Cambridge IGCSE Question Simulator

O Level English Language (1123)

Composition Banker

40 questions · about 26% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q26.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q36.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q46.25 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q56.25 marksNarrative (given sentence)

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q26.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q36.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q46.25 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q56.25 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q26.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q36.25 marksDescriptive (people or things)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q46.25 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q56.25 marksNarrative (given sentence)

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q26.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q36.25 marksDescriptive (people or things)
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q46.25 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q56.25 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q26.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q36.25 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q46.25 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q56.25 marksNarrative (given sentence)

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q26 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q36 marksArgumentative
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q46 marksArgumentative
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q56 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q66 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q26 marksDescriptive (scene, place or event)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q36 marksArgumentative
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q46 marksArgumentative
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q56 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q66 marksNarrative (story prompt)

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q26 marksDescriptive (people or things)
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q36 marksArgumentative
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q46 marksArgumentative
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q56 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q66 marksNarrative (story prompt)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q26 marksDescriptive (people or things)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q36 marksArgumentative
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q46 marksArgumentative
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q56 marksNarrative (given sentence)
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q66 marksNarrative (story prompt)

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.

Descriptive (scene, place or event) 10 questions · 7/9 sessions
Narrative (given sentence) Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions
Narrative (story prompt) Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions
Argumentative 8 questions · 4/9 sessions
Descriptive (people or things) 4 questions · 4/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Descriptive (scene, place or event) 627/9
Narrative (given sentence) Banker55.259/9
Narrative (story prompt) Banker55.259/9
Argumentative 484/9
Descriptive (people or things) 24.54/9

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