English First Paper marks distribution for SSC 2026
Q. No |
Item |
Marks |
Part A – Reading: 70 |
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1. MCQ |
Seen Comprehension |
1×7 =7 |
2. Answering questions |
2×5=10 |
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3. Gap filling |
1×5=5 |
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4. Information Transfer |
Unseen passage |
1×5=5 |
5. Writing summary |
1×5=5 |
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6. Matching |
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7. Re-arranging sentences |
1×8=8 |
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8. Answer questions from poems (any 5 out of 8) |
2×5 10 |
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9. Answer questions from stories (any 5 out of 8) |
2×5 10 |
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Part B – Writing: 30 |
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10. Completing story |
15 |
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11. Writing dialogue |
15 |
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Total |
100 |
English First Paper marks distribution for SSC 2025
Total marks 100
Reading: 50
Section A (Reading)
Test items |
Marks Distribution |
Source |
1. Multiple Choice Question |
1×7=7 |
Seen |
2. Answering questions |
2×5=10 |
Seen |
3. Gap filling without clues |
5 |
Seen |
4. Information Transfer |
1×5=5 |
Unseen |
5. Summarizing |
10 |
Unseen |
6. Matching |
1×5=5 |
Unseen |
7. Rearranging Sentence |
8 |
Unseen |
Writing 50
Section B (Writing)
Test items |
Marks Distribution |
1. Writing paragraph |
10 |
2. Completing a story |
10 |
3. Writing informal letters/E-mails |
10 |
4. Describing graphs/charts |
10 |
5. Writing dialogues |
10 |
English Second Paper Marks Distribution SSC 2025
Total marks 100
Reading 60
Section A (Reading)
Test items |
Marks Distribution |
1. Gap filling activities with and without clues |
0.5×10=5 |
2. Cloze test with and without clues |
0.5×10=5 |
3. Substitution table |
1×5=5 |
4. Right forms of verbs |
0.5×10=5 |
5. Passage Narration |
1×5=5 |
6. Changing sentences |
1×10=10 |
7. Completing sentences |
1×5=5 |
8. Tag questions |
1×5=5 |
9. Use of suffixes and prefixes |
0.5×10=5 |
10. Connectors |
1×5=5 |
11. Capitalization and Punctuation |
1×5=5 |