Class 8 English Chapter Poem 1 The Ant And The Cricket Quiz 5 (16 MCQs)

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1. What literary device is used in 'We ants never borrow; we ants never lend'?

Correct Answer: D) Repetition.

2. "I'll warrant it true" . What does warrant mean?

Correct Answer: B) Guarantee.

3. Where is the poem adapted from?

Correct Answer: C) Aesop's Fables.

4. What was the cricket's reaction to the snow-covered ground?

Correct Answer: C) Panic.

5. We ants never ..... ; we ants never .....

Correct Answer: A) Lend; borrow.

6. What does the cricket complain about when winter arrives?

Correct Answer: B) Empty cupboard.

7. What did the ant do after lifting the wicket?

Correct Answer: D) Lend.

8. What did the ant tell the cricket to do in the winter?

Correct Answer: C) Dance.

9. Principle of the ants is-

Correct Answer: B) They neither lend nor borrow.

10. The word 'gay' here is used to describe summer and spring because

Correct Answer: A) Both seasons were pleasant with plenty of food.

11. Whom does the poet compare the lazy cricket to?

Correct Answer: A) Lazy people.

12. When did the cricket complain?

Correct Answer: D) Winter.

13. What did the cricket expect to get from the miserly ant?

Correct Answer: B) Food and shelter.

14. What does the cricket's heart being 'so light' signify?

Correct Answer: B) He was careless.

15. What is the nature of the cricket's heart when the weather was warm?

Correct Answer: B) Light.

16. The poet has described the cricket as-

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.