NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 8 English Honeydew Prose 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.The narrator bought the desk from a junk shop because
(1) such a desk was not available anywhere else
(2) the author wanted an ancient roll-top desk
(3) its roll-top was in several pieces
(4) the narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk
Answer
Answer: the narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk
Q2.January 25, 1915 was the date on which
(1) the narrator pulled out the drawers
(2) Jim’s letter came to Connie
(3) Jim wrote the letter
(4) Jim met Hans Wolf
Answer
Answer: Jim’s letter came to Connie
Q3.According to Jim, a Christmas morning should be
(1) cold and frosty
(2) warm and comfortable
(3) beautiful with the sun-shining
(4) rainy
Answer
Answer: cold and frosty
Q4.But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it. In the above sentence Fritz refers to
(1) the German soldier
(2) the German commander in the story
(3) the British soldier
(4) the British commander in the story
Answer
Answer: the German soldier
Q5.The Christmas celebrations were initiated by
(1) the British
(2) the Germans
(3) both of the above
(4) chance
Answer
Answer: the Germans
Q6.Jims first reaction to the Happy Christmas by the Germans was one of
(1) suspicion
(2) surprise
(3) anger
(4) disgust
Answer
Answer: surprise
Q7.Schnapps is
(1) a kind of meat
(2) a German wine
(3) a sauce
(4) a British dish
Answer
Answer: a German wine
Q8.Sausage is
(1) a wine
(2) slice of meat and bread
(3) a sauce
(4) a British dish
Answer
Answer: slice of meat and bread
Q9.What was the speakers reaction when he realizes
(1) He was ashamed.
(2) He gets very angry
(3) He was embarrassed
(4) He began to cry
Answer
Answer: He was ashamed.
Q10.Why did she become happy?
(1) Because it was Christmas
(2) At the sight of the visitor
(3) Because the matron had served apple pie
(4) On seeing the decoration and the Christmas tree
Answer
Answer: At the sight of the visitor
Q11.Who did she think had come?
(1) Jim
(2) Hans Wolf
(3) Her father
(4) Her brother
Answer
Answer: Jim
Q12.On which date does Connie receive Jims letter?
(1) 4th July, 1776
(2) 16th December, 1914
(3) 6th August, 1945
(4) 30th January, 1948
Answer
Answer: 16th December, 1914
Q13.What is the best Christmas present in the world?
(1) Jim’s letter
(2) Jim’s return
(3) Jim’s present
(4) Jim’s picture
Answer
Answer: Jim’s return
Q14.By which Christmas did Jim promise to be back home?
(1)1913
(2)1914
(3)1915
(4)1916
Answer
Answer: 1915
Q15.Does Connies wait for her husband come to an end?
(1) yes
(2) may be
(3) not sure
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: yes
Q16.For whom the pronoun you is used?
(1) The author
(2) Jim’s wife
(3) Jim’s friend
(4) Jim’s enemy
Answer
Answer: Jim’s wife
Q17.The narrator found a shallow space below a secret drawer when he
(1) pulled out the first drawer
(2) began to mend the desk
(3) pulled out the last drawer
(4) had finished working
Answer
Answer: pulled out the last drawer
Q18.What happened in no mans land?
(1) Both the armies fought there
(2) Both armies wished Happy New Year to each other
(3) Both armies wished Christmas to each other
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Both armies wished Christmas to each other
Q19.I began work on it on Christmas Eve. In the above sentence it stands for
(1) a junk shop
(2) the garage
(3) the roll-top desk
(4) the drawers
Answer
Answer: the roll-top desk
Q20.What does Tommy refer to?
(1) Germans
(2) Britishers
(3) Shepherds
(4) Indians
Answer
Answer: Britishers
Q21.The it in the first sentence refers to
(1) a country
(2) a chair
(3) a desk
(4) a letter.
Answer
Answer: a desk
Q22.For whom I is used here?
(1) Jim Macpherson
(2) Connie
(3) Hans Wolf
(4) The author
Answer
Answer: Jim Macpherson
Q23.The temptation to buy it was
(1) a risk
(2) a challenge
(3) the quality
(4) the cheap price.
Answer
Answer: the cheap price.
Q24.Who is I here?
(1) The author
(2) The author’s brother
(3) The author’s friend
(4) The author’s mother
Answer
Answer: The author
Q25.Same to you here means
(1) Happy Christmas
(2) good feelings
(3) we are same
(4) we are fine
Answer
Answer: Happy Christmas
Q26.Who wrote this letter?
(1) Jim’s wife
(2) Jim’s girl friend
(3) Jim’s friend
(4) Jim’s mother
Answer
Answer: Jim’s wife
Q27.The phrase our boys refers to
(1) the students
(2) German soldiers
(3) some British soldiers
(4) the author’s sons
Answer
Answer: some British soldiers
Q28.Why did the author not buy the rolltop desk from the junk shop?
(1) He did not like it
(2) It was very expensive
(3) It was not beautiful
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: It was very expensive
Q29.Carols are sung on
(1) Christmas
(2) Good Friday
(3) Holi
(4) Diwali.
Answer
Answer: Christmas
Q30.The speaker of the above passage is
(1) the author
(2) the narrator
(3) Jim
(4) Hans Wolf.
Answer
Answer: Hans Wolf.
Q31.Which word in the passage means spotted.
(1) saw
(2) wrote
(3) noted
(4) having a spot
Answer
Answer: saw
Q32.The lady being talked to, is
(1) Connie
(2) the matron
(3) Hans Wolf’s wife
(4) none of the above three.
Answer
Answer: Connie
Q33.Name the lesson.
(1) A Short Monsoon Diaiy
(2) The Best Christmas Present in the World
(3) A Visit to Cambridge
(4) The Summit Within
Answer
Answer: The Best Christmas Present in the World
Q34.The lady was not listening because
(1) she was sick
(2) she was deaf
(3) she was too happy
(4) she had recognised the speaker
Answer
Answer: The Best Christmas Present in the World
Q35.What did a man bring on that day?
(1) A volleyball
(2) A ball
(3) A football
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: A football