Reading comprehension — IGCSE English - Second Language (0991) questions by topic
This set of 13 reading questions asks you to choose the correct answer about a photographer's childhood or career change, or explain why butterfly species are spreading to new locations or listed as threatened, worth between 1 and 9 marks.
Identify, state and give require you to locate and state precise information from the text rather than infer beyond it. Drawn from 2025 papers, this page's instant marking is useful for checking whether an answer matches the text's actual stated reason, since a plausible-looking but unstated cause is a common trap in comprehension questions like these.
May–June 2025, Paper 12
How many species of butterfly have been found up until now?
Answer this question and get it marked →How are Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterflies described on the Red List of Threatened Species?
Answer this question and get it marked →Why do scientists think Western Pygmy Blue butterflies are spreading to new locations?
Answer this question and get it marked →What record does the Painted Lady hold among all the species of butterfly?
Answer this question and get it marked →What is unusual about the diet of Harvester butterflies?
Answer this question and get it marked →What features do different butterflies have that protect them from being eaten? Give three details.
Answer this question and get it marked →For each statement, write the correct letter, A, B, C or D, on the line. Which person gets their greatest inspiration from nature?
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. What does Ahmed suggest about his childhood? A He is grateful for being raised in a…
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. Ahmed changed from making films to taking photographs because photography A would…
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. Ahmed says the most demanding aspect of taking photos in Antarctica is A coping…
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. Why did Ahmed and his family recently move from a city to a tropical island? A It…
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. What does Ahmed say is the main goal of his photography? A to show people things…
Answer this question and get it marked →For each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick in the appropriate box. Ahmed recommends that anyone wanting to become an underwater photographer should…
Answer this question and get it marked →Other IGCSE English - Second Language topics
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- Travel and tourism (8)
- Writing (7)
- Food and drink (6)