Marks Distribution For HSC 2024

Marks Distribution For HSC 2024

English First Paper 

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

English Second Paper 

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

Writing 40

Composition test items

Marks

1. Formal email

10

2. Paragraph (Listing/description)

15

3. Paragraph (comparison and contrast/ cause and effect)

15

Marks Distribution For HSC 2025

English First Paper 

Total marks 100

Reading 60

Test items

Marks Distribution

Source

1. MCQ (guessing meaning from context)

05

Text book

2. Comprehension questions

10

Text book

3. Information transfer/Flow chart

10

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. Writing paragraph answering questions

10

2. Completing a story

07

3. Writing informal letters /e-mails

05

4. Analyzing maps/graphs/charts

10

5. Appreciating short stories/ poems

08

 

HSC English 2nd Paper

Total marks  100    

Grammar   60  

Compoition  40 

Grammar test items

marks

1. Gap filling with articles

5

2. Gap filling with preposition

5

3. Gap filling with clues

5

4. Completing sentences

5

5. Use of verbs

5

6. Changing sentences

5

7. Narrative style

5

8. Pronoun reference

5

9. Use of modifiers

5

10. Sentence connectors

5

11. synonym and antonym

5

12. Punctuation

5

 Writing Part 40

Composition test items

Marks

1. Formal letter / email

08

2. Report writing

08

3. Paragraphs

10

4. Free writing (200-250 words)

14