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IGCSE Paper 2

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  • Your Directed Writing must be...
    persuasive
    speculative
    academic
    argumentative
  • You must write 2 compositions - one narrative and one descriptive. true or false?
    False: you choose either or.
  • In Paper 2, you can only get marks for writing. True or false?
    False. You can get 15 marks for reading in Section A.
  • It is important that you answer the questions in the chronological order. True or false?
    False - you can choose whichever order is better for you.
  • Your response to the Directed Writing question is based on how many texts?
    3
    4
    2
    1
  • How many points in total can you score for Paper 2?
    80
  • Paper 2 consists of 3 questions - true or false?
    False - 5 questions
  • What is the point break down for Section B?
    Content and structure: 18; Style and accuracy: 22
    Content and structure: 16; Style and accuracy: 24
    Content and structure: 17; Style and accuracy: 23
    Content and structure: 15; Style and accuracy: 25
  • In Section B, you choose one question to answer out of...
    you must answer every question
    4
    2
    3
  • How many points can you score for Section B?
    35
    50
    40
    45
  • Paper 2 has Section A and Section B - true or false?
    True
  • In Section B, you can base your story on an existing movie or book. True or False
    False
  • In Paper 2, grammar, punctuation and spelling don't matter much - true or false?
    False, Cambridge assessor can withhold a lot of marks for accuracy.
  • What is the point break down for Section A?
    Writing - 24; Reading - 16
    Writing - 22; Reading - 18
    Writing - 20; Reading - 20
    Writing - 25; Reading - 15
  • How many points can you score for Section A?
    40
    45
    35
    30
  • Is Paper 2 a Reading or a Writing paper
    Writing
  • You must answer all the questions - true or false?
    False, in Section B, you only choose one question to answer.
  • Paper 2 includes directed writing and a composition - true or false?
    True