The Best Christmas Present in the World | Class 8 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 1

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


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