8th Samacheer English – My Reminiscence – Quiz
1. Who wrote “My Reminiscence”?
A) Rabindranath Tagore
B) Sarojini Naidu
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ans: A) Rabindranath Tagore
2. The lesson “My Reminiscence” is mainly:
A) A detective story
B) An autobiographical reminiscence
C) A science-fiction story
D) A play
Ans: B) An autobiographical reminiscence
3. From where had Tagore returned before staying at Chandernagore?
A) His first voyage to America
B) His second voyage to England
C) A journey to Japan
D) A visit to Delhi
Ans: B) His second voyage to England
4. What was the name of Tagore's brother?
A) Jyotirindra
B) Devendra
C) Satyendra
D) Rajendra
Ans: A) Jyotirindra
5. Where were Tagore's brother and sister-in-law living?
A) In a hill-side cottage
B) In a river-side villa at Chandernagore
C) In a palace at Kolkata
D) In a house in England
Ans: B) In a river-side villa at Chandernagore
6. Which river does the author speak about?
A) Cauvery
B) Yamuna
C) Ganges
D) Godavari
Ans: C) Ganges
7. How does the author describe the sound of the river?
A) Roaring thunder
B) Plaintive babbling
C) Complete silence
D) Metallic noise
Ans: B) Plaintive babbling
8. What served as “food and drink” to the author?
A) The mills and factories
B) The beauty of Bengal and the Ganges
C) His books
D) His journeys abroad
Ans: B) The beauty of Bengal and the Ganges
9. In the beauty of nature, Tagore recognised the ministrations of:
A) A teacher
B) A friend
C) A Mother
D) A poet
Ans: C) A Mother
10. What had replaced the little riverside nests and greenery?
A) Schools
B) Mills
C) Gardens
D) Temples
Ans: B) Mills
11. The mills are compared to:
A) Birds
B) Dragons
C) Mountains
D) Clouds
Ans: B) Dragons
12. What did the dragon-like mills belch forth?
A) White clouds
B) Black smoke
C) Steam only
D) River water
Ans: B) Black smoke
13. What had modern life reduced to the lowest limit?
A) Hours of mental siesta
B) Working hours
C) River traffic
D) Musical practice
Ans: A) Hours of mental siesta
14. How did Tagore spend some rainy afternoons?
A) Reading novels
B) Singing old Vaishnava songs
C) Painting landscapes
D) Sleeping throughout the day
Ans: B) Singing old Vaishnava songs
15. Which musical instrument did Tagore play while singing the Vaishnava songs?
A) Violin
B) Flute
C) Harmonium
D) Sitar
Ans: C) Harmonium
16. Who accompanied Tagore on the violin during the boat rides?
A) His sister-in-law
B) His brother Jyotirindra
C) A musician from the village
D) His teacher
Ans: B) His brother Jyotirindra
17. With which musical mode did they begin during the boat ride?
A) Behaga
B) Puravi
C) Kalyani
D) Bhairavi
Ans: B) Puravi
18. To which mode did their music finally change?
A) Puravi
B) Behaga
C) Mohanam
D) Todi
Ans: B) Behaga
19. What glimmered over the smooth flowing stream?
A) Sunlight
B) Moonlight
C) Firelight
D) Starlight
Ans: B) Moonlight
20. What was the name of the villa where Tagore stayed?
A) Tagore Garden
B) Moran's Garden
C) Ganges Villa
D) Bengal Garden
Ans: B) Moran's Garden
21. What led from the river water to the broad verandah?
A) A wooden bridge
B) A flight of stone-flagged steps
C) A narrow road
D) A rope ladder
Ans: B) A flight of stone-flagged steps
22. How were the rooms of Moran's Garden arranged?
A) Regularly and on one level
B) Irregularly and on different levels
C) Around a circular courtyard
D) In one straight line
Ans: B) Irregularly and on different levels
23. What kind of windows did the big sitting room have?
A) Plain wooden windows
B) Stained glass windows with coloured pictures
C) Iron windows
D) Mirrored windows
Ans: B) Stained glass windows with coloured pictures
24. What was shown in one of the stained glass pictures?
A) Two persons swinging beneath dense foliage
B) A ship sailing to England
C) A man writing poetry
D) A mill beside the river
Ans: A) Two persons swinging beneath dense foliage
25. What did the second stained glass picture show?
A) Fishermen on the Ganges
B) Men and women in festive garb on the steps of a castle-like palace
C) Children playing in a garden
D) A poet under a tree
Ans: B) Men and women in festive garb on the steps of a castle-like palace
26. Where was Tagore's room for writing poetry?
A) In the basement
B) In the topmost room of a round tower
C) Beside the kitchen
D) Near the river landing
Ans: B) In the topmost room of a round tower
27. What could Tagore see from his poetry room?
A) The entire town
B) Only the tops of surrounding trees and the open sky
C) The mills alone
D) The railway station
Ans: B) Only the tops of surrounding trees and the open sky
28. Which work was Tagore busy writing at that time?
A) Gitanjali
B) Evening Songs
C) The Gardener
D) The Crescent Moon
Ans: B) Evening Songs
29. What does the word “ineffable” mean?
A) Too great to be expressed in words
B) Extremely noisy
C) Easy to understand
D) Full of anger
Ans: A) Too great to be expressed in words
30. What is the main theme of “My Reminiscence”?
A) The author's nostalgic memories of nature, the Ganges, music and his riverside home
B) The growth of industries in Bengal
C) The history of England
D) A scientific study of rivers
Ans: A) The author's nostalgic memories of nature, the Ganges, music and his riverside home
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