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CBSE Class 8 English: Chapter-wise Notes and PYQs

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CBSE · Class 8 · 2026-27

CBSE Class 8 English: chapter-wise study guide

All 15 chapters of CBSE Class 8 English for the 2026-27 session. Each chapter page explains the ideas, gives tricks to remember them, shows where students lose marks, and links to practice.

  • 15 chapters
  • 18 topic pages
Start with the first chapter

Exam note: CBSE Class 8 is a school-assessed year: CBSE issues no Class VIII syllabus or question-paper pattern, and schools teach from the NCERT NCF-SE 2023 textbooks (Reprint 2026-27). English uses Poorvi, Textbook of English for Grade 8: five themed units of three lessons each.

Unit 1: Wit and Wisdom

  1. The Wit that Won Hearts

  2. A Concrete Example

  3. Wisdom Paves the Way

Unit 2: Values and Dispositions

  1. A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam

  2. Somebody's Mother

  3. Verghese Kurien — I Too Had A Dream

Unit 3: Mystery and Magic

  1. The Case of the Fifth Word

  2. The Magic Brush of Dreams

  3. Spectacular Wonders

Unit 4: Environment

  1. The Cherry Tree

  2. Harvest Hymn

  3. Waiting for the Rain

Unit 5: Science and Curiosity

  1. Feathered Friend

  2. Magnifying Glass

  3. Bibha Chowdhuri: The Beam of Light that Lit the Path for Women in Indian Science

Syllabus source: NCERT Poorvi, Textbook of English for Grade 8 (Reprint 2026-27)