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.Ranji discovered a pool in the forest in the season which was
(1) very hot
(2) very cold
(3) rainy
(4) autumn
Answer
Answer: very hot
Q2.The lesson The fight is written by .
(1) Ruskin Bond
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) T.S. Eliot
(4) None of the Above
Answer
Answer: Ruskin Bond
Q3.The water in the pool was
(1) transparent
(2) dirty
(3) translucent
(4) clear
Answer
Answer: translucent
Q4.Ranji had been less than a month in .
(1) Rajputana
(2) Rajpur
(3) Raipur
(4) Raebareli
Answer
Answer: Rajpur
Q5.In the Rajputana Ranji had known
(1) better pools
(2) similar pools
(3) muddy pools
(4) no pools
Answer
Answer: muddy pools
Q6.Which season was it in the place he had just moved to?
(1) Summer
(2) Winter
(3) Autumn
(4) Spring
Answer
Answer: Summer
Q7.Ranji met Suraj at the pool on the
(1) first day
(2) second day
(3) third day
(4) fourth day
Answer
Answer: second day
Q8. The water had a gentle , and you could see the smooth round pebbles at the bottom of the pool.
(1) Transparency
(2) Clarity
(3) Translucency
(4) Flow
Answer
Answer: Translucency
Q9.Ranji was taken aback at the
(1) friendliness of Suraj
(2) strength of Suraj
(3) hostility of Suraj
(4) capacity of Suraj to swim
Answer
Answer: hostility of Suraj
Q10.Where did the small stream that fed the pool come from?
(1) Plains
(2) Hills
(3) Sea
(4) Not mentioned in the story
Answer
Answer: Hills
Q11.While Suraj called himself a Warrior, Ranji said that he was a
(1) gentle boy
(2) student
(3) Rajput
(4) Fighter
Answer
Answer: Fighter
Q12.What held the water in the pool and not let it dry like the pools in plains?
(1) Cluster of rocks
(2) Greenery
(3) The forest
(4) People living in that area
Answer
Answer: Cluster of rocks
Q13.When the Warrior slapped the Fighter
(1) the Fighter ran away
(2) the Fighter cried
(3) the Warrior ran away after it
(4) the Fighter pushed a hard fist into his face
Answer
Answer: the Fighter pushed a hard fist into his face
Q14.What type of pools had he seen earlier?
(1) Clear, translucent
(2) Sticky, muddy
(3) Sticky, clear
(4) Translucent, muddy
Answer
Answer: Sticky, muddy
Q15.The Fighter and the Warrior had a frenzied struggle for about
(1) five minutes
(2) 15 minutes
(3) twenty minutes
(4) half an hour
Answer
Answer: five minutes
Q16.Had he ever seen a pool so clear, cool and inviting?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Not mentioned in the story
Answer
Answer: No
Q17.After the fierce struggle both the boys were
(1) angry
(2) desperate
(3) tired
(4) excited
Answer
Answer: tired
Q18.How would you describe the other boy?
(1) Little older than Ranji
(2) Taller than Ranji
(3) Thickset
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: All of the Above
Q19.At home Ranji could not conceal that he
(1) had been swimming
(2) had been fighting
(3) was beaten
(4) would fight again
Answer
Answer: had been fighting
Q20.What behaviour was Ranji prepared to deal with, with the other boy?
(1) Hostile
(2) Friendly
(3) Rude
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: Friendly
Q21.The pool was very
(1) clean
(2) inviting
(3) cold
(4) all of these
Answer
Answer: all of these
Q22.What can be seen at the bottom of the pool?
(1) Dirt and dust
(2) Harsh rock
(3) Smooth round Pebble
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Smooth round Pebble
Q23.What did he find under the rock?
(1) Four rupees
(2) Two rupees
(3) A hairy worm
(4) Both (i) and (iii)
Answer
Answer: Four rupees
Q24.How much milk did Suraj drink daily?
(1) One seer
(2) Half seer
(3) Two seer
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: One seer
Q25.Where did Ranji live with his parents before settling Raj Pur?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Hyderabad
(3) Rajputana
(4) Patna
Answer
Answer: Rajputana
Q26.Where did he reach as a result of continuous walking?
(1) End of the earth
(2) Beginning of the sky
(3) Kambelpur railway station
(4) Home
Answer
Answer: Kambelpur railway station
Q27.With what name did the boy introduce himself?
