CBSE Class 8 English Literature Worksheet

Lesson: After Twenty Years

1) „Oh, I grew a bit after I was twenty‟.

a) Who speaks the above sentence and to whom?

i) Bob to Policeman

ii) Jimmy Wells to Bob

iii) Impersonator to Bob

b) Name the author

i) Manoj Das

ii) Satyajit Ray

iii)O henry

2) “You have been under arrest for 10minutes”.

a) Who says the above line?

i) O Henry

ii) Jimmy Wells

iii) Plain Clothesman

iv) Bob

b) Why did the policeman arrest him?

i) Because he was wanted in Chicago

ii) He stood near the restaurant

iii)Because he was waiting for his friend

iv)None of the above

c) Name the lesson

i) Chasing the Rainbow

ii) After twent years

iii)The maths Teacher

3) “ „You‟re not Jimmy Wells‟, he snapped”

a) Who says this and to whom?

i) Bob to Impersonator

ii) Man from the west to Jimmy Wells

iii) Jimmy Wells to Policeman

b) How did he get to know this?

i) By the change in height

ii) By the change of style

iii)By the change of shape of nose

4) “„It‟s all right officer‟ he said reassuring by….”

a) Who says the above line?

i) The stranger

ii) The Policeman

iii) Jimmy Wells

b) At what time did this incident take place?

i) In the evening

ii) In the afternoon

iii)At night

c) Give the meaning of „reassuringly‟

i) In a way that makes you feel less worried about something

ii) Thought or decided that something will happen or is true

iii)A way of walking or behaving that seems very confident

Poem- The Listeners

1) “Is there anybodythere?”
a) Who is the speaker in the above line?
i) One of the relatives
ii) One of the friends
iii)Traveller
b) Name the poet
i) Zulfikar Ghose
ii) Oliver Goldsmith
iii)Walter De La Mare
c) Whom does „anybody‟ refer to?
i) Oen of the relatives/friends
ii) Traveller
iii)One of the listeners

2) “ Where he stood perplexed and still”
a) Who stood perplexed and still?
i) The poet
ii) The travller
iii) One of the friends
b) Why did he stand there perplexed and still?
i) No one descended to the traveller
ii) He heard echoing sound through the shadowiness of the still house
iii) Since nobody replied his call
iv) None of the aboce

3) “Tell them I came, and no one answered that”
a) Whom does „I‟ and „them‟ refer to in the above line?
i) Listeners and traveller
ii) Traveller and listeners
iii)Traveller and his friends
b) The speaker is speaking to__________
i) The listeners
ii) His frineds
iii)Himself
c) Name the poem
i) Geography lesson
ii) The village schoolmaster
iii)The listeners
iv)None of the above

Poem- The Village Schoolmaster

1) “ And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, That one small head could carry all he knew”
a) Whom does “they” refer to?
i) The village master and the parson
ii) The village people
iii)The children
b) Whose head could carry this much of information?
i) The village schoolmaster‟s
ii) One of the villagers
iii) The parson‟s
iv) The poets

2) “A man severe he was and stern to view”.
a) Whom does “a man severe” refer to?
i) Parson
ii) Poet
iii)Schoolmaster
b) Name the poet
i) Walter De La Mare
ii) Zulfikar Ghose
iii)Oliver goldsmith

3) “ I knew him well, and every truant knew;”
a) Whom does „I‟ refer to?
i) The villagemaster
ii) One of the villagers
iii)The poet
iv) The parson
b) Name the poem
i) The listeners
ii) Geograpghy lesson
iii)The village Schoolmaster
iv)None of the above

4) Describe the village schoolmaster by using four traits

I. Answer the following Extracts:

1. “He wanted to lay firm foundation for that edifice”.

(a)Whom does he refer to?

(b)What does the word edifice mean?

(c )Why did he want to lay a firm foundation?

2. “My pleasure of passing was reduced to half”.

(a)Whose pleasure was reduced to half?

(b)Why was the speakers pleasure reduced to half?

(c ) Name the lesson.

3. “But I violently rejected the unworthy idea”.

(a)What was the unworthy idea?

(b)Why did the speaker reject it?

(c )Name the author?

4. “It was so absurd”.

(a)What is the meaning of the word absurd?

(b)What was absurd?

(c )Name the poem.

5. “Harry never had a childhood like me”.

(a)Why did Harry not have a normal childhood?

(b)How old was Harry?

