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 Great Stone Face was
(1) just close to Ernest’s Cottage
(2) miles away from it
(3) behind the cottage
(4) in front of the cottage
Answer
Answer: miles away from it
Q2.Name the lesson.
(1) A Visit to Cambridge
(2) The Summit Within
(3) A Short Monsoon Diary
(4) The Great Stone Face-I
Answer
Answer: The Great Stone Face-I
Q3.The Great Stone Face was made by
(1) nature
(2) sculptors
(3) Ernest
(4) Ernest’s forefathers
Answer
Answer: nature
Q4.His mother told him a story. Whose mother?
(1) Poet’s
(2) Ernest’s
(3) Shopkeeper’s
(4) General’s
Answer
Answer: Ernest’s
Q5.Many people believed that the valley was fertile because
(1) of the good climate
(2) of the river
(3) of the grace of the Great Stone Face
(4) the soil was good
Answer
Answer: of the grace of the Great Stone Face
Q6.Which word in the passage means looked like.
(1) resembled
(2) features
(3) immense
(4) positively
Answer
Answer: resembled
Q7.The old prophecy was that one day
(1) the Great Stone Face would disappear
(2) the Great Stone Face would come to life
(3) The Great Stone Face would cause havoc to the valley
(4) a man with that face would appear in the valley
Answer
Answer: a man with that face would appear in the valley
Q8.Many people believed in this old prophecy. For what this is used here?
(1) That the stone face would be alive
(2) That a face like Great Stone Face should be born
(3) That Ernest will look like stone face
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: That a face like Great Stone Face should be born
Q9.Ernests mother was
(1) his only teacher
(2) affectionate and thoughtful
(3) a well-read woman
(4) a famous woman
Answer
Answer: affectionate and thoughtful
Q10.Give the meaning of prophecy.
(1) prophet
(2) advice
(3) prediction
(4) suggestion
Answer
Answer: prediction
Q11.To Ernest the Great Stone Face was
(1) his only teacher
(2) affectionate and thoughtful
(3) a well-read woman
(4) a famous woman
Answer
Answer: his only teacher
Q12.What role had the Great Stone Face assumed in Ernests life?
(1) Philosopher
(2) Friend
(3) Teacher
(4) Doctor
Answer
Answer: Teacher
Q13.When Ernests work of the day was over he
(1) prayed to God for a long time
(2) read a lot
(3) helped the villagers
(4) would stand for hours before the Great Stone Face
Answer
Answer: would stand for hours before the Great Stone Face
Q14.When did the rocks give the impression of a human face?
(1) On reaching near
(2) Through a hole
(3) With the help of camera
(4) From a distance
Answer
Answer: On reaching near
Q15.Gather gold was a
(1) rich man
(2) powerful man
(3) great soldier
(4) kind man
Answer
Answer: rich man
Q16.What was the name of the man (shopkeeper)?
(1) Rotherfield
(2) Gathergold
(3) Gatherfield
(4) Goldfinch
Answer
Answer: Gathergold
Q17.Who would resemble the Great Stone Face?
(1) The greatest and noblest man
(2) The poet
(3) The kind man
(4) The healthy man
Answer
Answer: The greatest and noblest man
Q18.What sentiments were expressed by the Great Stone Face?
(1) Kindness
(2) Humour
(3) Sympathy
(4) Gratitude
Answer
Answer: Sympathy
Q19.The meaning of immense –
(1) Tiny
(2) Middle
(3) Huge
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Huge.
Q20.What was the Great Stone Face?
(1) A reflection
(2) A work of nature
(3) An artificial creation
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: A work of nature
Q21.How many times did the people think the prophecy to come true?
(1) Once
(2) Twice
(3) Thrice
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Twice
Q22.Whom was the Childs name?
(1) Great stone face
(2) His mother
(3) To himself
(4) All of them
Answer
Answer: Great stone face.
Q23.Why does the author call the face alive?
(1) It was alive
(2) It exactly looked like a human face
(3) It resembled a human being
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: It exactly looked like a human face
Q24.What rank did Blood and Thunder hold?
