Chapter 1 How the Camel got his hump mcqs & important question class 8th | it so happened english

How the Camel Got His Hump MCQ Questions Class 8 English with Answers

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

Answer :  C

Question. How much work did the animals have to do?
(a) Single time
(b) Double time
(c) Triple time
(d) No work

Answer :  B

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.

Answer :  D

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.

Answer :  C

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.

Answer :  C

Question. Whom did the animals start to work for?
(a) Themselves
(b) Man
(c) Djinn
(d) Camel

Answer :  B

Question. What was the reply of camel to everyone?
(a) Humph
(b) Trumph
(c) Hump
(d) Grumph

Answer :  C

Question. Who said, “Camel, O camel, come out and trot like the rest of us”?
(a) Ox
(b) Man
(c) Dog
(d) Horse

Answer :  D

Question. Who complained about the idleness of the camel?
(a) Man
(b) Dijnn
(c) Animals
(d) None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. Who attempted to talk to the camel secondly?
(a) Man
(b) Dog
(c) Djinn
(d) Horse

Answer :  B

Question. Who did not want to work?
(a) Dog
(b) Ox
(c) Camel
(d) Horse

Answer :  C

Question. What did the camel not want to do?
(a) Live
(b) Cat
(c) Sleep
(d) Work

Answer :  D

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.

Answer :  C

Question. “There a thing in the middle of your desert with a long neck and long legs, and…” – who/what is the ‘thing’ referred here?
(a) Horse
(b) Camel
(c) Ox
(d) Dog

Answer :  C

Question. What was the camel doing when the Djinn found him?
(a) He was crying under the tree
(b) He was chewing thorns
(c) He was looking at his own reflection in the water
(d) None of these

Answer :  C

Question. What bulged out on the camel’s back?
(a) Big hump
(b) Horn
(c) Bones
(d) All of these

Answer :  A

Question. Name of the author of ‘How the camel got his hump
(a) Thomas Hardy
(b) Rudyard Kipling
(c) RK Narayan
(d) Jane Austen

Answer :  C

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.

Answer :  A

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

Answer :  C

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

Answer :  D

Question.What was the camel doing?
(a) Eating
(b) Working
(c) Looking his reflection in a pool of water.
(d) Sleeping

Answer :  C

Question. What was the dog taking in his hand?
(a) Bread
(b) A stick
(c) A piece of cloth
(d) A bone

Answer :  B

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

Answer :  C

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

Answer :  D

Question. ‘…… there was a —–, and he lived in the middle of a howling desert…..’
(a) Bear
(b) Ox
(c) Camel
(d) Crocodile

Answer :  C

Question. On which day the Horse same to the camel?
(a) Saturday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Thursday

Answer :  B

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.

Answer :  A

Important Questions Class 8 English It So Happened Chapter 1

Short Answer Type Questions

1 What did the camel eat and where did he live? Why?

Answer: The camel ate thorns and prickles and lived in the middle of a Howling Desert because he did not want to work.

2. What did the three animals do after the camel refused to work?

Answer: The three animals namely the horse, the dog and the ox held a panchayat on the Edge of the Desert after the camel’s refusal to work.

3. What tasks, do you think, were assigned to the dog and the ox?

Answer: The dog was assigned the task of carrying and fetching things. The ox was asked to carry the yoke on his neck and thereby plough the field.

4. Why did the camel live in the middle of the desert?

Answer: The camel lived in the middle of the desert because he did not want to work.

5. What made the dog, the horse and the ox very angry?

Answer: The dog, the horse and the ox were very angry because they had to do extra work to compensate for camel’s idleness; while the camel did not do any work.

6. How did the Djinn punish the camel?

Answer: The Djinn encouraged the camel to work but when he refused to work, it angered the Djinn and on his back became a big hump. He was told to work equally with the other animals, come out of the desert and behave properly.

7. What work was given to the horse, the dog and an ox?

Answer: The horse was given the work to trot, dog was given the work to fetch and carry and ox had to plough.

8. Why do you think the camel was looking at his own reflection?

Answer: Camel was looking at his own reflection to see how smart he was not to work and make others work in his place.

9. What was the purpose of the ‘humph’ on camel’s back?

Answer: The purpose of the ‘humph’ was to live on it without eating.

10. Why did early man domesticate a few animals?

Answer: Early man domesticated animals for different purposes. They used them to carry heavy loads, draw carts and plough the field.

12. Which animal in your opinion is man’s best friend and most useful too?

Answer: The dog is man’s best friend. It provides security and even draws the sledge on ice. It is known for its faithfulness. The horse and the elephants have also been very friendly to man.

13. Do you think the camel renders no service to man?

Answer: The camel is rightly called the ship of the desert. It renders a variety of services to man. It is the chief means of transport across the desert. It ploughs the fields and gives milk and meat to its master.

14. Do yon think hump on a camel’s back has no use?

Answer: The hump on a camel’s back is an obstruction in riding. But it is very useful. It coma ins fat arid food. A camel can get its food from the hump for several days.

15. Who was Djinn? How did he set the camel right?

Answer: Djinn was in-change of all deserts. So the horse, ox and the dog complained to him about the camel’s laziness. The Djinn scolded the camel, gave a hump on its back and ordered it to serve man as did other animals.

Long Answer Type Questions

1. What made the Three very angry?

Answer: The Three (the Dog, the Horse and the Ox) were hard working animals. They did different works for men. The Dog carried heavy loads, the Horse drew carts and the Ox ploughed the field. These three were fed up with the Camel because he didn’t do any work. So one day they complained to Man about the Camel’s laziness. At this the Man became angry. He told the three to leave the Camel alone and work double time to compensate his (Camel’s) work. That made the three very angry. They held a panchayat but it proved in vain. The camel came chewing and laughed at them.

2 How did the Camel get a hump?

Answer: In the beginning the camel was a lazy animal. He didn’t want to work and lived in the middle of a desert away from other working animals. But the animals never forgot him and his nature. They wanted him to work like them. They complained against him to the Djinn, who was in-charge of all deserts. The Djinn decided to punish such an idle animal. He told the Camel to work like other animals but the Camel showed no willingness to work. This made the Djinn angry. He put a curse on the Camel. Soon the Camel’s back puffed up into a big bump. This is how the Camel got a hump.