Standards 6–8 band · Ages 13–14
Scholarship exam for Class 8 students
Class 8 is the top of the 6–8 band and the year many state scholarships (like NMMS) are taken too. Preparing for one helps the other: reading speed, vocabulary and GK all carry over.
- Exam fee
- ₹100
- Scholarship
- ₹1,000/month
- Paid for
- 12 months
- Duration
- 1 hour, online
What the Class 8 paper asks
15 min
General knowledge
India and the world, science around us, history, geography, sport and the environment — stable facts a curious student in that standard should know, whatever their board.
15 min
Life skills & character
Short real-life situations — a friend in trouble, a stranger online, a mistake to own up to — where the student chooses the kind, honest, safe or sensible thing to do.
30 min
English language
Vocabulary in context, grammar, listening to spoken English, reading, building sentences, writing a few lines — and reading a sentence aloud, marked for clarity and pronunciation.
- Idioms, error spotting and word stress
- Reading for inference
- Listening and pronunciation
- A 60-word paragraph
Sample questions for Class 8
Written for this page at the Standards 6–8 level. The real paper is drawn fresh for every student.
English · Idioms
1. “It is raining cats and dogs” means…
- Animals are falling
- It is raining very heavily
- It is a little cloudy
- Pets are outside
Show answer
It is raining very heavily
English · Error spotting
2. Find the mistake: “Each of the boys have a bicycle.”
Show answer
“have” should be “has” — “each” takes a singular verb.
Life skills
3. A stranger online offers you free game coins if you share your mother’s OTP. You…
- Share it quickly
- Refuse and tell a parent
- Ask a friend to share theirs
- Ignore it but keep chatting
Show answer
Refuse and tell a parent
How to prepare in Class 8
- Practise a 60-word paragraph with a clear opening and closing sentence.
- Learn ten commonly confused pairs: their/there, accept/except, lose/loose…
- Take one timed practice round a week in the last month.
More in the two-week preparation plan and the guide to scholarships for Class 1–12.
Answers
Class 8 questions parents ask
Is there a scholarship exam for Class 8 students in India?
Yes. The ANOQR Scholarship Exam is open to Class 8 students of every board — CBSE, ICSE, every State Board, IB, Cambridge and NIOS — in all states. It is taken online at home, in one hour, any day in the month's window.
What is asked in the Class 8 paper?
Class 8 is in the Standards 6–8 band. There are three sections: general knowledge (15 minutes), life skills (15 minutes) and English (30 minutes), including idioms, error spotting and word stress, reading for inference, listening and pronunciation, a 60-word paragraph.
Do Class 8 students compete with older students?
No. Every class has its own merit list, so a Class 8 student is ranked only against other Class 8 students. Winners need the top score in their class and at least 60% overall.
What does a Class 8 winner receive, and what does it cost?
The fee is ₹100. Winners receive ₹1,000 on the 5th of every month for 12 months, a memento, a verifiable certificate and LangVR courses worth ₹1,00,000. Every participant gets courses worth ₹25,000 free.
Tell the other Class 8 parents
One message in the class WhatsApp group is how most families hear about it.