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Maharashtra State Board School Quizzes

Quiz on Owning Books (English)

Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Standard Eight English

1. Which habit is one of the greatest resources of mankind?

jumping
yawning
dozing
reading
Correct Answer: reading

2. How should you treat a borrowed book?

shoddily
carelessly
with punctiliousness
with gloves
Correct Answer: with punctiliousness

3. How do you treat your books?

with affectionate intimacy
delicately
carefully
with disregard
Correct Answer: with affectionate intimacy

4. How many books were in author's library?

four thousand
six thousand
five thousand
seven thousand
Correct Answer: six thousand

5. What advantages do book-friends have over living friends?

Book-friends do not borrow money.
Book-friends do not need food and drink.
You can enjoy the most truly aristocratic society whenever you want it.
You can have knowledge from book-friends.
Correct Answer: You can enjoy the most truly aristocratic society whenever you want it.

6. Why can't we always see our personal friends?

Perchance they are asleep or away on a journey.
They become invisible.
They are busy.
They disappear.
Correct Answer: Perchance they are asleep or away on a journey.

7. What is the immortal part of history?

pottery
literature
war
earthquake
Correct Answer: literature

Originally posted 2015-11-25 09:01:20.