NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 8 English It So Happened with Answers PDF Free Download based on the major ideas and themes presented in the textbook as per the CBSE new test pattern are available here. This will help you learn and test your understanding of the chapters. Students can also take a free test of Class 8 English Multiple Choice Questions. Each question has four possibilities, each of which is followed by the correct response. These MCQ Questions were chosen in accordance with the most recent CBSE exam format.
Q1.Good gracious me, how I am, he exclaime(d)
(1) Melodious
(2) Grateful
(3) Fortunate
(4) Stiff
Answer
Answer: Stiff
Q2.The next morning, when Princess September tried to wake him up, he looked as if he was .
(1) Still mad
(2) Tired
(3) Fine
(4) Dead
Answer
Answer: Dead
Q3.Why did the bird reject Septembers offer to take him out everyday?
(1) He loved staying inside
(2) He loved looking through the window
(3) He did not like Princess September
(4) He did not like the view through the bars of the cage
Answer
Answer: He did not like the view through the bars of the cage
Q4.They got up and walked out of the room, shaking their heads, and they left September very .
(1) Relieved
(2) Satisfied
(3) Anxious
(4) Uneasy
Answer
Answer: Uneasy
Q5.What offer did the other Princesses make to Princess September?
(1) To buy her the bird
(2) To buy her a cage
(3) To buy her a dog
(4) To buy her a green and yellow parrot
Answer
Answer: To buy her a green and yellow parrot
Q6.When he had finished, the Princess was any more
(1) Not hungry
(2) Not sleepy
(3) Not sad
(4) Not crying
Answer
Answer: Not crying
Q7.In how many languages did the princess teach the birds?
(1) Five
(2) Seven
(3) Six
(4)(ii) Nine
Answer
Answer: Seven
Q8.Name the youngest daughter.
(1) November
(2) April
(3) September
(4) July
Answer
Answer: September
Q9.What did the princess do when the bird was about to die?
(1) She let it die
(2) She did not care for the bird
(3) She made the bird free
(4) She gave it medicine
Answer
Answer: She made the bird free
Q10.What did Princes September find her parrot doing one day?
(1) Singing song
(2) Reciting poem
(3) Crying
(4) Lying dead
Answer
Answer: Lying dead
Q11.Who advised Princess September to put the bird in a cage?
(1) Her mother
(2) Her sister
(3) Her maid
(4) Her father
Answer
Answer: Her sister
Q12.Who hopped into Princes September room?
(1) Crow
(2) Prince
(3) Bird
(4) No one
Answer
Answer: Bird
Q13.The next morning, when Princess September tried to wake him up, he looked as if he was .
(1) Still mad
(2) Tired
(3) Fine
(4) Dead
Answer
Answer: Dead
Q14.What did Princess September see one day?
(1) She found the parrot lying dead
(2) The parrot had flown away
(3) The cage was open
(4) She found that a cat was taking her parrot
Answer
Answer: She found the parrot lying dead
Q15.The bird for princes September
(1) Dance
(2) Sing
(3) Recite poem
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Sing.
Q16.On what condition did the bird agree to stay in all night?
(1) If she kept him in it forever
(2) If she gave him food
(3) If she let him sleep
(4) If she let him out in the morning
Answer
Answer: If she let him out in the morning
Q17.What did the birds usually say?
(1) God made the country
(2) God save the king
(3) God save the throne
(4) God save the princess
Answer
Answer: God save the king
Q18.Who sings much better than Parrots according to the King?
(1) Bird
(2) Queen
(3) Princes September
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Bird
Q19.Where had the little bird gone?
(1) To visit his father
(2) To visit his mother
(3) To visit his father-in-law
(4) To visit his mother-in-law
Answer
Answer: To visit his father-in-law
Q20.What did the bird say to the princess?
(1) That it would come daily
(2) That it would not sing for her
(3) That it would not come again
(4) It said nothing
Answer
Answer: That it would come daily
Q21.What did the other eight Princes want to offer Princes September?
(1) Ornaments
(2) Beautiful dress
(3) Red Parrot
(4) Green and Yellow Parrot
Answer
Answer: Green and Yellow Parrot.
Q22.What did the parrots remind the King of?
(1) Parrots
(2) Nature
(3) His daughters
(4) His councillors
Answer
Answer: His councillors
Q23.Why was the bird late one day to visit the princes?