(1) Colonel
(2) Commander
(3) Officer
(4) General
Answer
Answer: General
Q25.Many still had faith in this —
(1) Old prophecy
(2) God
(3) Themselves
(4)(iii) None of these
Answer
Answer: Old prophecy.
Q26.Where had the man (shopkeeper) settled after leaving the valley?
(1) At a company’s godown
(2) At a distant seaport
(3) In a museum
(4) On the hillslopes
Answer
Answer: At a distant seaport
Q27.Who is he in these lines ?
(1) Ernest
(2) Gathergold
(3) General Blood-and-Thunder
(4) a poet.
Answer
Answer: Ernest
Q28.Where did Ernest spend his childhood?
(1) Village
(2) Maternal house
(3) Log cottage
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Log cottage.
Q29.The man, Gathergold, was very
(1) rich
(2) cruel
(3) polite
(4) shrewd
Answer
Answer: rich
Q30.Ultimately there appears a man with such a face who is
(1) a poet
(2) Gathergold
(3) Ernest
(4) General Blood-and-Thunder.
Answer
Answer: Ernest
Q31.Who was Ernests teacher?
(1) His mother
(2) Great Stone face
(3) His Grand mother
(4) All of these
Answer
Answer: Great stone face.
Q32.What was the story?
(1) That Ernest would see Great Stone Face alive
(2) That the Great Stone Face would speak
(3) That a child would be born like Great Stone Face
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: That a child would be born like Great Stone Face
Q33.All Ernests education came from
(1) his mother
(2) a teacher
(3) Great Stone Face
(4) the society.
Answer
Answer: Great Stone Face
Q34.Who was the young man that left the valley and settled at a distant seaport?
(1) Gather gold
(2) Blood-and-thunder
(3) Gather bold
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Gather gold.
Q35.Which word in the passage means thoughtful.
(1) dutiful
(2) helpful
(3) assisting
(4) pensive
Answer
Answer: pensive
Q36.The villagers pardoned his folly which was
(1) to take little notice
(2) to have nothing remarkable
(3) to labour all day
(4) to look upon the Great Stone Face.
Answer
Answer: to look upon the Great Stone Face.
Q37.Was Ernest satisfied with the resemblance of Mr. Gather gold to the Great Stone Face?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Never
(4) May Be
Answer
Answer: No.
Q38.Why did Ernest not believe that he looked like Great Stone Face?
(1) He thought himself so
(2) He did not believe in the story
(3) He was proud
(4) He found no resemblance between the two faces.
Answer
Answer: He found no resemblance between the two faces.
Q39.The melting away of gold means
(1) making a gold pot
(2) making goldcoins
(3) melting gold coins
(4) vanishing of wealth.
Answer
Answer: vanishing of wealth.
Q40.The Great Stone Face had become a —– to him.
(1) Inspiration
(2) Friend
(3) Teacher
(4) All of them
Answer
Answer: Teacher.
Q41.The Great Stone Face was
(1) just close to Ernest’s Cottage
(2) miles away from it
(3) behind the cottage
(4) in front of the cottage
Answer
Answer: miles away from it
Q42.The Great Stone Face was made by
(1) nature
(2) sculptors
(3) Ernest
(4) Ernest’s forefathers
Answer
Answer: nature
Q43.Many people believed that the valley was fertile because
(1) of the good climate
(2) of the river
(3) of the grace of the Great Stone Face
(4) the soil was good
Answer
Answer: of the grace of the Great Stone Face
Q44.The old prophecy was that one day
(1) the Great Stone Face would disappear
(2) the Great Stone Face would come to life
(3) The Great Stone Face would cause havoc to the valley
(4) a man with that face would appear in the valley
Answer
Answer: a man with that face would appear in the valley
Q45.What did Ernest do regularly at the end of each day?
(1) Gave lecture to people
(2) Counselled his friends
(3) Gazed upon the Great Stone Face
(4) Helped his mother
Answer
Answer: Gazed upon the Great Stone Face
Q46.What was the occupation of Blood and Thunder?
(1) Teacher
(2) Soldier
(3) Doctor
(4) Poet
Answer
Answer: Soldier
Q47.Why did he wish to return to the native valley?
(1) To earn money
(2) To reflex
(3) To get medical treatment
(4) To fight in the war
Answer
Answer: To reflex