PLE English Past Papers with Answers
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Past papers by year
PLE English Language — 2019 to 2025
PLE English 2025
The most recent PLE English paper — ideal for understanding the current comprehension and composition format.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2024
Features comprehension passages testing inference and vocabulary, plus structured and free composition.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2023
A well-balanced paper with grammar sections covering tense, agreement and punctuation.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2022
Notable for its summary writing section and composition topics that reward careful planning.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2021
Includes grammar sections that reward careful reading and a composition prompt about community life.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2020
A shorter paper due to COVID adjustments, but still useful for practising core grammar and comprehension skills.
Practise in the app →PLE English 2019
Useful for understanding how UNEB has evolved its English question style.
Practise in the app →What's in a PLE English paper
PLE English Language tests four key areas. Here's how each section is marked in the app:
- Comprehension: Reading passages with questions testing understanding, inference, and vocabulary. AI marking checks whether you answered the question that was actually asked.
- Grammar: Subject-verb agreement, tense consistency, punctuation, and sentence structure. AI marking catches repeated grammar habits across a whole paper.
- Composition: Structured and free composition tasks. AI marking checks introduction, paragraph structure, and conclusion — not just content.
- Summary Writing: Condensing a passage into key points. AI marking checks that you selected the right information and put it in your own words.
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