English Booklet for IGCSE Exams
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Cambridge IGCSE
First Language English
0500
Cambridge Secondary 2
0500 First Language English Standards Booklet
STANDARDS BOOKLET
IGCSE FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
SYLLABUS 0500
CONTENTS
Introduction
2
Paper 1 (Reading Passage – Core Tier)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates A–J)
3
4
7
11
Paper 2 (Reading Passages – Extended Tier)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates K–U)
36
37
41
47
Paper 31 (Directed Writing and Composition)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates V–DD)
74
75
78
86
Note: Examples of assessed coursework (Component 4 – taken by candidates who are not offering Paper 3) are contained in the separate Coursework Training Handbook for this syllabus.
1
0500 First Language English Standards Booklet
INTRODUCTION
This standards booklet for IGCSE First Language English consists of candidates’ scripts written for the May
2009 session. Each script is accompanied by the marks that were awarded and brief commentaries explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the answers. In this way, it is possible to understand what candidates have done to gain their marks and what they still have to do to improve their grades.
The annotations made by the Examiners that accompanied the scripts are not included here. These annotations consisted of recognition that candidates had used appropriate reading material from the passages set for study, and indications that this material had been adapted effectively. Other annotations indicated the errors in the writing (in Papers 1 and 3 only). The commentaries make general references to the amount and seriousness of the error. The commonest errors are those of punctuation, especially sentence separation, and
w ap eP
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w om .c
s er Example Candidate Responses
(Standards Booklet)
Cambridge IGCSE
First Language English
0500
Cambridge Secondary 2
0500 First Language English Standards Booklet
STANDARDS BOOKLET
IGCSE FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
SYLLABUS 0500
CONTENTS
Introduction
2
Paper 1 (Reading Passage – Core Tier)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates A–J)
3
4
7
11
Paper 2 (Reading Passages – Extended Tier)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates K–U)
36
37
41
47
Paper 31 (Directed Writing and Composition)
Introduction
Question Paper
Mark Scheme
Scripts with Examiner commentary (Candidates V–DD)
74
75
78
86
Note: Examples of assessed coursework (Component 4 – taken by candidates who are not offering Paper 3) are contained in the separate Coursework Training Handbook for this syllabus.
1
0500 First Language English Standards Booklet
INTRODUCTION
This standards booklet for IGCSE First Language English consists of candidates’ scripts written for the May
2009 session. Each script is accompanied by the marks that were awarded and brief commentaries explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the answers. In this way, it is possible to understand what candidates have done to gain their marks and what they still have to do to improve their grades.
The annotations made by the Examiners that accompanied the scripts are not included here. These annotations consisted of recognition that candidates had used appropriate reading material from the passages set for study, and indications that this material had been adapted effectively. Other annotations indicated the errors in the writing (in Papers 1 and 3 only). The commentaries make general references to the amount and seriousness of the error. The commonest errors are those of punctuation, especially sentence separation, and