(1) A hunter was about to kill it
(2) His father was not well
(3) His father-in-law organised a party
(4) He wished to get her wait
Answer
Answer: His father-in-law organised a party
Q24.Did Princes September accept the offer made by other eight princes?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Always
Answer
Answer: No
Q25.The King of Siam had a peculiar habit What habit are they talking about?
(1) Giving gifts on his birthday instead of receiving them
(2) Receiving gifts on his birthday instead of giving them
(3) Receiving gifts on others’ birthdays instead of giving it to them
(4) Giving gifts to others’ on their birthdays instead of receiving it from them
Answer
Answer: Giving gifts on his birthday instead of receiving them
Q26.The Queen of Siam named her daughters after the months because
(1) it was easy to remember
(2) they were born in those months
(3) the king had asked her to do so
(4) the Queen loved those names
Answer
Answer: it was easy to remember
Q27.Who is the writer of the story Princess September?
(1) Rudyard Kipling
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) T.S. Eliot
(4) Somerset Maugham
Answer
Answer: Somerset Maugham
Q28.The youngest of the Queens daughters was named
(1) March
(2) September
(3) December
(4) October
Answer
Answer: September
Q29.The story talks about the King and Queen of .
(1) United Kingdom
(2) Siam
(3) Russia
(4) Korea
Answer
Answer: Siam
Q30.Princess September got a green parrot in a golden cage
(1) on her birthday
(2) on the Queen’s birthday
(3) on the king’s birthday
(4) on her sister’s birthday
Answer
Answer: on the king’s birthday
Q31.How many daughters did they have?
(1) Seven
(2) Eight
(3) Nine
(4) Ten
Answer
Answer: Nine
Q32.When the parrot died, the Queen
(1) gave another parrot to Princess September
(2) consoled her
(3) punished September
(4) didn’t do anything
Answer
Answer: punished September
Q33.What was the name of the youngest daughter?
(1) January
(2) October
(3) September
(4) August
Answer
Answer: September
Q34.A little bird came into the room of Princess September when
(1) it was morning
(2) her maids of Honour opened the window
(3) the Princess was fast asleep
(4) the Princess was crying and was hungry
Answer
Answer: the Princess was crying and was hungry
Q35.The King of Siam had a peculiar habit What habit are they talking about?
(1) Giving gifts on his birthday instead of receiving them
(2) Receiving gifts on his birthday instead of giving them
(3) Receiving gifts on others’ birthdays instead of giving it to them
(4) Giving gifts to others’ on their birthdays instead of receiving it from them
Answer
Answer: Giving gifts on his birthday instead of receiving them
Q36.When the little bird had finished his song, the Princess
(1) forgot her hunger
(2) kissed the bird
(3) shut the window
(4) let the bird fly away
Answer
Answer: forgot her hunger
Q37.What did the King give to his daughters?
(1) Green parrot in green cage
(2) Green parrot in golden cage
(3) Golden parrot in green cage
(4) He did not give them anything
Answer
Answer: Green parrot in golden cage
Q38.The general opinion in the Kings palace was that
(1) the Parrots were better
(2) the bird sang much better than the parrots
(3) the bird was a divine creature
(4) the bird should be put in the cage
Answer
Answer: the bird sang much better than the parrots
Q39.What did the parrots say?
(1) God save the King
(2) Pretty Polly
(3) Both A and B
(4) None of the Above
Answer
Answer: Both A and B
Q40.All the sisters of Princess September offered to buy her a parrot because
(1) they were jealous of the bird
(2) they really wanted her to have a pet bird
(3) the King had asked them to do so
(4) the Queen had asked them to do so
Answer
Answer: they were jealous of the bird
Q41.How many hour(s) did the Princesses give to their parrots each day?
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Four
(4) Countless hours
Answer
Answer: One
Q42.Who did Princess September marry?
(1) King of Cambodia
(2) King of Columbia
(3) King of Canada
(4) King of China
Answer
Answer: King of Cambodia
Q43.In how many languages could they say Pretty Polly?
(1) Five
(2) Seven
(3) Nine
(4) Eleven
Answer
Answer: Seven
Q44.Good gracious me, how I am, he exclaime(d)
(1) Melodious
(2) Grateful
(3) Fortunate
(4) Stiff
Answer
Answer: Stiff