PSEB 8th Sample Paper 2026 English

Punjab Board

Sample Academic Year
2026

Paper

Model Test Paper
Session 2025-26
Class VIII
English
Time: 3hrs M.M:80
Section-A (Reading Comprehension)
1. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5 marks)

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 Later, the case was withdrawn.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. But, he also taught them to be free and to stand on their feet.
At last, he succeeded in securing justice for the poor peasants.

i) Gandhi ji left for Champaran to find out_____.
a) the truth
b) the peasants
c) the magistrate
d) none of the above

ii) Who were cruelly treated?
a) The British indigo planters
b) Gandhiji and his followers
c) The peasants of Champaran
d) The peasants all over India

iii) Why was Gandhiji asked to leave?
a) because his life was in danger
b) because the Government was alarmed
c) because he had lost his energy to unite the peasants
d) all of the above

iv) When refused, Gandhiji was asked to appear before __________.
a) the peasants b) the public
c) the planters d) the magistrate

v) Gandhiji’s first Satyagraha was a __________.
a) success b) failure c) false show d) none of these

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2. Look at the poster and answer the questions that follow: (5x1=5 marks)

i) What is the poster about?
a) Environment Awareness b) Pollution Awareness
c) Waste Management d) All of these

ii) What are the 3Rs mentioned in the poster?
a) Remember, Recall, Refresh b) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
c) Reading, Writing, Arithmetic d) Read, Research, Recall
iii) We should take ……… showers.
a) longer b) lesser c) shorter d) more

iv)What can be reused?
a) cloth shopping bags b) paper shopping bags
c) plastic shopping bags d) all of these

v) Find out the antonym of the word ‘mix’ from the poster.

a) repair b) waste c) separate d) showers
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Section-B (Literature)

3. Answer any three of the following questions: (3x2=6 marks)

(i) Where did the farmer hide his mother ? (The Aged Mother)
(ii) Why did the farmer summon his sons ? (The Old Sage and the Brothers)
(iii) What does Seema read on the Internet? (Safety While Driving)
(iv) Which features of the Chinese cities impressed Marco Polo ? (Marco Polo)
(v) What help did Paramjeet seek from Geet at the end of the story? (Smashing the Glass Ceiling)

4. Give the meanings of any four of the following words in Punjabi/Hindi: (4x1=4 marks)
tangles, impression, snatched, familiar, blunder, publishing

5. Fill in the blanks with suitable words: (3x1=3 marks)

(i) The farmer had ____________ fields and three __________.
(ii) Marco Polo visited the holy city of ____________.
(iii) Geet had gone ____________ after marriage.

6. Make sentences of any four of the following words. (4x1=4 marks)
obsessed, snapped, hardest, shrine, handful, translated

7. Answer any two of the following questions: (2x2=4 marks)

i. What harm does it do to the oceans, rivers and trees?(The Earth Needs You)
ii. Who according to the poet will always be the lucky ones? (We who Love Books)
iii. What do these great sons sacrifice for the nation? (My Dear Soldiers)

8. Read the following stanza and answer any two questions. (2x2=4 marks)

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.

i. Name the poem and its poet.
ii. What do you understand by ‘sticking to the fight when hardest hit’?
iii. What should not be done when things seem worst?

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Section-C
(Vocabulary, Grammar, Translation and Composition)
9. Vocabulary: (5x1=5 marks)
(i) One word substitution:
one who practises one of the fine arts
(ii) Write the noun form of the word ‘revise’.
(iii) Give the antonym of ‘assemble’.
(iv) Write the meaning of the phrasal verb: hold up
(v) Use the given idiom in a sentence: blessing in disguise

10. Do as directed: (10x1=10 marks)
(i) Change the following Exclamatory sentence into Assertive sentence.
How beautiful the scenery is!

(ii) Choose the correct option to determine which part of speech the underlined word belongs
to.
They are extremely rich.
a) noun (b) verb (c) adverb (d) pronoun

(iii) Fill in the blank with a suitable determiner.
But I had _____ idea of all this.

(iv) State whether the verb in the following sentence is transitive or intransitive.
Their team won the match.

(v) Fill in the blank with the appropriate degree of the adjective given in the bracket.
Gold is __________ than silver. (expensive)

(vi) Fill in the blank with the appropriate non-finite form.
I am looking forward _________(meet) you.

(vii) Select the correct verb from the bracket to fill in the blank.
Time and tide _______ for none. (wait, waits)

(viii) Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb. (Past Continuous or Simple Past)
Reema __________ (not stand) first in the last test.

(ix) Change the voice.
The girls are making chairs.

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(x) Fill in the blank with appropriate preposition.
It is extremely hot _____ the month of June.

11.Write a letter to your cousin to tell him about the new mobile phone that you are going
to buy. (7 marks)
Or
Write an application to your Principal asking for exemption from examination.
12. Write a paragraph on any one of the following: (5 marks)
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-journeyback-reached home-a day worth-remembering
Or
Hints:School a temple of learning-library the most useful place-a big library in my school-more
than 50,000 books-kept subject wise-story books and comics-newspapers and magazines-
librarian very helpful and kind-enjoy going to the library

13. Write a story on any one of the following: (4 marks)
‘Destiny of a Donkey’ or ‘The Moneylender and His Purse’

14.Draft a notice on any one of the following.
Your school is organising a trip to Delhi and Agra. You are the Secretary of the tour organising
committee. Draft a notice asking the students to give their names to you. (4 marks)
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.

(b)Explain any two of following newspaper headlines in 10-15 words each. (2x2=4 marks)
(i) PM Launches New Education Policy
(ii) Earthquake Rocks Nepal
(iii) Gold Rises Further
15. Translate any three of the following sentences into Punjabi/Hindi: (3x1=3 marks)
(i) Do not litter.
(ii) The old man built a house.
(iii) Why are you making a noise?
(iv) I must go to sleep now.
(v) Work hard lest you should fail.
16. Translate any three of the following sentences into English. (3x1=3 marks)
(i) ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੁ ਹਾਡੇ ਤੇ ਮਾਣ ਹੈ। / मुझे आप पर गर्व है ।
(ii) ਸ਼ਾਬਾਸ਼ ! ਤੁ ਸੀ ੀਂ ਬੁਹਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਕੀਤਾ। / शाबाश ! आपने बहुत बढ़िया ढ़िया।
(iii) ਵਵਵਿਆਰਥੀ ਪੜ੍ਹ ਰਹੇ ਹੋਣਗੇ। / छात्र पि रहे ह ग
ों े।
(iv) ਤੁ ਸੀ ੀਂ ਝਠ ਵਕਉ ੀਂ ਬੋਵਿਆ ? / आपने झूठ क् ों ब ला ?

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(v) ਜਮਾਤ ਵਵਿੱਚ ਕੌਣ ਸੀ ?/ िक्षा में िौन था ?

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