This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why did the Autumn not give golden fruit to the Giant's garden? A) There were no children. B) There were huge walls. C) There was a notice board. D) The Giant was too selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There were no children. 2. Who used to live in the big castle at the far end of the garden? A) Children. B) Giant. C) Musicians. D) King. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giant. 3. What did the children do in the Giant's garden? A) They played and laughed. B) They built a wall. C) They planted flowers. D) They left the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They played and laughed. 4. What did the Giant do when he saw the children in his garden? A) Welcomed them. B) Gave them sweets. C) Built a wall to keep them out. D) Ignored them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Built a wall to keep them out. 5. How did the children feel when they were allowed to play in the garden? A) Relieved. B) Disappointed. C) Confused. D) Joyful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joyful. 6. What did the Giant see when he looked out of the window after hearing the wonderful sight? A) A beautiful rainbow. B) A field of flowers. C) A group of children playing. D) A little child sitting in the branches of a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A little child sitting in the branches of a tree. 7. One day, he sees the young boy who take him to ..... A) To the garden. B) To paradise. C) To the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To paradise. 8. Where did the children go to play? A) Cornish Ogre's garden. B) Giant's Garden. C) Giant's house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giant's Garden. 9. The Little boy takes the Giant to A) A new castle. B) His house. C) Town. D) Paradise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paradise. 10. To whom did the garden, in which the children played, belong- A) The giant. B) The Cornish ogre. C) An old lady. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The giant. 11. What did the presence of children bring to the garden? A) More noise and quarrels. B) Spring, beauty, and life. C) Autumn leaves. D) Silence and peace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring, beauty, and life. 12. Which literary device is used in the phrase 'The trees were covered with blossoms like stars'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 13. In the selfish giant's garden there was always A) (d) winter. B) B) spring. C) (c) autumn. D) (a) summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) (d) winter. 14. Why didn't the birds want to sing in the giant's garden when it was winter? A) Because there were no children. B) Because there were too many flowers. C) Because the giant had beautiful music playing. D) Because they were afraid of the giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because there were no children. 15. Who does Bipin Babu consult to verify the man's claim? A) His wife. B) His colleague. C) His friend, Chunilal. D) His doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His friend, Chunilal. 16. The peach trees broke out into ..... blossoms and autumn bore rich fruit. A) Delicate. B) Rude. C) Dusty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delicate. 17. What happened to the garden when Spring came? A) It remained in Winter. B) The children returned. C) The birds started singing. D) The trees blossomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It remained in Winter. 18. What made the Giant first think that Spring had finally arrived? A) He heard a bird singing. B) He felt warm sunshine. C) He saw flowers blooming. D) He saw children playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He heard a bird singing. 19. What are the three steps to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word using context clues? A) Read, look for clues, match to dictionary. B) Ask a friend, copy, writeTagsEasyVidhyarthiL2Z1J Vocabulary Building. C) Guess, skip, ignore. D) Memorize, translate, repeat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read, look for clues, match to dictionary. 20. Why did the children didn't wanted to play on the roads A) The road is dusty and full of hard stones. B) It was full of traffic. C) There parents did not allow them to play on the roads. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The road is dusty and full of hard stones. 21. If the Giant wanted to make the children happy again, what should he do? A) Build a wall again. B) Share his garden. C) Lock the gate. D) Cut down the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share his garden. 22. What happens to the Giant at the End of the story? A) He dies and goes to heaven. B) He sees the little boy grown up. C) He becomes selfish again. D) He makes a dunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He dies and goes to heaven. 23. Who did the Snow and the Frost invite to stay? A) The South Wind. B) The North Wind. C) The East Wind. D) The West Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The North Wind. 24. What does the story suggest about change? A) It is always negative. B) It can lead to redemption. C) It is impossible. D) It is unnecessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can lead to redemption. 25. How did the children creep into the Giant's garden? A) By making a small hole in the wall to enter into the Giant's garden. B) By climbing the wall. C) By breaking the wall. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By making a small hole in the wall to enter into the Giant's garden. 26. ' IF I HAD WINGS ' SHOWS THE ..... OF THE POET TO FLY A) WISH. B) SONG. C) STORY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WISH. 27. How does the incident of the Giant seeing the children playing in his garden affect the story's action? A) It leads the Giant to build a higher wall. B) It causes the Giant to become more reclusive. C) It prompts the Giant to destroy the garden. D) It leads to the Giant's decision to allow the children to play, changing the course of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It leads to the Giant's decision to allow the children to play, changing the course of the story. 28. Why didn't Autumn leave anything to the Giant's garden? A) Because he was angry. B) Because he was too selfish. C) Because he has finished everything. D) Because he was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he was too selfish. 29. The Hail sits on the Selfish Giant's ..... A) Chair. B) Wall. C) Flower bed. D) Roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Roof. 30. The giant sees some children ..... in through a little hole in the garden. A) Jumping. B) Running. C) Creeping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Creeping. 31. What does Spring represent when the children return? A) Isolation. B) Despair. C) Renewal. