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SSC 2026 English Suggestion

Distributions of Marks

English 1st Paper: 100 Marks

Part A - Reading: 70

Seen Comprehension

  • 1. MCQ  [1x7=7 Marks] 
  • 2. Answering questions [2x5=10 Marks] 
  • 3. Gap filling  [1x5=5 Marks] 

Unseen passage

  • 4.  Information Transfer  [1x5=5 Marks] 
  • 5. Writing summary  [10 Marks] 

6.  Matching  [1x5=5 Marks] 

7. Re-arranging sentences [1x8=8 Marks]

8.  Answer questions from poems (any 5 out of 8)  [2x5=10 Marks] 

9.  Answer questions from stories (any 5 out of 8)  [2x5=10 

Part B - Writing: 30 

  • 10. Completing story [15 Marks]
  • 11. Writing dialogue [15 Marks] 


Distributions of Marks

English 2nd Paper: 100 Marks

Part A - Grammar: 60

  • 1. Gap filling with clues [1x10=10 Marks]
  • 2. Substitution table [1x5=5 Marks]
  • 3. Right form of Verbs [1x10=10 Marks]
  • 4.  Changing sentences (Affirmative, Negative, Assertive, Interrogative, Exclamatory, Simple, Complex, Compound) [1x10=10 Marks]
  • 5. Tag questions [1x5=5 Marks]
  • 6. Suffixes and Prefixes [1x5=5 Marks]
  • 7. Preposition [1x5=05 Marks]
  • 8. Connectors/ Linking words [1x5=5 Marks]
  • 9. Punctuation and Capitalization [5 Marks]

Part B - Writing: 40 Marks

  • 10. Writing paragraph [10 Marks]
  • 11. Writing- E-mail/letter/application [10 Marks]
  • 12. Writing short composition [20 Marks]