PSEB CLASS 8 ENGLISH GUESS PAPER MARCH 2026

8th English Model Question Paper 2026

CLASS: 8

ENGLISH (PRE-BOARD / MODEL TEST 2026)

Time: 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 80

Section A: Reading Comprehension (10 Marks)
Q.1 Read the passage and answer the following questions: (5 × 1 = 5)

Gandhiji's first 'Satyagraha' in India was in Champaran, in Bihar. The peasants of that district were being cruelly treated by the British indigo planters. Gandhiji left for Champaran to find out the truth. The news that a Mahatma had arrived to inquire into their sufferings attracted thousands of peasants who flocked to Champaran to have his darshan. The Government got alarmed and Gandhiji was asked to leave the district. He refused and was asked to appear before the magistrate. Later, the case was withdrawn. Gandhiji lived with the peasants for some time in order to learn about their hard lot.

  1. Gandhiji left for Champaran to find out: (a) the truth (b) the peasants (c) the magistrate (d) none
  2. Who were cruelly treated? (a) British planters (b) Gandhiji (c) Peasants of Champaran (d) Public
  3. Why was Gandhiji asked to leave? (a) Life in danger (b) Government was alarmed (c) No energy (d) All
  4. When he refused to leave, he appeared before: (a) Magistrate (b) Public (c) Planters (d) King
  5. The result of the case was that it was: (a) Continued (b) Withdrawn (c) Lost (d) Dismissed
Q.2 Look at the poster and answer the questions that follow: (5 × 1 = 5)

NATIONAL VOTER AWARENESS CONTEST

Theme: "My Vote is My Future - Power of One Vote"

25 Jan, 2022 - 15th March, 2022

CONTEST OPEN FOR ALL

Send entries to: voter-contest@eci.gov.in

Campaigned by: Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal

  1. The poster is about: (a) Slogan Contest (b) Voter Awareness (c) Future (d) None
  2. What is the theme of the contest? (a) My Vote is My Future (b) Power of One Vote (c) Both a & b (d) None
  3. Who can participate in the contest? (a) Only men (b) Students (c) Open for all (d) Women
  4. The contest duration is: (a) 25 Jan to 15 March 2022 (b) 5 Jan to 5 March (c) July (d) 2012
  5. Antonym of 'ignorance' from the poster is: (a) Power (b) Awareness (c) Future (d) Officer
Section B: Literature (25 Marks)
Q.3 Answer any THREE of the following questions: (3 × 2 = 6)
  • What made the narrator unhappy? (Value of Money)
  • Where did the farmer hide his mother? (The Aged Mother)
  • What does Seema read on the Internet? (Safety While Driving)
  • Which features of Chinese cities impressed Marco Polo? (Marco Polo)
Q.4 Give the meanings of any FOUR words in Punjabi/Hindi: (4 × 1 = 4)

tangles, impression, snatched, familiar, blunder, publishing

Q.5 Fill in the blanks with suitable words: (3 × 1 = 3)
  • The farmer had _______ fields and three _______.
  • Marco Polo visited the holy city of _______.
  • Geet had gone _______ after marriage.
Q.6 Make sentences (Any FOUR): (4 × 1 = 4)

obsessed, snapped, hardest, shrine, handful, translated

Q.7 Answer any TWO questions based on poems: (2 × 2 = 4)
  • Who is 'you' in the first line? (The Earth Needs You)
  • Who according to the poet will always be the lucky ones? (We Who Love Books)
  • What do these great sons sacrifice for the nation? (My Dear Soldiers)
Q.8 Read the stanza and answer any TWO questions: (2 × 2 = 4)
"And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit."
  1. Name the poem and its poet.
  2. What do you understand by 'sticking to the fight'?
  3. What should not be done when things seem worst?
Section C: Vocabulary & Grammar (15 Marks)
Q.9 Vocabulary: (5 × 1 = 5)
  • One word: One who practises fine arts _______.
  • Noun form of 'revise': _______.
  • Antonym of 'assemble': _______.
  • Meaning of Phrasal Verb 'hold up': _______.
  • Use idiom in sentence: "blessing in disguise".
Q.10 Do as directed: (10 × 1 = 10)
  • Exclamatory to Assertive: How beautiful the scenery is!
  • Identify Part of Speech: They are extremely rich.
  • Determiner: But I had _______ idea of all this.
  • Transitive/Intransitive: Their team won the match.
  • Adjective degree: Gold is _______ than silver. (expensive)
  • Non-finite: I am looking forward to _______ (meet) you.
  • Verb: Time and tide _______ for none. (wait/waits)
  • Past Form: Reema _______ (not stand) first in the last test.
  • Change Voice: The girls are making chairs.
  • Preposition: It is extremely hot _______ the month of June.
Section D: Writing Skills & Translation (30 Marks)
Q.11 Letter/Application Writing: (7 Marks)

Letter to cousin about new mobile phone OR Application for exam exemption.

Q.12 Paragraph Writing (Any ONE): (5 Marks)

Topic: "A School Picnic" OR "The School Library" (Use provided hints).

Q.13 Story Writing (Any ONE): (4 Marks)

'Destiny of a Donkey' OR 'The Moneylender and His Purse'.

Q.14 (a) Notice Writing: (4 Marks)

Draft a notice for a school trip to Delhi and Agra OR Notice for a lost bag.

Q.14 (b) Newspaper Headlines (Explain Any TWO): (4 Marks)

(i) PM Launches New Education Policy (ii) Earthquake Rocks Nepal

Q.15 Translation English to Punjabi/Hindi (Any THREE): (3 Marks)

(i) Do not litter. (ii) I must go to sleep now. (iii) Why are you making a noise?

Q.16 Translation Punjabi/Hindi to English (Any THREE): (3 Marks)

(i) मुझे आप पर गर्व है। (ii) कक्षा में कौन था ? (iii) वह मूर्ख नहीं है।

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