Class 8 English It So Happened MCQ How the Camel Got His Hump

Question :Where did the camel live all alone?

(a) On a hill
(b) In the middle of the desert
(c) In a nalley
(d) In a cave

Question :The Ox asked the Camel

(a) to run away from the desert
(b) to fetch and carry
(c) to obey the man
(d) to plough the field

Question : ‘…… there was a —–, and he lived in the middle of a howling desert…..’

(a) Bear
(b) Ox
(c) Camel
(d) Crocodile

Question : On which day the Horse same to the camel?

(a) Saturday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Thursday

Question :Camel lived in the Howling Desert because

(a) he loved the desert
(b) he could eat thorns and pickles
(c) he didn’t want to work for man
(d) he was hiding himself from other animals

Question :The Djinn came to the Panchayat

(a) with a loud noise
(b) riding on a horse
(c) rolling in the dust
(d) coming down from the sky above

Question :Who complained against the camel to the Djinn ?

(a) the Man
(b) the Ox and the Horse
(c) the Dog and the Ox
(d) the Horse and the Dog

Question :When the Djinn went to the Camel

(a) the Camel obeyed him at once
(b) asked him to go away
(c) the Camel asked him why he had come
(d) the Camel went on looking at his own reflection in the water

Question :Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

(a) The camel lived in the desert because his parents lived there.
(b) The camel lived in desert because he loved the place.
(c) The camel lived in the desert because he worked there.
(d) The camel lived in the desert because he did not want to work.

Question :How did the Djinn know the horse was complaining against the camel?

(a) The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he said that it had long legs and a long neck.
(b) The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he knew he disliked the camel.
(c) The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because he always got complaints about the camel from others.
(d) The Djinn knew that the horse was complaining against the camel because the camel had already told him about the fight they had had.

Question :The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?

(a) He did not have to work like others.
(b) All others became friends with him.
(c) His back suddenly grew a lump.
(d) He was asked to leave the desert.

Question :“…he has never yet learnt to behave”. In the light of this, what is the writer’s opinion about the camel?

(a) The camel is very obedient.
(b) The camel is very hard working.
(c) The camel is still a lazy animal.
(d) The camel fights with others.

Question :What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?

(a) The dog was asked to fetch things and the ox to plough fields.
(b) The dog and the ox were asked to trot and to play.
(c) The dog and the ox were asked to take rest.
(d) They were asked to dance.

Question :What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?

(a) The dog, the horse, and the ox got angry because they were asked to take rest.
(b) The dog, the horse, and the ox got angry because they disliked one another’s company and were asked to work together.
(c) The dog, the horse, and the ox got angry because the camel didn’t work so they had to work double-time.
(d) The dog, the horse, and the ox got angry because they were asked to leave the desert.

Question :The camel was looking at this own reflection in the pool. What does it suggest to you about the camel?

(a) It suggests that the camel loved wasting time.
(b) It suggests that the camel disliked himself.
(c) It suggests that the camel was proud of his looks.
(d) It suggests that the camel was getting ready to for a party.

Question :What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?

(a) It made the camel look better than the others.
(b) It made the camel look tall.
(c) The camel could work for three days without eating.
(d) The camel looked more attractive.

Question :The Dog went to the Camel

(a) barking
(b) with a stick
(c) running
(d) with a can of water

Question :The Ox asked the Camel

(a) to run away from the desert
(b) to fetch and carry
(c) to obey the man
(d) to plough the field

Question :Man called the Horse, the Dog and the Ox together and asked them

(a) to force the Camel to work
(b) to work double-time
(c) to go to the Djinn
(d) to hold a panchayat

Question :The Camel

(a) laughed at the panchayat and said “Humph”
(b) didn’t come to the panchayat
(c) came to the panchayat and begged pardon
(d) threatened the members of the panchayat

Question : How much work did the animals have to do?

(a) Single time
(b) Double time
(c) Triple time
(d) No work

Question : Where did the Camel live?

(a) In the river sides
(b) Middle of a dark forest
(c) Middle of a howling desert
(d) None of these

Question : The Djinn came to the Panchayat

(a) with a loud noise
(b) riding on a horse
(c) rolling in the dust
(d) coming down from the sky above

Question : Only one animal refused to work, who was it?

(a) Dog
(b) Ox
(c) Camel
(d) Horse

Question : The camel said, “Humph” repeatedly. How did it affect him?

(a) He did not have to work like others.
(b) All others became friends with him.
(c) His back suddenly grew a lump.
(d) He was asked to leave the desert.

Question : Who came to the camel, first of all?

(a) Dog
(b) Ox
(c) Horse
(d) Tiger

Question : Who came to the camel on morning with a saddle on his back?

(a) Horse
(b) Dog
(c) Ox
(d) Djinn

Question : What, according to the Djinn, was the use of the “humph”?

(a) It made the camel look better than the others.
(b) It made the camel look tall.
(c) The camel could work for three days without eating.
(d) The camel looked more attractive.

Question : Who complained about the idleness of the camel?

(a) Man
(b) Dijnn
(c) Animals
(d) None of the above

Question : What did the camel not want to do?

(a) Live
(b) Cat
(c) Sleep
(d) Work

Question : When the Djinn went to the Camel

(a) the Camel obeyed him at once
(b) asked him to go away
(c) the Camel asked him why he had come
(d) the Camel went on looking at his own reflection in the water

Question : Where did the camel live?

(a) A Big Desert
(b) Howland Desert
(c) A Howling Desert
(d) Howled Desert

Question : What was the reply of camel to everyone?

(a) Humph
(b) Trumph
(c) Hump
(d) Grumph