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

Exam code: 0500 & 0990

29 hours44 questions
140 marks

Question 2

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Descriptive Writing 

Describe an object that has been broken for a long time.

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.

240 marks

Question 3

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Descriptive Writing 

Write a description with the title ‘A special building – inside and outside’.

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.

340 marks

Question 4

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Narrative Writing 

Write a story that includes the words ‘… I realised I had been here before …’.

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.

440 marks

Question 5

Write about 350 to 450 words on the following question. 

Narrative Writing 

Write a story with the title ‘The ball’.

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.