Cambridge A Level Arabic - Language (AS Level only) 8680 — 2023 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 2
8680/22/O/N/23 · 70 marks · ≈79 min
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Question paper, page 1
تعليمات ● أَجب عن جميع األسئلة باللغة العربية. ● استخدم قلماً ذا حبرٍ أسود أو أزرق داكن. ال تستخدم قلماً قابالً للمحو أو سائل تصحيح. ● اكتب اسمك، ورقم المركز، ورقمك في المربعات في أعلى الصفحة. ● اكتب إجابتك عن كل سؤال في المكان المخصص. ● ال تكتب على أيّ رموز شريطية (باركودات). ● ال يسمح بإدخال المعاجم. معلومات عالمة.70 ● العالمة اإلجمالية لهذه الورقة هي ● عالمات األسئلة موضحّة بين قوسين مربعين [ ]. ● يحتوي المُرفق على مقاطع القراءة. This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 334987 © UCLES 2023 * 7 8 9 2 6 5 8 5 7 2 * Cambridge International AS Level ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2023 1 hour 45 minutes You must answer on the question paper. You will need: Insert (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all the questions in Arabic. ● 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 to each question in the space provided. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 70. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. ● The insert contains the reading passages.
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2 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 (a) … [1] … (b) … [1] … (c) … [1] … (d) … [1] … (e) … [1] … .قراءة القصص ألغراض أكاديمية .انطفأ بريق القصص والحَكْي الشفاهي .بدأ يَخْفُت بريقُه تدريجيًّا .طريقة سَرْد مُبهِرة مليئة باأللوان والصور .التطور التكنولوجي الهائل .مثال: الحركات األدبية من شتى بقاع العالم جواب: أنحاء :)هات كلمة مرادفة واحدة لكل ما تحته خط في الجُمل اآلتية (استعمل في إجاباتك كلمة واحدة 1 1 الجزء في ورقة األسئلة هذه.3 ،2 ،1 ، في الكرّاسة الداخلية، ثمّ أجب عن األسئلة1 ّاقرأ النص [5 :]المجموع
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3 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over 2 (a) … [1] … (b) … [1] … (c) … [1] … (d) … [1] … (e) … [1] … )مثال: األدب يشمل مختلف أنواع الكتابة. (القصة جواب: القصة تشمل مختلف أنواع الكتابة. أعد صياغة كلّ جملة مما يأتي مستخدمًا الكلمة التي بين قوسين بداًلً من الكلمة التي تحتها خط، وغيّرْ ما يلزم في الجملة، وذلك على نحو المثال اآلتي: )قراءة القصص ألغراض أكاديمية. (لِغرض )أصبح للناشر الحق في إصدار أي كتاب أو رفضه. (قصة )يمكن للكاتب نفسه. (للكُتّاب )ّظلّ للجهات الحكومية دور في طرح مبادرات تشجيعية. (لعل )ثم تراجعت عادةُ القراءة. (لن [5 :]المجموع
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4 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 3 (a) … … [2] … (b) … … [2] … (c) … … [2] … (d) … … [2] … (e) … … [2] … . بأسلوبك الخاص دون أن تنسخ جُماًلً كاملة1 أجب باللغة العربية عن األسئلة اآلتية من النص درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في 5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اإلجابات. مَن قُراء كتب األطفال في هذا العصر؟ اذكر فئتين. كيف يُحدّد الناشِ رُ الكتابَ الصالح للنشر؟ اذكر أمرين. لماذا يُعدّ اختيار أبطال قصص األطفال ضروريًّا؟ اذكر سببين. أثّر التقدم التقني سلبًا في قراءة القصص. اذكر أثرين. الكتب العربية الحالية اًل تُالئم الطفل العربي. اذكر سببين. [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع
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5 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over (f) … … [2] … (g) … … … [3] … .لماذا هَجَر بعض مؤلفي قصص األطفال هذا المجال؟ اذكر عاملين عدّد ثاًلث طُرق ذكرها الكاتب لِجَعْل الِكتاب أكثر متعةً للطفل. [20 :]المجموع
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6 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 4 (a) … … [2] … (b) … … … [3] … (c) … … … [3] … (d) … … [2] … . بأسلوبك الخاص دون أن تنسخ جُماًلً كاملة2 أجب باللغة العربية عن األسئلة اآلتية من النص درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في 5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اإلجابات. اذكر هدفين لألمسية الثقافية التي أُقيمت في الشارقة. األُسَر اًل ترى مشكلة في استخدام أواًلدهم التكنولوجيا. هل يوافق الكاتب على هذا الرأي؟ اذكر دليلين. في رأي الباحثة، ما أثرُ المواقع اإللكترونية في األطفال؟ اذكر ثاًلثة آثار. 2 الجزء في ورقة األسئلة هذه.5 و4 ، في الكرّاسة الداخلية، ثمّ أجب عن السؤالين2 ّواآلن، اقرأ النص [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع ما المهارتان اللتان قامت عليهما األساليب القديمة في أدب األطفال؟
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7 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over (e) … … … [3] … (f) … … [2] … .كيف أثّرت وسائل التكنولوجيا في تعليم األطفال؟ اذكر ثاًلث نقاط [20 :]المجموع ما الواجب القيام به اًلستمرار عادةِ القراءة؟ اذكر نقطتين.
