CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 7 A Visit to Cambridge MCQ Question and Answer with CBSEJanta.com

MCQ Question and Answer

  1. Who is the writer of the story “A Visit to Cambridge”?
    • A. Firdaus Kanga
    • B. Stephen Hawking
    • C. Satyajit Ray
    • D. None of the above
    • Answer: A. Firdaus Kanga

  1. The author took a walking tour through __________.
    • A. Oxford
    • B. Harvard
    • C. Cambridge
    • D. Hogwarts
    • Answer: C. Cambridge

  1. Stephen Hawking succeeded __________.
    • A. Isaac Newton
    • B. Einstein
    • C. Thomas Edison
    • D. None of the Above
    • Answer: A. Isaac Newton

  1. Stephen Hawking was a __________.
    • A. Neurobiologist
    • B. Psychologist
    • C. Astrologist
    • D. Astrophysicist
    • Answer: D. Astrophysicist

  1. For how long did Stephen Hawking’s assistant allow the writer to meet him?
    • A. Ten minutes
    • B. Fifteen minutes
    • C. Half an hour
    • D. An hour
    • Answer: B. Fifteen minutes

  1. Which account do people think differently abled people are too lazy to draw a cheque on?
    • A. Bank account
    • B. Sadness account
    • C. Cheerful account
    • D. Courage account
    • Answer: D. Courage account

  1. Who said “I haven’t been brave”?
    • A. Stephen Hawking
    • B. Stephen Hawking’s assistant
    • C. Firdaus Kanga
    • D. None of the Above
    • Answer: A. Stephen Hawking

  1. How is the first glimpse of Stephen Hawking?
    • A. Good
    • B. Shocking
    • C. Negative
    • D. All of the above
    • Answer: B. Shocking

  1. “Before you, like a lantern whose walls are worn so thin you glimpse only the light inside, is the __________ of a man.”
    • A. Embodiment
    • B. Outer glow
    • C. Lantern
    • D. Incandescence
    • Answer: D. Incandescence

  1. “So that I, no believer in __________, know that this is what each of us is;”
    • A. Eternal souls
    • B. Spirits
    • C. Science
    • D. Miracle
    • Answer: A. Eternal souls

  1. What does Stephen Hawking think is the best thing about being disabled?
    • A. Everything
    • B. Discovering Kindness
    • C. Love
    • D. Nothing
    • Answer: B. Discovering Kindness

  1. What according to the author is the best thing about being disabled?
    • A. Everything
    • B. Discovering kindness
    • C. Love
    • D. Nothing
    • Answer: B. Discovering kindness

  1. What was the disadvantage of his voice synthesizer?
    • A. No inflection
    • B. No shades of voice
    • C. No tone of voice
    • D. All of the Above
    • Answer: D. All of the Above

  1. What mattered very little at the moment for the author?
    • A. Stephen Hawking
    • B. He would never walk
    • C. He would never stand
    • D. Both B and C
    • Answer: D. Both B and C

  1. The author told him that Stephen has been an inspiration for him. Did it make anything better for him?
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • C. Maybe
    • D. Maybe not
    • Answer: B. No

  1. What advice did Stephen Hawking give to differently abled people?
    • A. Concentrate on what they are good at
    • B. Always learn new things
    • C. Do nothing
    • D. Victimise themselves
    • Answer: A. Concentrate on what they are good at

  1. What according to Hawking was a waste of time?
    • A. Concentrating on what differently abled people are good at
    • B. Disabled Olympics
    • C. Being cheerful
    • D. All of the above
    • Answer: B. Disabled Olympics

  1. On what did the author spend years learning?
    • A. Spanish guitar
    • B. Spanish sitar
    • C. Spanish piano
    • D. Spanish flute
    • Answer: A. Spanish guitar

  1. Did Stephen Hawking ask him to stay a little more?
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • C. Maybe
    • D. None of the above
    • Answer: B. No

  1. What did Stephen Hawking offer the writer?
    • A. Coffee
    • B. Tea
    • C. Show his garden
    • D. Both B and C
    • Answer: D. Both B and C

  1. What made Stephen Hawking silent?
    • A. Sun
    • B. Moon
    • C. Tea
    • D. Coffee
    • Answer: D. Coffee

  1. Why did they not talk in the garden?
    • A. They had nothing to talk about
    • B. The letters on his screen disappeared in the glare
    • C. They were enjoying tea
    • D. They were enjoying coffee
    • Answer: B. The letters on his screen disappeared in the glare

  1. What did the writer do as a goodbye gesture?
    • A. Kiss
    • B. Cry
    • C. Touch his shoulder
    • D. All of the above
    • Answer: C. Touch his shoulder

  1. Did Stephen Hawking wave him back?
    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • C. Maybe
    • D. Maybe not
    • Answer: B. No

  1. What did the writer see in him?
    • A. Embodiment of his bravest self
    • B. His future
    • C. His dream
    • D. All of the above
    • Answer: A. Embodiment of his bravest self

  1. Both of them moved around in a _____ .
    • A. Car
    • B. Bus
    • C. Wheelchair
    • D. Bicycle
    • Answer: C. Wheelchair

  1. What does astrophysics deal with?
    • A. Stars, planets
    • B. Superstitions
    • C. Time and space
    • D. Gravity
    • Answer: C. Time and space

  1. Who is the author of “A Brief History of Time”?
    • A. Stephen Hawking
    • B. Isaac Newton
    • C. Albert Einstein
    • D. Firdaus Kanga
    • Answer: A. Stephen Hawking

  1. Growing up disabled, what’s the only thing that makes you stronger?
    • A. Seeing people like you failing
    • B. Seeing people like you
    • C. Seeing people
    • D. Seeing people like you achieve something big
    • Answer: D. Seeing people like you achieve something big

  1. “A lot of people seem to think that disabled people are chronically __________.”
    • A. Happy
    • B. Strong
    • C. Blessed
    • D. Unhappy
    • Answer: D. Unhappy

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