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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English bring you complete, chapter-wise answers for all three Class 8 English books: Poorvi (main reader), Honeydew (prose & poems), and the supplementary reader It So Happened. Curated to match the CBSE syllabus and the National Council of Educational Research and Training guidelines, these solutions help students build comprehension, grammar, and expression for strong exam preparation. Each solution is written in clear, student-friendly language, follows textbook accuracy from NCERT textbooks, and supports practice with sample papers and extra questions. You can also download NCERT book for class 8 English (all three) in PDF for offline study.

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English
NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English

Table of Contents

Section What’s Inside Jump
Poorvi – Class 8 English 5 themed units; prose, poems, biographies; unit-wise solutions & practice Open
It So Happened – Supplementary 10 engaging stories; summary, word-notes, and complete Q&A Open
Honeydew – Prose & Poems 10 prose chapters + 8 poems; textual & beyond-text solutions Open

NCERT Class 8 English – Poorvi Book Solutions

Poorvi Class 8 English Book Solutions focus on values, expression, and everyday language. The chapter-wise solutions include gist/summary, vocabulary & usage, reference-to-context answers, short/long question answers, and guided writing tasks. This structure supports scoring in board exams aligned tests and helps learners build higher order thinking skill through inference and comparison.

Unit 1 – Wit and Wisdom

Chapter Type Open Solutions
Chapter 1: The Wit that Won Hearts Prose View
Chapter 2: A Concrete Example Prose View
Chapter 3: Wisdom Paves the Way Poem View

Unit 2 – Values and Dispositions

Chapter Type Open Solutions
Chapter 4: A Tale of Valour – Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam Prose View
Chapter 5: Somebody’s Mother Poem View
Chapter 6: Verghese Kurien – I Too Had A Dream Biography View

Unit 3 – Mystery and Magic

Chapter Type Open Solutions
Chapter 7: The Case of the Fifth Word Story View
Chapter 8: The Magic Brush of Dreams Story View
Chapter 9: Spectacular Wonders Poem View

Unit 4 – Environment

Chapter Type Open Solutions
Chapter 10: The Cherry Tree Story View
Chapter 11: Harvest Hymn Poem View
Chapter 12: Waiting for the Rain Prose View

Unit 5 – Science and Curiosity

Chapter Type Open Solutions
Chapter 13: Feathered Friend Story View
Chapter 14: Magnifying Glass Poem View
Chapter 15: Bibha Chowdhuri – The Beam of Light that Lit the Path for Women in Indian Science Biography View

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English – Supplementary Reader It So Happened

The supplementary reader builds reading stamina and imagination. Our solutions add short summaries, context clues, word meanings, and precise answers for each exercise, supporting exam preparation and classroom discussion. Use these to practice inference,character analysis, and theme-spotting—skills valued across subjects including science and maths reasoning questions.

Ch. Title Open Solutions
1 How The Camel Got His Hump View
2 Children at Work View
3 The Selfish Giant View
4 The Treasure Within View
5 Princess September View
6 The Fight View
7 The Open Window View
8 Jalebis View
9 The Comet – I View
10 The Comet – II View

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English – Honeydew (Prose & Poems)

Honeydew develops literary appreciation and precise writing. Our answers follow a high-scoring pattern—context line → key idea(s) → brief textual evidence → concluding insight—consistent with CBSE board exam preparation. Poem solutions include theme, tone, imagery, and device mapping for quick revision.

Prose – Chapter-wise Solutions

Ch. Title Open Solutions
1 The Best Christmas Present in the World View
2 The Tsunami View
3 Glimpses of the Past View
4 Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory View
5 The Summit Within View
6 This is Jody’s Fawn View
7 A Visit to Cambridge View
8 A Short Monsoon Diary View
9 The Great Stone Face – I View
10 The Great Stone Face – II View

Poems – Complete Solutions

Poem Open Solutions
The Ant and the Cricket View
Geography Lesson View
Macavity – The Mystery Cat View
The Last Bargain View
The School Boy View
The Duck and the Kangaroo View
When I Set Out For Lyonnesse View
On the Grasshopper and Cricket View

Downloads & Quick Links

Resource Details Action
NCERT Class 8 English – All Textbooks (Poorvi, Honeydew, It So Happened) Latest NCERT textbooks as per CBSE syllabus; optimized for mobile/offline reading Download Books (PDF)
Chapter-wise NCERT Solutions – Class 8 English Accurate answers; “reference-to-context”, vocabulary, grammar integration, model writing Download All Solutions
Practice Sets & Sample Papers Reading comprehension, RTC, short & long answers; mirrors board exams style Open Sets

Answer-Writing & Revision Tips (Score Booster)

Quote only the needed line, identify the speaker/situation, explain the key idea in 2–3 lines, and connect to the theme.
This structure matches evaluators’ expectations in CBSE pattern questions.

Context (1 line)2–3 ideas with brief textual proofconclusion (theme/moral). Keep sentences clear,
avoid fluff, and use topic words properly to align with Google Helpful Content and secure marks.

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