NCERT MCQ Questions for Class 8 English It So Happened 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.My aunt will be down presently. In this sentence presently means
(1) after some time
(2) soon enough
(3) late
(4) not at all
Answer
Answer: soon enough
Q2.Who is the writer of the lesson The open window?
(1) T.S. Eliot
(2) Pablo Neruda
(3) Ruskin Bond
(4) H. H. Munro
Answer
Answer: H. H. Munro
Q3.Framton Nuttel was being treated for
(1) nerve cure
(2) cancer
(3) TB
(4) fever
Answer
Answer: nerve cure
Q4.How old was the niece?
(1) Twelve
(2) Fourteen
(3) Fifteen
(4) Sixteen
Answer
Answer: Fifteen
Q5.Nuttel had in the words of his sister.
(1) complete faith
(2) no faith
(3) not enough faith
(4) much faith
Answer
Answer: not enough faith
Q6.What was the nieces name?
(1) Vera
(2) Vara
(3) Vira
(4) Vari
Answer
Answer: Vera
Q7.Did Framton Nuttel know her aunt personally?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Not mentioned in the story
Answer
Answer: No
Q8.Vera spoke of a great tragedy which happened when
(1) Framton’s sister was in the village
(2) Framton’s sister had not yet come there
(3) Framton’s sister had left the village
(4) Framton was not even born
Answer
Answer: Framton’s sister had left the village
Q9.Why had he come to the country?
(1) For retirement
(2) For enjoyment
(3) For nerve cure
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: For nerve cure
Q10.Vera said the window was kept open because her aunt believed that her hus
(1) would walk in through it
(2) would love to see it open
(3) would come in the shape of a ghost
(4) would come in with other ghosts
Answer
Answer: would walk in through it
Q11.What did his sister give him?
(1) Letter of recommendation
(2) Map of the country
(3) Her place of residence
(4) Letters of Introduction to people
Answer
Answer: Letters of Introduction to people
Q12.He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the by a
(1) Ganges
(2) Countryside
(3) Village
(4) Yamuna
Answer
Answer: Ganges
Q13.What did he say when the niece asked, Do you know many of the people rou
(1) “Yes”
(2) “No”
(3) “Many”
(4) “Hardly a soul”
Answer
Answer: “Hardly a soul”
Q14. An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest habi
(1) Masculine
(2) Feminine
(3) Animal
(4) Human
Answer
Answer: Masculine
Q15.and one of them was additionally burdened with a hung over his shoulde
(1) White coat
(2) Guns
(3) Sapiens
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: White coat
Q16.When did her tragedy happen?
(1) One year ago
(2) Two years ago
(3) Three years ago
(4) Four years ago
Answer
Answer: Three years ago
Q17.Which disease did the author suffer from?
(1) Water phobia
(2) Bad nerves
(3) Tuberculosis
(4) Cholera
Answer
Answer: Bad nerves
Q18.How old was the niece of Mrs Sappleton?
(1) Fifteen
(2) Eleven
(3) Fourteen
(4) Sixteen
Answer
Answer: Fifteen.
Q19.There had been sufficient silent communion between Framton and
(1) Sappleton
(2) Mrs. Sappleton
(3) Ronnie
(4) Vera
Answer
Answer: Vera
Q20.What were the men carrying in their hands?
(1) Guns
(2) Pistols
(3) Googles
(4) Towels
Answer
Answer: Guns
Q21.What did Mr. Nuttels sister give him?
(1) Letters of her neighbours
(2) List of good doctors
(3) A telegram
(4) Letters of introduction
Answer
Answer: Letters of introduction
Q22.What was kept open every evening till it is quite dusk?
(1) Door
(2) Cupboard
(3) Window
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Window.
Q23.What is the name of Mr. Sappletons niece?
(1) Veena
(2) Veerangana
(3) Vera
(4) Vegmati
Answer
Answer: Vera
Q24.Why did his sister give him letters of introduction?
