IGCSE German - Foreign Language (0525) — real past-paper questions, marked by AI
Home life, animals and travel recur again and again in IGCSE German – Foreign Language (0525), and the hub lets you drill the reading and writing questions built around them. Component 1 and Component 2 set reading and writing tasks, while Component 4 adds continuous writing, and the transcribed topics show exactly where the questions concentrate.
This hub holds 913 real 0525 questions from 33 papers set between 2023 and 2025. Hörverstehen on housing (Traumhaus) leads the topic table with 9 questions, animals and the environment (Tierheim) follows with 6, and people and descriptions with 5, alongside reading and writing topics such as school and education with 3 and holidays and travel with 2. Write your answer and the AI examiner marks it instantly against the real Cambridge mark scheme, giving reading tasks point-by-point precision and writing tasks feedback on task fulfilment, accuracy and range.
With 33 papers on the hub, sweep one topic like travel across several years, or sit a full paper — it is free, with no signup needed.
New: How IGCSE German (0525) is really marked — command words, examiner-report findings and revision strategy.
Past papers by year
2025
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2025 | 37 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2025 | 6 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2025 | 3 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2025 | 3 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2025 | 3 |
2024
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2024 | 3 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2024 | 3 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2024 | 3 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2024 | 6 |
| Paper 42 | October–November 2024 | 3 |
2023
| Paper | Session | Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 11 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 12 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 13 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 21 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 23 | May–June 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 41 | May–June 2023 | 3 |
| Paper 42 | May–June 2023 | 3 |
| Paper 43 | May–June 2023 | 3 |
| Paper 12 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 22 | October–November 2023 | 6 |
| Paper 42 | October–November 2023 | 3 |
Practise IGCSE German - Foreign Language by topic
- Hörverstehen (37 questions)
- Listening comprehension (6 questions)
- Writing (6 questions)
Frequently asked questions
Which 0525 papers and years are covered?
The May–June and October–November sessions from 2023 to 2025 across Components 1, 2 and 4 — 33 papers and 913 questions in total.
How does the AI marking work for German writing tasks?
You write your answer in German and an AI examiner checks it against the official Cambridge mark scheme, giving reading questions point-by-point precision and writing tasks feedback on task fulfilment, accuracy and range.
Does the hub include listening or speaking practice?
No — the hub's value is the transcribed written and reading questions and their mark schemes; it does not provide listening audio or speaking practice.
Is it really free?
Yes — every question, mark scheme and AI marking run is free, with no signup and no card details.
How should I revise German with past papers?
Work through reading and writing by topic — housing, animals, school, travel — then move to full timed papers and use the AI feedback to sharpen accuracy and range.
Are these official Cambridge papers?
The questions are transcribed from real Cambridge papers and marked against the real mark schemes, which remain © Cambridge International. Cambridge Papers is an independent study tool, not affiliated with or endorsed by Cambridge.