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IGCSE FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH (Syllabus 0500)

CONTENTS
PAPER 1: Reading Passage (Core tier)
Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Additional Specimen Paper (B)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (A)
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PAPER 2: Reading Passages (Extended tier)
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PAPER 3: Directed Writing and Composition
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH

0500/01

Paper 1: Reading Passage

ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN PAPER (A)
1 hour 45 minutes
Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Answer all questions.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Dictionaries are not permitted.

SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
(for scheme of assessment from 2005)

This specimen question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
© UCLES 2005

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Read the following passage carefully, and answer all the questions.

TRAVELLING THE TRACKS
LIFE AS A HOBO IN NORTH AMERICA
'Hobo' is the name which is given to people in the United States of America who, in other countries, might be called