This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 8 On The Grasshopper And Cricket ā Quiz 2 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 8 On The Grasshopper And Cricket Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The poet expresses his view, in this poem, that: A) The nature is always dull. B) The pleasures of life. C) The music of birds. D) The nature is always inspiring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The nature is always inspiring. 2. Where does the grasshopper take rest? A) Under trees. B) Beneath some pleasant weeds. C) In a tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneath some pleasant weeds. 3. What is the impact of the repetition of the word "hedge" in line 4 of the poem? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 4. What is the main poetic device used in the line 'The poetry of earth is ceasing never'? A) Personification. B) Hyperbole. C) Alliteration. D) Assonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 5. ..... are we going to select for the hockey team? A) Whom. B) Who. C) Where. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whom. 6. The word 'delights' means ..... A) Happiness. B) Sleepiness. C) Drowsiness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happiness. 7. Poetic device used in this sentence:From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead; A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Alliteration. 8. What does the word 'drowsiness' in the above passage mean? A) Feeling exalted. B) Feeling sleepy. C) Feeling bad. D) Feeling cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling sleepy. 9. What do the grasshopper and the cricket represent to Keats? A) They are the poets of summer and winter, respectively. B) They are means of destruction. C) They are saving and spending. D) They are optimism and pessimism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are the poets of summer and winter, respectively. 10. What is the strange characteristic of the cricket? A) He sings sweetly. B) He can sing non stop for four five days. C) His song expresses his delight which on decreasing. D) His song expresses his delight which goes on increasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His song expresses his delight which goes on increasing. 11. The first part of the poem is set in ..... and next in ..... A) Winter, summer. B) Summer, winter. C) Autumn, summer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer, winter. 12. Who is the speaker in the poem "On the grasshopper and the cricket" ? A) A farmer. B) A poet. C) A musician. D) A scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A poet. 13. Where do birds take shelter in summer? A) In houses. B) In the cool shade of trees. C) In big holes. D) In cages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the cool shade of trees. 14. The poetry of earth is ceasing never, What does the poet mean by ceasing never? A) Never stops. B) Always continuing. C) Coming to an end. D) Pausing occasionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never stops. 15. How many lines are in a sestet? A) 2. B) 4. C) 6. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 16. Explain the contrast between the grasshopper and the cricket in the poem. A) The grasshopper is a nocturnal insect, while the cricket is diurnal. B) The grasshopper is known for its melodious chirping, while the cricket is silent. C) The grasshopper is associated with winter and cold, while the cricket is associated with summer and warmth. D) The grasshopper is associated with summer and warmth, while the cricket is associated with winter and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The grasshopper is associated with summer and warmth, while the cricket is associated with winter and cold. 17. What is meant by the phrase 'the poetry of earth'? A) The poet's description of the earth in his poem. B) The beauty of the summer. C) The never ending musical notes of birds and insects. D) The music of the rainy season. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The never ending musical notes of birds and insects. 18. Which season is depicted as the most vibrant in the poem? A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 19. According to the poem, the Grasshopper is most like ..... A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 20. "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket" is A) An elegy. B) A ballad. C) An ode. D) A sonnet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sonnet. 21. 'about the new-mown mead'. In this line mown and mead are examples for ..... A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Oxymoron. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 22. D) What is the strange characteristic of the cricket? A) He sings sweetly. B) He can sing non-stop for four-five days. C) His song expresses his sadness which goes on increasing. D) His song expresses his delight which goes on increasing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His song expresses his delight which goes on increasing. 23. The grasshopper is a symbol of: A) Winter. B) Spring. C) Summer. D) Autumn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 24. Poetry of earth means ..... A) Songs of nature. B) Song of cloud. C) Songs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Songs of nature. 25. What does the cricket symbolize in the context of the poem? A) Joy. B) Sadness. C) Fear. D) Hope. 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