CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Reading Comprehension Quiz 10 - MCQExams.com

In the passage, the writer refers to 'an impossible thing'. Which one of the following statements best suggests this thing?
  • Man should hate evil, not the evil-doer.
  • Man should hate the evil-doer.
  • Man should not hate evil.
  • Man should hate neither evil nor the evil-doer.
Which one of the following statements best expresses the theme of the passage?
  • Culture and education are complementary to each other.
  • Culture lends grace and sanity to man.
  • Education brings man closer to life.
  • Liberal education makes a man cultured.
What kind of program should the school arrange?
  • That brings the management and school close.
  • That brings the students and the teachers close.
  • That brings the society and the school close.
  • That brings the parents and the students close.
In Roman times, dolphins used to _________.
  • Sail in the fresh water
  • Save the drowning sailors
  • Save all the sea creatures
  • Care for the pregnant dolphins
According to the passage dolphins are _____________. 
  • Intelligent
  • Stupid
  • Careless
  • Unfriendly
Dolphins are-
  • Mammals
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Sea creatures
Smoking causes harm to -
  • Only lungs and heart
  • Only lungs and mouth
  • Lungs, bladder and chest
  • Many parts of the body
How did Napoleon overcome and defeat his enemies? 
  • By assisting them in fighting.
  • By providing more arms and guns to his army.
  • By dividing his enemies into groups.
  • By unity and integration
What kind of a relationship exists between the school and the society?
  • It is very fresh
  • It is close and integral
  • It is old and not important.
  • It is modern and updated.
Why does a school have to keep pace with the changing society?
  • To meet the change in social demands and needs.
  • To meet the change in schools and needs.
  • To change the people of the society.
  • To meet the requirement of the school students.
Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
The school program must be ____________________.
  • Based on the social tradition and principles
  • Based on the books
  • Based on the ethics and values of the people
  • Based on culture and religion
According to the passage, dolphins are similar in behavior to _______.
  • Other sea creatures
  • Other fish
  • Other mammals
  • Humans
Why did the proud teak fall in the end? 
  • As it did not bow low in front of the strong storm.
  • As it lost its strength due to heavy rain.
  • As the tree was washed away in the heavy rain.
  • As the tree wanted to look smaller than the other trees.
How did the herb save its life when the storm came? 
  • By begging in front of the storm for its life.
  • By bowing down low to protect itself.
  • By taking the teak tree's help.
  • By hiding behind the big trees.
What is the moral of the story given here? 
  • Being proud is harmful
  • Being proud is good
  • One should not be humble
  • One should always be helpful
According to the passage, each of the following is a difference between women's oral narratives and most standard histories EXCEPT
  • Women's oral histories validate the significance of women's achievements.
  • Women's oral histories depict experience from the point of view of women.
  • Women's oral histories acknowledge the influence of well-known women..
  • Women's oral histories present today's women with a sense of their historical relationship to women of the past.
  • Women's oral histories are crucial to the collective identity of today's women.
The teak tree was-
  • Tall and weak
  • Tall, weak and proud
  • Tall, strong and proud
  • Thin, strong and humble
What kind of attitude destroyed the teak tree? 
  • Its selfless nature
  • Its friendly nature
  • Its arrogant nature
  • Its humble nature
The primary purpose of the passage is to ________.
  • Challenge recent findings that appear to contradict earlier findings
  • Present two sides of an ongoing scientific debate
  • Report answers to several questions that have long puzzled researchers
  • Discuss evidence that has caused a long-standing belief to be revised
  • Attempt to explain a commonly misunderstood biological phenomenon
The passage suggests which of the following about service workers in the United States ? 
  • The number of service workers maybe underestimated by the definition of services used by the government.
  • There were fewer service workers than agricultural workers before 1988.
  • The number of service workers was almost equal to the number of workers employed in manufacturing until 1988.
  • Most service workers are employed in service occupations rather than in service industries.
  • Most service workers are employed in occupations where they provide services that do not fall under the classical definition of services.
According to the passage, scholars of women's history should refrain from doing which of the following ?
