NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poems 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.Who was it that couldnt hop ?
(1) the Duck
(2) the Kangaroo
(3) the frog
(4) some other animal.
Answer
Answer: the Duck
Q2.Who is the poet of this poem?
(1) King Lear
(2) Edward Lear
(3) John Keats
(4) None
Answer
Answer: Edward Lear
Q3.The phrase Good gracious here, shows
(1) shock
(2) fear
(3) anger
(4) surprise.
Answer
Answer: surprise.
Q4.Who makes the sound Quack?
(1) animals
(2) kangaroo
(3) people
(4) duck
Answer
Answer: duck
Q5.The one which moves easily over the fields and water too is
(1) the Duck
(2) the Kangaroo
(3) the deer
(4) the lion.
Answer
Answer: the Kangaroo
Q6.What is the ducks wish?
(1) to be in the pond
(2) to hop like a kangaroo and go beyond the pond
(3) to fly in the sky
(4) none
Answer
Answer:to hop like a kangaroo and go beyond the pond
Q7.The word gracious means
(1) decent
(2) good-looking
(3) kind
(4) happy.
Answer
Answer: kind
Q8.What is this poem about?
(1) desires
(2) different people and their potentials
(3) conversation between a duck and a kangaroo
(4) none
Answer
Answer:conversation between a duck and a kangaroo
Q9.The Duck desired to
(1) say ‘Quack’
(2) stay still
(3) ride on Kangaroo’s back
(4) say nothing
Answer
Answer: ride on Kangaroo’s back
Q10.Why did the kangaroo first hesitatae to take the duck on a trip?
(1) becuase of its wet feet which he was scared mght be cold
(2) he didn’t like the duck
(3) He wants to be alone
(4) he was scared of ducks
Answer
Answer: becuase of its wet feet which he was scared mght be cold
Q11.Quack is a sound made by
(1) the Duck
(2) the kangaroo
(3) a rider
(4) every animal
Answer
Answer: the Duck
Q12.Why was the duck feeling bored in the pond?
(1) because of still life and not having seen lfe beyond the pond
(2) because of water
(3) because of dirty water
(4) none
Answer
Answer: because of still life and not having seen lfe beyond the pond
Q13.It promised to sit still and be quiet because
(1) it pleased him
(2) it was his habit
(3) it was trying to persuade Kangaroo
(4) it had to go a long way.
Answer
Answer: it was trying to persuade Kangaroo
Q14.What does the word quite in the poem mean?
(1) silent
(2) utterly
(3) enough
(4) all
Answer
Answer: utterly
Q15.The word quite means the same as
(1) quiet
(2) silent
(3) noisy
(4) utterly
Answer
Answer: utterly
Q16.Why does the duck praise kangaroo?
(1) for its ability to hop and move to places
(2) for its size
(3) for its appearance
(4) none
Answer
Answer: for its ability to hop and move to places
Q17.This in the passage refers to
(1) the Kangaroo
(2) the Duck
(3) the coming to Kangaroo
(4) the proposal of Duck.
Answer
Answer: the proposal of Duck.
Q18.What do the words Good gracious show in the poem?
(1) shock
(2) fear
(3) anxiety
(4) surprise
Answer
Answer: surprise
Q19.What was expected to bring luck ?
(1) the Duck
(2) the Kangaroo
(3) the objection he is thinking of
(4) the travel with the Duck.
Answer
Answer: the travel with the Duck.
Q20.Who is not able to hop in the poem?
(1) kangaroo
(2) other animals
(3) duck
(4) all
Answer
Answer: duck
Q21.It was a pale moonlight when
(1) the Kangaroo agreed
(2) the Kangaroo refused
(3) the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride
(4) the Kangaroo and the Duck quarrelled with each other.
Answer
Answer: the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride
Q22.The Duck was asked to sit
(1) comfortably
(2) quietly
(3) noisily
(4) still
Answer
Answer: still
Q23.The Duck sat on the rock thinking
(1) about the ride
(2) about Kangaroo
(3) of the objection raised by Kangaroo
(4) how to get out of the pond.
Answer
Answer: of the objection raised by Kangaroo
Q24.Webfeet refers to the feet of
(1) the Duck
(2) the Kangaroo
(3) the poet
(4) the rocks.
Answer
Answer: the Duck
Q25.Me refers to
(1) the Kangaroo
(2) the Duck
(3) the poet
(4) the objection.
Answer
Answer: the Kangaroo
Q26.Reflection means the same as
(1) work
(2) thought
(3) action
(4) attention.
Answer
Answer: thought
Q27.I wish I could hop like you! For whom you is used?
(1) Kangaroo
(2) Cricket
(3) Duck
(4) Ant
Answer
Answer: Kangaroo
Q28.Reflection means the same as
(1) work
(2) thought
(3) action
(4) attention.
Answer
Answer: thought
Q29.How many pairs of socks did the duck have?
(1) Two pairs
(2) Three pairs
(3) Four pairs
(4) Five pairs
Answer
Answer: Four pairs
Q30.The Duck bought the socks
(1) to comfort himself
(2) to make the feet look better
(3) to cause no trouble to Kangaroo
(4) to be fashionable.
Answer
Answer: to cause no trouble to Kangaroo
Q31.For whom I is used here?
(1) Kangaroo
(2) Cricket
(3) Ant
(4) Duck
Answer
Answer: Duck
Q32.The word neatly means the same as
(1) well
(2) trimly
(3) badly
(4) beautifully.
Answer
Answer: trimly
Q33.Was the Kangaroo ready to take the Duck for a ride?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Can’t say
(4) He was puzzled what to do
Answer
Answer: Yes
Q34.Kangaroo was ready
(1) to marry the Duck
(2) to take the Duck for a ride
(3) to give the Duck a cloak
(4) to give the Duck a cigar.
Answer
Answer: to take the Duck for a ride
Q35.What did the duck wish to go?
(1) To the Dee
(2) Over the land and sea
(3) To the Jelly bo Lee
(4) To all the above places
Answer
Answer: To all the above places
Q36.What did the duck promise?
(1) To give him food
(2) To sit quiet
(3) To give him shelter
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: To sit quiet
Q37.Quack is a sound made by
(1) the Duck
(2) the kangaroo
(3) a rider
(4) every animal
Answer
Answer: the Duck
Q38.What did the duck say to the Kangaroo?
(1) How he sits
(2) How he hops
(3) How he walks
(4) How he eats
Answer
Answer: How he hops