(1) A fighter
(2) A criminal
(3) A warrior
(4) A student
Answer
Answer: A warrior
Q28.The meaning of Queneh –
(1) Cool
(2) Stretch
(3) Warm
(4) Light
Answer
Answer: Cool
Q29.Which fear was killing him?
(1) Having spent the money
(2) Burping out a jalebi or two
(3) Having to eat dinner
(4) Having to see a doctor upon calling sick
Answer
Answer: Burping out a jalebi or two
Q30.What did Ranji do?
(1) He drank some water from the pool
(2) He went away from there
(3) He got into the pool
(4) He did nothing but stayed there quietly
Answer
Answer: He got into the pool
Q31.How was the stranger staring at him?
(1) Disgustly
(2) Lovingly
(3) Friendly
(4) Hostile manner
Answer
Answer: Hostile manner
Q32.What were the coins keen about that day?
(1) Being saved
(2) Being paid as fees
(3) Being spent
(4) They were keen about nothing
Answer
Answer: Being spent
Q33.Where had Ranji seen such pools before?
(1) Village town
(2) Home town
(3) Rajputana Desert
(4) Sahara Desert
Answer
Answer: Rajputana Desert
Q34.What did the stranger ask Ranji when he first saw him?
(1) How are you, friend?
(2) What are doing here, mister?
(3) Do i know you?
(4) Where are you from?
Answer
Answer: What are doing here, mister?
Q35.Who said, kissa khatam, paisa hazam?
(1) The author
(2) Master Ghulam Mohammed
(3) Halwai
(4) The oldest coin
Answer
Answer: The oldest coin
Q36.Who wanted to learn swimming?
(1) Suraj
(2) Ranji
(3) Vikrant
(4) Ranjit
Answer
Answer: Suraj
Q37.Who addressed himself as a warrior?
(1) The other boy
(2) Ranji
(3) Villagers
(4) None of them
Answer
Answer: The other boy
Q38.What felt like a sin?
(1) Spending the coins
(2) Looking at something in the bazaar
(3) Eating jalebis
(4) Going to school
Answer
Answer: Looking at something in the bazaar
Q39.Which standard was he in, back then?
(1) Fifth
(2) Sixth
(3) Seventh
(4) Eighth
Answer
Answer: Fifth
Q40.There were thick red finger mark on his –
(1) Hand
(2) Neck
(3) Thigh
(4) Cheek
Answer
Answer: Cheek
Q41.What did Ranji agree to teach Suraj?
(1) How to dive
(2) How to swim under water
(3) How to be a pahelwan
(4) Both a and b
Answer
Answer: Both a and b
Q42. The warriors mouth hung open in amazement. What was the reason behind it?
(1) Ranji’s dive
(2) Ranji swimming under water
(3) Ranji’s swimming skills
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: Ranji’s dive
Q43.What did he actually do upon seeing his adversary?
(1) Turn away and look elsewhere
(2) Throw lemonade bottle at his enemy
(3) Stand his ground and scowl at his adversary
(4) Both a and b
Answer
Answer: Stand his ground and scowl at his adversary
Q44.What did he find solace in, that evening?
(1) Lemonade
(2) Jalebis
(3) Both a and b
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: Both a and b
Q45.What did Ranjis mother insist on?
(1) Ranji staying home the entire week
(2) Ranji staying home for the rest of the day
(3) Ranji staying out of the home
(4) Ranji staying in his room for the rest of the week
Answer
Answer: Ranji staying home for the rest of the day
Q46.The warrior had an inspiration. What was the inspiration?
(1) That they should continue the fight at that particular moment
(2) That they should end the fight
(3) That they should continue the fight the following day
(4) That they should help each other
Answer
Answer: That they should continue the fight the following day
Q47.Who emerged victorious in the first fight?
(1) Suraj
(2) Ranji
(3) None of them
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: None of them
Q48.Who claimed himself to be a Fighter?
(1) Ranji
(2) Suraj
(3) Both of them
(4) None of them
Answer
Answer: Ranji
Q49.Why did the other boy not join Ranji in swimming?
(1) He did not like Ranji
(2) He was jealous of Ranji
(3) He always swam alone
(4) He was shy
Answer
Answer: He always swam alone
Q50.What was the tone of the other boy?
(1) Hostile
(2) Friendly
(3) Rude
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: Hostile
Q51.The lesson The fight is written by .
(1) Ruskin Bond
(2) Rabindranath Tagore
(3) T.S. Eliot
(4) None of the Above
Answer
Answer: Ruskin Bond