ITO EIO Class 8 sample paper, 2026–27
What is actually on the ITO EIO Class 8 paper for 2026–27: the sections the body itself publishes, how many questions each one carries and what each is worth — read off the body's own site, and stamped with the date we last checked it.
Last verified against Indian Talent Olympiad (ITO)’s own site on 28 September 2026.
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The paper
What the body's own paper looks like
| Section | Questions | Marks each |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 — Subjective (syllabus) | 35 | 1 |
| Section 2 — Logical Reasoning | 10 | 1 |
| Section 3 — Higher Order Thinking (HOTs) | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 50 | 50 marks · 65 minutes |
The 65 minutes above is the school route. The individual online route gives the same 50 questions 45 minutes — both are the body's own figures, on its two schedule pages. Registering directly means planning for 54 seconds a question instead of 78. The body states that the Higher Order Thinking questions are drawn from Section 1, so 40 of the 50 questions come from the English chapter list below.
What it covers: English for Class 8
Ch 1. The Wit that Won Hearts
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (ITO chapter 12)
Ch 2. A Concrete Example
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12)
Ch 3. Wisdom Paves the Way
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Composition (10) — personal narrative
Ch 4. A Tale of Valour: Major Somnath Sharma and the Battle of Badgam
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12) — biography
Ch 5. Somebody's Mother
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12) — poetry
Ch 6. Verghese Kurien — I Too Had A Dream
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Composition (10) — biographical sketch
Ch 7. The Case of the Fifth Word
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12) — inference
Ch 8. The Magic Brush of Dreams
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12)
Ch 9. Spectacular Wonders
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Word Power (1); Composition (10) — descriptive writing
Ch 10. The Cherry Tree
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Word Power (1)
Ch 11. Harvest Hymn
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12) — poetry; Figures of Speech (8)
Ch 12. Waiting for the Rain
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12)
Ch 13. Feathered Friend
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Word Power (1)
Ch 14. Magnifying Glass
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12); Word Power (1); Composition (10) — explanatory writing
Ch 15. Bibha Chowdhuri: The Beam of Light that Lit the Path for Women in Indian Science
Olympiad syllabus label: Comprehension (12) — biography
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