class 8th lesson 1st The Best Christmas Present in the World MCQ#By _vikash_ tanwar_kheri
Question 1.
The narrator bought the desk from a junk shop because
(a) such a desk was not available anywhere else
(b) the author wanted an ancient roll-top desk
(c) its roll-top was in several pieces
(d) the narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk
Answer
Question 2.
“I began work on it on Christmas Eve”. In the above sentence ‘it’ stands for
(a) a junk shop
(b) the garage
(c) the roll-top desk
(d) the drawers
Answer
Answer: (c) the roll-top desk
Question 3.
The narrator found a shallow space below a secret drawer when he
(a) pulled out the first drawer
(b) began to mend the desk
(c) pulled out the last drawer
(d) had finished working
Answer
Answer: (c) pulled out the last drawer
Question 4.
January 25, 1915 was the date on which
(a) the narrator pulled out the drawers
(b) Jim’s letter came to Connie
(c) Jim wrote the letter
(d) Jim met Hans Wolf
Answer
Answer: (b) Jim’s letter came to Connie
Question 5.
According to Jim, a Christmas morning should be
(a) cold and frosty
(b) warm and comfortable
(c) beautiful with the sun-shining
(d) rainy
Answer
Answer: (a) cold and frosty
Question 6.
“But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it.” In the above sentence ‘Fritz’ refers to
(a) the German soldier
(b) the German commander in the story
(c) the British soldier
(d) the British commander in the story
Answer
Answer: (a) the German soldier
Question 7.
The Christmas celebrations were initiated by
(a) the British
(b) the Germans
(c) both of the above
(d) chance
Answer
Answer: (b) the Germans
Question 8.
Jim’s first reaction to the ‘Happy Christmas’ by the Germans was one of
(a) suspicion
(b) surprise
(c) anger
(d) disgust
Answer
Answer: (b) surprise
Question 9.
Schnapps is
(a) a kind of meat
(b) a German wine
(c) a sauce
(d) a British dish
Answer
Answer: (b) a German wine
Question 10.
Sausage is
(a) a wine
(b) slice of meat and bread
(c) a sauce
(d) a British dish
Answer
Answer: (b) slice of meat and bread
Question 11.
What was the speaker’s reaction when he realizes
(a) He was ashamed.
(b) He gets very angry
(c) He was embarrassed
(d) He began to cry
Answer
Answer: (a) He was ashamed.
Question 12.
Why did she become happy?
(a) Because it was Christmas
(b) At the sight of the visitor
(c) Because the
Answer
Answer: (b) At the sight of the visitor
Question 13.
Who did she think had come?
(a) Jim
(b) Hans Wolf
(c) Her father
(d) Her brother
Answer
Answer: (a) Jim
Question 14.
On which date does Connie receive Jim’s letter?
(a) 4th July, 1776
(b) 16th December, 1914
(c) 6th August, 1945
(d) 30th January, 1948
Answer
Answer: (b) 16th December, 1914
Question 15.
What is the “best Christmas present in the world”?
(a) Jim’s letter
(b) Jim’s return
(c) Jim’s present
(d) Jim’s picture
Answer
Answer: (b) Jim’s return
Question 16.
By which Christmas did Jim promise to be back home?
(a) 1913
(b) 1914
(c) 1915
(d) 1916
Answer
Answer: (c) 1915
Question 17.
Does Connie’s wait for her husband come to an end?
(a) yes
(b) may be
(c) not sure
(d) None of these
Answer
Answer: (a) yes