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Assessment Overview
Cambridge IGCSE German 0525. Examinations 2028, 2029 and 2030. Understand components, timings, weightings and assessed skills.
Your assessment structure
Take all four papers. Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing each contribute 25%.
Raw marks are points available; weighting is the contribution to the qualification.
Paper 1 — Listening
Approximately 50 minutes; 40 raw marks; 25%. Listen to recordings and answer multiple-choice and matching questions; externally assessed.
Paper 2 — Reading
1 hour; 40 raw marks; 25%. Read texts and answer multiple-choice and matching questions; externally assessed.
Paper 3 — Speaking
Approximately 10 minutes; 40 raw marks; 25%. One role play and conversations on two topics; internally assessed and externally moderated.
Paper 4 — Writing
1 hour; 40 raw marks; 25%. Form filling, directed writing and an email/letter or article/blog task; externally assessed.
Assessment objectives
AO1 — Listening: 25%
AO2 — Reading: 25%
Assessment objectives
AO3 — Speaking: 25%
AO4 — Writing: 25%
Prepare for the assessment
Prepare all four skills. Speaking is part of the qualification grade, so schedule it through your centre. Practise listening to recordings, responding in conversation and producing accurate written language.
Practise the appropriate response formats and use matching specimen/past papers and mark schemes.
Quiz 1 — Recognise the assessment
What will you do in Paper 1 — Listening?
A. Produce an extended written response without listening to recordings.
B. Listen to recordings and answer multiple-choice and matching questions; externally assessed.
C. Perform a role play and conversations with an examiner.
Answer and explanation
B Yes. Paper 1 requires you to: listen to recordings and answer multiple-choice and matching questions; externally assessed.
Quiz 2 — Check a common misconception
The Speaking paper is optional and does not contribute to the qualification grade.
Answer and explanation
False Correct. Speaking is required and contributes 25%, just like Listening, Reading and Writing.
Quiz 3 — Read marks and weightings
Paper 1 has ____ raw marks and contributes ____% to the qualification.
Answer and explanation
40; 25. Correct. Paper 1 has 40 raw marks and a qualification weighting of 25%.
Quiz 4 — Match the assessed skills
– Listening → ____.
– Reading → ____.
– Speaking → ____.
Answer and explanation
AO1: Listening; AO2: Reading; AO3: Speaking. These are the assessment objectives used to describe what your responses must demonstrate.
Quiz 5 — Check the complete entry
Select every component identifier required for this qualification. P means Paper; C means Component. P1 C2 P4 P2 C3 P3 P5 P6 C1 C4
Answer and explanation
P1, P2, P3, P4. Correct. Take all four papers. Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing each contribute 25%.
Optional orientation practice, not Cambridge grades.