What 0510/02 assesses
Five listening exercises with 40 multiple-choice questions on monologues, interviews and conversations. Each recording is heard twice, and candidates transfer their answers to an answer sheet in the six minutes allowed. The questions test specific information, opinions, attitudes, connections between ideas and implied meaning.
- Time: Approximately 50 minutes (including 6 minutes' transfer time)
- Marks: 40
- Weight: 30% of Cambridge International 0993 (2027–2029 syllabus)
- How it is assessed: External
- Who takes it: All candidates
0510/02 is worth 30% of the 0993 grade and carries 40 marks. Each mark moves the qualification by about 0.75%. The qualification is graded 9–1.
What the examiners reward in 0510/02
Listening
- L2. demonstrate understanding of speakers' ideas, opinions and attitudes
This is one of the objectives. The 0993 overview lists the full set.
Preparing for Cambridge International 0993 Paper 2? The paid trial hour can start with a timed look at that paper.
Question types we practise for 0510/02
- ESL listening: note completion: Catching specific detail from spoken English. Skills guide · annotated model response · practice
Where marks are lost on 0510/02
Answering ESL listening questions: Not reading the questions before the recording. The student listens with no target and catches the wrong thing, often the option being rejected. Read the full guide.
Preparing for 0510/02 with us
A teacher practises 0510/02 listening tasks with your child under timed conditions, then goes through the notes and answers. See English as a Second Language tuition for how a session runs.
0510/02 is one component of Cambridge International 0993, graded on the 9–1 scale. Check the current arrangement for your exam year with your school or the board.