8th Samacheer English – Lessons in Life – Quiz
1. Who wrote the poem “Lessons in Life”?
A) Edgar Albert Guest and John Masefield
B) Brigette Bryant and Daniel Ho
C) John Keats and George Eliot
D) David Bates and Robert Frost
Ans: B) Brigette Bryant and Daniel Ho
2. Having a friend is compared to:
A) Building a house
B) Planting a flower
C) Climbing a mountain
D) Reading a book
Ans: B) Planting a flower
3. What should we show so that friendship will bloom?
A) Pride and wealth
B) Love and kindness
C) Anger and power
D) Fear and silence
Ans: B) Love and kindness
4. What does even the tiniest creature need?
A) Wealth
B) Fame
C) Room
D) Food alone
Ans: C) Room
5. “As we walk on this planet” means:
A) As we travel to another planet
B) As we live in this world
C) As we walk on a road
D) As we climb a hill
Ans: B) As we live in this world
6. According to the poem, lessons in life are:
A) Always simple
B) Never useful
C) Not always so simple
D) Only for children
Ans: C) Not always so simple
7. According to the poem, nothing you are given will ever:
A) Come free
B) Make you happy
C) Be useful
D) Be remembered
Ans: A) Come free
8. Even the smallest of gifts deserves:
A) A reward
B) “Thank you”
C) A celebration
D) Another gift
Ans: B) “Thank you”
9. The line “I respect you and you respect” stresses:
A) Mutual respect
B) Competition
C) Wealth
D) Courage
Ans: A) Mutual respect
10. Complete the idea: “I think of you and _____.”
A) you forget me
B) you think of me
C) you laugh at me
D) you walk with me
Ans: B) you think of me
11. According to the poem, everyone here is:
A) Wealthy
B) Important
C) Famous
D) Powerful
Ans: B) Important
12. How does a person feel when he or she is forgotten?
A) Proud
B) Excited
C) Sad
D) Brave
Ans: C) Sad
13. What should every person know about himself or herself?
A) That only wealth matters
B) That he or she matters
C) That success comes easily
D) That others are unimportant
Ans: B) That he or she matters
14. According to the poem, every person can:
A) Make a difference
B) Avoid all problems
C) Become wealthy
D) Live without others
Ans: A) Make a difference
15. What should we not allow anyone to do?
A) Praise us
B) Help us
C) Shame us or make us feel bad
D) Think about us
Ans: C) Shame us or make us feel bad
16. What does “bloom” mean in the poem?
A) Wither
B) Blossom
C) Break
D) Disappear
Ans: B) Blossom
17. Choose the meaning of “tiniest”.
A) Largest
B) Strongest
C) Smallest
D) Tallest
Ans: C) Smallest
18. The word “forgotten” means:
A) Kept in mind
B) Out of mind
C) Celebrated
D) Respected
Ans: B) Out of mind
19. In the poem, “deserves” means:
A) Is worthy of
B) Rejects
C) Forgets
D) Removes
Ans: A) Is worthy of
20. What will happen if we fail to give importance to others?
A) They may feel forgotten and sad
B) They will become rich
C) They will always praise us
D) Nothing will happen
Ans: A) They may feel forgotten and sad
21. What does the poem teach us about friendship?
A) Friendship needs love, kindness and care
B) Friendship needs money
C) Friendship is always easy
D) Friendship should be avoided
Ans: A) Friendship needs love, kindness and care
22. What do we learn from the lessons in life?
A) To ignore other people
B) To respect and value others
C) To expect everything for free
D) To avoid friendship
Ans: B) To respect and value others
23. Pick the rhyming words from the third stanza.
A) Important – difference
B) Sad – bad
C) Matter – shame
D) Everyone – forgotten
Ans: B) Sad – bad
24. “Having a friend is like planting a flower” is an example of:
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Onomatopoeia
Ans: B) Simile
25. Why is friendship compared to planting a flower?
A) Both need love, kindness and care to grow
B) Both are expensive
C) Both last only one day
D) Both need no attention
Ans: A) Both need love, kindness and care to grow
26. Which lines are repeated in the poem?
A) “Remember everyone here is important” only
B) The lines about life lessons, gifts, thanks, respect and thinking of one another
C) Only the first line
D) No lines are repeated
Ans: B) The lines about life lessons, gifts, thanks, respect and thinking of one another
27. The repeated lines mainly reinforce the values of:
A) Anger and pride
B) Gratitude and mutual respect
C) Wealth and success
D) Power and competition
Ans: B) Gratitude and mutual respect
28. In the poem, “I” refers to the poet and “you” refers to:
A) A flower
B) The reader
C) A tiny creature
D) A teacher
Ans: B) The reader
29. Which statement best expresses the central idea of “Lessons in Life”?
A) Every living being deserves space, kindness, gratitude and respect
B) Only close friends deserve respect
C) Gifts are more important than people
D) Life becomes successful only through wealth
Ans: A) Every living being deserves space, kindness, gratitude and respect
30. “I respect you and you respect / I think of you and you think of me.” The above lines are written by:
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A) John Keats
B) George Eliot
C) Shanthini Govindan
D) Brigette Bryant and Daniel Ho
Ans: D) Brigette Bryant and Daniel Ho
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