The CEED 2025 question paper has 44 Part-A questions for 150 marks and five compulsory Part-B tasks for 100 marks. The paper combines spatial reasoning and visual interpretation with drawing, storytelling, icon design and product-related tasks.

Part A has numerical-answer, multiple-select and single-correct questions. Part B tests drawing and design through five compulsory tasks.

CEED 2025 Question Paper and Solutions

CEED 2025 questions and solutions cover Part A and the Part-B drawing and design tasks.

Part-B answers are assessed on the criteria given with each task, including composition, visual communication and usability. More than one design can meet the brief.

CEED 2025 Paper Structure

Paper section	Questions	Correct-answer marks	Incorrect-answer marks	Section marks
NAT	8	+4	0	32
MSQ	10	+4; partial +1/+2/+3	-1 otherwise	40
MCQ	26	+3	-0.5	78
Part A total	44	-	-	150

Part A lasts one hour. Part B lasts two hours and contains five compulsory questions worth 20 marks each. The two timers are separate; Part A cannot be resumed after Part B starts.

Part-A responses are entered on the computer. Part-B responses go in the supplied answer booklet, even though the question is shown on the screen.

CEED 2025 Part A: Question Types

The numerical section includes typography, folded strips, complete footwear pairs, surface counting and spacing in a line of text. Multiple-select questions include cross-sections and interpreting a visual narrative graph.

NAT questions require a numerical answer. An MSQ may have more than one correct option; an MCQ has one correct option.

For a rotation followed by a reflection, track the same corner or feature through both operations. Counting questions may ask for objects, surfaces, pairs or contact points.

CEED 2025 Part B: Drawing and Design Tasks

Task	Context in this paper	What the response needs
Sketching	A forest chase seen from a fox's viewpoint	Viewpoint, expression and composition
Creativity	Connect supplied elements across four frames	A coherent sequence with a title
Visual sensitivity	Four zoo-animal icons	Recognisable animals in one visual style
Form sensitivity	A character-inspired tea flask	Character, usable details and rendering
Problem identification	Buyer and seller issues at a vegetable cart	Five issues per user group and two visual explanations

The forest scene is drawn from the fox's viewpoint, so the position of the observer changes the composition. The zoo-signage task asks for four animals to share one visual language: line treatment and level of detail should work as a set while each animal remains recognisable.

The vegetable-cart task separates buyer problems from seller problems. It asks for five issues for each group and a visual explanation of one problem from each group.

Colour restrictions depend on the task. A question may require black pencil or black-and-white icons even when other tasks allow colour.

CEED 2025 Marking Scheme and Answer-Key Notes

A correct NAT earns +4, an incorrect NAT scores zero, and an unanswered question scores zero. MCQs earn +3 for a correct answer and lose 0.5 for a wrong answer. MSQs use the partial-mark combinations below.

MSQ selection	Marks
Only all correct options selected	+4
Three selected, all four options correct	+3
Two correct selected, at least three correct options	+2
One correct selected, at least two correct options	+1
No option selected	0
All other selections, including any incorrect option	-1

Final answer key: Part-A Question 41 was dropped, with +3 marks awarded to all. For Question 2, the final key is 10; the total of nine appearing in the linked explanation is a calculation error.

Using This Paper for CEED Preparation

The 2025 paper uses the 44-question, 150-mark Part-A structure. The 2023 paper instead has 41 questions and 100 marks. Use each paper's own instructions when comparing practice scores.

The CEED syllabus covers spatial reasoning, observation, materials, communication and drawing.

CEED 2025 Question Paper FAQs

Paper and Scoring

How many questions are in CEED 2025 Part A?+

There are 44: eight NATs, ten MSQs and 26 MCQs, carrying 150 marks in total.

Can I use the same marking scheme for every old CEED paper?+

No. The 2023 paper uses +3 for NAT/MSQ, no MSQ partial credit and a -0.2 MSQ penalty. The 2024-2026 papers use +4 for NAT/MSQ, partial MSQ credit and a -1 MSQ penalty. MCQ marks also differ.

Which answer-key correction matters for this paper?+

Part-A Question 41 was dropped, with +3 marks awarded to all. For Question 2, the final key is 10; the total of nine appearing in the linked explanation is a calculation error.

Can I go back to Part A after starting Part B?+

No. The paper gives one hour for Part A and two hours for Part B. Once Part B begins, Part A cannot be attempted again.

Drawing and Practice

Is there only one correct Part-B drawing?+

No. Different drawings can meet the same brief. The answer must follow the required viewpoint, composition, product details and other criteria specified in the question.

Can I use colours for every Part-B answer?+

Only where the question permits it. Some tasks require pencil, black ink or black-and-white visuals.

Does the practice widget calculate official CEED marks?+

No. These are original practice questions. The result shows accuracy for the selected set, not a CEED score or rank.

CEED 2025 Question Paper with Solutions: Download, Marking Scheme and Part-B Tasks

CEED 2025 Question Paper and Solutions

CEED 2025 Paper Structure

CEED 2025 Part A: Question Types

CEED 2025 Part B: Drawing and Design Tasks

CEED 2025 Marking Scheme and Answer-Key Notes

Using This Paper for CEED Preparation

CEED 2025 Question Paper and Solutions

CEED 2025: Questions and Marks

CEED 2025: Part-B Task Guide

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