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IGCSE English (First Language) (0500)

Directed writing Banker

9 questions · about 25% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q140 marksSpeech

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q140 marksFormal letter
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q140 marksFormal letter

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q140 marksArticle
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q140 marksInformal letter (advice to a friend)

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q140 marksFormal letter
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q140 marksInformal letter (advice to a friend)

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q140 marksSpeech
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q140 marksArticle

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.

Formal letter 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Article Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Speech Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Informal letter (advice to a friend) Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Formal letter 1203/9
Article Rare802/9
Speech Rare802/9
Informal letter (advice to a friend) Rare802/9

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