Cambridge iGCSE First Language English Paper 1 (0500/0990) - Thursday, 8th May, 2025

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Cambridge iGCSE First Language English (0500/0990 11) - Thursday 8th May [Exam Chat]

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Date/Time: 8th May 2025 PM
Length: 2hr 00m

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Reply 1

StrawberryDreams

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by dania010

Cambridge iGCSE First Language English (0500/0990 11) - Thursday 8th May [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

General Information
Date/Time: 8th May 2025 PM
Length: 2hr 00m

Good luck!
Click here to find exam discussions for other GCSE subjects

@StrawberryDreams

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Reply 2

shashyyyy09

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omg does no one do cambridge english???

guess its just me lmao

Reply 3

username7481768

OP

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by shashyyyy09

omg does no one do cambridge english???
guess its just me lmao

me too 🥀 and all the people on the igcse reddit haha

Reply 4

Jane_Wong

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by shashyyyy09

omg does no one do cambridge english???
guess its just me lmao

How did you find the paper? I think it was better than the mock

Reply 5

qwertyabcds

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by Jane_Wong

How did you find the paper? I think it was better than the mock

how did you find paper 2? which prompt did you pick?

(edited 9 months ago)

Reply 6

qwertyabcds

what were everyone's thoughts on paper 2? i literally can't find any discussion on paper 2 🥲

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shashyyyy09

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hi sorry, i did coursework not paper 2.. most likely a lot of schools just did paper 1

Reply 8

qwertyabcds

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by shashyyyy09

hi sorry, i did coursework not paper 2.. most likely a lot of schools just did paper 1

that's okay it's just so annoying that no one does cie 😔

Reply 9

Dj23456

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by qwertyabcds

what were everyone's thoughts on paper 2? i literally can't find any discussion on paper 2 🥲

harder than i was expecting but not impossible

Reply 10

qwertyabcds

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by Dj23456

harder than i was expecting but not impossible

yh i didn't expect the directed writing to be an article

Reply 11

Jane_Wong

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by qwertyabcds

how did you find paper 2? which prompt did you pick?

I did like the descriptive one about a shelter (I did it really gory tho 😭 I almost started laughing coz of how bloody I wrote it during the exam)

Reply 12

Jane_Wong

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by qwertyabcds

yh i didn't expect the directed writing to be an article

Omg same coz I thought they would do smth else after the report last year…

Reply 13

HerrFlair

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Any opinions on requesting a review of paper 1 - one mark off next grade up, 6 off grade down. I’m not sure whether to risk it but marks are v low compared to my mock and predicted grades -
it’s a shame CIE does not allow the paper to be seen first, unlike many other boards
So they have a rep if not changing grades?

Reply 14

HerrFlair

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Since i wrote this, I’ve found you can actually request the script. CIE say the grade won’t go down. Can that be right ?

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