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CBSE Class 8 English - MCQ and Online Tests- Poem - Unit 6 - The Duck and the Kangaroo

CBSE Class 8 English – MCQ and Online Tests – Poem – Unit 6 – The Duck and the Kangaroo

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CBSE Class 8 English – MCQ and Online Tests – Poem – Unit 6 – The Duck and the Kangaroo

(1)

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
‘Good gracious ! how you hop !
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop !

Question 1.
The word ‘gracious’ means
(a) decent
(b) good-looking
(c) kind
(d) happy.

Answer

Answer: (c) kind


Question 2.
The phrase ‘Good gracious’ here, shows
(a) shock
(b) fear
(c) anger
(d) surprise.

Answer

Answer: (d) surprise.


Question 3.
The one which moves easily ‘over the fields and water too’ is
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the deer
(d) the lion.

Answer

Answer: (b) the Kangaroo


Question 4.
Who was it that couldn’t hop ?
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the frog
(d) some other animal.

Answer

Answer: (a) the Duck


(2)

Please give me a ride on your back !’
Said the Duck to the Kangaroo.
‘I would sit quite still, and say nothing but “Quack,”
The whole of the long day through !

Question 1.
‘Quack’ is a sound made by
(a) the Duck
(b) the kangaroo
(c) a rider
(d) every animal

Answer

Answer: (a) the Duck


Question 2.
It promised to sit still and be quiet because
(a) it pleased him
(b) it was his habit
(c) it was trying to persuade Kangaroo
(d) it had to go a long way.

Answer

Answer: (c) it was trying to persuade Kangaroo


Question 3.
The Duck desired to
(a) say ‘Quack’
(b) stay still
(c) ride on Kangaroo’s back
(d) say nothing

Answer

Answer: (c) ride on Kangaroo’s back


Question 4.
The word ‘quite’ means the same as
(a) quiet
(b) silent
(c) noisy
(d) utterly

Answer

Answer: (d) utterly


(3)

Said the Kangaroo to the Duck,
‘This requires a little reflection ;
Perhaps on the whole it might bring me luck,
And there seems but one objection.

Question 1.
What was expected to bring luck ?
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the objection he is thinking of
(d) the travel with the Duck.

Answer

Answer: (d) the travel with the Duck.


Question 2.
‘Me’ refers to
(a) the Kangaroo
(b) the Duck
(c) the poet
(d) the objection.

Answer

Answer: (a) the Kangaroo


Question 3.
‘Reflection’ means the same as
(a) work
(b) thought
(c) action
(d) attention.

Answer

Answer: (b) thought


Question 4.
‘This’ in the passage refers to
(a) the Kangaroo
(b) the Duck
(c) the coming to Kangaroo
(d) the proposal of Duck.

Answer

Answer: (d) the proposal of Duck.


(4)

Said the Duck, ‘As I sat on the rocks,
I have thought over that completely,
And I bought four pairs of worsted socks
Which fit my web-feet neatly.

Question 1.
The Duck bought the socks
(a) to comfort himself
(b) to make the feet look better
(c) to cause no trouble to Kangaroo
(d) to be fashionable.

Answer

Answer: (c) to cause no trouble to Kangaroo


Question 2.
‘Web-feet’ refers to the feet of
(a) the Duck
(b) the Kangaroo
(c) the poet
(d) the rocks.

Answer

Answer: (a) the Duck


Question 3.
The word ‘neatly’ means the same as
(a) well
(b) trimly
(c) badly
(d) beautifully.

Answer

Answer: (b) trimly


Question 4.
The Duck sat on the rock thinking
(a) about the ride
(b) about Kangaroo
(c) of the objection raised by Kangaroo
(d) how to get out of the pond.

Answer

Answer: (c) of the objection raised by Kangaroo


(5)

Said the Kangaroo, ‘I’m ready !
All in the moonlight pale,
But to balance me well, dear Duck, sit steady !
And quite at the end of my tail !’

Question 1.
It was a pale moonlight when
(a) the Kangaroo agreed
(b) the Kangaroo refused
(c) the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride
(d) the Kangaroo and the Duck quarrelled with each other.

Answer

Answer: (c) the Kangaroo prepared himself and the duck for a ride


Question 2.
The Duck was asked to sit
(a) comfortably
(b) quietly
(c) noisily
(d) still

Answer

Answer: (d) still


Question 3.
‘Quite’ in the passage means
(a) exactly
(b) freely
(c) quietly
(d) comfortably

Answer

Answer: (d) comfortably


Question 4.
Kangaroo was ready
(a) to marry the Duck
(b) to take the Duck for a ride
(c) to give the Duck a cloak
(d) to give the Duck a cigar.

Answer

Answer: (b) to take the Duck for a ride


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