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Key Facts: Tamil Nadu HSE First Year English Exam

10:00–1:15

Official March 2026 HSE+1 theory sitting window including reading/verification time (dge.tn.gov.in timetable)

DGE TN HSE+1 March 2026 public examination timetable

35/100

Minimum pass mark per subject under the HSE new pattern, subject to theory/practical floor rules

DGE HSE_E.pdf scheme of examination

3 hours

Approximate theory writing duration after reading and particulars verification in the public exam schedule

DGE TN HSE+1 March 2026 timetable

DGE TN

Administered by the Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai, for Tamil Nadu State Board Higher Secondary

dge.tn.gov.in

SCERT syllabus

Class 11 textbooks and syllabus prescribed by SCERT / School Education Department (Samacheer Kalvi)

DGE HSE scheme — syllabus prescribed by SCERT/DSE

English MCQ bank

This practice set is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not the official mixed written paper

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2018–2025 arrears

March 2026 HSE+1 public examination timetable is notified for 2018–2025 arrear candidates only

DGE TN official HSE+1 March 2026 timetable disclosure

March 2026

HSE First Year public theory examinations scheduled 3–27 March 2026 with practicals 16–21 February 2026

DGE TN official timetable PDF

Free English MCQ practice for Tamil Nadu HSE +1 English (DGE). Official paper is mixed written theory on the Samacheer Kalvi Class 11 syllabus — March 2026 sitting is for arrear candidates (2018–2025) only; this bank is a study adaptation, not a format simulation.

Sample Tamil Nadu HSE First Year English Practice Questions

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1Choose the correct passive form of: "The teacher will announce the results tomorrow."
A.The results will announce by the teacher tomorrow.
B.The results are announced by the teacher tomorrow.
C.The results will be announced by the teacher tomorrow.
D.The results would be announced by the teacher tomorrow.
Explanation: In the passive voice, the object becomes the subject and the verb takes will + be + past participle (announced).
2Select the sentence with correct subject–verb agreement.
A.Neither of the students are submitting the assignment on time yesterday.
B.Neither of the students has submitted the assignment.
C.Neither of the students were submit the assignment.
D.Neither of the students have submitted the assignment.
Explanation: "Neither" as subject with of + plural noun takes a singular verb: has submitted.
3Fill in the blanks with the correct articles: "She is ___ university student who wants to study ___ unique dialect of Tamil."
A.a; a
B.a; an
C.an; an
D.an; a
Explanation: Article choice follows sound. "University" and "unique" both begin with /juː/, a consonant sound, so "a" is correct for both.
4Choose the correct reported speech for: He said, "I am preparing for the board examination."
A.He said that he was preparing for the board examination.
B.He said that he had preparing for the board examination.
C.He said that he is preparing for the board examination.
D.He said that I was preparing for the board examination.
Explanation: After a past reporting verb, present continuous backshifts to past continuous, and I becomes he.
5Identify the correct first conditional sentence.
A.If she studied hard, she will pass the examination.
B.If she will study hard, she will pass the examination.
C.If she studies hard, she will pass the examination.
D.If she study hard, she would pass the examination.
Explanation: First conditional uses present simple in the if-clause and will + base verb in the main clause.
6Choose the sentence in which the relative pronoun is used correctly.
A.The teacher who teaches English is on leave.
B.The teacher which teaches English is on leave.
C.The teacher whom teaches English is on leave.
D.The teacher whose teaches English is on leave.
Explanation: Who is the subject relative pronoun for people when the relative clause needs a subject.
7Choose the correct preposition: "She is good ___ English but weak ___ mathematics."
A.at; in
B.at; at
C.on; in
D.in; at
Explanation: Standard collocations: good at a skill/subject and often weak in a subject area in school English.
8Select the correct tense: "By next March, she ___ the Class 11 syllabus completely."
A.has completed
B.will have completed
C.will complete
D.is completing
Explanation: Future perfect (will have + past participle) marks an action finished before a future time point (by next March).
9Choose the correct question tag: "You have finished your homework, ___?"
A.didn't you
B.haven't you
C.isn't it
D.have you
Explanation: Positive statement with present perfect takes a negative tag: haven't you.
10Identify the correctly transformed sentence (active to passive): "Someone stole my bicycle."
A.My bicycle was stole.
B.My bicycle has stolen.
C.My bicycle was stolen.
D.My bicycle is stolen by someone.
Explanation: Past simple active becomes past simple passive: was/were + past participle. The agent someone is often omitted.

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