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English Core · 301 · 2026

My whole English Core script, all 35 pages

The one people assume you cannot study for. 76 out of 80, and the marks are almost entirely in the formats — the notice, the invitation, the letter, the article — which are fixed and learnable, unlike the literature answers everyone spends their time on.

76On the script76On the marksheet · unchanged

Three things are covered, and nothing else

  • · The barcode number on page 1.
  • · The office-use block on the cover — the QR code and the IDEN, BAG and CHK numbers beside it.
  • · The small blue stamp the scanning centre puts on every page.

All three identify the script, not me. Every mark, tick, cross, correction and word of handwriting is untouched — covering those would defeat the purpose.

There was never a name or a roll number to remove. CBSE's own instructions, printed inside the cover and readable on page 3 below, forbid writing your roll number, name or school anywhere in your answers.

What all of this meansThe marksheet it became

Also published: Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics.

35 pages · 10 blank · scans, so they load as you scroll

  1. Page 1 of 35

    Answer Script Details — the question-wise marks summary for English Core. The one page that is real text rather than a scan.

    English Core answer script page 1 — Answer Script Details — the question-wise marks summary for English Core. The one page that is real text rather than a scan.
  2. Page 2 of 35

    The front cover. Subject, code, date and medium in my handwriting; the office-use block covered.

    English Core answer script page 2 — The front cover. Subject, code, date and medium in my handwriting; the office-use block covered.
  3. Page 3 of 35

    Instructions to Candidates — including the rule that forbids writing your roll number, name or school in any answer.

    English Core answer script page 3 — Instructions to Candidates — including the rule that forbids writing your roll number, name or school in any answer.
  4. Page 4 of 35

    The inner cover: the examiner's marks grid, the totals boxes, and the certifications.

    English Core answer script page 4 — The inner cover: the examiner's marks grid, the totals boxes, and the certifications.
  5. Page 5 of 35 · booklet 2Section A

    Q1 — the reading comprehension on Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Ten sub-parts, each with its own chip.

    English Core answer script page 5, booklet page 2 — Q1 — the reading comprehension on Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Ten sub-parts, each with its own chip.
  6. Page 6 of 35 · booklet 3

    Q1 concluded. Full marks across the passage.

    English Core answer script page 6, booklet page 3 — Q1 concluded. Full marks across the passage.
  7. Page 7 of 35 · booklet 4

    Q2 — the road safety case study. Note how short the one-mark answers are.

    English Core answer script page 7, booklet page 4 — Q2 — the road safety case study. Note how short the one-mark answers are.
  8. Page 8 of 35 · booklet 5

    Q2 concluded, all eight sub-parts correct.

    English Core answer script page 8, booklet page 5 — Q2 concluded, all eight sub-parts correct.
  9. Page 9 of 35 · booklet 6Section B

    Q3 — the notice, boxed as the format requires. 4 of 4: "03AOR : 1 + 2 + 1 = 4".

    English Core answer script page 9, booklet page 6 — Q3 — the notice, boxed as the format requires. 4 of 4: "03AOR : 1 + 2 + 1 = 4".
  10. Page 10 of 35 · booklet 7

    Q4 — the invitation. 3.5 of 4, and the half mark lost is in the layout, not the content.

    English Core answer script page 10, booklet page 7 — Q4 — the invitation. 3.5 of 4, and the half mark lost is in the layout, not the content.
  11. Page 11 of 35 · booklet 8

    Q5 — the letter to the editor on noise pollution. Address block, subject line, salutation, all in place.

    English Core answer script page 11, booklet page 8 — Q5 — the letter to the editor on noise pollution. Address block, subject line, salutation, all in place.
  12. Page 12 of 35 · booklet 9

    Q5 continued — the body. Every underlined phrase is the examiner marking content points.

    English Core answer script page 12, booklet page 9 — Q5 continued — the body. Every underlined phrase is the examiner marking content points.
  13. Page 13 of 35 · booklet 10

    Q5 concluded, signed off with the persona the question gave.

