CBSE Class 8 English Jalebis MCQs

Question. What happened as a result of eating jalebis?
(a) He got scolded
(b) He lost sleep
(c) He was absent in school for the first time
(d) He was away from home

Answer:  C

Question. The story develops because
(a) the narrator stole some money
(b) he was given four rupees
(c) he loved to eat sweets
(d) the school fee could not be collected on the fixed day

Answer:  D

Question. Which standard was he in, back then?
(a) Fifth
(b) Sixth
(c) Seventh
(d) Eighth

Answer:  A

Question. How much did he spend on jalebis?
(a) One rupee
(b) Two rupees
(c) Five rupees
(d) Four rupees

Answer:  D

Question. What were the coins keen about that day?
(a) Being saved
(b) Being paid as fees
(c) Being spent
(d) They were keen about nothing

Answer:  C

Question. Would he be elected that day, if children were allowed in the Assembly?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Answer:  A

Question. “The coins were so eager to be spent that day,” says the chil(d) In fact
(a) the coins do not speak
(b) the child was mad
(c) the child’s greed was becoming
(d) the child was joking uncontrollable

Answer:  C

Question. What did he do to make the coins silent?
(a) Spent them
(b) Shouted at them
(c) Clenched them in his fist
(d) He did nothing to make them silent

Answer:  C

Question. Which fear was killing him?
(a) Having spent the money
(b) Burping out a jalebi or two
(c) Having to eat dinner
(d) Having to see a doctor upon calling sick

Answer:  B

Question. Why was he forced to have dinner?
(a) He couldn’t say no to it because that demanded an explanation
(b) He couldn’t call in sick because the doctor would be called
(c) He had jalebis without his family
(d) Both A and (b)

Answer:  D

Question. What would man not have learned, if God answered all his prayers?
(a) How to walk
(b) How to speak
(c) How to breathe
(d) How to make jalebis

Answer:  D

Question. What had his elders warned him against?
(a) Crossing a track
(b) Being near a railway station
(c) Spending fees money on sweets
(d) Both A and C

Answer:  D

Question. Who did he tell he was, to Allahji?
(a) A peon
(b) A big officer
(c) A big officer’s nephew
(d) A peon’s nephew

Answer:  C

Question. Did he get his scholarship money the next day?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Answer:  A

Question. What makes you think he “rushed” to the bazaar on being fed up?
(a) He went without his sweater
(b) He went barefoot
(c) He went in his slippers
(d) He forgot the coins

Answer:  B

Question. Who was he supposed to show his face at Qayamat?
(a) Allah Miya
(b) Master Ghulam Mohammed
(c) His parents
(d) Himself

Answer:  A

Question. The author could not eat all jalebis , so he distributed remaining jalebis amoung.........
(a) childrencorrect
(b) hungry sadhus
(c) hungry beggars
(d) his neighbours

Answer:  A

Question. What do you mean by 'Chabutra' ?
(a) Roof
(b) Platformcorrect
(c) Stairs
(d) None of these

Answer:  B

Question. What is the real problem in the end ?
(a) Payment of school fee after timecorrect
(b) No problem
(c) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. Where i reached ?
(a) At Kambelpur railway stationcorrect
(b) At home
(c) Both A and B
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. The oldest coin asked the author to buy jalebis with the fees money and pay fees with the ------
(a) borrowed money
(b) earned money
)c) scholarship moneycorrect
(d) none of these

Answer:  C

Question. The name of the teacher who collected fees was----------
(a) Mohammad akbar
(b) Ghulam nabi
(c) Ghulam Azad
(d) Ghulam Mohammad

Answer:  D

Question. What do you mean by clamour ?
(a) Loud noisecorrect
(b) Don't make noise
(c) Both A and B
(d) of these

Answer:  A

Question. What is the opposite word of ' prestige' ?
(a) Disregard
(b) Disrespect
(c) Both A and Bcorrect
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Question. What is the meaning of 'Virtuous' ?
(a) Good and noblecorrect
(b) Bad and dirty
(c) Gentle
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

Question. The author was a student of the government school Kambelpur. now called------
(a) Kanpur
(b) Katak
(c) Atakcorrect
(d) None of these

Answer:  C

Question. Complete the sentence:- Living in the nest like vulture and crow and would have learnt.....
(a) The art of making jalebiescorrect
(b) None
(c) The art of making Barfi
(d) The art of making Rasgulla

Answer:  A

Question. Who were jumping and screaming in the galli ?
(a) Childrencorrect
(b) Boys
(c) Girls
(d) people

Answer:  A

Question. Who is the writer of this chapter ?
(a) James Bond
(b) William
(c) Ahmed nadeem qasmicorrect
(d) H.H Munro

Answer:  C

Question. How much scholarship did the boy win in class IV?
(a) Four rupees
(b) Six rupees
(c) Eight rupees
(d) Ten rupees

Answer:  A