(c ) Name the poet?

6. “He did not care for people, especially cricketers”

(a) Whom does he refer to?

(b) Why did he not care for cricketers?

(c) Name the lesson.

7. “Sunder has them”

(a) What did Sunder have?

(b) Who is the speaker?

(c )To which team did Sunder belong?

8. “Sheroo opened the bowling for the village team”

(a) Who was bowled out by Sheroo?

(b)With whom did Sheroo tossed a coin?

(c) Name the author?

9. “Help” he shouted.

(a)Who shouted for help?

(b)Why does the speaker say so?

(c ) From whom did he shout for help?

10. “I’m the guardian of this house”.

(a)Who is the speaker in the above line?

(b)Who were the people living in the house?

(c )To whom was this said?

Read the following extracts and answer the questions follow :

1. „You‟ve got to wear out your own eyes morning and night and use every ounce of energy, then perhaps you‟ll learn the subject.”

(a) Who spoke these words and to whom ?

(b)Which subject in being referred in the above lines ?

(c) What is the intention of the speaker ?

2. “ As a result, even the little I used to study earlier because of my brother ceased.”

a) Who is the speaker ?

b) Give the meaning of „ceased.‟

c) Why does the speaker make such a comment?

3. “I was thoroughly ashamed by this new approach of his.”

a) What is the „new approach‟ referred in the above lines?

b) Why was the speaker ashamed?

c) Name the lesson and the author.

4. “A fly got in my eye,” he muttered.

„I wasn‟t ready.”

a) Whom does „I‟ refer to?

b) Why does the speaker make such an excuse?

c) Name the lesson and the author.

5. “You might need Mathematics to work out your batting average.”

a) Who spoke these words and to whom?

b) Why does the speaker say so?

6. “A regular spectator at the matches was Nakoo the crocodile, who lived in the river.”

a) Give the meaning of „spectator‟

b) Which match is referred to here?

c) Who was Nakoo? What did the villagers call him?

7. “He Pushed his sister

He had no friends.”

a) Whom does „he‟ refer to ?

b) Why did he push his sister?

c) Why didn‟t he have any friends ?

8. “ She smiled strangely

And never said a word.”

a) Who does „she‟ refer to?

b) Why did she smile strangely?

c) Name the poem and the poet.

9. „Who may you be, Lady Louse?‟

„I‟m the guardian of this house.‟

a) Who is the speaker?

b) What is referred as „this house‟?

c) Name the poem.

10. “You, I fear, would cause all these

I can‟t risk my family.”

a) Who spoke these words and to whom?

b) What are the „three causes‟ referred by the speaker?

c) Give the meaning of the second line.

MCQ – Literature

Portion Covered:

(Poem: The Listeners Prose: After Twenty Years Poem: The Village Schoolmaster Prose: Chasing the Rainbow Poem: Geography Lesson Prose: The Maths Teacher, Mr Pink and Tipu)

I) You have been under arrest for ten minutes.

1) Who says the above line?

a) O‟ Henry b) Jimmy Wells c) Plain Clothes man d) Bob

2) Why did the police man arrest him?

a) Because he was wanted in Chicago b) He stood near the restaurant c) because he was waiting for his friend d) none of the above.

3) Name the author of the lesson, “After Twenty years.”

a)Walter De La Mare b) O‟ Henry c) Manoj Das d) Satyajit Raj

II) Where he stood perplexed and still.

1) Who stood perplexed and still?

a) The poet b) The Traveller 3) The listeners 4) the Horse.

2) Why did he stand there perplexed and still?

A) No one descended to the Traveler b) He heard echoing sound through the shadowiness of the still house c) since no body replied to his call. d) All of the above.

III) When the jet reached ten thousand feet.

1) Who says the above line?

a) Zulfikar Ghose b) Walter De La Mare c) O‟ Henry d) Oliver gold Smith

2) What was clear when he reached ten thousand feet?

a) It was clear why country had cities where river ran. b) It was clear why ground looked haphazard. c) It was clear why earth was round. D) It was clear why people hate each other.

IV) I had resolved to smile at him when we met next.

1) Whom does „I‟ stand for?

a) Butcher b) the little boy. c) Appu d) none of the above.

2) Why did the speaker resolve so?

a) Being a butcher he helped the boy to reach home safely.

b) He carried him on his shoulder.

c) Because he was able to lit a bidi from the flame of shooting star.

d) None of the above.