This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > The Summit Within > Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What was left on Everest by Phu Dorji? A) A picture of Goddess Durga. B) A picture of GUru Nanak. C) A relic of the Budhdha. D) A cross. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A relic of the Budhdha. 2. Which emotion gripped the writer when he was standing on Everest? A) Victory over hurdles. B) Humility and a sense of smallness. C) Greatness and self importance. D) Joy of discovery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humility and a sense of smallness. 3. How might someone be described if they act "resolutely" ? A) In a hesitant manner. B) With determination and firmness. C) In a careless way. D) Without any thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With determination and firmness. 4. Which is the means of communication with god A) Mountain. B) River. C) Ocean. D) Valley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountain. 5. What does "ascent" refer to? A) A climb or upward movement. B) A rapid descent. C) Standing still. D) A fall from a height. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A climb or upward movement. 6. Climbing ..... was an enriching experience for the author. A) Mount Fuji. B) Mount Everest. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mount Everest. 7. The lesson The Summit Within is written by A) Major HS Sharma. B) Major HS Singh. C) Major HS Kapoor. D) Major HS Ahluwalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Major HS Ahluwalia. 8. Panorama-meaning A) View of wide area. B) View of small area. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) View of wide area. 9. What does the word "surged" mean in the following sentence: "The crowd surged forward as soon as the gates opened." A) Waited patiently. B) Moved or increased suddenly and powerfully. C) Stayed in place. D) Left the area quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moved or increased suddenly and powerfully. 10. Which physical qualities are the author talking of A) Persistence, will power and endurance. B) Physical strength. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persistence, will power and endurance. 11. ..... by gratitude, we bowed to the speaker for his valuable advice. A) Overwhelmed. B) Formidable. C) Remote. D) Dominant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overwhelmed. 12. Name the mountain where the writer had climbed A) Mount Everest. B) Kanchenjung. C) Nanda Devi. D) Kamet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mount Everest. 13. The author had been attracted by mountains ..... A) For ten years. B) Since his childhood. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since his childhood. 14. 1) Give the meaning for 'aloofness' A) Together. B) Isolation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isolation. 15. What are the three qualities that played a major role in the author's climb? A) Will power, humiliation, persistence. B) Persistence, endurance, will power. C) Humiliation, persistence, endurance. D) Endurance, humiliation, will power. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persistence, endurance, will power. 16. By Summit Within the narrator talks about A) The summit of the mountaineers. B) The summit of the society. C) The summit of the Himalayas. D) The summit of the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The summit of the mind. 17. 'Humility' means A) Humanity. B) Pride. C) Very happy. D) Humbleness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humbleness. 18. What is considered as toughest challenge in climbing a mountain? A) Physical. B) Social. C) Emotional. D) Financial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Physical. 19. In the author's opinion, people climb mountains because they ..... A) Get famous. B) Feel happy in overcoming obstacles. C) Have nothing better to do. D) Are paid for it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feel happy in overcoming obstacles. 20. 2)What was the author's reason for climbing the mountain A) He had been attracted towards by mountains. B) B) Because it is there. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had been attracted towards by mountains. 21. HPS was a part of the ..... expedition. A) 1972 Indian Army. B) 1963 Indian Army. C) 1965 Indian Army. D) 1956 Indian Army. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1965 Indian Army. 22. 3) The experience of climbing the summit is not merely physical but also ..... and ..... * A) ) spiritual and emotional. B) Mystical and eternal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ) spiritual and emotional. 23. On the Nepalese side of the international boundary, Mt.Everest and its surrounding valleys lie within Sagarmatha National Park. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The author believes that mountains are a means of ..... A) Communion with God. B) Communication. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Communion with God. 25. What was irresistible the author found about Mount Everest? A) It offers great challenges to a climber. B) It is very beautiful and attractive. C) It gives a chance to create a world record. D) It is the highest in the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It offers great challenges to a climber. 26. Which of the following is not similar to 'aloofness'? A) Remote. B) Distant. C) Detached. D) Nearness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nearness. 27. How did they feel Mentally after climbing the summit? A) They felt happy and like they could do anything. B) They felt tired and wanted to sleep. C) The felt sad that they accomplished such a task. D) They felt felt lazy to do anything more. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They felt happy and like they could do anything. 28. What all emotions does the author experience on realizing both the summits? A) Emotions on realizing. B) Humility and sorrow. C) Confidence. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 29. Formidable-meaning A) Difficult to overcome. B) Easy to overcome. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult to overcome. 