This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > The Summit Within > Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 3 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. TRUE OR FALSEAT ALL MEANS NEVER A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 2. According to the author climbing the summit within is more difficult than climbing a mountain. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. A climber bows down to God ..... A) When he sees the beauty around. B) When he finds great difficulties. C) When he reaches the top. D) When he starts climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When he reaches the top. 4. "Breathing is difficult." What part of speech is 'difficult'. * A) An adjective. B) An adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An adjective. 5. If someone "defied" the odds, what did they do? A) Accepted the odds. B) Acted in line with the odds. C) Went against or challenged the odds. D) Ignored the odds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Went against or challenged the odds. 6. The summit of the mind' refers to ..... (Mark the item not relevant) A) Great intellectual achievements. B) The process of maturing mentally and spiritually. C) Overcoming personal ambition for common welfare. D) Living in the world of thought and imagination. E) The triumph of mind over worldly pleasures for a noble cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process of maturing mentally and spiritually. 7. "The summit of the mind" refers to A) Great intellectual achievements. B) Overcoming personal ambition for common welfare. C) Living in the world of thought and imagination. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living in the world of thought and imagination. 8. Ahluwalia says that mountains are A) Essential for our life. B) Nature at its best. C) Things to be worshipped. D) Necessary for rains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature at its best. 9. Who accompanied H.P.S Ahluwalia to climb mt.Everest? A) 4. Pho-Dorji. B) 2. Achille Compagnoni. C) 1. Reinhold Messner. D) 3. Lino Lacedelli. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. Pho-Dorji. 10. Which mountain did the author climb? A) Mount Everest. B) Kanchenjung. C) Nanda Devi. D) Kamet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mount Everest. 11. The 1965 Indian Army expedition was the first successful Indian Expedition to Everest which put 9 mountaineers on top. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 12. True/False:A climb to A Summit means endurance, laziness, and persistence A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. The phrase 'outworn' refers to ..... A) The books that bore the boy. B) The outdated teachers. C) The eyes of the teacher that actually makes the boy anxious. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The eyes of the teacher that actually makes the boy anxious. 14. Mt.Everest was first known as: A) Peak XII. B) Peak XIV. C) Peak XVI. D) Peak XV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peak XV. 15. When did the author climb mt.everest A) 1965. B) 1975. C) 1964. D) 1919. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1965. 16. The most dominant emotion theat Major H.P.S.Ahluwalia felt was ..... A) Thankfulness. B) Jubliant. C) Humility. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humility. 17. After climbing Everest, Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia felt that ..... A) Climbing the summit of mind is no less difficult. B) Climbing the summit of mind is easier than to climb Everest. C) Climbing the summit of Everest is no less difficult. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climbing the summit of mind is no less difficult. 18. "He becomes conscious in a special manner of his own smallness in this large universe." This awareness defines an emotion mentioned in the first paragraph. Which is the emotion? A) Pride. B) Humility. C) Anger. D) Disgust. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humility. 19. The author found Mount Everest to be A) Irresistible. B) Beautiful. C) Full of hurdles. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 20. Which of the following best describes the word 'eternal'? A) Internal. B) Exciting. C) Mystical. D) Everlasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everlasting. 21. Major H.P.S Ahluwalia says mountains are ..... A) Source of inspiration. B) Nature at its best. C) A means of communion with God. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both B and C. 22. People climb mountains because they ..... A) Have nothing better to do. B) Get much money and name. C) Feel happy in overcoming obstacles. D) Are paid for it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel happy in overcoming obstacles. 23. What are "ordeals" typically associated with? A) Easy tasks. B) Difficult, painful experiences or challenges. C) Boring routines. D) Pleasant surprises. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difficult, painful experiences or challenges. 24. The summit Within refers to the summit in our A) Hearts. B) Families. C) Minds. D) Workplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minds. 25. Standing on the Everest, the author, H.P.S. Ahluwalia was ..... A) Enthusiastic. B) Very sad and jubilant. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Very sad and jubilant. 26. What is the primary role of "belay" in rock climbing? A) Communicating with other climbers. B) Securing a climber's rope. C) Descending from a cliff. D) Climbing quickly to the top. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Securing a climber's rope. 27. Who is a mountaineer? A) A person who climbs on cars. B) A person who climbs mountain. C) A person who climbs stairs. D) A person who climbs a building. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A person who climbs mountain. 28. The old castle stands in a ..... position above the sleepy town. A) Formidable. B) Dominant. C) Overpowered. D) Remote. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dominant. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 1Class 8 English Chapter 5 The Summit Within Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books