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Key Facts: Tamil Nadu HSE Second Year English Exam

10:00–1:15

Official March 2026 HSE+2 theory sitting window including reading/verification time (dge.tn.gov.in timetable)

DGE TN HSE+2 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+2 March 2026 timetable

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

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SCERT syllabus

Class 12 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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₹150/₹200

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March 2026

HSE Second Year public theory examinations scheduled 2–26 March 2026 with practicals 9–14 February 2026

DGE TN official timetable PDF 04.11.2025

Free English MCQ practice for Tamil Nadu HSE +2 English (DGE). Official paper is mixed written theory on the Samacheer Kalvi Class 12 syllabus — this bank is a study adaptation, not a format simulation.

Sample Tamil Nadu HSE Second Year English Practice Questions

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1Choose the correct passive form of: "The committee will announce the results tomorrow."
A.The results will be announced by the committee tomorrow.
B.The results will announce by the committee tomorrow.
C.The results would be announced by the committee tomorrow.
D.The results are announced by the committee 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 have submitted the assignment.
B.Neither of the students has submitted the assignment.
C.Neither of the students are submitting the assignment on time yesterday.
D.Neither of the students were submit 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.an; a
C.a; an
D.an; an
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 is preparing for the board examination.
C.He said that I was preparing for the board examination.
D.He said that he had 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 will study hard, she will pass the examination.
B.If she studies hard, she will pass the examination.
C.If she studied 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 whom teaches English is on leave.
B.The teacher who teaches English is on leave.
C.The teacher which 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.
7Select the correct prepositions: "She has been waiting ___ the bus stop ___ two hours."
A.at; for
B.in; since
C.on; from
D.by; during
Explanation: Wait at a point (at the bus stop). Duration with present perfect continuous uses for + period.
8Choose the correct complex-sentence transformation of: "Seeing the policeman, the thief ran away."
A.The thief ran away and he saw the policeman.
B.When the thief saw the policeman, he ran away.
C.The thief saw the policeman but ran away.
D.The thief ran away to see the policeman.
Explanation: A complex sentence joins a subordinate clause to a main clause; when… introduces time subordination matching the participle phrase.
9Identify the part of speech of quietly in: "She spoke quietly during the meeting."
A.Adjective
B.Adverb
C.Preposition
D.Conjunction
Explanation: Quietly modifies the verb spoke, so it is an adverb of manner.
10Choose the correct modal: "You ___ carry your hall ticket to the examination hall; it is compulsory."
A.might
B.must
C.could
D.would
Explanation: Must expresses strong obligation; a compulsory hall ticket is a requirement.

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