  • Relying on traditional historical sources when women's oral narratives are unavailable.
  • Focusing on the influence of political rhetoric on women's perceptions to the exclusion of other equally important factors.
  • Attempting to discover the cultural and historical factors that influence the stories women tell.
  • Assuming that the conventions of women's written autobiographies are similar to the conventions of women's oral narratives.
  • Accepting women's oral narratives less critically than they accept women's written histories.
The passage mentions each of the following as a function regulated by the SCNs in some animals EXCEPT:
  • Activity level
  • Blood pressure
  • Alertness
  • Vision
  • Temperature
From his speech, it seems clear that Higgins views Eliza as __________. 
  • a naive child
  • an obedient servant
  • a potential wife
  • a futile project
  • a tenacious competitor
The author implies that Duverger's actual findings are _________.
  • limited because they focus on only four countries.
  • inaccurate in their description of the four countries in the early 1950s.
  • out-of-date in that they are inapplicable in the four countries today.
  • flawed because they are based on unsound data.
  • biased by Duverger's political beliefs.
The primary purpose of the passage is to ____________.
  • Evaluate a research study
  • Summarize the history of a research area
  • Report new research findings
  • Reinterpret old research findings
  • Reconcile conflicting research findings
Which of the following does Mrs. Penniman use metaphorically to talk about her influence on Catherine?
  • Addled eggs
  • Butter
  • Bread
  • Salt
  • A fool
The two men are most likely _______________.
  • old friends
  • of different cultures
  • future enemies
  • diplomatic representatives
  • members of the clergy
The author implies that some behavioralist research involving the multinational study of women's political participation that followed Duverger's study did which of the following?
  • Ignored Duverger's approach
  • Suffered from faults similar to those in Duverger's study
  • Focused on political activism
  • Focused on the influences of political regimes
  • Focused on the political and social relations between women and men
From the passage, Nanapush's attitude can be described as one of _______.
  • intense curiosity
  • didactic patronization
  • guarded politeness
  • affirming sycophancy
  • scholarly enthusiasm
Which of the following best describes the relationship of the statement about large plants (lines 12-17) to the passage as a whole? 
  • It presents a hypothesis that is disproved later in the passage.
  • It highlights an opposition between two ideas mentioned in the passage.
  • It provides examples to support a claim made earlier in the passage.
  • It exemplifies a misconception mentioned earlier in the passage.
  • It draws an analogy between two situations described in the passage.
Which of the following statements about the earliest scientific investigators of quantum tunneling can be inferred from the passage? 
  • They found it difficult to increase barrier thickness continually.
  • They anticipated the later results of Chiao and his colleagues
  • They did not suppose that tunneling particles could travel faster than light
  • They were unable to observe instances of successful tunneling.
  • They made use of photons to study the phenomenon of tunneling.
The passage implies that, in comparing four European countries, Duverger found that the voting rates of women and men were most different in the country in which women _____________.
  • Were most politically active
  • Ran for office most often
  • Held the most conservative political views
  • Had the most egalitarian relations with men
  • Had possessed the right to vote for the shortest time
The promises referred to in the poem are _________.
  • pledges to share one another's innermost secrets
  • articles of incorporation
  • items in a prenuptial agreement
  • resolution never to see one another again
  • marriage vows
The first four lines of Higgins' speech imply _________.
  • the discipline developed in a military background like Eliza's
  • Higgins' prejudice about people of different social classes
  • Higgins' long familiarity with Eliza and her character
  • the insight Higgins has into what motivates women
  • Eliza's preference for direction over explanation
The poem's theme could best be described as ____________.
  • she who hesitates is lost
  • beauty is a fading flower
  • all that glitters is not gold
  • beauty is truth, truth beauty
  • a penny saved is a penny earned
According to the passage, all of the following are characteristic of a "lady" EXCEPT ___________.
  • articulate speech
  • employment in a florist's shop
  • private transportation
  • fine clothing
  • the leisure not to work

"And chattering on the air" (line 55449) refers to ________.

