IGCSE Overview
What are the differences between 0627 and 0990?
- Syllabus 0627 replaced syllabus 0522 for examination from 2017 onwards
- Paper 1 and Paper 2 are graded using a numerical grading scale of 9–1
Paper 1
- 0627 Reading Passages is 2 hours 10 minutes and is worth 50% of the total marks.
- There are three questions: Comprehension; Summary; Comprehension and Comparison.
- The three unseen passages for Paper 1 will be taken from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
In Syllabus 0990 Paper One Reading Passages is two hours and is worth 50% of the total marks.
There are three questions:
Comprehension and Summary
- Short answer language tasks
- A longer (2-300 word) response to the writer’s effects
- An extended response to reading. Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) First Language English 0990 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022 all candidates now have access to grades 9-1.
Paper 1 – Reading
- Written paper, 2 hours, 80 marks
- Candidates answer three compulsory questions on three texts, which may be on a similar topic. Candidates write all their answers in the space provided on the question paper.
- Text A and Text B will be 550-600 words in length and Text C will be 750 words in length.
Candidates should spend approximately 15 minutes reading the texts.
The texts will be printed on the question paper insert.
- 0990 is shorter, does not contain…
