2058 Past Paper GCE Islamiyat Examiner Report 2022

The 2058 GCE O Level Islamiyat Examiner Report 2022 is an essential examination-preparation resource for students, teachers, tutors, and schools. It was produced by Cambridge Principal Examiners after reviewing candidates’ responses in the June 2022 and November 2022 examination series. The reports explain what successful candidates did well and identify areas where candidates commonly lost marks.

The June 2022 Examiner Report covers Papers 11, 12, 21 and 22, while the November 2022 report covers the corresponding examination components for the October/November session.

Key Examiner Feedback

The 2022 reports repeatedly emphasise that candidates should:

• Read each question carefully before answering.
• Answer the specific question asked, rather than writing a prepared response on a related topic.
• Provide detailed and accurate Islamic knowledge.
• Use relevant quotations, examples, dates, personalities, and historical details where appropriate.
• Develop points rather than simply listing facts.
• Distinguish between descriptive knowledge and explanation/evaluation.
• Keep answers focused and relevant.

For Paper 1, stronger candidates demonstrated comprehensive and accurate knowledge, while weaker answers were often brief, repetitive, or insufficiently focused on the precise requirements of the question.

For Paper 2, examiners particularly highlighted the difference between explaining the teachings of Hadith and showing how those teachings can be applied in Muslims’ lives. Simply repeating the answer from part (a) was not sufficient for the higher marks in part (b).

Examples of Topics Discussed

The 2022 examiner reports provide feedback on questions involving areas such as:

• Qur’anic passages and their themes
• Hadith and their teachings
• Sources of Islamic law
• Compilation and preservation of the Qur’an
• The Prophet Muhammad’s life
• The Companions
• Islamic history
• Friday prayers
• Hajj and the Day of Arafah
• Eid-ul-Adha
• Contemporary applications of Islamic teachings.

The reports are particularly useful because they show the difference between basic knowledge, developed explanation, and high-level evaluation, giving students a clearer understanding of what is required for stronger marks.

Why Use the 2022 Examiner Report?

Students can use the report to:

• Identify common examination mistakes.
• Understand what Cambridge examiners expect.
• Improve answer relevance and structure.
• Learn how to develop points with evidence.
• Improve evaluation and explanation.
• Practise answering questions according to the exact command and wording.
• Compare their own answers against examiner observations.

Teachers and tutors can use the report to identify common weaknesses, improve lesson planning, design revision activities, and provide more targeted feedback to students.

For comprehensive preparation, the 2058 GCE O Level Islamiyat Examiner Report 2022 should be studied alongside the official Question Papers, Mark Schemes, Grade Thresholds, and Syllabus Documents. Cambridge’s 2058 resource page provides past papers and examiner reports for the qualification.