ISC 2026 Malayalam Improvement Examination Question Paper for Class 12

About this paper

This is the ISC Class 12 Malayalam paper from the 2026 Improvement Examination, code 809, set by CISCE. The footer reads 1226-809-I.E. It carries 80 marks and runs for three hours, with fifteen minutes of reading time. There are fifteen questions on eleven printed pages and one blank page. Section A is compulsory language work: a composition of about 400 words in Malayalam, an unseen passage to be answered in Malayalam, and grammar, idioms and proverbs. Section B is literature. Candidates answer any four of twelve questions from any three of the four prescribed books Gadyakairali, Kavyanjali, Asuravith and Manushyan Nee Thanne. The questions below are translated from Malayalam.

Exam

ISC Class 12

Subject

Malayalam

Year

2026

Paper code

809

Maximum marks

80

Time allowed

3 hours + 15 min reading

Questions

15

Pages

12

Answers included

No, questions only

Paper pattern

• Section A

  40 marks

  Language, 40 marks: Questions 1–3, all compulsory — a 400-word composition, an unseen passage, and grammar, idioms and proverbs

• Section B

  40 marks

  Literature, 40 marks: any four of Questions 4–15, from any three of the four prescribed textbooks

Topics covered

• Composition and story writing in Malayalam
• Unseen passage comprehension
• Grammar, idioms and proverbs
• Gadyakairali (prose)
• Kavyanjali (poetry)
• Asuravith
• Manushyan Nee Thanne

Questions from this paper

1. Write an original short story in Malayalam on 'An unexpected visit' or 'A hair's-breadth escape'.
2. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow, using your own words in Malayalam.
3. Use the idioms in the sentence as per the instructions given.
4. Use the proverbs in the sentences as per the instructions given.