This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 English Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present In The World ā Quiz 5 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter 1 The Best Christmas Present In The World Quiz 5 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is meaning of '' taken their toll on A) Dameaged. B) Talking up. C) Matter. D) Musical song. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dameaged. 2. The roll top desk was made of A) Teak. B) Oak. C) Mahogany. D) Rosewood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oak. 3. Which team won the football match? A) Tommy. B) Fritz. C) English. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fritz. 4. It said that it was his last letter and was dated December 26, 1914.It was written at the time of the war between Germany and Britain. It enlisted the series of events that followed on the day of Christmas that year 1914 or "a wonderful thing that happened" , in the words of Jim.** The war was fought between soldiers of- A) Germany and USA. B) France and Britian. C) Swiss and German. D) Britain and Germany. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Britain and Germany. 5. When did the narrator begin to work on the Roll Top Desk? A) On Diwali. B) On Christmas Eve. C) On the Day of Christmas. D) On a Holiday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On Christmas Eve. 6. The soldiers played cricket on the no man's land. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. In what material in the desk was made of? A) Oak. B) Wood. C) Pastic. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oak. 8. Who is the author of the lesson "The best Christmas Present in the World? A) Ruskin Bond. B) Paulo Coelho. C) Michael Morpurgo. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Michael Morpurgo. 9. What did the author find in the junk shop? A) Roll top desk. B) Dining table. C) Dressing table. D) Cupboard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roll top desk. 10. What is veneer? A) A thick layer of plastic or decorative wood on furniture of cheap wood. B) A thin layer of plastic or decorative wood on furniture of cheap wood. C) A thin layer of paper or decorative wood on furniture of cheap wood. D) A decorative wood on furniture of cheap wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thin layer of plastic or decorative wood on furniture of cheap wood. 11. By which Christmas did Jim promised to come back home? A) 1915. B) 1916. C) 1917. D) 1912. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1915. 12. The war was between which soldiers? A) Germans and French. B) French and Russians. C) British and Germans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) British and Germans. 13. What did the author buy from the junk shop? A) A Wooden Box. B) A roll-top desk. C) A diary. D) A Christmas card. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A roll-top desk. 14. What is meaning of ' scotch marks' A) Repair. B) Saw it. C) Burn. D) Position. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Burn. 15. What Jim Macpherson thought the British soldiers should've played? A) Chess. B) Cricket. C) Football. D) Hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cricket. 16. What they play? A) Cricket. B) Hockey. C) Football. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Football. 17. Hans Wolf by profession was a ..... A) Teacher. B) Cello player. C) Guitar player. D) Soldier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cello player. 18. The narrator couldn't buy one Roll Top Desk earlier because ..... A) He didn't find Roll Top Desks. B) Roll Top Desks were very big. C) Roll Top Desks were far too expensive. D) He didn't have a big room to keep it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roll Top Desks were far too expensive. 19. Jim Macpherson was a school teacher from Dorset. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. The roll top desk was A) Clumsily mended. B) Perfectly mended. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clumsily mended. 21. Who is Jim machperson A) Soldier. B) Auto driver. C) Had of the soldiers. D) Footballer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soldier. 22. The narrator bought the desk from a junk shop because A) Such a desk was not available anywhere else. B) The author wanted an ancient roll-top desk. C) Its roll-top was in several pieces. D) The narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk. 23. Jim machperson is living in hospital A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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