Maharashtra SSC English Question Paper with Answer Key 2026: PDF Download, Exam Analysis
Maharashtra SSC English Answer Key 2026 is now available. The exam was held on February 27, 2026. You can use the answer key to calculate your raw scores. We will update the answer key with the help of subject experts and online resources.
Maharashtra SSC English Answer Key 2026 has been updated. The exam ended on February 27, 2026, at 2 PM. With the help of the answer key, you can check the correct answers to the questions on the exam, and this will also help you calculate your predicted total. Since there is no negative marking in the Maharashtra SSC English exam, you can award yourself full marks when your answers match the answer key. You should achieve at least 35% marks in each paper according to theMaharashtra SSC Passing Marks 2026. You can check out the unofficial Maharashtra SSC English Answer Key 2026 below.
Maharashtra SSC English Unofficial Answer Key 2026
The answer key is updated here for all the questions included in the question paper, for your reference:
Questions | Answers |
Change into indirect speech: Robert: Where is she now? | Robert asked where she was then. |
Change the voice (Begin with 'A wrestling...'): Anil was watching a wrestling match. | A wrestling match was being watched by Anil. |
Complete the table: Very few animals in the world are as huge as an elephant | (a) Comparitive degree: An elephant is bigger than most other animals in the world. (b) Superlative: An elephant is one of the biggest animals in the world. |
Fill in the blank with the proper form of the verb as per the subject: The hermit ................. to the king. | spoke (or speaks / was speaking) |
Find out the word from the passage which have the following meanings: | (i) horrible - terrible |
Frame a 'Wh' question to get the underlined part as an answer: Our country is well known for its bio-diversity. | What is our country well known for? |
Identify the modal auxiliary and state its functions: One could eat a little more | Could - Ability |
Identify the subordinate clause: There are some animals that have clearly become extinct. | that have clearly become extinct |
Identify the type of the sentence: How frightened their eyes look ! | Exclamatory sentence |
Make two sentences of your own to show the difference of homograph 'Mark' (Use it as a verb and as a noun). | Verb: Please mark the correct answers on your paper. |
Match the words in Column 'A' with their meanings in Column 'B': | Grimly (c) |
Pick out the infinitive from the given sentence: Every child is free to grow. | to grow |
Pick out the words from the passage to make antonyms: | (i) balance × imbalance |
Rearrange the letters to make a meaningful word: abogll | global |
Rewrite as an Affirmative sentence: I shall not want many soldiers. | I shall want few soldiers. |
Rewrite sentence in future perfect tense: I shall be telling you three stories. | I shall/will have told you three stories. |
Rewrite the sentence using "No sooner ... than": As soon as the concert came to an end, the audience gave the artists a standing ovation. | No sooner did the concert come to an end than the audience gave the artists a standing ovation. |
Who said to whom. | (i) Who - Writer , Whom - Lady |
Write two compound words of your own. | Moonlight, Notebook (or Sunflower, Raincoat) |
Maharashtra SSC English Question Paper Pattern 2026
According to the latest question papers released by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, the updated question paper pattern is:
- The English exam will be conducted for 80 marks with a duration of 3 hours.
- Students are provided 15 minutes as reading time before writing begins.
- The paper is divided into six sections.
- Section I consists of Question 1, carrying 10 marks, and includes internal choices in subparts.
- Section II consists of Question 2, carrying 20 marks, with activities divided into two passages and includes internal choice wherever specified.
- Section III consists of Question 3, carrying 10 marks, and contains an internal choice in the poetry appreciation part.
- Section IV consists of Question 4, carrying 15 marks, including internal choice in summary writing tasks where applicable.
- Section V consists of Questions 5 and 6, carrying 15 marks in total, with internal choices provided between alternative writing tasks.
- Section VI consists of Question 7, carrying 10 marks, with internal choice offered in both parts of the question.
Maharashtra SSC English Passing Marks 2026
The Maharashtra SSC English paper will be conducted for 80 marks, while 20 marks are allotted for the internal assessment. If you want to pass, then you are required to achieve 35 marks out of the total hundred combined in both theory and internal assessment. The overall aggregate total must also be above 35% to be eligible to get the marksheet. Only the students who get the minimum passing marks will be liable to be promoted to class 11th and appear for the next HSC board exams. If you are unable to secure the pass marks, then you can also appear for supplementary papers.
Maharashtra SSC Grading System 2026
There are 4 grade subjects in the SSC Maharashtra Board. You will get a distinction if you score more than 75% marks in the six compulsory subjects. Check the detailedMaharashtra SSC Grading System 2026below:
Grades | Marks |
Distinction | To successful candidates who obtain not less than 75% marks in the aggregate, calculated based on the six compulsory subjects offered for the examination. |
Grade I | Those who obtain not less than 60% of marks in the aggregate calculated based on the six compulsory subjects offered for the exam. |
Grade II | Marks not less than 45% but less than 60% |
Grade Pass | To all other successful candidates. |
Maharashtra SSC Condonation Policy 2026
Students without any exemption falling short of two or three marks will be provided with automatic continuation of the mark to pass. Check out the allocation of grace marks for various subjects below:
Subjects | Condonation Marks |
First Language | 2 |
Second Language | 2 |
Third Language | 2 |
Social Science | 2 |
Science | 3 |
Mathematics | 3 |
Mathematics and Science combined | 6 |
Two subjects opted by deaf and dumb students (in place of languages) | 2 in each subject |
Maharashtra SSC Result 2026
Maharashtra SSC result is expected to be released on 13 May 2026, according to the timeline followed last year. You can find the result on the official website of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education with the help of your roll number. If you are unable to access the official website, then you can also use SMS services to check it offline. After the result is released, the original marksheet will be distributed among the students through the respective school authority. Make sure to collect your marksheets as soon as possible.
Once the answer key is available, you will be able to calculate your predicted score, which will ease your anxiety about passing the exam. You will be able to check your final marks through theMaharashtra SSC Result 2026.