This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > English Supplementary > Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Supplementary Chapter 3 The Selfish Giant Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did the Giant feel when he saw the little boy after many years? A) Angry and upset. B) Joyful and at peace. C) Confused and scared. D) Indifferent and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyful and at peace. 2. Which idea best shows the theme of sharing? A) Winning games needs strict rules. B) Letting children play brings joy. C) Keeping secrets protects power. D) Working alone grows faster crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Letting children play brings joy. 3. At the beginning of the story, why did the children go to the Giant's garden? A) To pick flowers and fruits. B) To play after school. C) To listen to the birds sing. D) To escape from their homes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play after school. 4. Which pronouns are appropriate for use in informal emails? A) Him, her, whomTagsEasyVidhyarthiL6N4SGrammar. B) He, she, it. C) They, them, their. D) I, me, my, we, us, our, you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, me, my, we, us, our, you. 5. What is the axe used for in chapter 2? A) To knock down the wall. B) To scare the children. C) To make a hole in the wall. D) To cut wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To knock down the wall. 6. ..... danced through the trees. A) The Snow, the Frost, the North Wind and the Selfish Giant. B) The Snow, The Selfish Giant, the North Wind and the Hail. C) The Snow, the Frost, the North Wind and the Hail. D) The Selfish Giant, The Frost, the North Wind and the Hail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Snow, the Frost, the North Wind and the Hail. 7. The ..... bore rich fruit A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Summer. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Autumn. 8. What does the garden symbolize in "The Selfish Giant" ? A) The Giant's heart. B) A place of natural beauty. C) The children's playground. D) The Giant's wealth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Giant's heart. 9. How long did he stay away? A) He stayed away 7 years. B) He stayed away 7 days. C) He stayed away 17 years. D) He stayed away 7 weeks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He stayed away 7 years. 10. What's the correct form of do after he, she, it? A) Dos. B) Does. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does. 11. How does the weather in the Giant's garden change according to his behavior? A) Spring returns when the Giant becomes kind. B) It becomes permanently winter as a punishment. C) It reflects the Giant's mood swings. D) It remains sunny regardless of the Giant's actions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring returns when the Giant becomes kind. 12. When the boy invites the Giant to "Paradise, " he is inviting him to ..... A) A hidden garden. B) Heaven. C) A tropical island. D) The Giant's castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heaven. 13. How did the children enter the Giant's garden? A) Through a secret tunnel. B) By climbing over the wall. C) Through the main gate. D) By digging under the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By climbing over the wall. 14. Which sentence from the story best shows the Giant has changed hisperception of the children? 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. 15. What does this sentence suggest, 'Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted'. A) The Giant needs to protect his garden from thieves. B) The Giant is selfless. C) The Giant only cares about himself. D) The Giant needs to keep the pests out of his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Giant only cares about himself. 16. Why was Chunilal upset with Bipin Babu? A) Bipin Babu ignored his requests for help. B) Bipin Babu refused to meet him. C) Bipin Babu insulted him. D) Bipin Babu forgot him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bipin Babu forgot him. 17. They couldn't play on the road because ..... A) It was full of traffic. B) It was dusty and full of hard stones. C) It was the Selfish Giant's playground. D) It was too far away from home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was dusty and full of hard stones. 18. What was the Giant's initial reaction to the children playing in his garden? A) He was delighted and joined them. B) He was angry and chased them away. C) He was indifferent and ignored them. D) He was curious and watched them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was angry and chased them away. 19. What did the Giant see through the window A) He saw some strange animals. B) He saw a fire. C) He saw the children playing again in his garden. D) He saw a crowd. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He saw the children playing again in his garden. 20. " the trees forgot to ..... " A) Bloom. B) Bear fruit. C) Blossom. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bear fruit. 21. The giant lived in a huge ..... A) Castle. B) House. C) Village. D) Cottage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castle. 22. The giant was a very A) Selfish. B) Foolish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selfish. 23. Which term says one thing is another to make a creative comparison? A) Metaphor. B) Imagery. C) Symbolism. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 24. What kind of Giant was he? A) Brave. B) Funny. C) Selfish. D) Kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfish. 25. Did the children go to school? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 26. For how many years the giant had been away? A) One. B) Nine. C) Five. D) Seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seven. 27. Which literary device(s) is(are) used in this sentence?"Suddenly he rubbed his eyes ini wonder and looked and looked." A) Metaphor. B) Inversion. C) Personification. D) Simile. E) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Repetition. 28. Why did the Spring refuse to enter the Giant's garden? A) He was ugly looking. B) Bored of his garden. C) He was very arrogant. D) He was very selfish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He was very selfish. 29. What did the giant do when it was Christmas time? A) He starts dancing with the song of the sirens. B) He was home alone eating what had caught in the river. C) He spent time reading horror stories. D) Swam down the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was home alone eating what had caught in the river. 30. The ..... sing sweetly. A) Butterfly. B) Children. C) Birds. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Birds. 31. What did the Giant hear one morning? A) He heard a bell. B) He heard nothing. C) He heard a loud noise. D) He heard a bird singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He heard a bird singing. 32. He ..... help with cooking. A) Doesn't. B) Don't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't. 33. Which point of view lets the narrator reveal the thoughts and feelings of all characters? A) Second Person. B) Limited Third Person. C) Third-Person Omniscient. D) First Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third-Person Omniscient. 34. The giant put (puso) ..... around the garden. A) Flowers. B) A wall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A wall. 35. Which season finally came back when the children returned? A) Spring. B) Autumn. C) Summer. D) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spring. 36. Why did Spring return to the garden? A) Because winter was over. B) Because the Giant became kind. C) Because the wall was knocked down. D) Because the birds returned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because the Giant became kind. 37. The children could not play on the road beacuse A) Road was dusty. B) The road was full of hard stones. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the above. 38. What did the Giant do to the lonely child? A) He shouted to the child. B) He put him on the tree. C) He ignored him. D) He sent him away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He put him on the tree. 39. While the town was visited by spring and summer, the castle continued to experience winter. Who were the four (personified) visitors to give trouble to the Giant during the season? A) Snow, frost, north-wind, hail. B) There were no visitors. C) Sleet, mist, snow, chillness. D) Hail-storms, avalanches, fog, snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Snow, frost, north-wind, hail. 40. He kept all the cupcakes for himself, which was a very ..... thing to do. A) Selfish. B) Paradise. C) Melted. D) Cloak. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Selfish. 41. What did the Giant build to keep the children out? A) A castle. B) A tall wall. C) A moat. D) A gate with guards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A tall wall. 42. Why did the flower slip back into the ground? A) On seeing the high walls. B) On seeing the empty garden. C) On seeing the Giant. D) On seeing the notice-board. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On seeing the notice-board. 43. The giant did not hate the winter now. Why? A) The birds were singing in the trees. B) The children were playing in the garden in the winter as well. C) The trees were full of Blossoms. D) He knew that it was merely a spring asleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He knew that it was merely a spring asleep. 44. Find out the correct spelling of the given word. A) Trespassers. B) Tresppassers. C) Trespasers. D) Tresspassers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trespassers. 45. Which term gives human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas without making them fully human characters? A) Personification. B) Anthropomorphism. C) Theme. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 46. What does this sentence suggest?TRESPASSERSWILL BEPROSECUTED A) The giant only cares about himself. B) The giant is selfless. C) The giant needs to protect his property from thieves. D) The giant needs to keep the rabbits out of his garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The giant only cares about himself. 47. The birds didn't care to sing because A) They were hungry. B) There were no children. C) It was cold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There were no children. 48. Who wrote *The Selfish Giant*? A) Rabindranath Tagore. B) Ruskin Bond. C) Oscar Wilde. D) Charles Dickens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oscar Wilde. 49. What made the Selfish Giant change his mind about allowing the children to play in his garden? A) The beautiful sight of children playing in the garden and sitting on the trees. B) The birds sing in the garden. C) The lovely green grass and the flowers. D) The beautiful sight of the children, the singing birds and the green grass with flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The beautiful sight of the children, the singing birds and the green grass with flowers. 50. The ..... has a big, brown coat. A) Hail. B) Autumn. C) Snow. D) Noth Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noth Wind. 51. Which word best describes the Giant before meeting the little boy? A) Wise. B) Generous. C) Selfish. D) Lonely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Selfish. 52. How did the Giant's heart change by the end of the story? A) He became more selfish. B) He learned to share and love. C) He decided to move away. D) He remained unchanged. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He learned to share and love. 53. What season returned with the children? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Autumn. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spring. 54. Who is the author of "Bipin Choudhury's Lapse of Memory" ? A) Ruskin Bond. B) Rabindranath Tagore. C) Satyajit Ray. D) R.K. Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satyajit Ray. 55. Where did the children play every afternoon? A) On the road. B) In the Giant's garden. C) In the forest. D) In the schoolyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the Giant's garden. 56. What was the condition of the roads? A) The roads were dusty and full of stones. B) The roads were clean and colorful. C) The roads were full of people. D) There were not roads. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The roads were dusty and full of stones. 57. The giant didn't want to share A) His castle. B) His friend. C) His garden. D) His money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His garden. 58. 'The Frost painted all the trees silver' means ..... A) There was frost all over on every tree because it was cold. B) Someone called Frost used silver paint to paint the trees. C) The sun shone on the trees to make them silver. D) The trees turned silver to hide from the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There was frost all over on every tree because it was cold. 59. Who covered every tree in the garden with white? A) Children. B) Hail and Wind. C) Giant. D) Snow and Frost. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snow and Frost. 60. Did Spring arrive in the garden? A) Yes, with the Frost. B) No, it didn't. C) Yes, with the Wind. D) Yes, it did. 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