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.Contractor had nightmares about
(1) his maths examination
(2) his failure in the class
(3) never finding a job
(4) losing his mother
Answer
Answer: his maths examination
Q2.Contractors earliest memory about school is that
(1) he was a good student
(2) from third standard, he lost interest
(3) he always failed
(4) he always passed in first division
Answer
Answer: from third standard, he lost interest
Q3.Putting design, construction, psychology and sociology together and making a sketch from all that is
(1) Architecture
(2) French
(3) Design
(4) Mathematics
Answer
Answer: Mathematics
Q4.Which subjects could he deal with?
(1) Languages
(2) Science
(3) Geography
(4) Both b and c
Answer
Answer: Both b and c
Q5.What did the Principal warn hafeez about?
(1) He would not allow him to join if didn’t do good in entrances
(2) He would not allow him to join if didn’t do good in French
(3) He would not allow him to join if didn’t do good in German
(4) He would not allow him to join if didn’t do good in Architecture
Answer
Answer: He would not allow him to join if didn’t do good in entrances
Q6.I was going to an architects office to learn !
(1) French
(2) German
(3) English
(4) Architecture
Answer
Answer: French
Q7.Why did students book his textbooks in advance?
(1) He never opened them
(2) He opened them one day prior to the exam
(3) They were brand new
(4) Both b and c
Answer
Answer: Both b and c
Q8.What did they do when he created a distraction?
(1) Played hide and seek
(2) Played chor police
(3) Played hopscotch
(4) Played football
Answer
Answer: Played chor police
Q9.Son, consider yourself as having got a distinction! How much did he score?
(1) Fifty per cent
(2) Eighty per cent
(3) Eighty five per cent
(4) Ninety per cent
Answer
Answer: Fifty per cent
Q10.What is the full form of BR?
(1) Mr Bela Ram
(2) Mr Beli Raja
(3) Ms Bela Raja
(4) Ms Beli Ram
Answer
Answer: Ms Bela Raja
Q11.Contractor loved
(1) learning books
(2) talking to his friends
(3) playing games
(4) helping his mother
Answer
Answer: playing games
Q12.What did he have nightmares about?
(1) Maths exam where he knew it all
(2) Maths exam where he did not know anything
(3) Social studies exam where he knew it all
(4) Social studies exam where he did not know anything
Answer
Answer: Maths exam where he did not know anything
Q13.Contractor passed most of his school examination by
(1) hard work
(2) cramming
(3) only with some work
(4) copying
Answer
Answer: copying
Q14.Since when did the nightmares stop?
(1) Last 4-5 years
(2) Last 5-6 years
(3) Last 4 years
(4) Last 5 years
Answer
Answer: Last 4-5 years
Q15.Why according to him did the nightmares disappear?
(1) He was no longer afraid of the subject
(2) His psyche must have gotten over it
(3) He did not have enough time for nightmares
(4) Both B and C
Answer
Answer: Both B and C
Q16.Contractors teachers
(1) admired him for his talent
(2) gave him a caning every week
(3) sent him out of school
(4) complained to his mother
Answer
Answer: gave him a caning every week
Q17.In which standard did he lose interest in studies?
(1) First standard
(2) Second standard
(3) Third standard
(4) Fourth standard
Answer
Answer: Third standard
Q18.What did he get interested in instead?
(1) Games
(2) Running around
(3) Playing jokes and pranks on others
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: All of the Above
Q19.In which standard did the words of his Principal influence him?
(1) Third standard
(2) Fifth standard
(3) Seventh standard
(4) Eleventh standard
Answer
Answer: Eleventh standard
Q20.Putting design, construction, psychology and sociology together and making a sketch from all that is
(1) Architecture
(2) French
(3) Design
(4) Mathematics
Answer
Answer: Mathematics
Q21.What did he do if he did not step out in the field?
(1) Pray
(2) Study
(3) Both A and B
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: None of these
Q22.Who changed Hafeez life?
(1) His Principal
(2) His mother
(3) His teacher
(4) His father
Answer
Answer: His Principal
Q23.From which standard HC last interest in studies?
(1) Two
(2) One
(3) Three
(4) Five
Answer
Answer: Three.
Q24.For his SSC examination
(1) contractor worked hard
(2) contractor copied
(3) contractor had advance knowledge of the question papers
(4) contractor’s Principal helped him
Answer
Answer: contractor worked hard
Q25.According to Hafeez, what is the definition of mathematics?
(1) Putting designs
(2) Putting psychology
(3) Putting constructions
(4) All of these together to make a sketch
Answer
Answer: All of these together to make a sketch
Q26.What would he do in class during exam times?
(1) Sleep
(2) Copy
(3) Disturb
(4) All of these
Answer
Answer: Copy.
Q27.Contractor would plan strategies for
(1) passing the examination
(2) cheating in the examination
(3) fighting against a gang
(4) playing cricket
Answer
Answer: fighting against a gang
Q28.To which college did Hafeez get admission?
(1) Jaihind College in Bombay
(2) Jainhind College in Delhi
(3) Raihind College in Bombay
(4) Raichand College in Rai.
Answer
Answer: Jaihind College in Bombay
Q29.In which standard the principle words strucked him?
(1) Five
(2) Seven
(3) Eleven
(4) Ten
Answer
Answer: Eleven.
Q30.What did Hafeez and his friend compete about?
(1) Designing forts
(2) Designing guns
(3) Designing ammunition
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: All of the Above
Q31.Which subject did he hate the most?
(1) Architecture
(2) English
(3) Mathematics
(4) Drawing
Answer
Answer: Mathematics
Q32.I used to be a very good —–.
(1) Influence
(2) Sportsman
(3) Singer
(4) None of these
Answer
Answer: Sportsman.
Q33.How did he help students who lost their button?
(1) Give them his button
(2) Cut a button out of chalk
(3) Cut a button out of eraser
(4) He did not help them
Answer
Answer: Cut a button out of chalk
Q34.Who had a conversation with Hafeez contractor?
(1) Bela Bose
(2) Bela Raja
(3) Bela Rani
(4) Bela Ram
Answer
Answer: Bela Raja
Q35.How much present did he score in SSC?
(1)50
(2)66
(3)72
(4)45
Answer
Answer: 50.
Q36.Why did he not join the Army?
(1) He did not get admission
(2) His aunt tore up the admission letter
(3) His mother advised him to do graduation
(4) None of the Above
Answer
Answer: His aunt tore up the admission letter
Q37.What distraction did Hafeez create one day at school?
(1) Played violin
(2) Played chor-police
(3) Played badminton
(4) Played jokes
Answer
Answer: Played chor-police
Q38.What did he receive every week?
(1) Reward
(2) Books
(3) Punishment
(4) Coning
Answer
Answer: Coning.
Q39.Hafeez was
(1) A very good sportsman
(2) Senior Champion for so many years
(3) Cricket captain
(4) All of the Above
Answer
Answer: All of the Above