MBOSE Class 8 Mid Term Sample Question Paper 2026 English

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MBOSE Class 8 Mid
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MBOSE Class 8 Mid Term 2026 Sample Question Paper English

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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 (5marks)
➤ Section C: Grammar & Composition (25 Marks)
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1. Answer the following questions in one Line only (Choose any two)

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a. Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand?
b. Why did the mane stare at Bipin Bapu in disbelief?
c. Why did Ram Mohan Roy go to England?

2. State whether the following are ‘True” or “False”
a. The tsunami is only caused by earthquakes
b. The Indian princes were very wise and Far-sighted
c. Bipin Babu was in Ranchi in 1958
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a. Why did Bipin worry about
b. How did the East Indian Company Subdue the Indian Princes?
c. How do you think her Geography teacher felt when she hear about what
Tilly had done in Phuket?
d. How could Meghna save herself from the tsunami of 2004?

4. Multiple choice Question: (Choose any four)
a. Ignasious and his family rushed out of the house because
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i. Increases untouchability
ii. Stopped the education of Indians
iii. Led to the downfall of Indian Industries
iv. Increased the income of Indian Industries

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c. Where would Bipin Babu go to every Monday after work
i. Light house cinema
ii. Chemical’s place for tea
iii. New market
iv. Kalicharan’s shop
d. The Yaka National park is located in
i. USA
ii. Phuket
iii. India
iv. Sri Lanka
e. What could cause the Indian soldiers to lose their religion?
i. Joining the British army
ii. Eating beef
iii. Crossing the sea
iv. Killing people

f. Chunilal was _________ of Bipin Babu
i. A close relative
ii. A business partner
iii. An old school friend
iv. A servant
5. Answer the following questions (Choose any one) (5x1=5)
a. In what ways did the British officer exploit Indians?
b. The author describes Bipin Babu as a serious hardworking man.
What evidence can you find in the story to support this?
(2+3=5)
c. What are the two different ideas about why so few animals were
killed in the tsunami? Which ideas do you find more believable?
(2+3=5)
6. Fill in the missing lines (choose ay three) (2x3=6)
a. When the jet reached ten thousand feet
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b. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
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c. “Come and hire me”, I cried while in the morning
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d. It was evening. The garden hedge was all a flower
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a. His _________ was empty, and winter was come
b. The ___________ of geography
c. When the jet __________ into the sky
d. A child sat playing with ______________

8. Answer the following questions in one line only (choose any three)
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Bargain”
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b. Why did the city look haphazard on the ground?
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c. What belief did ants live by?
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d. Where did the cricket like for food?

9. Make sentences with the following words (choose any three)
a. Famine
b. Chariot
c. Bargain
d. Haphazard
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An old man came out with his bag of gold
He pondered and said, ‘I will hire you with my money
He weighed his coins one by one, but I turned away
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“I’m your servant and friend
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a any two) (1x2=2)
We ants never lend
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a a. What did the man call the camel?
b. Where did the girls lead Velu to?
c. What did the Giant do to keep the children out of the garden?

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12. Answer the following questions in two or three lines only (choose any
two) (2x2=4)
a. Was the Giant happy or sad over the State of the garden? Explain why.
b. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you now?
c. Do you think it is good to impose our share of work on to others? Give
reasons for your answer

13. Answer the following question (choose any one) (4x1=4)
a. How do we get to know which task was assigned to which animal?
b. Describe the Giant during his old age (4)
c. Is Velu a smart boy? Write atleast two instances in the text to show that
he is or is not?

SECTION B
(READING COMPREHENSION)
14. Read the following passage carefully and answer the question (10)

Manikarnika was born into a Maratha family. She was married to Raja
Gangadhar Rao, the Maharaja of Jhansi and became the Rani of Jhansi.
After her marriage, Manikarnika was named Lakshmibai. Before her
marriage, she was known as a Chabeeli (meaning ‘jolly ways’). On the day
before Raja’s death in November 1853, he adopted his cousin’s child. The
Raja wrote a letter to the British Government of India requesting that his
widow should be recognised as the ruler of Jhansi after his death during
her lifetime. After the death of her husband, the British Government refer
to allow her adopted son, Damodar Rao, to become Raja a rule Jhansi.
They had a policy-if an Indian ruler died without a male child his adopted
son would not succeed him. After all the British in Jhansi had been killed
by the Indian troops in June 1857, the Rani tool over the administration
provisionally. She had to form an army to defeat the invading forced of
neighbours. British forces led by Sir Hugh Rose came to Jhansi to take
back the city from Lakshmibai, who now wanted independence. Jhani was
after strong resistance many of the people of the city were killed in the
battle. The rani escaped to kalpi and jointly with the Maratha general
Tantya Tope held Gwalior. In the battle of Kothaki Sirai their army
defeated, Rani Lakshmibai was wounded and died on 18th June 1858.

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Q1. Where was Manikarnika born and who, didlashe marry? (2)
Q2. What was Manikarnika known as afteraher marriage ? (1)
Q3. Upon whose request was Manikarnika made the ruler the Jhansi?
What was the request (1+1=2)
Q4. Why could not Manikarnika’s adopted son rule over Jhansi (2)
Q5. Where did Manikarnika go after losing the battle to the Britishers?

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a.Opposition
b. Refusal
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d. Encouragement
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a preposition (1x3=3)
i. Our time of arrival ______London is 16:00 hours
ii. They have no control _________ their children
iii. We must feel sympathy those who are in trouble

16. Fill in the blanks with correct degree of comparison of the adjectives

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i. Shilpi’s bag is _______ than Rita’s (heavy)
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ii. Mohan is the _________ man of the three (old)

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iii. This boy is as ______ as that one (smart)

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a choosing the word similar in the meaning from the list of words given
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i. There was no room available in any hotel
ii. We made a very short visit to Kolkata
iii. We treated her guest very politely

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18. Underline the correct word out of those given in brackets (1x3=3)
i. Who is the (owner/honour) of this shop?
ii. You are the heart and (sole/soul) of this family
iii. The bullocks were put into the (yolk/yoke)
19. Make sentences using the following idioms (1x2=2)
i. Spread like wild fire
ii. A hard nut to crack
20. You are Jules of Class VIII, you have found a red colour ladies purse,
during lunch break. Write a notice or the owner to go and collect the same
from the schools office after 3:00pm (6)

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