Class 8th English Guess Paper 2025h
Session 2024-25
Maximum Marks: 80
Section-A (Reading Comprehension)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: (5X1=5 Marks)
A tree is a woody plant usually with a single stem. A large area well covered with woody plants is a forest. The woody plants called shrubs and bushes are smaller than trees and usually have more than one stem. Trees are the largest living things on the Earth, and they live longer than any animal. The tallest trees are mountain ashes which have grown to well over 330 feet. The oldest trees are the Californian pines, some of which are more than 4500 years old. The age of a tree can be told by counting the rings in the trunk. In most kinds of temperate trees (i.e., grown in neither very hot nor very cold climates), new wood is formed each year in a layer outside the wood of the previous year.
Trees are important for us for a number of reasons. Like all green plants, they build up their food by the process known as photosynthesis. The product of this process is oxygen that is given off into air which human beings and other animals take from the atmosphere as they breathe. This is why the great forests have been called the ‘lungs of the world’. They are also an important source of medicine. They prevent soil erosion and flooding. They also help to control pollution. They absorb Carbon Dioxide. They improve our environment. They make much of the oxygen we need to live.
Questions:
Q1) Which are the largest living things on the Earth?
- a) Shrubs
- b) Trees
- c) Bushes
- d) Animals
Q2) Which kind of tallest trees have grown to well over 330 feet?
- a) Californian trees
- b) Palm trees
- c) Mountain ashes
- d) Temperature trees
Q3) What is photosynthesis?
- a) Process of building food
- b) Process of respiration
- c) Process of digestion
- d) Process of breathing
Q4) Which of the following is called "the lungs of the world"?
- a) Atmosphere
- b) Trees
- c) Forests
- d) Oxygen
Q5) Trees are important for...
- a) Medicine
- b) Preventing soil erosion
- c) Oxygen
- d) All of the above
Section-A (Reading Comprehension) - Continued
2. Read the poster carefully and answer the questions that follow: (5X1=5 Marks)
Q1) Which is not the benefit of reading books?
- a) Reduces our stress
- b) Provides good material for conversation
- c) Distracts our concentration
- d) Brain exercise
Q2) What is 'great and free' that is provided by books?
- a) Entertainment
- b) Education
- c) Vocabulary
- d) Creativity
Q3) How can books stimulate further reflection?
- a) By enriching vocabulary
- b) By exercising brain
- c) By increasing ability
- d) By posing questions
Q4) A book is like a garden carrying in the…
- a) Pocket
- b) Bag
- c) Polythene
- d) Brain
Q5) Books introduce us to the unrevealed…
- a) Family world
- b) Fantasy world
- c) Fantastic world
- d) Fabulous world
3. Read the conversation and answer the questions that follow: (5X1=5 Marks)
Doctor: Good morning. Please sit down. What is your name?
Rafiq: Thank you. My name is Rafiq.
Doctor: How old are you?
Rafiq: I’m sixteen years old.
Doctor: What’s your problem?
Rafiq: I’ve been suffering from fever for the last five days. I also feel severe pain all over my body.
Doctor: What about your taste and appetite?
Rafiq: I feel bitter taste in the mouth. Moreover, I don’t feel like taking food.
Doctor: Please lie down on the bed and unbutton your shirt. I have to check your chest.
Rafiq: Yes, Doctor.
Doctor: There is nothing to worry about. You have been suffering from viral fever.
Rafiq: Do I need any medicine?
Doctor: Yes, here is the prescription. Take these medicines for a week. You’ll be all right in a week.
Rafiq: Thank you, Doctor.
Doctor: Don’t mention it.
Questions:
Q1) Who offers a seat to Rafiq?
- a) Doctor
- b) Patient
- c) Both a and b
- d) Neither a nor b
Q2) What is the problem of Rafiq?
- a) Fever and headache
- b) Sweating and fever
- c) Fever and body ache
- d) Joint pain and headache
Q3) Why does the doctor ask Rafiq to unbutton his shirt?
- a) To examine his arm
- b) To examine his stomach
- c) To examine his chest
- d) None of the above
Q4) The doctor diagnosed that Rafiq was affected by a…
- a) Typhoid
- b) Weakness
- c) Infection
- d) Viral fever
Q5) The word ‘instruction’ has ‘prescription’ as its synonym. What will be the synonyms of ‘pain’ and ‘bitter’?
