Writing — IGCSE English - First Language (0990) questions by topic
Letters, articles and speeches written in response to given source texts make up this First Language English topic, drawn from 12 real questions set on 2025 papers, worth between 25 and 40 marks.
Write and describe set the required text type, while evaluate and explain on the reading-into-writing tasks reward selecting and adapting content from the given sources rather than inventing unrelated material, and suggest asks for a plausible extension of that content within the task's register. This page is built for drafting a complete letter, article or speech response and submitting it for instant marking, so tense control, register matched to audience, and full coverage of the bullet points in the task can all be checked at once rather than only after the paper is returned.
May–June 2025, Paper 11
Reread Text C, The beach, in the insert and then answer this question. You are Charlie. Years later you work for an organisation which protects natural environments. As part of…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 12
Read Text C, Our big red bus ride, in the insert and then answer this question. You are Vic. Shortly after the whole trip ends, you write a letter to a friend telling them about…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 21
Read Text A and Text B in the insert and then answer Section A, Question 1 on this question paper. Write an article for your school or college magazine about whether or not a…
Answer this question and get it marked →Section B: Composition. Answer one question from Section B. Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and…
Answer this question and get it marked →Section B: Composition. Answer one question from Section B. Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and…
Answer this question and get it marked →Section B: Composition. Answer one question from Section B. Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and…
Answer this question and get it marked →Section B: Composition. Answer one question from Section B. Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and…
Answer this question and get it marked →May–June 2025, Paper 22
Read Text A and Text B in the insert and then answer Section A, Question 1 on this question paper. Imagine you live in a city which is considering redesigning your neighbourhood.…
Answer this question and get it marked →EITHER Descriptive writing Describe a tense moment during a competition. Write about 350 to 450 words. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer…
Answer this question and get it marked →OR Descriptive writing Write a description with the title, 'The artist'. Write about 350 to 450 words. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer…
Answer this question and get it marked →OR Narrative writing Write a story which involves an extraordinary journey. Write about 350 to 450 words. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer…
Answer this question and get it marked →OR Narrative writing Write a story with the title, 'The switch'. Write about 350 to 450 words. Up to 16 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer and up to…
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