This document outlines the structure and scoring of the General Certificate Examination for Secondary Schools administered by the Ministry of Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The exam is 3 hours and tests students on guided composition, dialogue, spelling, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar. For each section, the document provides examples of question types and the number of marks allocated to parts of each section. Teachers are instructed to design exams based on the guidelines around covering all units and referring to official documents on content analysis and objectives.

1. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia English Language Ministry of Education
General Certificate Examination for Secondary Schools 1428-1429H Time: 3 hours
‫إدارة‬‫التربية‬‫والتعليم‬‫بـ...........قسم...........)الفصل‬‫الدراسي‬‫..........اسم‬ :‫مدرسة‬ (‫الول‬............:‫الطالب‬
I-(A) Guided Composition (No less than 80 words) ( 4 marks )
Evaluation
Marks Characteristics
4
very good structural and grammatical skills, complete realization of the
topic
3
good structural and grammatical skills, above the simple sentence level,
errors not basic
2
adequate structural and grammatical skills, simple but accurate realization
of the topic, not many errors
1
inadequate vocabulary and grammar to convey the ideas, minimal writing
activities
0 Incoherent, errors showing lack of the basic knowledge of English
(B) Dialogue ( 2 marks : ½ mark each space )
II- (A) Writing (Spelling mistakes) (2 marks: ½ mark each line) (4 lines)
(B) Writing (Do as shown between brackets) (1 mark: ½ mark each item)
III- Vocabulary* : e.g. Multiple Choice ( 2 marks: ½ mark each item.)
IV- Reading Passage; unseen one: ( 7 marks : 1 marks each item.)
Teachers can write from 7 to 14 items but no less than 7.
1. Yes/No Question
2. True/False Statement
3. Choose
4. WH Questions
5. WH Questions
6. Synonyms / Antonyms
7. Completion
V- Grammar*:
(A)e.g. Multiple Choice (2 marks: ½ mark each item)
(B)e.g. Do as shown between brackets (5 marks: ½ mark each item)
VI- Vocabulary*:
(A)e.g. Fill in the spaces (2½ marks: ½ mark each item)
(B)e.g. Match (2½ marks: ½ mark each item)
* All units and items should be covered
- Dear Teachers: Please refer to the Content Analysis, Objectives and Table of Spec.

2. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia English Language Ministry of Education
General Certificate Examination for Secondary Schools 1428-1429H Time: 3 hours
‫إدارة‬‫التربية‬‫والتعليم‬‫بـ...........قسم...........)الفصل‬‫الدراسي‬‫..........اسم‬ :‫مدرسة‬ (‫الثاني‬............:‫الطالب‬
I-(A) Guided Composition (No less than 80 words) ( 4 marks )
Evaluation
Marks Characteristics
4
very good structural and grammatical skills, complete realization of the
topic
3
good structural and grammatical skills, above the simple sentence level,
errors not basic
2
adequate structural and grammatical skills, simple but accurate realization
of the topic, not many errors
1
inadequate vocabulary and grammar to convey the ideas, minimal writing
activities
0 Incoherent, errors showing lack of the basic knowledge of English
(B) Dialogue ( 2 marks : ½ mark each space )
II- (A) Writing (Spelling mistakes) (2 marks: ½ mark each line) (4 lines)
(B) Writing (Do as shown between brackets) (1 mark: ½ mark each item)
III- Vocabulary* : e.g. Multiple Choice ( 2 marks: ½ mark each item.)
IV- Reading Passage; unseen one: ( 7 marks : 1 marks each item.)
Teachers can write from 7 to 14 items but no less than 7.
1. Yes/No Question
2. True/False Statement
3. Choose
4. WH Questions
5. WH Questions
6. Synonyms / Antonyms
7. Completion
V- Grammar*:
(A)e.g. Multiple Choice (2 marks: ½ mark each item)
(B)e.g. Do as shown between brackets (5 marks: ½ mark each item)
VI- Vocabulary*:
(A)e.g. Fill in the spaces (2½ marks: ½ mark each item)
(B)e.g. Match (2½ marks: ½ mark each item)
* All units and items should be covered
- Dear Teachers: Please refer to the Content Analysis, Objectives and Table of Spec.

3. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia English Language Ministry of Education
General Certificate Examination for Secondary Schools 1428-1429H Time: 3 hours
‫إدارة‬‫التربية‬‫والتعليم‬‫بـ...........قسم...........)كامل‬‫..........اسم‬ :‫مدرسة‬ (‫المقرر‬............:‫الطالب‬
I-(A) Guided Composition (No less than 80 words) ( 8 marks )
Evaluation
Marks Characteristics
8
very good structural and grammatical skills, complete realization of the
topic
6
good structural and grammatical skills, above the simple sentence level,
errors not basic
4
adequate structural and grammatical skills, simple but accurate realization
of the topic, not many errors
2
inadequate vocabulary and grammar to convey the ideas, minimal writing
activities
0 Incoherent, errors showing lack of the basic knowledge of English
(B) Dialogue ( 4 marks : 1 mark each space )
II- (A) Writing (Spelling mistakes) (4 marks: 1 mark each line) (4 lines)
(B) Writing (Do as shown between brackets) (2 marks: 1 mark each item)
III- Vocabulary* : e.g. Multiple Choice ( 4 marks: 1 mark each item.)
IV- Reading Passage; unseen one: ( 14 marks : 2 marks each item.)
Teachers can write from 7 to 14 items but no less than 7.
8. Yes/No Question
9. True/False Statement
10. Choose
11. WH Questions
12. WH Questions
13. Synonyms / Antonyms
14. Completion
V- Grammar*:
(C)e.g. Multiple Choice (4 marks: 1 mark each item)
(D) e.g. Do as shown between brackets (10 marks: 1 mark each item)
VI- Vocabulary*:
(C)e.g. Fill in the spaces (5 marks: 1 mark each item)
(D) e.g. Match (5 marks: 1 mark each item)
* All units and items should be covered
- Dear Teachers: Please refer to the Content Analysis, Objectives and Table of Spec.