- a) Agony, sour
- b) Comfort, tasty
- c) Relief, sour
- d) Sad, tart
Session 2024-25
Maximum Marks: 80
Section-B (Literature)
4. Answer any three of the following questions: (3X2=6 Marks)
- Q1. What were the two features of Bell Computer that were being advertised on TV? (Value of Money)
- Q2. When and where was Ravidas born? (Saint Ravidas)
- Q3. Why did the sage snatch away the gifts from Harry and Raman? (The Old Sage and the Brothers)
- Q4. Which puppy was chosen by the little boy and why? (Charge for Love)
- Q5. How many years had passed before Geet could meet Paramjeet in India? (Smashing the Glass Ceiling)
5. Get the meaning of any four of the following words in Punjabi/Hindi: (4X1=4 Marks)
- features
- travel
- delighted
- refrain
- confidence
- defenders
- memories
6. Fill in the blanks with suitable words. (3X1=3 Marks)
- Geet had gone _______ after marriage.
- They also got me to attend evening classes run by _______ agency.
- You have earned the highest ______ through your work and set up a successful business.
7. Make sentences from the following words. (Any four) (4X1=4 Marks)
- ultimate
- snapped
- disciple
- snatched
- architect
- companion
- twisted
8. Read the following stanza of the poem and answer the questions that follow. (2X2=4 Marks)
Climbing the heights or striding the valleys
Defending the desert, guarding the marshes
Surveillance in seas and by securing the air
Prime of your youth given to the nation!!
Wind chimes of my land vibrate your dear
We pray for you brave men!!
May the Lord bless you all!!
Questions:
- Q1. Whom has the poem been addressed to?
- Q2. What do these great sons sacrifice for the nation?
- Q3. Explain: 'Wind chimes of my land vibrate your feat'.
9. Answer any two of the following questions: (2X2=4 Marks)
- Q1. What are some single-use plastic things that we buy and use? (The Earth Needs You)
- Q2. What does the poet mean by ‘twists and turns'? (Don't Quit)
- Q3. What do you understand by the phrase ‘timeless tales'? (We Who Love Books)
Section-C (Vocabulary, Translation, and Composition)
10. Vocabulary: (1X6=6 Marks)
- a) Give one word substitution for: A list of books available in a library.
- b) Add the suitable prefix or suffix to the word 'possible'.
- c) Make a noun from the word 'decide'.
- d) Write the antonym of the word: exit.
- e) Use the following idiom in a meaningful sentence: "The ball is in your court."
- f) Write the meaning of the phrasal verb "pull out."
11. Do as directed: (12 Marks)
- Change the given Affirmative Sentence into an Interrogative sentence:
"She speaks the truth." - Identify the part of speech of the underlined word:
"I play basketball." - Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner:
"He didn't make ______ mistakes in the essay." - Underline the helping verb and encircle the main verb in the given sentence:
"Sushant is sitting in the kitchen." - State whether the verb in the given sentence is Transitive or Intransitive:
"Babli closed the window." - Fill in the blank with the suitable degree of adjective (given in the bracket):
"Ravinder is ________ than Parul." - Fill in the blank with the suitable non-finite form of the verb:
"He made me _______ (repeat) the lesson." - Change the following words into adverbs:
1. fair 2. strong - Select the correct form of the verb from the bracket to fill in the blank:
"Slow and steady ______ the race." (win/wins) - Fill in the blank with the correct form of Present Continuous or Present Simple Tense:
"She always _________ (remember) my birthday." - Change the voice:
"Harish plays cricket." - State the type of sentence:
"Please be quiet."
12. Letter Writing (6 Marks)
Write a letter to your friend informing him about your brother’s marriage and inviting him.
OR
Write an application to the Principal of your school asking for a school leaving certificate.
13. Paragraph Writing (4 Marks)
Write a paragraph on "A School Picnic" using the hints given below:
Picnic ........ look forward to........... all excited ......... woke up early........packed food..... reached in time........teachers accompanied........bus started......... enjoyed.......reached the spot.......took swings.......high spirits........took lunch........great fun...... journey back...... reached home.......a day worth....... remembering.
OR
Write a story on the topic: "The Vain Stag."
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Section-C (Vocabulary, Translation, and Composition) - Continued
14. Notice Writing (3 Marks)
Option 1: You have lost a bag in your school. Write a notice about the loss, giving the particulars of the bag. Also, announce a reward for the finder.
OR
Option 2: Newspaper Headlines: Explain the following headlines in 10-15 words each.
- a) PM Leaves for Texas
- b) India Beats Australia in the Finals
15. Translation (2X1=2 Marks)
Translate any two of the following sentences into Punjabi/Hindi:
- I) I go to school daily.
- II) Everyone has learnt the lesson.
- III) Why are you making a noise?
16. Translation (2X1=2 Marks)
Translate any two of the following sentences into English:
- I) ਉਸ ਨੇ ਸੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਬੋਲਿਆ।
- II) ਕੀ ਮੈਂ ਅੰਦਰ ਆ ਸਕਦਾ ਹਾਂ?
- III) ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਪੱਕਾ ਲਮੱਤਰ ਕੌਣ ਹੈ?
17. Marks for Good Handwriting (5 Marks)
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