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IGCSE English (First Language) (0500)

Comprehension Banker

9 questions · about 9% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

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2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d(i), d(ii), e)15 marksExplaining ideas (3-mark) · Own-words explanation of phrases · Retrieval of details

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.

Explaining ideas (3-mark) Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions
Retrieval of details Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions
Own-words explanation of phrases Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Explaining ideas (3-mark) Banker549/9
Retrieval of details Banker459/9
Own-words explanation of phrases Banker369/9

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