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IGCSE English as a Second Language (Speaking endorsement) 0510 · Topic 8

P2 Ex 1 · Short recordings: past paper questions

368 real questionsasked in 8 of the last 10 exam series2019–2025

Real questions on p2 ex 1 · short recordings

The newest 20 of 368 written questions. Open one to see it on the real paper.

  1. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q1[1]

    Where did the girl’s dad park their car? A B C D

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  2. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q2[1]

    What does the boy suggest doing with his friend today? A B C D

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  3. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q3[1]

    How is the boy going to help his mum? A B C D

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  4. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q4[1]

    Who has the girl just been to visit? A B C D

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  5. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q5[1]

    Which book is ready for the boy to collect today? A B C D

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  6. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q6[1]

    Where does the girl hope to go on holiday with her family? A B C D

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  7. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q7[1]

    What does the boy miss about his previous home? A B C D

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  8. 0510/21 · October/November 2025 · Q8[1]

    Which work experience would the girl like to try? A B C D

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  9. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q1[1]

    What does the boy need a new shelf for? A B C D

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  10. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q2[1]

    What does the man want the gardener to do first? A B C D

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  11. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q3[1]

    Which band did the girl see last night? A B C D

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  12. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q4[1]

    Where should the students meet after lunch? A B C D

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  13. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q5[1]

    What did the man forget to pack? A B C D

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  14. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q6[1]

    Which is the woman’s favourite photo? A B C D

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  15. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q7[1]

    What is the girl going to do at the summer festival? A B C D

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  16. 0510/22 · October/November 2025 · Q8[1]

    How will the man and woman get to the lake? A B C D

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  17. 0510/23 · October/November 2025 · Q1[1]

    How are the friends going to get to the concert? A B C D

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  18. 0510/23 · October/November 2025 · Q2[1]

    Which activity did the man enjoy the most during the trip? A B C D

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  19. 0510/23 · October/November 2025 · Q3[1]

    What does the man decide to order at the restaurant? A B C D

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  20. 0510/23 · October/November 2025 · Q4[1]

    What does the woman offer to help her friend with? A B C D

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What examiners said

The majority of candidates identified the correct response ‘castle’. Several candidates chose the distractors ‘market’ and ‘museum’.

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0510/31 Q1(a) (Cambridge)

There was a very mixed response here. Some candidates did not include the preposition and just wrote ’river’ while a large number of candidates wrote ‘in the river’. ‘River’ was sometimes spelt as ‘rever’ or ‘reever’. Other responses that could not be credited were ‘hotel’, ‘station’ and ‘neither the river’

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0510/31 Q1(b) (Cambridge)

This was very well attempted, and the vast majority of candidates were able to score a mark. Some candidates went for the distractor ‘laptop’ and some candidates lost the mark by writing the plural ‘printers’. Other responses that could not be credited were ‘print’, ‘printed’ and ‘printing’

— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0510/31 Q2(a) (Cambridge)

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