This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > Poem The Ant And The Cricket > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 1 The Ant And The Cricket – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 1 The Ant And The Cricket Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... awaited the cricket when it concentrated only on enjoyment and forgot to work hard. A) Suffering and starvation. B) Happiness and food. C) Crumb, nectar and leaves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suffering and starvation. 2. Write true or false.In the poet's opinion the fable of "The Ant and the Cricket" is ..... A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. What was the cricket's condition when he went to the ant for help? A) Dripping wet and trembling with cold. B) Warm and cozy. C) Singing happily. D) Dancing around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dripping wet and trembling with cold. 4. Why was the cricket ' dripping with wet'? A) He had taken a bath. B) He had no shelter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He had no shelter. 5. Which of the following adjective describe the cricket? A) Careless. B) Hard-working. C) Wicked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careless. 6. Who is the author of the poem, "The ant and the cricket" ? A) George Eliot. B) Mark Twain. C) Aesop. D) Oscar wilde. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aesop. 7. What does the word 'accustom' mean? A) Forgetful. B) Habit of. C) Uncomfortable. D) Favourite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habit of. 8. Who saved nothing for winter? A) Ant. B) Singer. C) Poet. D) Cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cricket. 9. What did the ant say about the cricket at the end of the text? A) It's true. B) It's a lie. C) It's a fable. D) It's a myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's true. 10. What does the word 'gay' mean? A) Happy. B) Horror. C) Worry. D) Humour. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happy. 11. What made the cricket bold? A) Starvation and famine. B) Warm sunny months. C) Cold chilly winter. D) Pleasant spring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starvation and famine. 12. Who is the ant to the cricket A) Uncle. B) Enemy. C) Servant and friend. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Servant and friend. 13. What is the main moral of the fable? A) Hard work pays off. B) Enjoy life while you can. C) Prepare for the future. D) Friendship is important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepare for the future. 14. When was the cricket more happy? A) Summer and spring. B) Winter. C) Not at all. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Summer and spring. 15. To whom did the cricket go for help during winter? A) An ant. B) A rabbit. C) A squirrel. D) A bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ant. 16. The word which means 'scarcity of food'. A) Famine. B) Flood. C) Quoth. D) Fable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famine. 17. What did the cricket say would happen if he didn't get help? A) Sleep through winter. B) Die of starvation and sorrow. C) Live happily ever after. D) Find food easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Die of starvation and sorrow. 18. What is a fable? A) A fable is a short story. B) A fable is an article written in a newspaper. C) A fable is a simple story that teaches us a moral or spiritual lesson. D) A fable is a poem describing the qualities of the characters in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fable is a simple story that teaches us a moral or spiritual lesson. 19. What does the cricket ask the ant for? A) A place to sing. B) Food and shelter. C) A warm coat. D) A dance partner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food and shelter. 20. The meaning of the word ' quoth' A) Ordered. B) Exclaimed. C) Said. D) Advised. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said. 21. What does the phrase 'miserly ant' imply? A) Generous. B) Friendly. C) Helpful. D) Greedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greedy. 22. The word ' quoth' means ..... A) Wept. B) Laughed. C) Asked. D) Said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Said. 23. What was the cricket accustomed to? A) Sing. B) Dance. C) Eat. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sing. 24. Who is credited with the collection of fables known as Aesop's Fables? A) Socrates. B) Homer. C) Plato. D) Aesop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aesop. 25. What did the ant do after speaking to the cricket? A) Borrow. B) Sing. C) Lend. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dance. 26. According to the text, what do ants never do? A) Borrow. B) Dance. C) Lend. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Borrow. 27. What was the young cricket accustomed to do? A) To eat. B) To dance. C) To work. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To sing. 28. What was the cricket's concern when he saw no food around? A) Rest. B) Entertainment. C) Exploration. D) Survival. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Survival. 29. What was on the ground during the season? A) Ice pieces. B) Ice cubes. C) Snow. D) Greenery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Snow. 30. What did the cricket do when the weather was warm? A) Lend. B) Borrow. C) Sing. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sing. 31. What did the cricket complain about during the winter season? A) He complained that he has to work very hard. B) He complained how cold is the winter season. C) He complained that he had nothing to eat as his cupboard was empty. D) He complained about not being able to sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He complained that he had nothing to eat as his cupboard was empty. 