Cambridge A Level Afrikaans - Language (AS Level only) 8679 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 0
8679/30/O/N/25 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
[Turn over Cambridge International AS Level AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE 8679/03 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2025 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer one question in Afrikaans. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer in the space provided. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for content and 24 marks for quality of language. INSTRUKSIES ● Beantwoord een vraag in Afrikaans. ● Gebruik ’n swart of donkerblou pen. Moenie ’n uitwisbare pen of vloeibare uitwisser gebruik nie. ● Skryf jou naam, sentrumnommer en kandidaatnommer in die blokkies boaan die bladsy. ● Skryf jou antwoord in die ruimte wat daarvoor verskaf is. ● Moenie op enige strepieskodes skryf nie. ● Woordeboeke word nie toegelaat nie. INLIGTING ● Die totale punt vir hierdie vraestel is 40. ● Jou opstel sal uit ’n totaal van 40 punte nagesien word, waarvan 16 punte vir inhoud en 24 punte vir taalgebruik is. * 4 7 7 2 0 2 9 0 1 2 * This document has 8 pages. DC (WW) 345892 © UCLES 2025 , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Oz> 4mHuOªE^{6W ¬dqY«\x~¬SNUQ ¥ uU55eUUe¥ u¥UU DFD
Question paper, page 2
2 8679/03/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 Skryf ’n opstel van 250 tot 400 woorde in Afrikaans. Kies een van die volgende onderwerpe en skryf jou opstel in die ruimte wat daarvoor verskaf is. Maak seker dat jy die opdrag presies uitvoer. Menslike verhoudinge 1 “Wanneer ek op my eie is, is ek op my gelukkigste. Ek het nie ander mense nodig in my lewe nie.” Voel jy ook so? Filosofie en geloof 2 “In die moderne lewe het filosofie en geloof oorbodig geraak.” Stem jy saam? Werk en vryetydsbesteding 3 “Vroeër was stres en emosionele uitbranding ’n baie groter probleem as wat dit vandag is.” Wat is jou mening hieroor? Opvoeding 4 Aristoteles het eeue gelede gesê: “Die wortels van opvoeding is bitter, maar die vrugte is soet.” Is dit steeds so? Natuurbewaring 5 “Die natuur is altyd reg; dit is die mens wat foute maak.” Bespreek hierdie stelling. * 0000800000002 * , , ĬÍú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßù¸þ× ĬäĜòÜğăúãĉüćīèĥĩĔĂ ĥÕĥÕõÕĥµĥĥµÅąµąÕõÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DFD
Question paper, page 3
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Question paper, page 4
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Question paper, page 8
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