KVS has released English Core (Code 301) pre-board question papers from all its regions for 2024-25 and 2025-26. Here's a complete breakdown of the paper format, the most common passage themes, and direct download links.
English Core is the one subject where students often feel confident going in — and then lose more marks than expected. The reading comprehension passages can be on unfamiliar topics, the note-making format has strict conventions, and literature answers need to be precise rather than just well-written. Practicing with actual KVS pre-board papers is the most reliable way to close those gaps before the board exam.
This year, KVS has made pre-board question papers from all its regions available in a single folder. We reviewed over 20 files from the folder — here's the full picture of what's inside and what to focus on.
📥 Download All English Core Pre-Board Papers
Official Google Drive folder maintained by KVS — contains question papers from Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, and more. Papers from both 2024-25 and 2025-26 sessions included.
📂 Click to open Access the Folder →The folder has over 20 files — mostly Class XII English Core (Code 301) question papers from regions including Hyderabad, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bengaluru, and Bhubaneswar, covering both 2024-25 and 2025-26 sessions. There is also one Physical Education (048) paper from the Hyderabad region included in the same folder.
Every English Core paper follows the same three-section CBSE structure: Section A — Reading Skills, Section B — Creative Writing Skills, and Section C — Literature. Total marks: 80. Time: 3 hours. The format is identical across all regions, so practicing one paper prepares you for the structure of every other.
| Section | Focus Area | Key Tasks | Marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A | Reading Skills | Comprehension passages, Note-making & Summary | ~22 |
| Section B | Creative Writing | Notice, Letter, Article/Speech, Report | ~18 |
| Section C | Literature | Prose, Poetry, Drama — MCQs, short & long answers | ~40 |
| Total | — | — | 80 Marks |
Time allotted is 3 hours. Section C (Literature) carries the most marks at approximately 40, making it the single most important section to prepare thoroughly. Internal choices are available in the higher-mark questions across all sections.
The reading passages in these KVS papers cover a wide range of non-fiction topics. Knowing the common themes helps you build background familiarity before the exam — which directly improves comprehension speed and answer quality:
1. Note-Making and Summary (Section A) — This is a format-heavy task that many students underperform on despite knowing the content. Note-making has strict conventions: a title, numbered main headings, sub-points with indentation, and abbreviations with a key. Missing any one of these costs marks. Practice the format separately before practicing with full passages — it takes just 2–3 attempts to get it right, and then it becomes one of the most reliable scoring areas in Section A.
2. Creative Writing — Letter and Article/Speech (Section B) — These formats are predictable and scorable. A formal letter must have all elements in the correct position (sender address, date, receiver address, subject line, salutation, body, closing). An article or speech must have a heading, byline, and structured body. Regional papers from Jabalpur, Jaipur, and Bengaluru all tested formal letter writing and speech formats — practice both thoroughly. One well-formatted answer here is worth 5–6 marks with minimal effort.
3. Literature — Long Answer Questions (Section C) — Section C carries approximately 40 marks and tests both prose and poetry from the Class XII syllabus. Long answer questions (6 marks) require you to discuss themes, characters, or poetic devices in structured, referenced responses. The most important thing here: always support your answer with evidence from the text. A well-argued answer without textual references rarely gets full marks in CBSE evaluation.
The folder includes papers from: Hyderabad (multiple sets including Set 1 and Set 2), Jabalpur, Jaipur, Bengaluru (Set 2, 2025-26 session), and Bhubaneswar. The Bengaluru paper is from the most recent 2025-26 session, making it particularly useful for understanding the current exam trend.
One useful observation: because several passages are reused across regions (FMCG passage in both Hyderabad and Bhubaneswar; Brain Rot passage in both Jabalpur and Jaipur), attempting papers from all regions gives you exposure to a wider variety of literature questions and creative writing tasks without having to repeat the same comprehension passages.
Attempt the full paper under timed conditions — 3 hours, no pausing. English students in particular tend to either rush through reading comprehension and make careless errors, or spend too long on it and run short on time for Section C literature answers. A good time split to aim for: 40 minutes on Section A, 30 minutes on Section B, and 90 minutes on Section C.
After the attempt, focus your review on Section C. Read model answers for literature questions carefully — not to memorise them, but to understand the structure: how the answer opens, how textual evidence is woven in, and how it closes. That structure is what CBSE examiners reward consistently.
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