) He was not afraid of the Giant. C) He did not see the Giant. D) He wanted to challenge the Giant. 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