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Cambridge IGCSE English - First Language 0500

323 papers · 2002-2025 · 309 mark schemes

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2002 – 2025

327 papers

202514 papers

May / JuneM/J6

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Oct / NovO/N6

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

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202414 papers

May / JuneM/J6

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Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/M/J/24

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Oct / NovO/N6

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

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202314 papers

May / JuneM/J6

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Oct / NovO/N6

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

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202214 papers

May / JuneM/J6

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/22

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Oct / NovO/N6

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

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202114 papers

May / JuneM/J6

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/21

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Oct / NovO/N6

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/F/M/21

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202014 papers

May / JuneM/J6No session documents

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/20

Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/M/J/20

Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/M/J/20

Paper 2 · Variant 10500/21/M/J/20

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Oct / NovO/N6

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/20

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only2

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201921 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/19

Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/M/J/19

Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/M/J/19

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/19

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Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/O/N/19

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only3

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201818 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/18

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/18

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Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/O/N/18

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201721 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/17

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/17

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Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/O/N/17

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only3

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201621 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/16

Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/M/J/16

Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/M/J/16

Paper 2 · Variant 10500/21/M/J/16

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/16

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only3

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201521 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/15

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Oct / NovO/N9

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Feb / MarchF/MIndia only3

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201418 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/14

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Oct / NovO/N9

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201317 papers

May / JuneM/J8

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/13

Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/M/J/13

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/13

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201218 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/12

Paper 1 · Variant 20500/12/M/J/12

Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/M/J/12

Paper 2 · Variant 10500/21/M/J/12

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/12

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201117 papers

May / JuneM/J8

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/11

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/11

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201018 papers

May / JuneM/J9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/M/J/10

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Oct / NovO/N9

Paper 1 · Variant 10500/11/O/N/10

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Paper 1 · Variant 30500/13/O/N/10

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20097 papers

May / JuneM/J3

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Oct / NovO/N4

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20087 papers

May / JuneM/J3

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Oct / NovO/N4

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20076 papers

May / JuneM/J3

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Oct / NovO/N3

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20066 papers

May / JuneM/J3

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Oct / NovO/N3

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20056 papers

May / JuneM/J3

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Oct / NovO/N3

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20048 papers

May / JuneM/J5

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Oct / NovO/N3

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20039 papers

May / JuneM/J4

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Oct / NovO/N5

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Oct / NovO/N4

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