This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > Poem The Duck And The Kangaroo > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 6 The Duck And The Kangaroo – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 6 The Duck And The Kangaroo Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Did the kangaroo agree to take the duck for a ride? A) No. The kangaroo did not agree to take the duck for a ride. B) Yes. The kangaroo agreed to take the duck for a ride. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. The kangaroo agreed to take the duck for a ride. 2. What does the Duck's promise to say nothing but 'Quack' signify? A) Discontent. B) Eagerness and compliance. C) Lack of communication skills. D) Disinterest in the journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eagerness and compliance. 3. How does the kangaroo run? A) By crawling. B) By hopping. C) By rolling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By hopping. 4. Who who was getting boredom in life? A) Kangaroo was getting boredom in life. B) The duck was getting boredom life. C) Both the friends were getting boredom in life. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The duck was getting boredom life. 5. What could the Duck's purchase of worsted socks symbolize? A) Lack of preparation. B) Adaptation. C) Fear of cold. D) Dislike for the Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of preparation. 6. The phrase "And we'd go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee, " suggests: A) Dangerous places. B) Places near the pond. C) Specific places they plan to visit. D) Imaginary or whimsical places. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imaginary or whimsical places. 7. What emotion is the Duck most likely expressing when it says "Good gracious!" ? A) Envy. B) Surprise. C) Sadness. D) Anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surprise. 8. Why does she flatter the Kangaroo? A) To get his food. B) To win over him. C) To make him a fool. D) To please the Kangaroo in order to ride on his back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To please the Kangaroo in order to ride on his back. 9. What is the rhyming word of-'' hop ". A) Stop. B) Pond. C) Back. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stop. 10. Write the antonym (opposite word) of the word "wet" . A) Clean. B) Dry. C) Hot. D) Cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dry. 11. The term "roo-Matiz" is a play on words for: A) Room. B) Romance. C) Rheumatism. D) Routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rheumatism. 12. The expression "Please take me a ride! O do!" showcases the Duck's: A) Desperation. B) Indifference. C) Discontent. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Desperation. 13. What does the Kangaroo's response in this stanza reflect? A) Impulsivity. B) Disinterest. C) Consideration and caution. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consideration and caution. 14. The line "So away they went with a hop and a bound" portrays a sense of: A) Dread. B) Excitement and adventure. C) Hesitation. D) Discontent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitement and adventure. 15. Where did the Kangaroo ask the Duck to sit? A) On his back. B) On his neck. C) At the beginning of his tail. D) At the end of his tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the end of his tail. 16. What does the Duck's desire to hop like the Kangaroo symbolize? A) Fear of water. B) Desire for freedom and adventure. C) Love for hopping. D) Dislike for the Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desire for freedom and adventure. 17. Where does she want to go? A) On the vast sky. B) Over the land and sea. C) In the forest. D) To her friend's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over the land and sea. 18. Which activity of the Kangaroo does she like? A) His dancing. B) His smiling. C) His hopping. D) His talking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His hopping. 19. The Kangaroo's objection highlights a concern for: A) Health and comfort. B) Adventure and exploration. C) Friendship and companionship. D) The Duck's desires. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Health and comfort. 20. What does the Duck want? A) To go on a long pleasure trip. B) To make the Kangaroo her friend. C) To play with the Kangaroo. D) To live with the Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go on a long pleasure trip. 21. What does the Duck's preparation for the journey show about its character? A) Resignation. B) Discontent. C) Impulsivity. D) Determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determination. 22. Where did the duck wish to go? A) The Dee and Jelly Bo Lee. B) The park. C) The hospital. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Dee and Jelly Bo Lee. 23. Why does the duck praise kangaroo? A) For its size. B) For its ability to hop and move to places. C) For its appearance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For its ability to hop and move to places. 24. Write the meaning of the word "nasty" . A) Very pleasant. B) Very unpleasant. C) Very hot. D) Very nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very unpleasant. 25. The line "And every day a cigar I'll smoke" is an example of: A) Whimsical or playful thought. B) Desperation. C) Realistic planning. D) Serious concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whimsical or playful thought. 26. The duck had a wish ..... A) To swim in the pond. B) To wear socks. C) To fly in the air. D) To go beyond the pond. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go beyond the pond. 27. How does she feel in the pond? A) Dull and bored. B) Happy. C) Lonely. D) Miserable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dull and bored. 28. What is the Duck's primary request to the Kangaroo in this stanza? A) To learn how to hop. B) To live with the Kangaroo. C) To be taken on a ride. D) To learn how to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be taken on a ride. 29. What request does the Duck make to the Kangaroo? A) To sing a melodious song. B) To live with her. C) To share his food with her. D) To give her a ride on his back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To give her a ride on his back. 30. Find the synonym from the poem.complete- A) Full. B) Whole. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whole. 31. How does the duck describe his pond? A) As wonderful pond. B) As beautiful pond. C) As nasty pond. