CBSE Class 8 English Chapter 8 A Short Monsoon Diary MCQ Question and Answer with CBSEJanta.com

MCQ Question and Answer

  1. What made him feel in touch, yet untouched by the rain?
    • A. Leaks from the tin roof
    • B. Raindrops falling on him in the balcony
    • C. Raindrops falling on him at the valley
    • D. Raindrops in his sleep
      Answer: B. Raindrops falling on him in the balcony
  2. Who did the seasonal visitor lift from near the servant’s quarters?
    • A. Dog
    • B. Cat
    • C. Leopard
    • D. All of the above
      Answer: C. Leopard
  3. “Ground orchids, mauve lady’s slipper and the white butterfly orchids put on a fashion display on the grassy slopes of __________.”
    • A. Valley
    • B. Mussoorie
    • C. Landour
    • D. None of the above
      Answer: C. Landour
  4. What happened when they did not see the sun for too long? Everything was __________.
    • A. Warm and humid
    • B. Cool and breezy
    • C. Damp and humid
    • D. Damp and soggy
      Answer: C. Damp and humid
  5. Which birds flit silently among the leaves like brilliant jewels?
    • A. Scarlet minivet
    • B. Drongo
    • C. Leech
    • D. None of the above
      Answer: A. Scarlet minivet
  6. What is the meaning of “drumming” in the context of the lesson?
    • A. Playing of the drums
    • B. Falling noisily
    • C. Exercising
    • D. None of the Above
      Answer: B. Falling noisily
  7. Who brings money, according to the grandmother?
    • A. Chuchundars
    • B. Snakes
    • C. Leeches
    • D. Leopards
      Answer: A. Chuchundars
  8. What is the colour of female scarlet minivets?
    • A. Red
    • B. Yellow
    • C. Pink
    • D. Green
      Answer: B. Yellow
  9. “The __________ affords a certain privacy.”
    • A. Cobra lily
    • B. Rain
    • C. Bijju
    • D. Mist
      Answer: D. Mist
  10. What do you mean by the word “ravine”?
    • A. Rain
    • B. Devine
    • C. Plateau
    • D. Valley
      Answer: D. Valley
  11. Which seasonal visitors did the rain herald?
    • A. Leopard
    • B. Thousand leeches
    • C. Only A and not B
    • D. Both A and B
      Answer: D. Both A and B
  12. How did he describe the early monsoon rain?
    • A. Cold and humid
    • B. Cold and breezy
    • C. Warm and humid
    • D. Warm and breezy
      Answer: C. Warm and humid
  13. Which hill station is he mainly talking about?
    • A. Mussoorie
    • B. Manali
    • C. Lansdowne
    • D. Nainital
      Answer: A. Mussoorie
  14. What is the colour of the seeds of cobra lily to mark the end of the monsoon season?
    • A. Red
    • B. Yellow
    • C. Pink
    • D. Green
      Answer: A. Red
  15. Which birds cannot conceal themselves?
    • A. Drongo
    • B. Scarlet minivet
    • C. Cuckoo
    • D. None of the above
      Answer: B. Scarlet minivet
  16. “Now that the rains are here, there is no dearth of food for the __________”
    • A. Insectivorous birds
    • B. Carnivorous birds
    • C. Herbivorous birds
    • D. None of the above
      Answer: A. Insectivorous birds
  17. By when did the lush monsoon growth reach its peak?
    • A. August 12
    • B. August 31
    • C. October 1
    • D. August 2
      Answer: B. August 31
  18. What happened when they did not see the sun for too long? Everything was __________.
    • A. Warm and humid
    • B. Cool and breezy
    • C. Damp and humid
    • D. Damp and soggy
      Answer: C. Damp and humid
  19. Which late monsoon flowers began to appear by August 12?
    • A. Dahlias
    • B. Ground orchids
    • C. Wild balsam
    • D. All of the Above
      Answer: D. All of the Above
  20. Which colour will the ferns turn into when the monsoon is over?
    • A. Red
    • B. Yellow
    • C. Pink
    • D. Orange
      Answer: B. Yellow
  21. What is the colour of the ferns when the monsoon ends?
    • A. Red
    • B. Yellow
    • C. Pink
    • D. Orange
      Answer: B. Yellow
  22. “A Heaven that might have been” refers to which description?
    • A. Hill station and valley
    • B. Cobra lily
    • C. Bijju
    • D. Mist
      Answer: A. Hill station and valley
  23. Who chases the minivets away?
    • A. Drongo
    • B. Leopard
    • C. Leeches
    • D. Scarlet minivet
      Answer: A. Drongo
  24. Which month marked the beginning of winter rain?
    • A. September
    • B. October
    • C. November
    • D. March
      Answer: B. October
  25. “Even as I write, I see a _________ forming.”
    • A. Rainbow
    • B. Cloud
    • C. Storm
    • D. None of these
      Answer: B. Cloud
  26. For how long did they not see the sun for?
    • A. 1-2 days
    • B. 4-5 days
    • C. 8-9 days
    • D. 9-10 days
      Answer: B. 4-5 days
  27. How did he describe the hill station and valley in one sentence?
    • A. “A Heaven that might have been”
    • B. “A Paradise that might have been”
    • C. “A Paradise on Earth”
    • D. “Heaven on Earth”
      Answer: B. “A Paradise that might have been”
  28. Which month marked the end of the winter season?
    • A. January
    • B. February
    • C. March
    • D. December
      Answer: C. March

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