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewal. 32. What did not come to the Giant's garden? A) The Spring. B) The winter. C) The Frost and the Snow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Spring. 33. Who said:'When is this winter finishing?' A) The Autumn. B) The children. C) The Selfish Giant. D) The beautiful flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Selfish Giant. 34. Choose the correct ending for the following sentence.'The Selfish Giant built a high wall around his garden to ..... ' A) Keep the children inside forever. B) Determine which child climbs over the wall first. C) Hide from the children. D) Keep the children out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keep the children out. 35. What did the giant do to bring spring back to his garden? A) He makes a dance to bring the rain. B) He tore down the walls that surrounded his garden. C) He just let it go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He tore down the walls that surrounded his garden. 36. As the Giant grew older, what did he think was most beautiful in his garden? A) The peach trees. B) The children. C) The birds. D) The flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The children. 37. The trees in the corner of the garden puts its ..... near the ground A) Apples. B) Branches. C) Fruits. D) Flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Branches. 38. If a character starts out selfish but learns to share by the end, what kind of character is that? A) Symbolic Character. B) Static Character. C) Minor Character. D) Dynamic Character. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dynamic Character. 39. Who said:'I'd like to see him again one day'? A) The beautiful flower. B) The Autumn. C) The little boy. D) The Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Giant. 40. ..... built the wall A) Landlord. B) King. C) Construction Worker. D) Giant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giant. 41. Which reason is NOT given in the story for the children wishing to play in the Giant's garden? A) It had beautiful flowers. B) They could hide from their parents and teachers. C) It had soft grass. D) The birds sang sweetly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could hide from their parents and teachers. 42. How did the Giant feel? A) He was tired. B) He felt sorry. C) He was furious. D) He felt excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He felt sorry. 43. How did the Giant feel when he saw the children in the garden again? A) Angry. B) Happy and full of regrets. C) Indifferent. D) Surprised and jealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Happy and full of regrets. 44. The guard's ..... reply made the visitors step back. A) Cloak. B) Gruff. C) Selfish. D) Melted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gruff. 45. What injury did the little boy have when the demon saw him again? A) A cut on his leg. B) A broken leg. C) An injured arm. D) A bruise on his arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An injured arm. 46. Whom did the Giant visit during that time? A) His brother. B) His cousin. C) His friend, the Cornish ogre. D) The King. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His friend, the Cornish ogre. 47. Which sentence from the story best shows the Giant has changed hisperception? A) And the Giant's heart melted as he looked out. B) The Giant went to bid him good-bye. C) Years went over, and the Giant grew very old and feeble. D) One winter morning he looked out of his window. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) And the Giant's heart melted as he looked out. 48. What did the Autumn give? A) It brought rain. B) It gave gold and fruit. C) It was windy. D) It took trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It gave gold and fruit. 49. Which of the following statements aptly covers all prominent features of the story? A) The story belongs to the book, ' The Happy Prince and Other stories' by Oscar Wilde. B) It is a beautiful story with picturesque imagery and great moral. C) This allegorical and picturesque story upholds values like true love and selflessness. D) It is a very interesting and engaging short story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) This allegorical and picturesque story upholds values like true love and selflessness. 50. When did the children play in the garden? A) The children used to play in the garden every morning. B) The children used to play in the garden before school. C) The children used to play in the garden a nights. D) The children used to play in the garden after coming back from the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The children used to play in the garden after coming back from the school. 51. He shoed the twittering linnets. A) Gathering. B) Chirping. C) Dancing. D) Birds flapping their wings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chirping. 52. Who helps the Giant realize the error of his ways? A) A little boy. B) The Winter. C) The Spring. D) The children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A little boy. 53. When did the people notice the giant playing with children? A) While going to the market. B) At twelve o' clock. C) Both a and b. D) They never noticed them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 54. The nationality of the author of 'The Selfish Giant' is- A) African. B) Irish. C) American. D) British. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irish. 55. What did the demon notice about the garden when he heard a sweet sound? A) It was full of flowers. B) It was empty. C) It was always winter. D) It was overgrown with weeds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was overgrown with weeds. 56. 1 Part BWhich sentence from the story best supports your answer in Part A? A) He wondered if Spring would ever again visit his garden. B) The giant sits on his bench, satisfied to hear the laughter and songs of his many friends. C) He hasn't been to visit the Cornish ogre in a great many years. D) And perhaps he will live happily ever after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The giant sits on his bench, satisfied to hear the laughter and songs of his many friends. 57. When the Giant comes back home, he's very angry to see the children, A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. What did the child say to the Giant when he smiled at him? A) You are very kind. B) You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise. C) I will never forget you. D) Thank you for everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You let me play once in your garden, to-day you shall come with me to my garden, which is Paradise. 59. Who owned the beautiful garden where the children played? A) The children's parents. B) The giant's friend. C) The giant. D) The children themselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children's parents. 60. ..... sits on the Selfish Giant's roof and hits it noisily. A) The North Wind. B) The Hail. C) The Silver. 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