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Exam Papers	Mark Schemes	More Resources
2022
June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (QP)	June 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	March 2022 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
March 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	March 2022 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
2021
November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (QP)	November 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (QP)	June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (QP)	June 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	June 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (QP)	June 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
March 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	March 2021 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
March 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	March 2021 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
2020
November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (QP)	November 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (QP)	June 2020 Paper 1 Reading (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2020 Series 2: Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (QP)	March 2020 Series 2: Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (MS)	Insert
2019
November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	November 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	June 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	March 2019 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
March 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	March 2019 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
March 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	March 2019 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
2018
November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	November 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	June 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	March 2018 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
March 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	March 2018 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
March 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	March 2018 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
2017
November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)
November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	November 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	June 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	March 2017 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
March 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	March 2017 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
March 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	March 2017 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
2016
November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	November 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/33) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/23) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/13) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/32) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/22) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/12) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	June 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
March 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (QP)	March 2016 Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition (0500/31) (MS)	Insert
March 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (QP)	March 2016 Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) (0500/21) (MS)	Insert
March 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (QP)	March 2016 Paper 1 Reading Passages (Core) (0500/11) (MS)	Insert
Specimen Papers
Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (QP)	Paper 2 Directed Writing and Composition (MS)	Insert
Paper 1 Reading (QP)	Paper 1 Reading (MS)	Insert

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