Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2018

Last exams 2026

Section B: Composition (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Language): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0500 & 0990

29 hours44 questions
1
40 marks

Question 2

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Descriptive Writing 

Describe a shop you remember visiting in the past.

Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.

2
40 marks

Question 3

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Descriptive Writing 

Describe the experience of seeing an animal.

Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.

3
40 marks

Question 4

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Narrative Writing 

Write a story which includes the words, ‘… I was convinced I was right …’.

Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.

4
40 marks

Question 5

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Narrative Writing 

Write a story with the title, ‘The silk ribbon’.

Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 24 marks for the style and accuracy of your writing.