HSC English first paper Marks Distribution
Total marks 100
Reading 60
| Test items | Marks Distribution | Source |
| 1. MCQ (guessing meaning from context) | 05 | Text book |
| 2. Comprehension questions | 15 | Text book |
| 3. Information transfer/Flow chart | 5 | Text book |
| 4. Summarizing | 10 | Text book |
| 5. Cloze test with clues | 05 | Unseen |
| 6. Cloze test without clues | 10 | Unseen |
| 7. Rearranging | 10 | Unseen |
Writing 40
| Test items | Marks Distribution |
| 1. Analyzing maps/graphs/charts | 15 |
| 2. Completing a story | 15 |
| 3. Writing informal letters | 10 |
HSC English second paper Marks Distribution
| Grammar test items | marks |
| 1. Gap filling activities without clues (for preposition) | 5 |
| 2. Gap filling with clues | 5 |
| 3. Completing sentences | 5 |
| 4. Use of verbs | 5 |
| 5. Narrative style | 5 |
| 6. Use of modifiers | 5 |
| 7. Use of sentence connectors | 5 |
| 8. Use of synonym and antonym | 5 |
| 9. Punctuation | 5 |
| Composition test items | Marks |
| 1. Formal email | 10 |
| 2. Paragraph (Listing/description) | 15 |
| 3. Paragraph (comparison and contrast/ cause and effect) | 15 |