Picture matching — IGCSE Arabic - Foreign Language (0544) questions by topic
Sentences describing a friend's birthday, animals on an uncle's farm, or a house beside a lake must be matched to the correct picture from a labelled set, so recognising concrete nouns and seasonal vocabulary quickly is the core skill.
Identify is the command word tested, worth 5 marks, across 9 questions drawn from 2023 to 2025 papers. Because a small number of items hinge on less common vocabulary, practise naming seasons and everyday objects aloud as you read, then use instant marking to see whether a wrong picture choice traces to a specific word you had not yet learned.
What examiners look for
- A recurring criticism is that candidates lacked vocabulary related to seasons, which was needed to answer an item about starting a job last winter.
- Examiners note that very few candidates responded incorrectly overall, showing the picture set was largely accessible once seasonal vocabulary was secure.
May–June 2025, Paper 21
May–June 2025, Paper 22
May–June 2025, Paper 23
May–June 2024, Paper 21
May–June 2024, Paper 22
May–June 2024, Paper 23
May–June 2023, Paper 21
Question 1 · 5 marks
يوجد في مزرعة عمّي بقر ودجاج. (اكتب الحرف الصحيح A–F المطابق للصورة.)
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2023, Paper 22
May–June 2023, Paper 23
Other IGCSE Arabic - Foreign Language topics
- Listening (37)
- Reading comprehension (27)
- Sign matching (9)
- Multiple matching (9)
- School life (7)
- Hobbies (6)
- Travel and tourism (6)
- Tourist cities (5)