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.Ernest became famous
(1) even as a child
(2) when he became young
(3) when he became an old man
(4) when he died
Answer
Answer: when he became an old man
Q2.Ernest was a — and — man.
(1) Humble
(2) Stubborn
(3) Hardworking
(4) Both (i) & (iii)
Answer
Answer: Both & .
Q3.When he was reading, he lifted his eyes to
(1) the hills
(2) to the Great Stone Face
(3) the mountain
(4) the sky
Answer
Answer: the mountain
Q4.The years hurried on, and brought — hairs upon the head Ernest, and ——–
(1) Black
(2) White
(3) Brown
(4) Red
Answer
Answer: White.
Q5.What had Ernest become beyond the limits of the valley?
(1) Famous
(2) Unimportant
(3) Cruel
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Famous.
Q6.A poet came to the village and
(1) Ernest already knew him
(2) he did not like Ernest
(3) he had come to meet Ernest
(4) he had been invited by the villagers
Answer
Answer: he had come to meet Ernest
Q7.How did Ernest treat his visitors?
(1) Rudely
(2) Greedily
(3) Gently
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Gently.
Q8.In the meeting between the poet and Ernest
(1) Ernest did all the talking
(2) the poet was much impressed by Ernest
(3) Ernest was much impressed by the poet
(4) they did not like each other
Answer
Answer: the poet was much impressed by Ernest
Q9.While they talked together, his face would —, —– and — upon them, as with a mild evening light
(1) Brighten
(2) Unawares
(3) Shine
(4) All of these
Answer
Answer: All of these.
Q10.Ernest was much impressed by
(1) the fact that the poet resembled the Great Stone Face
(2) what the poet had written
(3) the thoughts of the poet about him
(4) the poet when he said that Ernest resembled the Great Stone Face
Answer
Answer: what the poet had written
Q11.What had God granted Ernest to this earth while he had been growing old?
(1) Teacher
(2) Merchant
(3) Poet
(4) Priest
Answer
Answer: Poet.
Q12.Ernest examined the poets features again and again because
(1) he was so charmed by his looks
(2) he felt he had met him somewhere
(3) he felt he had a disease
(4) he was comparing him with the Great Stone Face
Answer
Answer: he was comparing him with the Great Stone Face
Q13.The songs of this poet found their way to —
(1) Ernest
(2) Great Stone Face
(3) Both (i) & (ii)
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Ernest.
Q14.The poet thinks himself to be a failure because
(1) His dreams remained unfulfilled
(2) He could not hear the distant voice of a heavenly song
(3) He lived far away
(4) Ernest was much better than him
Answer
Answer: His dreams remained unfulfilled
Q15.Where did Ernest seat to read poems after his work done?
(1) Veranda
(2) Bench before his cottage door
(3) Near the Great Stone Face
(4) Bed before his cottage door
Answer
Answer: Bench before his cottage door.
Q16.What does the poet compare Ernests life with?
(1) The Great Stone Face
(2) Poetry
(3) Himself
(4) Ernest’s mother
Answer
Answer: Poetry
Q17.As he read he lifted his eyes to the ——
(1) Mountain
(2) Sky
(3) Stars
(4) Moon
Answer
Answer: Mountain
Q18.Who all were part of Ernests daily audience?
(1) A group of neighbours
(2) College Professors
(3) Doctors
(4) The Poet
Answer
Answer: A group of neighbours
Q19.Who was Ernest?
(1) A native of the valley
(2) A poet
(3) A General
(4) A businessman
Answer
Answer: A native of the valley
Q20.What was Ernest to the various people who came to meet Ernest?
(1) Teacher
(2) Doctor
(3) Counsellor
(4) Tourist Guide
Answer
Answer: Counsellor
Q21.Why did the people want to talk to them?
(1) He was rich
(2) He helped the poor
(3) He attended all
(4) He received all with gentle sincerity
Answer
Answer: He received all with gentle sincerity
Q22.With what emotions did Ernest receive his guests?
(1) Anger
(2) Gentle sincerity
(3) Unwanted manner
(4) Hostility
Answer
Answer: Gentle sincerity
Q23.As he read he lifted his eyes to the ——
(1) Mountain
(2) Sky
(3) Stars
(4) Moon
Answer
Answer: Mountain.
Q24.Ernest was very
(1) wise
(2) gentle
(3) kind
(4) all of these
Answer
Answer: all of these
Q25.Ernest had become famous for his
(1) health
(2) wisdom
(3) wealth
(4) love.
Answer
Answer: wisdom
Q26.When did the poet arrive at Ernests door?
(1) One rainy day
(2) Winter day
(3) Summer day
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Summer day.
Q27.Whom did the poet wish to meet?
(1) Commander
(2) General
(3) Ernest
(4) The author
Answer
Answer: Ernest
Q28.The prophecy concerned
(1) himself
(2) his mother
(3) the poet
(4) The Great Stone Face.
Answer
Answer: The Great Stone Face.
Q29.Whom were the reasons the poet denied to be the face of the Great Stone Face?
(1) His friend
(2) Neighbour
(3) Poet
(4) He, himself
Answer
Answer: Poet.
Q30.When the poet went to meet Ernest, what was he doing?
(1) Taking tea
(2) Praying to God
(3) Writing something
(4) Reading a book
Answer
Answer: Reading a book
Q31.The story is written by
(1) Nathaniel Hawthorne
(2) John Keats
(3) Ruskin Bond
(4) Zulfikar Ghose
Answer
Answer: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Q32.The poet, as he listened, felt that the life and character of — were a nobler strain of poetry than he had ever written.
(1) Ernest
(2) Great stone face
(3) Himself
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Ernest.
Q33.What did the people accept as true about Ernest?
(1) That he looked like Great Stone Face
(2) That he was very rich
(3) That he loved people
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: That he looked like Great Stone Face
Q34.The fame had come to Ernest
(1) unsought for and undesired
(2) with his hard work
(3) because of his resemblance with the Great Stone Face
(4) because of his wealth
Answer
Answer: unsought for and undesired
Q35.Was the poet true about Ernest being the prophecy?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) May be
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Yes
Q36.Ernest became famous
(1) even as a child
(2) when he became young
(3) when he became an old man
(4) when he died
Answer
Answer: when he became an old man
Q37.The fame had come to Ernest
(1) unsought for and undesired
(2) with his hard work
(3) because of his resemblance with the Great Stone Face
(4) because of his wealth
Answer
Answer: unsought for and undesired
Q38.A poet came to the village and
(1) Ernest already knew him
(2) he did not like Ernest
(3) he had come to meet Ernest
(4) he had been invited by the villagers
Answer
Answer: he had come to meet Ernest
Q39.In the meeting between the poet and Ernest
(1) Ernest did all the talking
(2) the poet was much impressed by Ernest
(3) Ernest was much impressed by the poet
(4) they did not like each other
Answer
Answer: the poet was much impressed by Ernest
Q40.Ernest was much impressed by
(1) the fact that the poet resembled the Great Stone Face
(2) what the poet had written
(3) the thoughts of the poet about him
(4) the poet when he said that Ernest resembled the Great Stone Face
Answer
Answer: what the poet had written
Q41.Ernest examined the poets features again and again because
(1) he was so charmed by his looks
(2) he felt he had met him somewhere
(3) he felt he had a disease
(4) he was comparing him with the Great Stone Face
Answer
Answer: he was comparing him with the Great Stone Face
Q42.Choose the meaning of obscure from the following options.
(1) Not well known
(2) Hidden
(3) Dead
(4) Lost
Answer
Answer: Hidden