This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > Poem Geography Lesson > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 2 Geography Lesson – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 2 Geography Lesson Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is the poem titled 'Geography Lesson'? A) The poem is about a lesson the poet learnt from a teacher who taught him geography. B) The poem is about a lesson the poet was taught about geography by his teacher. C) The poem is about a lesson about geography the poet intends to give the readers. D) The poem is about a place described in a school's geography textbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poem is about a lesson the poet learnt from a teacher who taught him geography. 2. How does the speaker develop the theme of the poem? A) By expressing the distances between families. B) By highlighting the relationship between identity and place. C) By emphasizing the efforts people take to hide their emotions. D) By revealing the triumph of the human spirit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By highlighting the relationship between identity and place. 3. What impact does the central message of the poem have on the reader? A) It confuses the reader. B) It makes the reader hungry. C) It can evoke emotions, provoke thoughts, or inspire action. D) It has no impact on the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can evoke emotions, provoke thoughts, or inspire action. 4. "The school's stranglehold"What does this line tell about the poet's teacher? A) He failed to make a mark in the world. B) He lived a simple and unexciting life. C) He felt trapped/restricted in his job. D) He had a vivid (strong) imagination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He felt trapped/restricted in his job. 5. Write the name of the poet of this poem "Geography Lesson" . A) Brian Patten. B) Robert Frost. C) Emily Dickinson. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brian Patten. 6. What lesson does the poet learn about human nature in 'Geography Lesson'? A) Humans are inherently selfish. B) Humans are capable of great kindness. C) Humans are destructive to the environment. D) Humans are divided by borders and boundaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humans are divided by borders and boundaries. 7. Which of the following lines are a rhyme? A) Known from maps/ longed to be. B) Warm blue sea/ longed to be. C) Narrow and grey/ he could see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm blue sea/ longed to be. 8. What is the poet's profession? A) Artist. B) Scientist. C) Teacher. D) Politician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Teacher. 9. What does the poet observe about the cities from the jet? A) They are beautiful. B) They are well-organized. C) They are chaotic. D) They are historical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are chaotic. 10. What does the word 'scaled ' mean? A) A ruler. B) Measured. C) Dry skin of a repltile. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Measured. 11. What is the purpose of the simile in the lines below?sprayed out like granules of saltacross the Caribbean. A) To emphasize the natural beauty of the Puerto Rican landscape. B) To highlight the connection the speaker feels to Puerto Rican heritage. C) To imply that the speaker's memories of Puerto Rico are romanticized. D) To depict Puerto Rico as far away and inaccessible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To depict Puerto Rico as far away and inaccessible. 12. What did the poet learn about the cities from a height of ten thousand feet? A) Cities are always chaotic. B) Cities are well-planned and follow natural resources. C) Cities are built without any reason. D) Cities are difficult to understand from above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cities are well-planned and follow natural resources. 13. Seen from the window of an aeroplane, the city appears A) As haphazard as on ground. B) As neat as a map. C) As developed as necessary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As haphazard as on ground. 14. How does the poem convey the importance of understanding geography? A) By focusing on the importance of mathematics. B) By highlighting the significance of art in geography. C) By discussing the history of geography. D) By emphasizing the impact of human actions on the environment and the interconnectedness of the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By emphasizing the impact of human actions on the environment and the interconnectedness of the world. 15. Is 'enthusiastic' or 'adventurous' the mood of this poem? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 16. What is the name of poem/lesson you are going to tested for A) The Ant and the Cricket. B) Geography Lesson. C) Macavity:The Mystery Cat. D) The School Boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geography Lesson. 17. What does the poet imply about human habitation when viewed from the plane? A) Human habitation is spread evenly across the Earth. B) Human habitation is clustered around water bodies and resources. C) Human habitation is mostly concentrated in deserts. D) Human habitation is scattered randomly without any pattern. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human habitation is clustered around water bodies and resources. 18. What does the poet mean by 'the logic of geography'? A) The rules of navigation. B) The science of maps. C) The patterns of human settlement. D) The study of climate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The patterns of human settlement. 19. The poet is in a A) Ship. B) Plane. C) Boat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plane. 20. Why is a map scaled? A) The cities have developed fast and spread far and wide. B) The cities have developed so well that they can ne measured exactly. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cities have developed fast and spread far and wide. 21. Land and Water attracted man A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. What attracted man according to the poem? A) Mountains and forests. B) Air and space. C) Land and water. D) Cities and towns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Land and water. 23. What does the poet view from the sky? A) River. B) City. C) Country. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) City. 24. "His name was forgotten"What does this line tell about the poet's teacher? A) He felt trapped/restricted in his job. B) He had a vivid/strong imagination. C) He lived a simple and unexciting life. D) He failed to make a mark in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He failed to make a mark in the world. 25. Who is the author of the poem "Geography Lesson" ? A) William Wordsworth. B) Robert Frost. C) Langston Hughes. D) Zulfikar Ghose. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zulfikar Ghose. 26. 'Traumatised' refers to ..... A) Badly hurt. B) Furious. C) Great shock and distress. D) Frustrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great shock and distress. 27. What happened to the teacher halfway through his final term? A) He took ill. B) He retired. C) He found green leaves of the orange trees. D) He left the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He took ill. 28. "The maps were redrawn on the classroom wall." What does the above line indicate in the poem? A) The poet had opted out of the geography course. B) The new teacher pushed students to follow a new direction. C) The lessons in the geography course were changed. D) The old maps were replaced with new ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The old maps were replaced with new ones. 29. Which part of India did the Tsunami hit in Dec 26, 2004 A) West Bengal. B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands. 30. The Poem 'Geography lesson' is about the historic events which occurred A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter Poem 2 Geography Lesson Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books