A Short Monsoon Diary Class 8 Worksheet English Honeydew Chapter 8

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What does the mist on June 24th do to the surroundings according to the author?
(a) Brightens the hills with colors.
(b) Covers the hills like a white blanket.
(c) Brings warmth and humidity.
(d) Reveals hidden animals in the forest.
Ans: (b)
The text mentions that on June 24th, the mist was like a white blanket covering the hills.

Q2: What new birds arrive in the area on June 27th?
(a) Crows.
(b) Pigeons.
(c) Scarlet minivets.
(d) Sparrows.
Ans: (c)
The passage states that on June 27th, some new birds like scarlet minivets arrived in the area.

Q3: How does the author feel when he hears the drumming of rain on the tin roof on the night of August 2nd?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Delighted.
(d) Scared.
Ans: (c)
The author mentions that the drumming of the rain on the tin roof delighted him on the night of August 2nd.

Q4: What does the author observe on August 12th about the late-monsoon flowers?
(a) They lose their vibrant colors.
(b) They become damp and soggy.
(c) They bloom with vibrant and lush appearance.
(d) They disappear due to heavy rain.
Ans: (c)
According to the text, on August 12th, the rain brought a vibrant and lush appearance to the late-monsoon flowers.

Q5: What does the red color of the cobra lily seeds indicate on August 31st?
(a) It signals the end of the monsoon.
(b) It attracts birds.
(c) It indicates danger.
(d) It represents a new beginning.
Ans: (a)
The passage states that by August 31st, the red color of the cobra lily seeds indicated that the rains were coming to an end.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: On June 25th, the monsoon rain was warm and _______.
Ans: humid

Q2: The author got habituated with the presence of _______ that sucked blood every day.
Ans: leeches

Q3: The night of August 2nd brought heavy rain, and the drumming of the rain on the _______ delighted the author.
Ans: tin roof

Q4: On October 3rd, the monsoon departed, and the _______ rain began.
Ans: winter

Q5: The winter rain gave the author a lonely feeling as there were no _______ like the monsoon rain.
Ans: flowers

Answer the following Questions

Q1: What happens when the mist climbs up the hill?
Ans: The time the mist rises the hill, the birds fall silent. As a result, the mist appears melancholy as it blankets the hills. At midnight, the woodland becomes as ominous as it gets.

Q2: Bijju is calling whom? And who cannot see Bijju?
Ans: Through the mist, Bijju is calling to his sister. The author can only hear him racing down the hillside since he cannot see him.

Q3: How is the weather on June 25 mentioned by the author?
Ans: On June 25, the author wrote in his diary that there is early monsoon rain, warm and humid, and the temperature is not as cold as the inhabitants on the mountains have experienced in the past.

Q4: How does the condition change on June 27?
Ans: Seasonal visitors have arrived, including a leopard and thousands of leeches, scarlet minivets, and drongos, as indicated by the rains.

Q5: What does the author have to say about the leeches during the monsoon?
Ans: There was no other option, the author let the leeches suck his blood during the rainstorm.

Q6: What does the leopard do to domestic animals?
Ans: During the monsoon, the leopard would emerge. It had attacked a dog from the servants' section below the school on the afternoon of June 27. It attacked one of Bijju's cows in the evening, but when Bijju's mother shouted, it flew away. 

Q7: What does the author observe about the creepers?
Ans: A tree creeper climbed quickly up the trunk of the oak tree as soon as the monsoon began, snapping any insects in its path, according to the author. The birds would not go hungry because the monsoon season is also an insect-filled season.

Q8: What can the mist afford? What does the schoolboy ask about the hill? What does the author tell him?
Ans: The mist, according to the author, provides some privacy. When a student asked him to characterize the hill station and valley in one line, the author could only say, "A paradise that might have been."

Q9: What does the author observe about scarlet minivets and the drongos?
Ans: Scarlet minivets flitted through the leaves like pearls, softly. He sees that the brightly coloured birds cannot hide in the green trees, but they can sometimes hide by remaining silent. The minivets are chased away by a pair of ferocious drongos.

Q10: How was the weather different on August 3 from August 12 according to the author’s diary?
Ans: The weather has been somewhat unpredictable, according to the author. The rain ceased and the clouds parted on August 3, and the sun shone out on the left. Cowbells were grazed by a woman who came chopping sticks. The bird thrush whistled tunes from the ravine's depths, like a dark sweet secret. On August 12, it's raining nonstop and there's a constant mist. For over eight or nine days, the sun remained buried once more. People were unable to leave their homes because the land was damp and soggy. However, because it was late summer, flowers such as wild balsam, dahlias, begonias, and ground orchids bloomed.