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Cambridge IGCSE First Language English past papers

Question papers and mark schemes for Cambridge IGCSE First Language English (0990), grouped by year and exam session. Every link opens the original PDF on the site that publishes it.

Syllabus: 0990
Files: 149
Years: 2019–2027

QP Question PaperMS Mark SchemeGT Grade ThresholdsAll links open on the publisher’s own site

2027Specimen6 files

Specimen 2027

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2025May/June13 files

May/June 2025

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Whole seriesGT

2024May/June · Oct/Nov · Specimen22 files

May/June 2024

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
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Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
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Whole seriesGT Report

Oct/Nov 2024

Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
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Specimen 2024

Paper 1Specimen MS

2023May/June · Oct/Nov22 files

May/June 2023

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
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Oct/Nov 2023

Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
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2022May/June14 files

May/June 2022

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Whole seriesGT Report

2021May/June · Oct/Nov21 files

May/June 2021

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Whole seriesGT Report

Oct/Nov 2021

Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Whole seriesGT

2020May/June · Oct/Nov · Specimen26 files

May/June 2020

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert

Oct/Nov 2020

Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
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Specimen 2020

Paper 1Specimen Specimen MS Insert
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2019May/June · Oct/Nov25 files

May/June 2019

Paper 1 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 3 · Variant 1QP MS Insert
Whole seriesGT Report

Oct/Nov 2019

Paper 1 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 2 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Paper 3 · Variant 2QP MS Insert
Whole seriesGT Report

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