Class 8
NCERT English for Class 8: every chapter of the new Poorvi book, with meanings in Hindi, questions with answers, grammar and practice.
Bibha Chowdhuri: NCERT Class 8 English Lesson (Poorvi)
The life of Bibha Chowdhuri, India's first woman physicist, and the women scientists of ISRO who follow her path. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Magnifying Glass: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
Walter de la Mare's poem about the wonders a small round glass reveals, from chalk and moss to a spider at work. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Feathered Friend: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction story about a pet canary on a space station who saves the whole crew. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Waiting for the Rain: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
Velu, a hard-working farmer, waits for rain that does not come, until an old woman tells him the land needs rest too. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Harvest Hymn: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
Sarojini Naidu's hymn in which farmers thank the Sun, the rain, the Earth and the Creator for a good harvest. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Cherry Tree: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
Ruskin Bond's story of a boy in Mussoorie who plants a cherry seed and watches it survive goats, scythes and snow to become a tree. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Spectacular Wonders: NCERT Class 8 English Lesson (Poorvi)
A tour of seven natural wonders of India, from living root bridges to a beach where the sea disappears. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Magic Brush of Dreams: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
A story poem about Gopi, a village girl whose magic paintbrush helps the poor until a greedy Zamindar wants it for himself. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
The Case of the Fifth Word: NCERT Class 8 English Story (Poorvi)
Boy detective Encyclopedia Brown cracks a dying thief's four-word code and finds a million dollars of stolen jewellery. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Verghese Kurien: I Too Had a Dream: NCERT Class 8 Lesson (Poorvi)
A letter from Dr Verghese Kurien to his grandson Siddharth about choices, integrity and serving others. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
Somebody's Mother: NCERT Class 8 English Poem (Poorvi)
A poem by Mary Dow Brine about a schoolboy who stops to help a frightened old woman cross a snowy street. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.
A Tale of Valour (Major Somnath Sharma): NCERT Class 8 Story (Poorvi)
The true story of Major Somnath Sharma, who led 90 soldiers against about 500 invaders at Badgam in 1947 and won India's first Param Vir Chakra. With meanings, questions with answers and practice.