MBOSE Class 8 Sample Question Paper 2026 English

Meghalaya Board of School Education

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Class- VIII
Duration : 3 hours
Max Marks : 80
General Instructions:
 Read the question paper carefully and answer ALL Questions
 The question paper is divided into three sections
 Section A: Literature (Prose, Poetry & Supplementary Reader) (50 marks)
 Section B: Reading Comprehension (10 marks)
 Section C: Grammar & Composition (20 marks)
SECTION A
(Literature)
Q1) Answer the following questions in one line only. (Choose any two)
(1 x 2 = 2)
a) What did the author find in a junk shop?
b) Where had Tilly seen the sea behaving in the same strange fashion?
c) Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October '58?
Q2) State ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each sentence. (1 x 3 = 3)
a) Mrs. Macpherson was in a Burlington House Nursing Home on the
Dorchester road.
b) Almas's father realised that a Tsunami was going to hit the island.
c) Bepin Babu did not know what Chunilal had come for.
Q3) Answer the following questions in two or three lines only.
(Choose any three) (2 x 3 = 6)

a) Do you think the Indian Princesses were short sighted in their
approach to the events of 1757?
b) 'I could feel his anguish'. What could be the anguish?
c) How did the doe save Penny's life?
d) What do people say about the elephants of Jala National Park?
Q4) Multiple choice questions. (Choose any four) (1 x 4 = 4)
a) Bepin Babu's car was safely parked in Bertram Street by
i) the side of his bungalow.
ii) the light house cinema.
iii) the Kalicharan cinema.
iv) the Strand Road.
b) The writer phoned Stephen Hawking's House
i) from outside a phone booth.
ii) from inside a phone booth.
iii) from the nearest phone booth.

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iv) from the farthest phone booth.

c) Jim's last letter was received on
i) January 25, 1910.
ii) January 25, 1915.
iii) January 25, 1919.
iv) January 25,1922.
d) The person, who wanted to reform the society was
i) Tipu Sultan.
ii) Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
iii) Lord Macaulay.
iv) Governor-General Bentinck.
e) The reason Jody didn't want the Mill-wheel with him is because
i) the fawn was not sure about the farmer's safety.
ii) he didn't want Mill-wheel to see his disappointment.
iii) the fawn was found, he wanted to keep the secret.
iv) it might take a long time to find the fawn.

f) Sanjeev somehow managed to save
i) his parents.
ii) himself, his wife and his baby daughter.
iii) the wife of John, the guest house cook.
iv) the policeman.
Q5) Answer the following questions. (Choose any one) (5 x 1 = 5 )
a) Why was the letter written - what was the wonderful thing that
happened? (2+3=5)
b) Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mukherjee? Why did he finally
decide to phone him? (3+2=5)
c) How did Jody bring the fawn back home? How did it drink milk from
the ground? (3+2=5)
Q6) Fill in the missing lines. (Choose any three) (2 x 3 = 6)

a) Began to complain when he found

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b) I wandered along the crooked lane.
___________________________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________________

c) And then at times I drooping sat.
___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________
d) The poetry of earth is never dead.
___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Q7) Fill in the blanks. (1 x 4 = 4)
a) When the _______ sprang into the sky.
b) He rest at ease beneath some pleasant _______.
c) _______ in hand the King came in his chariot.
d) The _______ Huntsman winds his horn.
Q8) Answer the following questions in one line only. (Choose any three)
(1 x 3 = 3)
a) What is the Poet's advice to parents of school going kids?
b) Where do birds take rest in hot summer days?
c) What geography lessons did the poet learn when the jet reached ten
thousand feet?
d) Who is the speaker in the poem 'The Last Bargain'?
Q9) Make sentences with the following words. (Choose any three)
(1 x 3 = 3)
a) wrought
b) inevitable
c) stripped
d) fragile
Q10) Explain with reference to the context. (Choose any one) (4 x 1 = 4)
a) He wished only to borrow;
And repay it tomorrow.

b) A child has sat playing with shells;
He raised his head and seemed to know me and said
'I hire you with nothing'.
c) Nor in my book can I take delight,
Nor sit in learning's bower.
Q11) Answer the following questions in one line only. (Choose any two)
(1 x 2 = 2)
a) What tasks do you think was assigned to the dog?
b) Velu travelled without a ticket. Why?

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c) Why is the giant called selfish?

Q12) Answer the following questions in two or three lines only.
(Choose any two) (2 x 2 = 4)

a) Where did the girl lead Velu to and what did they eat?
b) Why did Hafeez Contractor wanted to join the Police?
c) The camel said 'Humph' repeatedly. How did it affect him?
d) What made Velu feel miserable?

Q13) Answer the following questions (Long Answer). (Choose any one)
(1 x 4 = 4)
a) What persuaded Princess September to give the bird his freedom
again?
b) In the chapter ‘Jalebis’, why didn't the boy take the coin's advice? Give
two or three reasons.
c) In the architect's office, Hafeez Contractor was advised to drop
everything and joined architect. Why?

SECTION B
(Reading Comprehension)

Q14) Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions:
(10)
The sun was setting behind the hills, casting a golden glow over the small
village of Rampur. The villagers were returning from their fields after a long
day’s work. Children played near the river, their laughter echoing in the
evening air. Old men sat under the banyan tree, discussing the day’s events.
Ravi, a young boy from the village, loved watching the sunset. He would
often sit on a rock near the river and dream about exploring the world
beyond his village. He had read stories about great travellers and explorers,
and he wanted to be like them. However, his father, a farmer, wanted him to
stay in the village and help with the family’s fields. One evening, Ravi met an
old traveler who had visited many countries. The traveller told him about the
wonders of the world, the mountains, oceans, and different cultures. Ravi
listened with great interest. The traveller advised him, “Dream big, but never
forget where you come from.” That night, Ravi thought a lot about the
traveler’s words. He realised that learning and exploring were important, but
so was respecting his roots. He decided that he would study hard and one
day travel the world while also helping his village grow.

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Questions:
1. Why did Ravi’s father want him to stay in the village? (2)
2. What advice did the traveller give to Ravi? (2)
3. What did Ravi decide to do at the end ? (2)
4. Find a word in the passage that means ‘adventurer.’ (1)
5. Find a word from the passage that is opposite to the word ‘shrink’. (1)
6. Change the following into adjectives: (1x2)
a. Help
b. Respecting

SECTION C
(Grammar & Composition)
Q15. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate preposition: (1×3=3)
i. Social media has a strong influence _____ the youths of these days.
ii. State your reasons _____ your actions.
iii. The girl begged her mother _____ go out.
Q16. Change the voice in the following sentences as directed: (1x3= 3)
i. They have won the cricket match. (Change to passive voice)
ii. Was the house destroyed by the fire? (Change to active voice)
iii. Do not make a noise. (Change to passive voice)
Q17. Fill in the blanks with correct degree of comparison of the
adjectives.
(1x3=3)
i. Name the ____ river in the world. (long)
ii. This bag is not as ____ as that one. (heavy)
iii. Prevention is ____ than cure. (good)
Q18. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences by choosing the
correct adverb given in the brackets:
(1x3=3)

i. Rohit spoke ____ towards his mother. (harsh/harshly)
ii. She looked very _____. ( sincere/sincerely)
iii. The thieves ran ____. (quick/quickly)

Q19. Make sentences using the following idioms: (1x2=2)
i. Snake in the grass.
ii. Pros and cons.

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Q20. Your school is going to hold an Interhouse Singing competition. As the
Secretary of the Music Club, write a notice asking for names of
students who would like to participate in the competition.
(6)
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