Worksheets › Class 8 › Reading Comprehension
Class 8 Reading Comprehension worksheet
CBSE English. Unseen passages: surveys, journeys, notices, weather reports and stories, with computed answers. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the words change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Read the passage and answer. The students of Class 8A asked 40 students in their school about how they come to school. Six students come by auto-rickshaw. Two students come by car. Eleven students walk to school. The remaining 21 come by school bus. They shared the results at the morning assembly. Which way of coming to school was the least popular?
- the school bus
- auto-rickshaw
- walking
- car
Answer
(d) car
auto-rickshaw 6, car 2, walking 11, the school bus 21
- 2.
Read the passage and answer. Rohan's family set out from Ahmedabad at 8:05 am by train. After 2 hours 5 minutes, they reached Anand, where they stopped for 35 minutes to visit a lake. The second part of the journey took 2 hours 35 minutes, and at last they reached Vadodara. At what time did they reach Anand?
- 11:10 am
- 10:45 am
- 10:40 am
- 10:10 am
Answer
(d) 10:10 am
8:05 am + 2 hours 5 minutes = 10:10 am
- 3.
Read the passage and answer. GREEN VALLEY SCHOOL, NAGPUR NOTICE 15 May 2027 Science Exhibition The Science Club is holding a Science Exhibition on Wednesday, 26 May 2027 at 10:55 am in the science block. Students of Classes 8 and 9 can take part. The entry fee is Rs 30. Interested students should give their names to the undersigned by 21 May 2027. Dev Singh Secretary, Science Club Who has issued the notice?
- Dev Singh
- Ishaan Singh
- Aman Singh
- Zoya Singh
Answer
(a) Dev Singh
the name at the end of a notice is the person who issued it
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Read the passage and answer. The students of Class 8A asked 40 students in their school about how they come to school. Ten students come by car. Seventeen students come by school bus. Two students walk to school. The remaining 11 come by auto-rickshaw. They shared the results at the morning assembly. What percentage of the students chose car?
Answer
25%
10 out of 40 = 25%
- 5.
Read the passage and answer. Farhan's family set out from Chennai at 9:15 am by train. After 1 hour 45 minutes, they reached Vellore, where they stopped for 25 minutes to drink tea. The second part of the journey took 1 hour 20 minutes, and at last they reached Bengaluru. How long did the whole journey take, from Chennai to Bengaluru?
Answer
3 hours 30 minutes
1 hour 45 minutes + 25 minutes + 1 hour 20 minutes
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Read the passage and answer. The students of Class 8B asked 40 students in their school about how they spend their free time. Thirty students enjoy playing outdoors. Two students enjoy music. Five students enjoy drawing. The remaining 3 enjoy reading. They shared the results at the morning assembly. (a) How many students took part in the survey? (b) Which free-time activity was the most popular, and which the least? (c) How many students chose either playing outdoors or music? (d) Draw a simple table of the results.
Answer
(a) 40; (b) most popular: playing outdoors (30); least popular: music (2); (c) 32; (d) playing outdoors: 30, music: 2, drawing: 5, reading: 3
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Reading Comprehension sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
Coming soon for Android and iPhone.