Class 8 English Honeydew MCQ The Summit Within

Question : What has been the narrator’s glorious achievement?

(a) Conquest of Mount Kailash
(b) Conquest of Mount Everest
(c) Conquest of Mount K2
(d) None of these

Question : Standing on Everest, Ahluwalia was filled with the emotion of

(a) great pleasure
(b) much excitement
(c) great pride
(d) much humility

Question :‘You’ in the passage can be replaced by

(a) the author
(b) the climber
(c) the reader
(d) Rawat.

Question :The climber is full of thankfulness to

(a) God
(b) friends
(c) Mountain
(d) other climbers.

Question :The change which comes makes the man

(a) proud
(b) happy
(c) humble
(d) courageous

Question :In a typical climb, the rope is shared so that

(a) the rope is cut into two
(b) the climbers hold the rope together
(c) the two hold one end of the rope each
(d) they throw the rope with force.

Question :“You firm in.” means that

(a) you are resolved
(b) you put your feet firmly on the ground
(c) you improve yourself
(d) you become strong.

Question :“He cuts the steps …………….,” means

(a) he cuts his feet
(b) he prevents others from walking
(c) he cuts the ice to make foot-holds
(d) he lifts his feet high.

Question : Which physical qualities is the author talking of ?

Question :In which way are the qualities demonstrated ?

Question :Name the author of these lines.

Question :Where is this ‘another summit’ ?

Question :What is meant by the ‘peak’ within ?

Question :What happens when one is able to climb this peak ?

Question :Name the lesson.

(a) This is Jody’s Fawn
(b) The Summit Within
(c) A Visit to Cambridge
(d) The Tsunami

Question :What gives man happiness?

(a) Having money
(b) Having friends
(c) Overcoming obstacles
(d) Having relatives

Question :How has the author defined ‘a climb to a summit’?

(a) Patience
(b) Willpower
(c) Courage
(d) All of these

Question :For whom ‘me’ is used here.

(a) the organiser.
(b) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia
(c) the climber
(d) the editor

Question :Give the meaning of ‘obstacles’.

(a) hindrances
(b) spectacles
(c) situation
(d) conditions

Question :Who is the narrator?

(a) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia
(b) Bepin Choudhury’s
(c) Commander-in-Chief
(d) An editor

Question :What has been the narrator’s glorious achievement?

(a) Conquest of Mount Kailash
(b) Conquest of Mount Everest
(c) Conquest of Mount K₂
(d) None of these

Question :How did he feel while standing on the Mount Everest?

(a) Proud
(b) Sad
(c) Humble
(d) Tired

Question :For what did he thank God?

(a) For helping him
(b) For this beautiful earth
(c) For giving him the opportunity
(d) The climbing was over

Question :Give the verb form of ‘humality’

(a) humble
(b) humiliation
(c) humiliate
(d) humiliating

Question :Where did the author find breathing difficult?

(a) On the hills
(b) On the great height
(c) On the mountains
(d) None of these

Question :For what did he curse himself?

(a) For joining the expedition
(b) For climbing the everest
(c) For not joining the expedition
(d) None of these

Question :Who gives support at this time?

(a) One’s companion
(b) The Commander
(c) The guide
(d) The Sherpa

Question :Give the opposite of ‘relief’.

(a) painless
(b) belief
(c) relieve
(d) pain

Question :What is the main quality that played a major role in the author’s climb?

(a) Physical power
(b) Strong muscles
(c) Will power
(d) None of these

Question :Name the lesson.

(a) The Tsunami
(b) The Great Stone Face-I
(c) A Visit to Cambridge
(d) The Summit Within

Question :What has been the narrator’s glorious achievement?

(a) To climb the mountain
(b) To achieve success in life
(c) To climb the Everest
(d) None of these

Question :Mount Everest is the and peak in the world.

(a) highest, mightiest
(b) highest, oldest
(c) mightiest and oldest
(d) snowy, smallest

Question :How did the narrator feel after climbing the Everest?

(a) Victorious
(b) Victorious and very happy
(c) Proudly
(d) Energetic

Question :Give the meaning of ‘exhilaration’.

(a) excitement
(b) achievement
(c) exertion
(d) exhilarating

Question :Which another summit the author is talking about?

(a) Mount K₂
(b) Summit in one’s own mind
(c) Mount Kailash
(d) Disturbances of life

Question :Why is it necessary to climb the summit in one’s own mind?

(a) To know others completely
(b) To gain something
(c) To know oneself completely
(d) To have name and fame

Question :The effects of both the climbs are the same. What are those effects?

(a) Both are necessary for life
(b) Both change the climber
(c) Both change the mind
(d) Both bring name and fame

Question :Which type of climbing changes the climber?

(a) Physical
(b) Spiritual
(c) Emotional
(d) All of them

Question :Give the opposite of ‘knowledge’.

(a) ignorance
(b) knowing
(c) knowledgeable
(d) not knowing

Question :Who is the narrator?

(a) The Commander
(b) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia
(c) The Sherpa
(d) A companion of Ahluwalia

Question :What achievement has the narrator achieved?

(a) Conquest of Mount Kailash
(b) Conquest of K₂
(c) Conquest of Mount Everest
(d) None of these

Question :How do the peaks look?

(a) Like a jewelled necklace
(b) Snowy
(c) Like ice-balls
(d) None of these

Question :What did the narrator see in the valley?

(a) Some vegetation
(b) Ice
(c) Sloping into the distance
(d) None of these

Question :Give the meaning of ‘obeisance’.

(a) show your love
(b) show your hatred
(c) show your respect
(d) disobedience

Question :Who is ‘I’ here?

(a) Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia
(b) The Sherpa
(c) Major Rawat
(d) Phu Dorji

Question :What has the narrator left on ‘Mount Everest’ as a symbol of reverence?

(a) A picture of Durga
(b) A cross
(c) A picture of Guru Nanak
(d) A relic of Buddha

Question :Who was Rawat?

(a) Narrator’s brother
(b) The Sherpa
(c) Narrator’s companion
(d) The chief leader

Question :What did Rawat leave on Mount Everest?

(a) A picture of Guru Nanak
(b) A picture of Goddess Durga
(c) A picture of God Ganesha
(d) A cross

Question :Which word in the passage means ‘to show respect’.

(a) cross
(b) experience
(c) conquest
(d) reverence