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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 1 The Ant And The Cricket Quiz 2 (52 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the word 'Quoth' mean in this poem? A) Whispered. B) Shouted. C) Asked. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Answered. 2. Why couldn't the cricket find flowers and leaves to feed on because of snow all around? A) Plants need sunlight and warmth to grow. B) Snow and winters do not allow plants too grow and flowers to bloom. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 3. What did the cricket promise to do if the ant helped him? A) Run away. B) Repay it tomorrow. C) Forget about it. D) Steal from the ant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repay it tomorrow. 4. Who worked all day and night? A) The cricket. B) The poet. C) The ant. D) The singer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ant. 5. Which proverb/ proverbs suit best according to the poem? A) Birds with the same feather flock together. B) Behind every cloud there is a silver lining. C) Neither a borrower nor a lender be. D) Time and tide waits for none. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neither a borrower nor a lender be. 6. Who saved for winter? A) The singer. B) The cricket. C) The poet. D) The ant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ant. 7. What was the cricket's emotional state when he found his cupboard empty? A) Angry. B) Sorrowful. C) Excited. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sorrowful. 8. What did the ant say about the cricket's singing? A) It's beautiful. B) It's boring. C) It's loud. D) It's annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's beautiful. 9. How did the ant react to the cricket A) The ant gave him food. B) Showed him the door. C) The ant was very angry. D) The ant helped him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Showed him the door. 10. What did the cricket ask the ant for to keep him alive? A) Money and jewels. B) Clothes and toys. C) Water and leaves. D) Shelter and grain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shelter and grain. 11. What did the cricket do day and night when the weather was warm? A) Lend. B) Dance. C) Borrow. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sing. 12. Why did the ant ask the cricket to 'dance the winter away'? A) Because he was singing. B) Because he was sleeping. C) Because he was good at dancing. D) Because he only had fun and was careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because he only had fun and was careless. 13. What would happen to the cricket if he didn't get help from the ant? A) Die of starvation and sorrow. B) Find food elsewhere. C) Enjoy the winter. D) Hibernate peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Die of starvation and sorrow. 14. "Quoth the cricket", What does quoth mean? A) Said. B) Disagreed. C) Reminded. D) Answered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Said. 15. What does the cricket do during summer time? A) He sang through the summer and enjoyed. B) He worked hard. C) He collected food for himself. D) He built his house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He sang through the summer and enjoyed. 16. What is the archaic word used A) Quoth. B) Cricket. C) Not I. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quoth. 17. Synonym of quoth A) Drink. B) Said. C) Eat. D) Tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Said. 18. What are the qualities of an ant? A) Love to sing. B) Lazy. C) Excellent builders. D) Fun loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excellent builders. 19. What did the cricket find when he realized winter had come? A) A warm bed. B) An empty cupboard. C) A full cupboard. D) A sunny day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An empty cupboard. 20. What does the poet call the cricket? A) Gay. B) Intelligent. C) Silly. D) Free. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Silly. 21. What principle do the ants follow regarding lending? A) They lend freely. B) They never borrow or lend. C) They lend to friends. D) They borrow often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They never borrow or lend. 22. What did the ant advise cricket to do all winter? A) Dance. B) Rest. C) Sleep. D) Sing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dance. 23. What does the cricket do at the beginning of the poem? A) Builds a shelter. B) Sings and enjoys nature. C) Hides from the cold. D) Stores food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sings and enjoys nature. 24. What does the cricket realize too late? A) He should have made friends. B) He should have stored food. C) He should have sung more. D) He should have danced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He should have stored food. 25. The cricket wished A) To borrow shelter in the rain. B) To borrow shelter in the autumn. C) To borrow shelter in the summer. D) To borrow shelter in the winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To borrow shelter in the rain. 26. What does the cricket mean by 'I'll repay it tomorrow'? A) He will dance. B) He will return the favor. C) He will sing again. D) He will forget. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He will return the favor. 27. From where is this fable adapted? A) Aesop's fables. B) Panchatantra. C) Grandma's stories. D) From a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aesop's fables. 28. What does the ant suggest the cricket do during winter? A) Sing louder. B) Find food. C) Build a shelter. D) Dance the winter away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dance the winter away. 29. What were the hardships of the winter months that the cricket faced? A) The snow-covered ground did not have even a speck of food. B) Flowers did not bloom so there was no nectar for the cricket. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 30. What principle does the ant follow? A) Save nothing. B) Never borrow never lend. C) Sang day and night. D) No principle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never borrow never lend. 31. Where did the cricket go to seek help? A) To a flower. B) To an ant. C) To God. D) To a farmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To an ant. 32. What did the cricket seek from the ant? A) Handful of grain. B) Salt and pepper. C) Shelter. D) Both 1 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 1 and 3. 33. What does the ant ask the cricket when he comes for help? A) Why he didn't save food. B) Why he is singing. C) Why he is wet. D) Why he is cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why he didn't save food. 34. What does the phrase 'lifted the wicket' mean? A) Interrupt the conversation. B) End the conversation. C) Acknowledge the conversation. D) Start the conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End the conversation. 35. What did the cricket do after the ant turned it out of the door? A) Lend. B) Sing. C) Borrow. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dance. 36. What was the ant described as in the poem? A) Cruel. B) Miserly. C) Generous. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Miserly. 37. What literary device is used in 'We ants never borrow; we ants never lend'? A) Metafar. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Repetition. 38. "I'll warrant it true" . What does warrant mean? A) Recommend. B) Acknowledge. C) Guarantee. D) Assure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guarantee. 39. Where is the poem adapted from? A) Shakespearean sonnets. B) Panchathanthra. C) Aesop's Fables. D) Ruskin Bond's works. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aesop's Fables. 40. What was the cricket's reaction to the snow-covered ground? A) Panic. B) Disappointment. C) Confusion. D) Acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Panic. 41. We ants never ..... ; we ants never ..... A) Give; take. B) Purchase; sell. C) Lend; borrow. D) Send; receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lend; borrow. 42. What does the cricket complain about when winter arrives? A) Cold weather. B) Empty cupboard. C) Lack of friends. D) Too much snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Empty cupboard. 43. What did the ant do after lifting the wicket? A) Lend. B) Sing. C) Borrow. D) Dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lend. 44. What did the ant tell the cricket to do in the winter? A) Sing. B) Lend. C) Dance. D) Borrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dance. 45. Principle of the ants is- A) They are hardworking. B) They neither lend nor borrow. C) They are friendly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They neither lend nor borrow. 46. The word 'gay' here is used to describe summer and spring because A) Both seasons were pleasant with plenty of food. B) Both seasons were very harsh. C) Both seasons were filled with Cricket's song. D) Both seasons had no snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both seasons were pleasant with plenty of food. 47. Whom does the poet compare the lazy cricket to? A) Hardworking people. B) Crow. C) Lazy people. D) Ant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lazy people. 48. When did the cricket complain? A) Spring. B) Winter. C) Summer. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 49. What did the cricket expect to get from the miserly ant? A) Shelter. B) Food and shelter. C) Advice. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Food and shelter. 50. What does the cricket's heart being 'so light' signify? A) He was hungry. B) He was careless. C) He was sad. D) He was happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was careless. 51. What is the nature of the cricket's heart when the weather was warm? A) Light. B) Sad. C) Heavy. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light. 52. The poet has described the cricket as- A) Silly. B) Young. C) Accustomed to sing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter Poem 1 The Ant And The Cricket Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books