Online test for Class 8 English
This test contains twenty-six questions covering the complete Class 8 grammar curriculum rather than isolating one topic. What matters is not simply whether passive voice is grasped independently, but whether it functions correctly when encountered alongside modals, clauses or reported speech. Each question displays its explanation after you respond, and the closing screen identifies the grammar areas needing further practice.
- 26 questions, marked instantly
- Every answer comes with the reasoning
- Ends by naming what to revise
- Nothing stored, no account, no email
What this test covers
- Tenses
- Active and passive voice
- Direct and indirect speech
- Modals
- Clauses
- Conditionals
- Comprehension
- Vocabulary
- Formal letter writing
20 questions, marked as you go
Drawn fresh from a bank of 26, so another go is mostly different questions. Every one explains its method after you answer, and the last screen names the chapters to revise.
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Every question in this test
The whole paper, grouped by chapter, so you can see the level before anyone sits it. Three are shown below and the rest open up.
26 questions · 8 chapters
8 shown here - the rest are in the test and the PDF
- Tenses4
- Active and passive voice3
- Direct and indirect speech4
- Modals4
- Clauses3
- Conditionals3
- Vocabulary3
- Formal letter writing2
Question 1. Choose the correct sentence: 'She ___ her homework before dinner.'
- has finished
- finishing
- finish
- will finished
Question 2. Fill in the blank: 'While I ___ TV, the phone rang.'
- was watching
- watch
- have watched
- watched
Question 3. Which sentence uses the future perfect tense correctly?
- By 8 pm, I am finishing my project.
- By 8 pm, I will have finished my project.
- By 8 pm, I finish my project.
- By 8 pm, I will finish my project.
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Question 4. Choose the sentence in present perfect continuous tense.
- He played cricket yesterday.
- He will play cricket tomorrow.
- He has been playing cricket since morning.
- He plays cricket every day.
Question 5. Change to passive voice: 'Someone has stolen my bicycle.'
- My bicycle was stolen by someone.
- My bicycle has been stolen.
- My bicycle had been stolen.
- My bicycle is stolen.
Question 6. Change to active voice: 'The letter was written by Anita.'
- The letter wrote Anita.
- Anita was writing the letter.
- Anita writes the letter.
- Anita wrote the letter.
Question 7. Change to passive voice: 'You must complete the form.'
- The form was completed by you.
- The form must completed by you.
- The form must have completed.
- The form must be completed by you.
Question 8. Convert to indirect speech: She said, 'I am tired.'
- She says that she was tired.
- She said that I was tired.
- She said that she was tired.
- She said that she is tired.
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Is this Class 8 English online test free?
Fully free with zero sign-up. No email needed, no account required, and no login. The test runs in your browser storing nothing. Your score sits on the page and is removed when you close the tab, exactly what our privacy policy guarantees.
Which syllabus does it follow?
NCERT Honeydew and its grammar companion, which is what CBSE schools follow. ICSE and state boards teach the same grammar - tenses, voice, speech and clauses - in a similar order, so the test is still useful there, even though the set text differs.
Is there a timer?
A feature disabled by default and entirely optional. Initial testing should reflect knowledge rather than work pace when observed. A timer on an unfamiliar paper gauges nerves no less than grammar. When timed, approximately one minute per question is provided, matching the exam cadence typical at this level.
Can my child take it more than once?
Repeated attempts are welcome. The test draws questions from a pool and reshuffles both their order and the position of answers on each new attempt, so your child cannot succeed simply by recalling that the correct answer was in the third position before. Testing again after a week provides much more insight than retesting the same day.
How is this different from your Class 8 English worksheets?
Worksheets focus on individual rules through paper-based practice you mark yourself, while tests evaluate automatically. Each meets separate needs: a test uncovers where comprehension falters, whilst a worksheet repairs that gap. Most families find that ten minutes spent testing yields more benefit than an hour spent practising a rule that never presented genuine difficulty.
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