30. H. P. S Ahluwalia what a A) Police man. B) Mountaineer. C) Teacher. D) Business Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountaineer. 31. In the line 'The distant huntsman winds his horn'the word 'winds' means ..... A) Turns. B) Blows. C) Twists. D) Bends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blows. 32. 4) When the summit is climbed, there is a joy of ..... * A) A) having done something. B) B) having done nothing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) having done something. 33. Seeing a mountain peak from a distance Ahluwalia feels that A) It is beautiful. B) It offers a challenge that is difficult to resist. C) It is frightening. D) It brings fear to the mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It offers a challenge that is difficult to resist. 34. Which of the following best describes the word 'Jubilant'? A) Very happy. B) Humble. C) Sadness. D) Very exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very happy. 35. Ahluwalia was a part of the Indian cricket team A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 36. The word summit means- A) The lowest point of something. B) The middle point of something. C) The highest point of something. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The highest point of something. 37. In which year, Major H.P.S. Alhuwalia climbed Mt. Everest? A) 1965. B) 1955. C) 1865. D) 1956. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1965. 38. There were ..... obstacles on the way, but we reached our destination safely. A) Overwhelmed. B) Formidable. C) Means. D) Remote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Formidable. 39. On a summer morning, the boy likes to sing with ..... A) The hunter's horn. B) The skylark. C) The birds. D) The nightingale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The skylark. 40. Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia's experience as an Everester has provided him with ..... A) Spirit for new exploration. B) Inspiration to face life's ordeals resolutely. C) Grreat energy. D) Encouragement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inspiration to face life's ordeals resolutely. 41. Why is the person who has been to the mountains never the same again? A) The experience makes him proud. B) He goes mad. C) He gets hurt. D) The experience changes him completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The experience changes him completely. 42. 5) Give the meaning for 'brutal'. A) A) cruel. B) B)vital. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) cruel. 43. What does "communion" usually refer to? A) A formal complaint. B) Discussion of a topic. C) A gathering for socializing. D) Spiritual sharing or a gathering for religious observance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiritual sharing or a gathering for religious observance. 44. What the famous climbers have left the records of? A) Help given to others. B) Help given by others. C) Leaving their own remark. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help given to others. 45. What is the meaning of surged? A) Arose suddenly and intensely. B) Move slowly from place to place. C) Frustrated or resisted. D) Fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arose suddenly and intensely. 46. The phrase 'at once' means ..... A) Lately. B) Soon. C) Immediately. D) Intimately. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immediately. 47. 1) Give the meaning for 'jubilant A) Happiness. B) Awfulness. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happiness. 48. What are the three necessary qualities to reach the summit? A) Endurance, persistence and will power. B) Endurance, persistence and obstacles. C) Hindrance, obstacles and blockage. D) Courage, jubilation and hard work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endurance, persistence and will power. 49. A climb to a summit means ..... , ..... and ..... A) Endurance. B) Persistence. C) Will power. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 50. Why did they climb Mount Everest? A) Because it was a challenging task. B) Because they wanted to prove to everyone that they were great. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because it was a challenging task. 51. Why does man take delight in overcoming obstacles? A) Adventurous. B) Daring. C) To overcome hurdles. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 52. In a typical climb, the rope is shared so that A) The rope is cut into two. B) The two hold one end of the rope each. C) The climbers hold the rope together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The two hold one end of the rope each. 53. Which situation is most likely to be considered "exhilarating" ? A) Riding a roller coaster. B) Watching paint dry. C) Sorting laundry. D) Sitting alone in a quiet room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Riding a roller coaster. 54. While climbing the mountains, the climbers get inspiration from A) God. B) The nature. C) Each other. D) Difficulties. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each other. 55. Who is the speaker of "The Summit Within" A) Mahatma Gandhi. B) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia. C) Edmund Hillary. D) Marjuri Kingdom Rowdy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia. 56. The author mentions another summit, the summit of ..... A) Mind. B) Heart. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind. 57. Which looks like a jewel around the neck of Mt.Everest A) Slope of this Peak. B) Valley. C) Glaciers of this Peak. D) Surrounding Peaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surrounding Peaks. 58. Who is the Narrator of the text? A) Tenzing Norgay. B) Edmund Hillary. C) H p s Ahluwalia. D) Vahendri fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H p s Ahluwalia. 59. The abominable snowman is also known as the: A) Yeti. B) Hulk. C) The Big Bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yeti. 60. The term "mystical" is most closely related to: A) Logical. B) Mysterious or magical. C) Scientific. D) Everyday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mysterious or magical. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 2Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books