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CONTENTS
PAPER 1: Reading Passage (Core tier)
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PAPER 2: Reading Passages (Extended tier)
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PAPER 3: Directed Writing and Composition
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
0500/01
Paper 1: Reading Passage
ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN PAPER (A)
1 hour 45 minutes
Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Answer all questions.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Dictionaries are not permitted.
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
(for scheme of assessment from 2005)
This specimen question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
© UCLES 2005
[Turn over
Read the following passage carefully, and answer all the questions.
TRAVELLING THE TRACKS
LIFE AS A HOBO IN NORTH AMERICA
'Hobo' is the name which is given to people in the United States of America who, in other countries, might be called
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IGCSE FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH (Syllabus 0500)
CONTENTS
PAPER 1: Reading Passage (Core tier)
Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Additional Specimen Paper (B)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (B)
PAPER 2: Reading Passages (Extended tier)
Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Additional Specimen Paper (B)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (B)
PAPER 3: Directed Writing and Composition
Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Additional Specimen Paper (B)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (A)
Mark Scheme for Additional Specimen Paper (B)
These materials, deliberately based on passages and topics used in previous papers, are intended as additional guidance to teachers on the format of question papers in the revised syllabus (first examination 2005). They should be read in conjunction with the previously issued Specimen Papers booklet. om
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s er Additional Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes for the scheme of assessment being introduced in 2005
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
0500/01
Paper 1: Reading Passage
ADDITIONAL SPECIMEN PAPER (A)
1 hour 45 minutes
Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Answer all questions.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
Dictionaries are not permitted.
SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER
(for scheme of assessment from 2005)
This specimen question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
© UCLES 2005
[Turn over
Read the following passage carefully, and answer all the questions.
TRAVELLING THE TRACKS
LIFE AS A HOBO IN NORTH AMERICA
'Hobo' is the name which is given to people in the United States of America who, in other countries, might be called