    English Core answer script page 13, booklet page 10 — Q5 concluded, signed off with the persona the question gave.
  14. Page 14 of 35 · booklet 11

    Q6 — the article, "The Vanishing Art of Slowing Down". 5 of 5.

    English Core answer script page 14, booklet page 11 — Q6 — the article, "The Vanishing Art of Slowing Down". 5 of 5.
  15. Page 15 of 35 · booklet 12

    Q6 concluded.

    English Core answer script page 15, booklet page 12 — Q6 concluded.
  16. Page 16 of 35 · booklet 13Section C

    Q7 — the poetry extract. Six sub-parts, six ticks.

    English Core answer script page 16, booklet page 13 — Q7 — the poetry extract. Six sub-parts, six ticks.
  17. Page 17 of 35 · booklet 14

    Q8 and Q9 — prose extracts. The zero on 08B(i) is the only one in the section.

    English Core answer script page 17, booklet page 14 — Q8 and Q9 — prose extracts. The zero on 08B(i) is the only one in the section.
  18. Page 18 of 35 · booklet 15

    Q9 concluded and Q10 begun — Gandhi, Champaran, and the paradox in Deep Water.

    English Core answer script page 18, booklet page 15 — Q9 concluded and Q10 begun — Gandhi, Champaran, and the paradox in Deep Water.
  19. Page 19 of 35 · booklet 16

    Q10 continued — Franz and the last lesson, then Aunt Jennifer.

    English Core answer script page 19, booklet page 16 — Q10 continued — Franz and the last lesson, then Aunt Jennifer.
  20. Page 20 of 35 · booklet 17

    Q10 concluded and Q11 begun — Edla, and Bama on education.

    English Core answer script page 20, booklet page 17 — Q10 concluded and Q11 begun — Edla, and Bama on education.
  21. Page 21 of 35 · booklet 18

    Q11 concluded — the court astrologer and the Tiger King.

    English Core answer script page 21, booklet page 18 — Q11 concluded — the court astrologer and the Tiger King.
  22. Page 22 of 35 · booklet 19

    Q12 — Sophie and Mukesh compared. 4.5 of 5.

    English Core answer script page 22, booklet page 19 — Q12 — Sophie and Mukesh compared. 4.5 of 5.
  23. Page 23 of 35 · booklet 20

    Q13 — Journey to the End of the Earth. 4.5 of 5.

    English Core answer script page 23, booklet page 20 — Q13 — Journey to the End of the Earth. 4.5 of 5.
  24. Page 24 of 35 · booklet 21

    Q13 concluded.

    English Core answer script page 24, booklet page 21 — Q13 concluded.
  25. Page 25 of 35 · booklet 22

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 25, booklet page 22 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  26. Page 26 of 35 · booklet 23

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 26, booklet page 23 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  27. Page 27 of 35 · booklet 24

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 27, booklet page 24 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  28. Page 28 of 35 · booklet 25

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 28, booklet page 25 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  29. Page 29 of 35 · booklet 26

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 29, booklet page 26 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  30. Page 30 of 35 · booklet 27

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 30, booklet page 27 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  31. Page 31 of 35 · booklet 28

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 31, booklet page 28 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  32. Page 32 of 35 · booklet 29

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 32, booklet page 29 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  33. Page 33 of 35 · booklet 30

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 33, booklet page 30 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  34. Page 34 of 35 · booklet 31

    Blank, and stamped as such.

    English Core answer script page 34, booklet page 31 — Blank, and stamped as such.
  35. Page 35 of 35 · booklet 32

    Rough work — the article planned out in single words before it was written.

    English Core answer script page 35, booklet page 32 — Rough work — the article planned out in single words before it was written.

That's the whole document. If you spot something in it I've described wrongly anywhere else on this site, tell me — dpsgnotes@gmail.com.