8th English Making Life Worth While Quiz | Samacheer Kalvi TNPSC

8th Samacheer English – Making Life Worth While – Quiz

1. Who wrote the poem “Making Life Worth While”?

A) Robert Frost

B) George Eliot

C) John Masefield

D) David Bates

Ans: B) George Eliot

2. What was the real name of George Eliot?

A) Mary Ann Evans

B) Mary Shelley

C) Emily Bronte

D) Christina Rossetti

Ans: A) Mary Ann Evans

3. George Eliot was one of the leading writers of the:

A) Victorian era

B) Elizabethan era

C) Romantic era

D) Modern era

Ans: A) Victorian era

4. How many novels did George Eliot write?

A) Five

B) Six

C) Seven

D) Eight

Ans: C) Seven

5. According to the poem, what should we get from every soul that touches ours?

A) Some good

B) Money

C) Fame

D) Power

Ans: A) Some good

6. Even what kind of contact can give us something good?

A) A lifelong contact only

B) The slightest contact

C) A family contact only

D) A formal contact only

Ans: B) The slightest contact

7. What does “grace” mean in the poem?

A) Anger

B) Elegance or charm

C) Fear

D) Sadness

Ans: B) Elegance or charm

8. What kind of thought does the poet ask us to gain?

A) A selfish thought

B) A kindly thought

C) An angry thought

D) A doubtful thought

Ans: B) A kindly thought

9. What does “aspiration” mean?

A) A hope or ambition of achieving something

B) A feeling of anger

C) A sudden failure

D) A physical illness

Ans: A) A hope or ambition of achieving something

10. What does the poet say is needed for the “darkening sky”?

A) Wealth

B) One bit of courage

C) A large reward

D) Physical strength alone

Ans: B) One bit of courage

11. What does “courage” mean?

A) Bravery

B) Doubt

C) Weakness

D) Sorrow

Ans: A) Bravery

12. The “darkening sky” symbolically represents:

A) Pleasant weather

B) Difficulties and darker situations in life

C) Nightfall alone

D) A rainy season

Ans: B) Difficulties and darker situations in life

13. What does the poet say we need to brave the thickening ills of life?

A) One gleam of faith

B) One bag of gold

C) One powerful friend

D) One long rest

Ans: A) One gleam of faith

14. What does “gleam” mean?

A) A faint or brief light

B) Complete darkness

C) A loud sound

D) A strong wind

Ans: A) A faint or brief light

15. What do the “thickening ills of life” refer to?

A) Festivals

B) Problems and struggles of life

C) Physical exercise

D) Pleasant memories

Ans: B) Problems and struggles of life

16. What is needed to make life worthwhile?

A) One glimpse of brighter skies

B) Great wealth

C) Complete freedom from work

D) Fame throughout the world

Ans: A) One glimpse of brighter skies

17. What does “glimpse” mean?

A) A long speech

B) A quick look

C) A loud cry

D) A deep sleep

Ans: B) A quick look

18. The “brighter skies” represent:

A) Hope and better times

B) Bad weather

C) Darkness

D) Failure

Ans: A) Hope and better times

19. What does “worthwhile” mean?

A) Useless

B) Valuable or purposeful

C) Difficult

D) Temporary

Ans: B) Valuable or purposeful

20. What does “heritage” mean?

A) Inheritance

B) Punishment

C) Danger

D) Journey

Ans: A) Inheritance

21. What does the poet assure us if we make our life worthwhile?

A) Wealth on earth

B) Heaven as a surer heritage

C) Fame throughout the world

D) A life without work

Ans: B) Heaven as a surer heritage

22. Which qualities are particularly needed to face the troubles of life?

A) Courage and faith

B) Wealth and fame

C) Pride and power

D) Anger and revenge

Ans: A) Courage and faith

23. Which word is repeatedly used to introduce several qualities in the poem?

A) Every

B) One

C) Life

D) Sky

Ans: B) One

24. The repeated use of the word “one” is an example of:

A) Repetition

B) Onomatopoeia

C) Simile

D) Pun

Ans: A) Repetition

25. Repetition is mainly used to:

A) Make an idea clearer and more memorable

B) Hide the meaning of a poem

C) Make every line rhyme

D) Shorten the poem

Ans: A) Make an idea clearer and more memorable

26. What type of poem is “Making Life Worth While” in terms of rhyme?

A) A sonnet with fourteen lines

B) Free verse without a fixed rhyme scheme

C) A limerick

D) A ballad with ABAB throughout

Ans: B) Free verse without a fixed rhyme scheme

27. How many lines are there in the textbook version of “Making Life Worth While”?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 12

D) 14

Ans: C) 12

28. What is the main theme of the poem?

A) Learning good qualities from others and facing life's problems with courage and faith

B) Becoming rich at any cost

C) Avoiding contact with other people

D) Travelling around the world

Ans: A) Learning good qualities from others and facing life's problems with courage and faith

29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as something we may gain from others?

A) Grace

B) A kindly thought

C) Courage

D) Wealth

Ans: D) Wealth

30. “Every soul that touches yours / Be it the slightest contact” — Who wrote these lines?

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A) William Shakespeare

B) Robert Frost

C) George Eliot

D) John Masefield

Ans: C) George Eliot