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As nasty pond. 32. What does the Kangaroo's readiness in this stanza signify? A) Hesitation. B) Acceptance and cooperation. C) Disinterest. D) Fear of adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acceptance and cooperation. 33. What is the Kangaroo's main concern about carrying the Duck? A) The Duck's quacking. B) The wet and cold feet of the Duck. C) The Duck's ability to hold on. D) The Duck's desire to explore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Duck's ability to hold on. 34. Which line best captures the Duck's imaginative thinking? A) "Please give me a ride on your back!". B) "And we'd go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee, ". C) "I would sit quite still, and say nothing but 'Quack', ". D) "Please take me a ride! O do!". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "And we'd go to the Dee, and the Jelly Bo Lee, ". 35. What does the word' still' here mean? A) Beautifully. B) Hopelessly. C) Angrily. D) Calmly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calmly. 36. What does the phrase "hopped the whole world three times round" exemplify? A) Literal journey. B) Hyperbole. C) Hesitation. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 37. Which phrase best illustrates the Duck's aspiration? A) "Good gracious! how you hop!". B) "Over the fields and the water too, ". C) "I long to go out in the world beyond!". D) "As if you never would stop!". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "I long to go out in the world beyond!". 38. How does the Duck address the Kangaroo's concern? A) By deciding not to go on the adventure. B) By buying worsted socks and a cloak. C) By learning how to hop. D) By deciding to fly instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By deciding not to go on the adventure. 39. Who said to whom?"Sit steady! and quiet at the end of my tail!" A) The Kangaroo said to the Duck. B) The Duck said to the Kangaroo. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Kangaroo said to the Duck. 40. What did the Duck buy for his wet feet? A) Shoes. B) Four pairs of worsted socks. C) Clock. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four pairs of worsted socks. 41. What is the significance of the Kangaroo asking the Duck to sit steady? A) Fear of falling. B) Concern for balance and safety. C) Dislike for the Duck. D) Fear of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concern for balance and safety. 42. Who makes the sound '' Quack ''? A) The duck. B) The kangaroo. C) The bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The duck. 43. The phrase "All to follow my own dear true Love of a Kangaroo!" suggests: A) Romantic love. B) Platonic affection and admiration. C) Fear. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Romantic love. 44. The final lines of the stanza emphasize: A) The endless journey. B) The joy and fulfillment derived from companionship and adventure. C) The Duck's discontent. D) The Kangaroo's reluctance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The joy and fulfillment derived from companionship and adventure. 45. Where did the duck live? A) Village. B) Forest. C) Pond. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pond. 46. Why did the kangaroo first hesitatae to take the duck on a trip? A) He was scared of ducks. B) He wants to be alone. C) Becuase of its wet feet which he was scared mght be cold. D) He didn't like the duck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Becuase of its wet feet which he was scared mght be cold. 47. What is the meaning of the word "long" in the first stanza of the poem? A) Agree. B) Fear. C) Cry. D) Wish. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wish. 48. The Duck's statement "My life is a bore in this nasty pond" implies that the Duck: A) Wants to live in the pond forever. B) Finds the pond to be dull. C) Enjoys the pond. D) Finds the pond to be dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finds the pond to be dull. 49. True or FalseThe duck lives in a pond. A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 50. What does the word'nasty' in the above stanza mean? A) Boring. B) Nice. C) Sacred. D) Dirty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dirty. 51. The phrase "This requires some little reflection" suggests the Kangaroo is: A) Careless. B) Fearful. C) Hasty. D) Thoughtful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoughtful. 52. What assurance does she give? A) She would dance a whole day long. B) She would pay a handsome amount to the Kangaroo. C) She would sit still the whole day long. D) She would cook food for the Kangaroo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She would sit still the whole day long. 53. Fill in the blank-My life is a bore in this ..... pond. A) Nasty. B) Dirty. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nasty. 54. If you were the kangaroo, would you take the duck for a ride? A) If I were the kangaroo, I would not take the duck for a ride. B) If I were the kangaroo, I would take the duck for a ride. C) If I were the kangaroo, I would not listen to the duck. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If I were the kangaroo, I would take the duck for a ride. 55. How many times did the duck and the kangaroo go around the world together? A) Two times. B) Three times. C) Four times. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three times. 56. Where is presently live? A) Pond. B) Eiver. C) Lake. D) Well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pond. 57. To keep its feet and the body dry and warm the duck ..... A) Bought four pairs of socks. B) Bought a cloak (coat). C) Both the statements are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the statements are correct. 58. What is the duck's wish? A) To be in the pond. B) To hop like a kangaroo and go beyond the pond. C) To fly in the sky. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To hop like a kangaroo and go beyond the pond. 59. Who was happy after the ride? A) The Duck. B) The Kangaroo. C) Both Duck and the Kangaroo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both Duck and the Kangaroo. 60. Who was happy in the end? A) Both the friends were happy in the end. B) The kangaroo was happy in the end. C) The duck was happy in the end. D) No one was happy in the end. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both the friends were happy in the end. 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