Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

* 5 7 8 5 7 6 4 9 2 3 *

FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH 0500/31

Paper 3 Directed Writing and Composition October/November 2018
2 hours
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer two questions in the space provided: Question 1 in Section 1 and one question from Section 2.
If additional space is required, you should use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question
number(s) must be clearly shown.

Dictionaries are not permitted.

The Reading Booklet Insert contains the reading passage for use with Question 1 in Section 1 on the
Question Paper.
The Reading Booklet Insert is not assessed by the Examiner.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

This document consists of 11 printed pages, 1 blank page and 1 Insert.

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Read carefully the article in the Reading Booklet Insert and then answer Section 1, Question 1 on this
Question Paper.

Section 1: Directed Writing

Question 1

Imagine that you run a small company. Your staff have asked you to join the Take-a-Break
campaign.

Write a letter to your staff in which you should:

• consider the different ideas discussed in the passage
• explain the decision you have made about joining the Take-a-Break campaign.

Base your letter on the ideas in the article, but be careful to use your own words. Address each of
the bullet points.

Begin your letter: ‘Dear Team … ’

Write about 250 to 350 words.

Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer, and up to 15 marks for the
quality of your writing.

Dear Team,
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Section 2: Composition

Questions 2, 3, 4 and 5

Write about 350 to 450 words on one of the following questions. Answer on this Question Paper.

Up to 13 marks are available for the content and structure of your answer, and up to 12 marks
for the style and accuracy of your writing.

Descriptive Writing

2 You wake up after a period of time to find things around you have changed. Describe the first few
minutes as you adjust to your surroundings.

OR

3 Write a description with the title, ‘The Tree’.

OR

Narrative Writing

4 Write a story which involves finding something which was previously believed to have been lost or
destroyed.

OR

5 Write a story with the title, ‘The Day Before’.

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