32. What was the young cricket accustomed to doing in the warm, sunny months? A) Dancing. B) Sleeping. C) Reading. D) Singing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Singing. 33. What do folks call this story A) Lullaby. B) Winter song. C) Fable. D) Folklore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fable. 34. What do folks call the story according to the text? A) A fable. B) A lie. C) A truth. D) A myth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fable. 35. Opposite of borrow A) Throw. B) Take. C) Give. D) Lend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lend. 36. What does the phrase 'dance the winter away' suggest? A) Making new friends. B) Enjoying life despite hardships. C) Finding food in winter. D) Staying indoors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enjoying life despite hardships. 37. What did the ant ask the cricket to do? A) To go away. B) To dance the winter away. C) To be happy. D) To sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To dance the winter away. 38. What was the cricket's main reason for seeking help from the ant? A) Curiosity. B) Starvation. C) Adventure. D) Boredom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Starvation. 39. What did the cricket do in the warm summer? A) Sing. B) Sleep. C) Play. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sing. 40. When does the cricket begin to complain? A) His cupboard was full. B) His cupboard was empty. C) His house was burnt. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His cupboard was empty. 41. To whom did the cricket go for help? A) The tree. B) The ant. C) The grass. D) The elephant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ant. 42. What are the characteristics of a cricket? A) Colonial. B) Fun loving. C) Excellent builders. D) Hard working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fun loving. 43. If the ants would not help the cricket, what would happen? A) He would dance. B) He would die. C) He would be happy. D) He would cry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would die. 44. What does 'hastily' mean? A) Quickly. B) Roughly. C) Slowly. D) Sharply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly. 45. What does the ant tell the cricket to do? A) Dance. B) Sing. C) None of the three. D) Sing and dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dance. 46. The cricket's heart was A) Made of iron. B) Heavy. C) Made of stone. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light. 47. What does 'lay nothing by' mean? A) Have nothing. B) Give nothing. C) Show nothing. D) Save nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Save nothing. 48. Who sang day and night? A) The ant. B) The cricket. C) Both of them. D) Cricket's brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cricket. 49. How many legs do some crickets have according to the text? A) Six. B) Four. C) Two. D) Eight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 50. What did the cricket complain about its cupboard? A) It was full. B) It was quarter empty. C) It was empty. D) It was half empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was empty. 51. What is the moral of the story according to the text? A) Live in the moment. B) Save for the future. C) Work hard. D) Be lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Save for the future. 52. What did the cricket need in winter? A) Food. B) Shelter. C) Both. D) None of the given things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 53. What was the cricket's reaction to finding his cupboard empty? A) Dancing. B) Ignoring. C) Complaining. D) Celebrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complaining. 54. What was the cricket's response when asked if it laid anything by when the weather was warm? A) Yes. B) I don't know. C) No. D) Maybe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 55. What principle of ant clan did the ant share with cricket's demand for shelter and grain? A) She explained to the cricket that ants never borrow, neither ever lend. B) She explained to the cricket that ants work very hard. C) She explained to the cricket that ants love to build homes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She explained to the cricket that ants never borrow, neither ever lend. 56. The miserly ant spoke of a principle. What is it? A) Ants never borrow and lend. B) Ants are very selfish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ants never borrow and lend. 57. Whom did the cricket ask for the food and shelter? A) Ant. B) Elephant. C) Fox. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ant. 58. What did the ant admit to the cricket after his request? A) The ant admitted that she was not cricket's friend. B) The ant admitted that she was not going to help the cricket. C) The ant admitted that she was cricket's friend as well as servant. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ant admitted that she was cricket's friend as well as servant. 59. What was the cricket worried about? A) He was worried about not being able to sing. B) The cricket was worried about his life as he feared his death due to starvation. C) He was worried about summer season. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cricket was worried about his life as he feared his death due to starvation. 60. Antonym of borrow A) Lend. B) Found. C) Grant. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lend. 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