Punjab Board Class 8th English Question Paper 2025 Held on 19 February With Answer key

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Total No. of Questions: 16] Total No. of Printed Pages: 8

ANNUAL EXAMINATION SYSTEM

2325

ENGLISH

(Morning Session)

Time allowed: 3 hours Maximum marks: 80

Note: (1) You must write the subject-code/paper-code 807 in the designated box on the title page of your answer-book.

1. Make sure that the answer-book contains 16 pages (including title page) and are properly serialed as soon as you receive it.
2. Any questions attempted after leaving blank pages in the answer-book will not be evaluated.
3. No additional sheets will be provided. Write concise and to-the-point answers.
4. Do not write on the reverse side of the title page..
5. Clearly write the section name (e.g., Section A, Section B. Section C) before answering.
6. Ensure that the question number is written correctly while answering.
7. Attempt the questions within each section continuously and in the correct order.
8. Maintain neat handwriting to ensure legibility.
9. All questions are compulsory.

Section-A

(Reading Comprehension) (15 Marks)

1. 5×1=5 Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

Food wastage is an important issue that affects everybody. Each year, an immense amount of food is wasted at various points such as households, restaurants, and grocery stores. This wastage results in the loss of resources like water, energy and money used to cultivate, transport and prepare food. To mitigate this issue, we should purchase and cook only what we need, which can be achieved through good meal planning. Proper storage techniques are essential to keep food fresh for longer periods. Additionally, leftover can be creatively recooked into new meals. By being wiser with our food consumption, we not only save money but also contribute positively to the environment. Reducing food wastage ensures that more food is available for those in need. Furthermore, it minimizes the environmental impact by reducing the amount of waste that ends up in landfills, thus lowering greenhouse gas emissions. Let's all try to be more aware of our food usage and make efforts to reduce waste, ultimately fostering a more sustainable world.

Questions:

(i) What is the main topic of the passage?

• Saving water
• Avoiding food wastage
• Growing food
• Cooking new dishes

Answer: (b) Avoiding food wastage

(ii) What resources are wasted when food is wasted?

• Water, energy and money
• Only water
• Only money
• Water and money

Answer: (a) Water, energy and money

(iii) Why is proper food storage important?

• It allows us to buy more food
• It helps keep food fresh for longer
• It makes food spoil quickly
• It reduces the need to cook

Answer: (b) It helps keep food fresh for longer

(iv) Why is it crucial to avoid food wastage?

• To cook more dishes
• To save money and help the environment
• To buy more food
• To have more leftovers

Answer: (b) To save money and help the environment

(v) Imagine you have leftover rice from dinner. Which of the following actions align with the passage's suggestions to avoid food wastage?

• Throw it in the trash
• Store it properly and make fried rice the next day
• Leave it on the stove overnight
• Cook more rice to add to it

Answer: (b) Store it properly and make fried rice the next day

2. 5×1=5 Look at the following poster carefully and answer the questions given below:

[Poster Description: The poster is titled "WHY ART?" in large letters. Below it, it says "THE REAL QUESTION SHOULD BE WHY NOT ART?". The poster lists benefits of art, such as "Art builds fine motor skills & increases neural connection", "Art enhances creative ability & encourages imagination among all", "Art improves communication", "Art makes you feel good - It boosts your self-esteem!", and "Art builds connections with others and community."]

Questions:

(i) What is the main question posed by the poster?

• Why art?
• Which art?
• How to create art?
• What is art?

Answer: (a) Why art?

(ii) According to the poster, how does art benefit fine motor skills?

• It decreases neural connection
• It increases neural connection
• It has no effect on neural connection
• It damages neural connection

Answer: (b) It increases neural connection

(iii) What does the poster say art enhances?

• Physical strength
• Creative ability
• Financial stability
• Reading skills

Answer: (b) Creative ability

(iv) Why does the poster suggest art makes you feel good?

• Because it is easy
• Because it boosts self-esteem
• Because it requires no effort
• Because it makes you wealthy

Answer: (b) Because it boosts self-esteem

(v) What is the overall message of the poster?

• Art is only for teachers
• Art has many benefits and should be valued
• Art is a waste of time
• Art should be avoided in education

Answer: (b) Art has many benefits and should be valued

3. 5×1=5 Read the dialogue and answer the questions that follow:

Dialogue: Anu: Have you heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words"? Sara: Yes, I have. It means that what we do is more important than what we say, right? Anu: Exactly! It's easy to say things, but our actions show what we truly mean. Sara: That's true. If someone promises to help but never does, their words mean nothing. Anu: Right! People trust actions more than just words, It's what we do that makes a difference. Sara: I agree. Like, if we care about someone, we should show it by being there for that person. Anu: Yes, and even small actions can have a big impact, more than just saying we'll do something. Sara: True. It's better to help someone quietly than to keep talking about it without doing anything. Anu: Absolutely! In the end, actions always prove how much we care. Sara: I'll remember that. Less talk, more doing!

Questions:

1. Who brought up the saying, "Actions speak louder than words"?
   1. Sara
   2. Anu
   3. A friend
   4. A teacher
2. What is the key message of the saying?
   1. Talking is more important than doing
   2. Doing is more important than talking
   3. Both talking and doing are equally important
   4. Talking shows care
3. According to Sara, what makes words meaningless?
   1. When they are spoken kindly
   2. When promises are not kept
   3. When words are spoken quietly
   4. When they are too loud
4. What does Anu say people trust more?
   1. Words
   2. Promises
   3. Actions
   4. Compliments
5. How can we show care, according to Sara?
   1. By talking about it
   2. By doing things that prove it
   3. By making promises
   4. By giving advice

Section-B (Literature) (25 Marks)

4. Answer any three of the following questions: (3 x 2 = 6)

1. (i) What were the two features of Bell Computer that were being advertised on TV?

