CBSE Class 12 English Previous Year Papers
Official CBSE board exam question papers for Class 12 English — 2025-26, 2024-25, and 2023-24. All sets and series included. View directly on this page or download the PDF free.
About these papers
- ✓Actual CBSE board exam papers
- ✓All sets and series included
- ✓3 years: 2023-24 to 2025-26
- ✓Best way to understand exam pattern
- ✓Free to view and download
How to use: Start with the most recent year (2025-26). Pick any set, attempt it in 3 hours under exam conditions, then evaluate your answers. Compare across sets to spot recurring question types.
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Series 7
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Repeat Questions Analysis
Chapters that appeared in CBSE board exams across the last 3 years. These are your highest-priority chapters — every hour spent here gives maximum return on exam day.
Chapter / Topic
Years
What to Expect
Reading Comprehension (Factual + Discursive)
Almost Certain · 3/3 years14-mark — 2 passages with MCQ + short answer
Flamingo — Prose (The Last Lesson / Lost Spring)
Almost Certain · 3/3 years6-mark extract + long answer
Flamingo — Poetry (My Mother at Sixty Six / Keeping Quiet)
Almost Certain · 3/3 years6-mark extract + appreciation
Vistas — Supplementary Reader
Almost Certain · 3/3 years6-mark long answer from short stories
Notice / Advertisement Writing
Almost Certain · 3/3 years4-mark short writing task
Article / Speech / Report Writing
Almost Certain · 3/3 years6-mark long writing task
Grammar — Gap Fill & Editing
Almost Certain · 3/3 years5-mark editing and transformation
Letter Writing (Job Application)
Very Likely · 2/3 years6-mark formal letter — appears in many sets
Strategy: Master all Almost Certain chapters first — these alone can get you 70%+ of your marks. Then cover Very Likely chapters for the rest.
How to Use PYQs Effectively
Attempt under exam conditions
Set a 3-hour timer. No phone, no notes. Treat every PYQ as a dress rehearsal for the board exam.
Identify repeating patterns
Chapters that appear in 2 or more years are guaranteed important. Prioritise those in your revision.
Track your score year by year
Do 2023-24, then 2024-25, then 2025-26. If your score improves, you're on the right track.
Plug gaps with chapter practice
Every wrong answer points to a weak chapter. Practice that chapter on ClearSteps before moving to the next paper.
Know your weak spots. Fix them before the exam.
ClearSteps gives you chapter-wise mock tests for CBSE Class 12 English with AI evaluation against the official marking scheme — so you know exactly where you stand.