IGCSE English (First Language) (0500)
Composition Banker
36 questions · about 25% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.
Questions by year
2026
- 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: people
- 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: place or scene
- 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story built on a situation
2025
- 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: place or scene
- 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story built on a situation
- 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: moment or experience
- 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story built on a situation
- 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
2024
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: place or scene
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: moment or experience
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
- 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: object or creature
- 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story built on a situation
- 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
2023
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: object or creature
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
- 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: place or scene
- 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
2022
- 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: object or creature
- 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: titled description
- 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story including given words
- 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story with a given title
- 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q210 marksDescriptive: place or scene
- 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q310 marksDescriptive: people
- 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q410 marksNarrative: story with a given title
- 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q510 marksNarrative: story built on a situation
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Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.
Similar questions
Questions that test the same subtopic in different years. Practise them together to master one skill.
Narrative: story with a given title 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Descriptive: titled description 6 questions · 6/9 sessions
Narrative: story including given words 6 questions · 6/9 sessions
Descriptive: place or scene 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Narrative: story built on a situation 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Descriptive: object or creature 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Descriptive: people Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Descriptive: moment or experience Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Subtopics
| Subtopic | Marks indexed | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Narrative: story with a given title | 70 | 7/9 |
| Descriptive: titled description | 60 | 6/9 |
| Narrative: story including given words | 60 | 6/9 |
| Descriptive: place or scene | 50 | 5/9 |
| Narrative: story built on a situation | 50 | 5/9 |
| Descriptive: object or creature | 30 | 3/9 |
| Descriptive: people Rare | 20 | 2/9 |
| Descriptive: moment or experience Rare | 20 | 2/9 |