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A Concrete Example — Practice Quiz

CBSE · Class 8 · English

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What does the title A Concrete Example most likely play on in the chapter?

2

Who says, 'You're standing on it' in the poem about Mrs. Jones?

3

Which item is NOT named as part of Mrs. Jones's garden features?

4

What does Mrs. Jones do between the stones in her garden?

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What is the narrator puzzled about in the second stanza?

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How Mrs. Jones gets the tiny plants in between the stones

The narrator cannot understand how such delicate plants are placed in the spaces between stones.

2multiple choice
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Which line from the poem introduces Mrs. Jones's garden in the first stanza?

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My next-door neighbour, Mrs. Jones, has got a garden full of stones

This line opens the poem and tells what kind of garden Mrs. Jones has.

3multiple choice
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What is the mood of the Mrs. Jones poem overall?

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Light and humorous

The poem uses playful details and a surprise ending to create a humorous mood.

4multiple choice
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Which poem in the chapter describes a garden filled with foliage, colours, bamboos, moonlight, and a white lotus?

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A Sea of Foliage

The poem by Toru Dutt describes a garden full of foliage, many colours, bamboos, moonlight, and lotus.

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What are the important topics in A Concrete Example for CBSE Class 8 English?
Key topics in A Concrete Example include The poem about Mrs. Jones and her stone garden, The poem 'A Sea of Foliage' by Toru Dutt, Garden vocabulary and visualisation, Notice writing for the Herb Garden inauguration. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 8 exams.
How many practice questions are there for A Concrete Example?
There are 70 questions on A Concrete Example. Try the 4-question sample quiz on this page first; each answer shows an explanation when you tap it.

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