   (Value of Money)

2. (ii) Why was the farmer sorrowful? (The Aged Mother)

3. (iii) How did Sandeep help the sage? (The Old Sage and The Brothers)

4. (iv) Which puppy was chosen by the little boy and why? (Charge for Love)

5. (v) How many years had passed before Geet could meet Paramjeet in India?

   (Smashing the Glass Ceiling)

5. Write down the meanings of any four words in Punjabi/Hindi. (4 x 1 = 4)

Skills, Features, Border, Itinerary, Companions, Struggle

6. Write 'true' or 'false' for the following statements. (3 x 1 = 3)

1. (i) General O'Dwyer lived in Jallianwala Bagh.

2. (ii) Lala Lajpat Rai is known as Shaheed-e-Azam of India.

3. (iii) Chandigarh is situated on the left bank of the Sutlej River.

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7. Make sentences of any four of the given words: 4×1=4

cross, meditation, mistake, oceans, visit, return

8. Read the given stanza and answer any two of the questions that follow : 2×2=4

Oh! Defender of borders

You are great sons of my land

When we are all asleep

You still hold on to your deed.

Questions:

(i) Name the poem and the poet.

(ii) Who are being referred to as 'Defenders of borders'?

(iii) Who holds on to their deed when others are asleep?

9. Answer any two of the following questions based on poems: 2×2=4

(i) How does the poet feel when he touches and feels the pages of his books? (We Who Love Books)

(ii) What should not be done when things seem worst? (Don't Quit)

(iii) What does the Earth want from human beings? (The Earth Needs You)

Section-C

(Vocabulary, Grammar, Translation and Composition) (40 Marks)

10. Vocabulary (6 marks)

(i) Write the synonym of any one of the following words: 1

upset, moment

• Synonym of upset: disturbed
• Synonym of moment: instant

(ii) Give one word for the following statement: 1

a person who eats too much

Answer: glutton

(iii) Add the right prefix or suffix to any one of the following words: 1

place, paid

• Word with prefix/suffix for place: replace (prefix 're-') or placement (suffix '-ment')
• Word with prefix/suffix for paid: unpaid (prefix 'un-') or overpaid (prefix 'over-') or payment (suffix '-ment')

(iv) Write one rhyming word for each of the following words: 2

(a) away

(b) be

• Rhyming word for away: say, day, play
• Rhyming word for be: see, tea, free

(v) Make noun form of any one of the given words: 1

try, teach

• Noun form of try: trial or try
• Noun form of teach: teacher or teaching

(vi) Write the following words in the order as they appear in a dictionary: 1

document, doctor, doctrine, disturb

Answer: document, doctrine, doctor, disturb

11. Do as directed: (12 marks)

(i) Read the following sentence and state which type of sentence it is:

How big the animal is!

• Type of sentence: Exclamatory sentence

(ii) Change the following Affirmative sentence into Interrogative sentence:

He may help you.

• Interrogative sentence: May he help you?

(iii) Choose the Adjective from the following words:
interesting, you, play, dance, because

• Adjective: interesting

(iv) Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:

The airplane flew _______ the mountains.

• Preposition: over or above

(v) Identify the verb in the following sentence and state whether it is Transitive or Intransitive:

Aman closed the door.

• Verb: closed
• Type of verb: Transitive verb

(vi) Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree of the adjective given in the brackets:

China is _______ (large) than Poland.

• Correct degree: larger

(vii) Pick out infinitive in the following sentence:

To forgive is difficult.

• Infinitive: To forgive

(viii) Select the correct verb from the brackets to fill in the blank:

Oil and water _______ mix. (does not, do not)

• Correct verb: do not

(ix) Fill in the blank with the correct Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous form of the verb given in the brackets:

I _______ my uncle for months. (not visit)

• Correct verb form: have not visited or haven't visited or have not been visiting or haven't been visiting

(x) Rewrite the following sentence after correcting it by adding/deleting a word wherever necessary in the sentence.

The iron is useful metal.

• Corrected sentence: Iron is a useful metal.

(xi) Write whether the underlined word in the following sentence is used as an adjective or an adverb.

He is a gentle person.

• Part of Speech: Adjective

(xii) Change the voice of the following sentence:

Sham lost his pen.

• Passive voice: His pen was lost by Sham.

12. Write an application to the Principal of your school asking for exemption from examination. 7

or

Write a letter to your cousin to tell him about the new mobile phone that you are going to buy.

13. Write a paragraph on 'A School Picnic' using the hints given below: 5

Hints: 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 the story 'The Moneylender and his Purse'.

14. Develop the following Newspaper Headlines: 4

(i) PM Leaves for Texas

(ii) India Beats Australia in the Finals

or

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.

15. Translate any three of the following sentences into Punjabi/Hindi. 3×1=3

(i) Well done!

(ii) Can she swim?

(iii) I celebrated my birthday.

(iv) Raise your hands.

(v) The cat did not drink milk.

16. Translate any three of the following sentences into English. 3×1=3

(i) व घण्ड भडलधी वै। वह बहुत स्वार्थी है।

• Translation: He is very selfish.

(ii) विमे हे मै घुलष्टिभा वै। किसी ने मुझे बुलाया है।

• Translation: Someone has called me.

(iii) विठा वठवे येन्न थलटे। कृपया करके पृष्ठ पलटो।

• Translation: Please turn the page.

(iv) वॉलां ता बढे। बातें मत करो।

• Translation: Do not talk. or Don't talk.

(v) इमी वैभ बरें वतेतो? आप काम कब करेंगे ?

• Translation: When will you do work? or When will you work?

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