CEED 2026 Question Paper and Solutions

CEED 2026 questions and solutions include memory-based questions alongside the paper.

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 2026 Paper Structure

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 2026 Part A: Question Types

Part A includes numerical spatial problems, visual transformations, materials and practical reasoning. Its later questions include heat transfer in a copper object, sunlight through a hollow cylinder and identifying visual-perception principles.

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 2026 Part B: Drawing and Design Tasks

The kitchen sketch is drawn from the viewpoint of a nearby chair. The museum-icon task needs four related icons without text, so the images must communicate their subjects through shape and a consistent style. The furniture task allows changes to a sphere but requires the original form to remain recognisable.

The travel task asks for four distinct problems faced by an elderly couple, then two possible design responses to one chosen problem.

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

CEED 2026 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.

Final answer key: For Part-A Question 42, the final answer is B. The linked draft key shows C; use B when scoring this question.

Using This Paper for CEED Preparation

The 2026 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.