This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 English Chapter 7 A Visit To Cambridge ā Quiz 5 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter 7 A Visit To Cambridge Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hawking felt amused when people A) Sympathised with him. B) Patronised him. C) Disturbed him. D) Loved him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patronised him. 2. How is the first glimpse of Stephen Hawking? A) Good. B) Shocking. C) Negative. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shocking. 3. Every time he spoke to the scientist, the writer felt guiltybecause A) He wasn't sure what he wanted to ask. B) He forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser. C) He was face to face with a legend. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser. 4. Which famous university did the narrator visit? A) Oxford University. B) Harvard University. C) Cambridge University. D) Stanford University. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cambridge University. 5. What musical instrument did Kanga mention trying to play? A) Violin. B) Piano. C) Spanish guitar. D) Drums. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spanish guitar. 6. What emotion did the author feel upon meeting Stephen Hawking? A) Fear. B) Excitement. C) Disappointment. D) Indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excitement. 7. What did the writer feel when he was with Hawking? A) Relief and exhilaration. B) Sadness and despair. C) Boredom and indifference. D) Anger and frustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relief and exhilaration. 8. What did the author mean by 'frozen phrases and sentences stiff as corpses'? A) Cold weather. B) Slow typing. C) Robotic speech. D) Difficult handwriting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slow typing. 9. How did Hawking communicate during their meeting? A) Sign language. B) Writing. C) Tapping a switch on a computer. D) Through an assistant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tapping a switch on a computer. 10. What does the writer mean by 'the walls are worn so thin'? A) The spirit is weak. B) The mind is strong. C) The heart is heavy. D) The body is fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The body is fragile. 11. Where does the writer come from? A) Sri Lanka. B) Vietnam. C) Japan. D) India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) India. 12. How long did the meet last? A) More than 2 hours. B) Less than an hour. C) One hour. D) Three hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Less than an hour. 13. What did the writer think was beautiful about Hawking? A) His voice. B) His spirit. C) His smile. D) His intelligence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His spirit. 14. What does the writer think about the disabled Olympics? A) They are necessary. B) They are inspiring. C) They are a waste of time. D) They are beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are a waste of time. 15. The advice given by Hawking to other disabled people was A) To master the art of writing. B) To concentrate on what they were good at. C) To learn to smile and laugh at their sufferings. D) To not meet any people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To concentrate on what they were good at. 16. "Before you, like a lantern whose walls are worn so thin you glimpse only the light inside, is the incandescence of a man" . The word incandescence can be replaced by ..... A) Radiance. B) Outer glow. C) Luminescence. D) Both a & c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both a & c. 17. What does astrophysics deal with? A) Stars, planets. B) Superstitions. C) Time and space. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stars, planets. 18. What did Kanga do after his meeting with Hawking? A) Wrote a book. B) Touched Hawking's shoulder and left. C) Requested another meeting. D) Stayed for dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Touched Hawking's shoulder and left. 19. What according to the author is the best thing about being disabled? A) Everything. B) Discovering kindness. C) Love. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discovering kindness. 20. What does the writer mean by 'the embodiment of my bravest self'? A) A symbol of his past. B) A reminder of his failures. C) A representation of his aspirations. D) A reflection of his fears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A representation of his aspirations. 21. The author felt relief exhilaration because A) His body was strong. B) Hawking was weak. C) He had suddenly gained strength. D) He learnt that even the disabled body could do a lot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He learnt that even the disabled body could do a lot. 22. What physical condition did Firdaus Kanga have as a child? A) Muscular dystrophy. B) Brittle bones. C) Paralysis. D) Spinal injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brittle bones. 23. Hawing was a A) Artist. B) Scientist. C) Teacher. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scientist. 24. The author took a walking tour through ..... A) Oxford. B) Harvard. C) Cambridge. D) Hogwarts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cambridge. 25. What is the main message of *A Visit to Cambridge*? A) Money and fame are keys to success. B) Travel teaches us more than books. C) Physical disability is a barrier to achievement. D) Courage and intellect can overcome challenges. 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