Organisation : Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE)
Exam : Class VIII Examination
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Year : 2025
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NBSE Class VIII Question Bank
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NBSE Class VIII English Questions
Section –A (Prose):
1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given: 1×3=3
i) Jim Macpherson had written the letter to his wife, Connie on________ .
a. December 26, 1915
b. December 26, 1916
c. December 26, 1914
d. December 25, 1914
ii) Thirteen year old ________ was swept away along with her parents and seventy-seven other people.
a. Almas Javed
b. Meghna
c. Sanjeev
d. Tilly Smith
iii) What was Regulation III that was passed by the British?
a. New land rules
b. Imprisoning any Indian without a trial in court
c. Only ‘a’
d. Both ‘a’ and ‘b’
Answer the following questions in about 15-20 words: 2×3=6
2. How are Meghna and Alma’s stories similar? (The Tsunami)
3. Quote the words used by Ram Mohan Roy to say that every religion teaches the same principles (Glimpses of the Past).
4. Who was Chunilal? What did he want from Bepin Babu? (Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory)
Answer any one of the following questions in about 30-40 words: 3×1=3
5. i. Why did Tilly’s family come to Thailand? Do you think Tilly’s mother was alarmed by the sea rise?(The Tsunami)
Or
ii. Why do Jim and Hans think that games or sports are good ways of resolving conflicts? Do you agree? Give reasons. (The Best Christmas Present in the World)
Answer the following questions in about 50-60 words: 4×2=8
6. Mention four reasons for the discontent that led to the 1857 War of Independence. (Glimpses of the Past)
7. The author describes Bepin Babu as a serious and hard working man. What evidence can you find in the story to support this?
Answer any one of the following questions in about 70-80 words: 5×1=5
8. i. What is Connie’s Christmas present? Why is it the best Christmas present in the world? (The Best Christmas Present in the World)
Or
ii. “Still you’re making a mistake. One often does. I’ve never been to Ranchi.”
a) From which lesson are these lines taken? (1)
b) Who said these lines and to whom? (2)
c) Why did the man say that he had never been to Ranchi? (2)
Section –B (Poetry):
9. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given: 1×2=2
i) What was the policy of the Ants?
a. Never borrow, never lend
b. Always give and take
c. Share and grow
d. Do not give and take
ii) The Earth has more_______ than ________.
a. land, sea
b. water, forest
c. life, land
d. sea, land
Answer the following questions in about 15-20 words: 2×2=4
10. What did the Cricket wish to borrow from the Ant?
11. Mention two things that are clear from the height. (Geography Lesson)
Answer the following question in about 50 – 60 words: 4×1=4
12. The Cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” When does he say it and why?
Answer any one of the following questions in about 70-80 words: 5×1=5
13. i. A silly young cricket, accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring,
Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter was come. (The Ant and the Cricket)
a. Who had the habit of singing? (1)
b. Which were the seasons that he kept singing? (2)
c. When did he begin to complain and why? (2)
Or
ii. Write the summary of the poem, “Geography Lesson”. (5)
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