Section A: Directed Writing (Cambridge (CIE) IGCSE English Language): Exam Questions

Exam code: 0500 & 0990

Syllabus Edition

First teaching 2025

First exams 2027

4 hours13 questions
1
35 marks

Read Text A and Text B in the insert and then answer Section A, Question 1(a) and 1(b).

1(b) Write an article offering advice to young people who are about to join the workplace.

Use your own words to write your article based on what you have read in both Text A and Text B.

In your article you should:

  • outline the different attitudes to teamwork and competition people may have

  • explain some of the challenges young people might face in different kinds of workplaces and how best to deal with them

Write about 250 to 350 words.

Up to 10 marks are available for reading and up to 25 marks for writing.

2
35 marks

Read Text A and Text B in the insert and then answer Section A, Question 1(a) and 1(b).

1(b) Write an article for young people, advising them what to consider when deciding on a holiday destination.

Use your own words to write your article based on what you have read in both Text A and Text B.

In your article you should:

  • evaluate the ideas, opinions and attitudes in both texts

  • suggest what young people should consider in order to make a responsible decision

Write about 250 to 350 words.

Up to 10 marks are available for reading and up to 25 marks for writing.