Magnifying Glass

Class 8 · English · 19 Questions

I.4beginner🧠 Remember2 marksShort Answer

What other instruments magnify objects?

Ibeginner💡 Understand4 marksFill in the Blanks

Complete the summary of the poem given below with suitable words from the poem.

II.1beginner💡 Understand1 markMCQ

The main idea of the poem is the transformative power of _____ (wonders in nature/close observation) through the magnifying glass.

II.2beginner🔍 Analyze1 markMCQ

The tone of the poem is _____. (wonder and curiosity/peaceful and emotional)

II.3beginner🔍 Analyze1 markMCQ

The poem has _____ stanzas with _____ lines in each stanza. Hence, it is a quatrain. (four; six/six; four)

II.4intermediate🔍 Analyze1 markMCQ

The rhyme scheme of the poem is _____. (ABCD; ABCB)

IIIintermediate🔍 Analyze3 marksShort Answer

Pick examples from the poem for the following poetic devices.

IVintermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

The poem is rich in visual imagery, painting vivid pictures of small, everyday things magnified into something grand.

Vintermediate🔍 Analyze4 marksShort Answer

Complete the following sentences with a reason.

I.1intermediate🔍 Analyze4 marksCase Study

Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow.

II.1intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

What is the significance of the spider in the poem?

II.2intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

How might the speaker's view of the natural world change if there was no use of a magnifying glass?

II.3intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

Why does the poem end with the idea of the moon being within reach?

II.4intermediate🔍 Analyze2 marksShort Answer

What is the speaker's attitude towards nature and the act of observation?

Iintermediate🔧 Apply3 marksFill in the Blanks

Fill in the blanks in the sentences with the words given in the box below.

IIbeginner🧠 Remember3 marksMatching

Match the phrases in Column 1 with suitable words in Column 2 to make collective nouns.

IIIintermediate💡 Understand3 marksMatching

Match the idiomatic expressions with 'eye' given in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2.

IVintermediate🔧 Apply2 marksShort Answer

Choose the nouns to which you can add the suffix -'ish' to make adjectives.

Iintermediate✨ Create8 marksEssay

Create a conversation between Deepa and Asma, members of the Science Club, who are discussing and making a decision about making a model for an upcoming Science Fair.