I. the girls

II. the bluebirds

III. the teachers
  • I only
  • I and II only
  • I and III only
  • II and III only
  • I, II, and III
Which of the following expresses Mr. Keeble's wife's feeling toward the loan?
  • amused detachment
  • utter disgust
  • preformed opposition
  • blatant apathy
  • neutrality
The poem is primarily concerned with ____________.
  • the importance of beauty
  • the lesson to be learned from the past
  • the fleeting nature of youth
  • telling a story for the girls' benefit
  • the permanence of death
What is the deal Coyle wants to strike with Sir Edward?
  • He will pay off the creditors in exchange for allowing him to marry Sir Edward's daughter.
  • He will keep Ravensdale in the family if he is allowed to marry Sir Edward's daughter.
  • He will arrange the marriage of Sir Edward's daughter to the current residents of Ravensdale.
  • He will marry Sir Edward's daughter to prevent her at least from financial ruin.
  • Because Sir Edward is without money, Sir Edward will have to sanction the love affair between Coyle and his daughter.
All of the following are physical manifestations of Mr. Keeble's anticipation of his wife's response EXCEPT ____________.
  • Keenly alive (line 44492)
  • had to rattle the keys (line 55490)
  • was not looking at his wife (line 16278)
  • his eyes on the carpet (line 27022)
  • producing another obbligato (line 92768)
The phrase "in Lincolnshire, I think she said" (line 64291) implies that which of the following is true of Keeble?
  • Keeble is unaware of the location of the farm.
  • Keeble thinks the location is unimportant.
  • Keeble's memory is failing.
  • Keeble is attempting to appear casual.
  • Keeble wants to conceal the location from his wife.
The speaker compares her current relationship with the person to?
  • one between strangers
  • a roll of the dice
  • one governed by reciprocal obligations
  • a restrained diet of plain food
  • an image in a crystal ball
Which of the following is implied by the poet's use of the word "still" (line 76245) ?
  • The father's jovial spirits were not ultimately dampened when his son did not assume the errand.
  • The father's pleased response to his son's refusal will continue indefinitely.
  • The game between the father and son will continue indefinitely.
  • The father did not express his gladness to his son.
  • The boy's father was disappointed when his son did not assume the errand.
Given in context, the word "hallo" (line 69833) is probably meant to convey which of the following?
  • A form of greeting
  • Another form of the word "hollow"
  • An echo
  • A sound that hounds might make such as baying at the moon
  • A variation on the word "halo"
Which of the following cautions is NOT conveyed in the passage?
  • The organization of large undertakings is best left to persons who have read widely and deeply.
  • It is possible to be overzealous in the pursuit of knowledge.
  • One should not flaunt one's learning ostentatiously.
  • Scholars should live in strict accordance with precepts gained through their study.
  • The knowledge gained from books must be tested against one's firsthand experience in the world.
Which of the following is nearest in meaning to "Putting it up to him" (line 18228) ?
  • demonstrating to him the poet's awareness of his joke
  • challenging him to find a bubble for himself
  • refusing defiantly to honor his request
  • handing up to him the items he had asked for
  • turning the joke back around on him
Which of the following is NOT implied in the poem as a reason to avoid entering into promises?
  • One person can never fully know another.
  • A promise can be broken without the person to whom the promise was made ever knowing.
  • To make a promise denies one of a degree of personal liberty.
  • One cannot be judged faithful or unfaithful to a commitment that has not been promised.
  • One can never fully know the situations or feelings of those who made successful and binding promises in the past.
"Sunlight" (line 77539) is used as a symbol for __________.
  • innocence
  • genuine mutual love
  • purity
  • absolute confidence in the rightness of a decision
  • perfect understanding
In the last line the poet suggests that ___________.
  • the father will send his son on another, more serious errand
  • the father's goal is to make his son appear ridiculous
  • the father's response to his son's recognition will be significantly delayed
  • the father will continue to good-humoredly tease and test his son
  • the father and son will always engage in prankish contests
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