CBSE Class 8 English Poem 1 The Ant and the Cricket MCQ Question and Answer with CBSEJanta.com

MCQ Question and Answer

  1. What did the ant advise him to do all winter?

A. Sing
B. Dance
C. Sleep
D. Rest

Answer: C. Sleep

  1. What would he die of, if the ant didn’t help him?

A. Starvation and famine
B. Starvation and sorrow
C. Starvation and poverty
D. Starvation and weakness

Answer: A. Starvation and famine

  1. What did he want from the ant?

A. Mouthful of grain
B. Shelter from rain
C. New clothes
D. Only A and B

Answer: D. Only A and B

  1. Who said “I am your servant and friend”?

A. Ant
B. Cricket
C. Both
D. No one

Answer: B. Cricket

  1. When did the cricket begin to complain?

A. Summers and spring
B. When he was drenched in rain
C. When he found his cupboard was empty
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

  1. Did he wish to repay the ant?

A. Yes
B. No
C. Maybe
D. Not mentioned in the poem

Answer: B. No

  1. The poet has described the cricket as-

A. Silly
B. Young
C. Accustomed to sing
D. All of the above

Answer: D. All of the above

  1. Whose fables is the poem “The Ant and The Cricket” adapted from?

A. Rudyard Kipling
B. Paulo Coelho
C. Dan Brown
D. Aesop

Answer: D. Aesop

  1. Which word is closest to the meaning ‘scarcity of food’?

A. Starvation
B. Hunger
C. Misery
D. Famine

Answer: D. Famine

  1. What was the policy of the ants?

A. Never borrow, never lend
B. Always give and take
C. Share and grow
D. None of the above

Answer: A. Never borrow, never lend

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