KPK Boards Matric (SSC) English (Classes IX and X): syllabus, papers and marking
A 75-mark paper: 15 MCQs, then a 36-mark and a 24-mark written section built on the SLOs of the English curriculum.
SLO-based model papers and Tables of Specification for SSC (KPTBB books), BISE Peshawar, 2023–24 · Annual-I and Annual-II series · grades A++ to U (IBCC scale)
KPK Matric English: where the marks go
KPK Matric English is a 75-mark paper in Class IX: 15 MCQs in 20 minutes, a 36-mark Section B and a 24-mark Section C, the last two in 2 hours 40 minutes. The Class X model paper carries the same 36 and 24 mark sections. The papers test skills named in the curriculum SLOs: formal vocabulary, reading, critical thinking and writing.
Marks go on tight short answers, a correctly formatted letter or dialogue and accurate language. Our papers keep the section marks of the published model papers.
Paper structure and what we mark
| Paper | Time | Marks | Weight | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class IX · Section A — Multiple Choice (Class IX) | 20 min | 15 | 10% | 15 MCQs on a response sheet, 1 mark each |
| Class IX · Section B — Short Written Section (Class IX) | 2 h 40 min (B and C) | 36 | 24% | Short questions (any 6 of the set, 3 marks each) and other reading, translation and writing tasks |
| Class IX · Section C — Extended Written Section (Class IX) | — | 24 | 16% | Extended reading and writing tasks |
| Class X · Section B — Short Written Section (Class X) | 2 h 40 min (B and C) | 36 | 24% | Reading, vocabulary, poetry and translation tasks |
| Class X · Section C — Extended Written Section (Class X) | — | 24 | 16% | Extended reading and writing tasks, including a dialogue or letter |
Syllabus outline
- Reading and formal vocabulary (MCQs)
- Reading and critical thinking: short questions, passages and paraphrase
- Poetry: stanza reading and comprehension
- Writing: letters, dialogues, applications
- Translation
How each paper is marked here
- The fifteen MCQs are scored automatically against the key.
- Written tasks are marked on content, organisation and accuracy separately.
- Short questions are marked on the point asked and a complete sentence.
Where KPK Matric English candidates lose marks
- Spelling and tense slips in composition — Letters, applications and stories lose marks for repeated spelling and tense errors even when the content is complete.
- Summary that copies the poem — A poem summary must be written in your own words; line-by-line paraphrase or copying earns little.
- Translation done word by word — Translation into Urdu or English is marked on meaning and natural phrasing, not on literal word order.
- Comprehension answers lifted whole from the passage — Answers should be built from the passage in your own sentence, not pasted as a block.
Sample papers, mark schemes and marked reports for KPK Matric English
See a real handwritten script marked by eight examiners at admitportfolio.com/examiners.
Questions teachers ask
- How much time is allowed for the written sections?
- The model papers give Section B and Section C a combined 2 hours 40 minutes.
- Why is Class X Section A not listed?
- We read the Class X Section B and C marks from the model paper (36 and 24) but not its Section A, so only Class IX shows an objective row.
- Is this official KPK Boards marking?
- No. Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa marks the real exam. This is examiner-style marking of mocks and homework for KPK Matric English. Only you see the marking, and you decide what reaches the student.
- Do you reproduce past-paper questions?
- No. Every Classes IX and X paper here is original and written to the slo-based model papers and tables of specification for ssc (kptbb books), bise peshawar, 2023–24, in the same structure as the real papers shown above.
- Which papers are marked?
- None yet are marked question by question; Class IX · Section A are scored instantly. Practical exams sat at the centre are not marked here.
- How is the next paper chosen?
- From the marks a student lost: the concepts behind them are ranked by marks dropped, and the new paper weights those topics. It is the same syllabus and structure, with new questions.
- When are the exams?
- Annual-I and Annual-II series. Grades A++ to U (IBCC scale).