(1) To identify and know the people there
(2) To guide the people
(3) To make friends there
(4) All of these
Answer
Answer: To identify and know the people there.
Q25.Name the youngest brother of Mrs. Sappleton
(1) Bertie
(2) Frampon
(3) Daniel
(4) Ronnie
Answer
Answer: Ronnie.
Q26.Whose specialty is inventing thrilling stories?
(1) Sappleton
(2) Vera
(3) Frampton
(4) Ronnie
Answer
Answer: Vera
Q27.Who went off for a days shooting?
(1) Mrs. Sappleton’s husband
(2) Mrs. Sappleton’s two young brothers
(3) Spaniel
(4) All of them
Answer
Answer: All of them.
Q28.My aunt will be down presently. In this sentence presently means
(1) after some time
(2) soon enough
(3) late
(4) not at all
Answer
Answer: soon enough
Q29.Framton Nuttel was being treated for
(1) nerve cure
(2) cancer
(3) TB
(4) fever
Answer
Answer: nerve cure
Q30.Nuttel had in the words of his sister.
(1) complete faith
(2) no faith
(3) not enough faith
(4) much faith
Answer
Answer: not enough faith
Q31.There had been sufficient silent communion between Framton and
(1) Sappleton
(2) Mrs. Sappleton
(3) Ronnie
(4) Vera
Answer
Answer: Vera
Q32.Vera said the window was kept open because her aunt believed that her husband (who was otherwise dead)
(1) would walk in through it
(2) would love to see it open
(3) would come in the shape of a ghost
(4) would come in with other ghosts
Answer
Answer: would walk in through it
Q33.Framton was horrified by what Mrs. Sappleton said because
(1) she was telling a horrible story
(2) of the impact on his mind of Vera’s lie
(3) he thought that she was a ghost
(4) he had a sudden pain
Answer
Answer: of the impact on his mind of Vera’s lie
Q34.He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the by a pack of dogs
(1) Ganges
(2) Countryside
(3) Village
(4) Yamuna
Answer
Answer: Ganges
Q35.Who was Framton about to have a collision with?
(1) Mrs Supleton
(2) Mrs Suppleton’s husband
(3) Cyclist
(4) Sapien
Answer
Answer: Cyclist
Q36.and one of them was additionally burdened with a hung over his shoulders
(1) White coat
(2) Guns
(3) Sapiens
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: White coat
Q37.Why was the child looking through the window with dazed horror in her eyes?
(1) She saw a ghost
(2) She saw Mrs Sappleton’s husband and two brothers coming
(3) She was afraid that everyone would come to know about her made-up story
(4) Both b and c
Answer
Answer: Both b and c
Q38.Did they appear to Mrs Sappleton as they were muddy up to the eyes?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Not mentioned in the story
Answer
Answer: No
Q39.What suddenly caught Mrs Sappletons attention?
(1) Framton’s detail about his illness
(2) Her husband and three brothers
(3) Vera
(4) None of the above
Answer
Answer: Her husband and three brothers
Q40.Was Framton aware that her hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention?
(1) Yes
(2) No
(3) Maybe
(4) Not mentioned in the story
Answer
Answer: Yes
Q41. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite .
(1) Dawn
(2) Night time
(3) Morning
(4) Dusk
Answer
Answer: Dusk
Q42.How has the niece been described?
(1) Not confident
(2) Self-possessed
(3) Cheerful
(4) Anxious
Answer
Answer: Self-possessed
Q43.You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an afternoon
(1) October
(2) November
(3) December
(4) March
Answer
Answer: October
Q44. An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest habitation
(1) Masculine
(2) Feminine
(3) Animal
(4) Human
Answer
Answer: Masculine
Q45.How many years ago did his sister stay in the country?
(1) Seven
(2) Four
(3) Five
(4) Six
Answer
Answer: Four