IEB English Paper 1 Exam Questions &
Answers 2025/2026
comprehension (40 mins) - ANSWERStests understanding and application of passage
"positions author / reader / subject" - ANSWERSrelationship between things, look at diction,
connotations, tone, register, etc
style refers to - ANSWERStone, register, diction, structure, type of language (factual, etc)
"shift / change" - ANSWERSmention start, end and movement (and possibly why)
2 marks - ANSWERSuni-structural: understanding (literal comprehension)
3 marks - ANSWERSmulti-structural: understanding AND analysis (figurative meanings)
4 marks - ANSWERSrelational: understanding AND analysis AND synthesis (evaluation /
conclusion)
5 marks - ANSWERSabstract: understanding AND analysis AND synthesis AND appreciation /
linking
summary (20 mins) - ANSWERSselecting out ONLY relevant info
never include: - ANSWERSexamples, numbers, stories, etc.
Answers 2025/2026
comprehension (40 mins) - ANSWERStests understanding and application of passage
"positions author / reader / subject" - ANSWERSrelationship between things, look at diction,
connotations, tone, register, etc
style refers to - ANSWERStone, register, diction, structure, type of language (factual, etc)
"shift / change" - ANSWERSmention start, end and movement (and possibly why)
2 marks - ANSWERSuni-structural: understanding (literal comprehension)
3 marks - ANSWERSmulti-structural: understanding AND analysis (figurative meanings)
4 marks - ANSWERSrelational: understanding AND analysis AND synthesis (evaluation /
conclusion)
5 marks - ANSWERSabstract: understanding AND analysis AND synthesis AND appreciation /
linking
summary (20 mins) - ANSWERSselecting out ONLY relevant info
never include: - ANSWERSexamples, numbers, stories, etc.