Class 8 English It So Happened MCQ The Open Window

Question :Vera spoke of a great tragedy which happened when

(a) Framton’s sister was in the village.
(b) Framton’s sister had not yet come there.
(c) Framton’s sister had left the village.
(d) Framton was not even born.

Question :Vera said the window was kept open because her aunt believed that her husband (who was otherwise dead)

(a) would walk in through it.
(b) would love to see it open.
(c) would come in the shape of a ghost
(d) would come in with other ghosts

Question :“My aunt will be down presently.” In this sentence ‘presently’ means

(a) after some time
(b) soon enough
(c) late
(d) not at all

Question :Framton Nuttel was being treated for

(a) nerve cure
(b) cancer
(c) TB
(d) fever

Question :Nuttel had in the words of his sister.

(a) complete faith
(b) no faith
(c) not enough faith
(d) much faith

Question :There had been ‘sufficient silent communion’ between Framton and

(a) Sappleton
(b) Mrs. Sappleton
(c) Ronnie
(d) Vera

Question :Framton was horrified by what Mrs. Sappleton said because

(a) she was telling a horrible story
(b) of the impact on his mind of Vera’s lie
(c) he thought that she was a ghost
(d) he had a sudden pain

Question :“He was once hunted into a cemetery somewhere on the banks of the ______ by a pack of dogs”

(a) Ganges
(b) Countryside
(c) Village
(d) Yamuna

Question :Who was Framton about to have a collision with?

(a) Mrs Supleton
(b) Mrs Suppleton’s husband
(c) Cyclist
(d) Sapien

Question :What suddenly caught Mrs Sappleton’s attention?

(a) Framton’s detail about his illness
(b) Her husband and three brothers
(c) Vera
(d) None of the above

Question :Was Framton aware that her hostess was giving him only a fragment of her attention?

(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Question :“ That is why the window is kept open every evening till it is quite ____.”

(a) Dawn
(b) Night time
(c) Morning
(d) Dusk

Question :How has the niece been described?

(a) Not confident
(b) Self-possessed
(c) Cheerful
(d) Anxious

Question :“and one of them was additionally burdened with a _____ hung over his shoulders”

(a) White coat
(b) Guns
(c) Sapiens
(d) None of the above

Question :Why was the child looking through the window with dazed horror in her eyes?

(a) She saw a ghost
(b) She saw Mrs Sappleton’s husband and two brothers coming
(c) She was afraid that everyone would come to know about her made-up story
(d) Both b and c

Question :Did they appear to Mrs Sappleton as they were muddy up to the eyes?

(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Maybe
(d) Not mentioned in the story

Question :“You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an _______ afternoon”

(a) October
(b) November
(c) December
(d) March

Question :“ An undefinable something about the room seemed to suggest_________ habitation”

(a) Masculine
(b) Feminine
(c) Animal
(d) Human

Question :How many years ago did his sister stay in the country?

(a) Seven
(b) Four
(c) Five
(d) Six

Question :Why had he come to the country?

(a) For retirement
(b) For enjoyment
(c) For nerve cure
(d) All of the Above

Question :What was the niece’s name?

(a) Vera
(b) Vara
(c) Vira
(d) Vari

Question :Who is the writer of the lesson “The open window”?

(a) T.S. Eliot
(b) Pablo Neruda
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) H. H. Munro

Question : What did Mr. Nuttel’s sister give him?

(a) Letters of her neighbours
(b) List of good doctors
(c) A telegram
(d) Letters of introduction

Question : Framton was horrified by what Mrs. Sappleton said because

(a) she was telling a horrible story
(b) of the impact on his mind of Vera’s lie
(c) he thought that she was a ghost
(d) he had a sudden pain

Question : What is the name of Mr. Sappleton’s niece?

(a) Veena
(b) Veerangana
(c) Vera
(d) Vegmati

Question : Which disease did the author suffer from?

(a) Water phobia
(b) Bad nerves
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Cholera

Question : How old was the niece of Mrs Sappleton?

(a) Fifteen
(b) Eleven
(c) Fourteen
(d) Sixteen

Question : There had been ‘sufficient silent communion’ between Framton and

(a) Sappleton
(b) Mrs. Sappleton
(c) Ronnie
(d) Vera