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8 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 5 [10] (a) [5] (b) … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .لخّص النصّين السابقين مُبينًا كيفية دَعْم المجتمع والتقنية الحديثة للقراءة هل تُفضل قراءة الكتب الورقية أو اإللكترونية؟ ولماذا؟ ) بما اًل يزيد مجموع الكلمات في اإلجابتين معًا على b() وa( أجب باللغة العربية عن فرعي السؤال كلمة.140 درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اإلجابات. [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع
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9 8680/22/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [20 :]المجموع
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This document consists of 21 printed pages. © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Cambridge International AS Level ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2023 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 70 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2023 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 2 of 21 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 3 of 21 GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 4 of 21 1 General Marking Notes 1.1 Annotations in RM Assessor Question 1 Enter a mark of 1, 0 or NR as appropriate for each item ((a), (b), (c) etc.) in the mark input box. Annotate the script where necessary. Question 2 Enter a mark of 1, 0 or NR as appropriate for each item ((a), (b), (c) etc.) in the mark input box. Annotate the script where necessary. Questions 3 and 4 Content marks • Annotate each correct point with a tick. • Use the LM annotation to indicate any phrases which are copied directly from the passage. Quality of Language Mark • If any items have scored zero or NR for content, insert an on-page comment (text box) on the script under the last item in the question. Type in the details of the Quality of Language mark. Question 5 • If the answer to 5a exceeds 150 words, insert a slash after the 150th word to show the end of the response to be marked. • If the answer to 5b exceeds 50 words, insert a slash after the 50th word to show the end of the response to be marked. Summary • Annotate each correct point with a tick up to a maximum of 10 ticks.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 5 of 21 2 General Marking Principles 2.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided on the following pages. You will need to consider all alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates' scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with the Principal Examiner if necessary, and award marks accordingly. 2.2 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 2.3 More than one response offered by the candidate in Questions 1 and 2: If a candidate gives more than one response to any of the items in Question 1 or Question 2 and does not indicate which is their final response, mark as follows: Both answers correct = 1 mark One answer correct and one answer incorrect = 0 marks 2.4 No response and '0' marks There is a NR (No Response) option in RM Assessor. Award NR (No Response): • If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or • If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. 'can’t do' or 'don’t know') or • If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: • If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 6 of 21 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 1 1(a) أهداف، أسباب، مقاصد 1 1(b) العظيم، الضخم، العملاق 1 1(c) وميض، لمعان، سطوع 1 1(d) رائعة، جذابة، جميلة 1 1(e) يتلاشى، يضعف، يقل 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 7 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 2 2(a) قراءة القصص لغرض أكاديمي. 1 2(b) لن تتراجع عادةُ القراءة. 1 2(c) أصبح للناشر الحقفي إصدار أي قصةأو رفضها. 1 2(d) لعلّ للجهات الحكومية دورًا في طرح مبادرات تشجيعية. 1 2(e) يمكنللكُتّاب أنفسهم. 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 8 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 3 3(a) 2 دارسو الأدب 1 المترجمون 1 3(b) 2 تراجع عادة القراءة 1 انطفأ بريق القصص والحكي الشفاهي 1 تشكل خطورة على أفق الطفل الخيالي ونموه العقلي وتفاعله مع محيطه الإنساني 3(c) 2 حسبما يتضمنه من معلومات وأفكار/اتفاق الأفكار مع عادات المجتمع 1 حسب طريقة السرد المبهرة (المليئة بالألوان) 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 9 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(d) 2 لأنهم يسهمون في تعزيز إدراك الطفل القيم والأخلاق/ يعمقون المفاهيم لدى الأطفال 1 ويؤثرون فيالطفلفيقلدهم 1 3(e) 2 لأنها تقليديةمكررة 1 لا تلبياحتياجاته في عصر التكنولوجيا 1 3(f) 2 لسهولة الاستعاضة بالقصص المترجمة 1 لاعتقاد بعضهم عدم أهمية الكتابة للأطفال 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 10 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(g) 3 حكي القصص(في المرحلة الابتدائية) 1 استخدام التكنولوجيا/عمل كتب صوتية أو مصورة 1 قراءةالكاتب قصته بنفسه 1 Quality of Language – Accuracy [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 11 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks).
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 12 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 4 4(a) 2 بحث دور الكتاب في تحفيز الأطفال على القراءة 1 خصصت جوائز قيمة لِصغار القُرّاء 1 4(b) 3 تقدم محتوى ثري ومفيدللأطفال 1 تُسهم في تنمية أفكارهمومعارفهم 1 تؤثر في مستوى القراءة لدى تلاميذ المرحلة الابتدائية 1 4(c) 3 لا يوافق 1 خَشيةالآباء والأمهات من تبِعات التقنية الحديثة على صغارهم 1 إحجام بعضهم عن توفير تلك التقنيات لهم 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 13 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 4(d) 2 الاستماع (إلى حكايات الآباء) 1 القراءة ومشاهدةبرامج الأطفال 1 والكتابة 4(e) 3 لم يعد الطفل سلبياً/ تعلم/ معرفة (تتطلب) القراءة والكتابة 1 عززت معارف الطفل 1 أسهمت في تطوير فكر الأجيال الجديدة ووعيها 1 4(f) 2 ضرورة تضافر الجهود 1 قيامالمدارس بتنظيم مسابقاتسنوية 1
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 14 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Quality of Language – Accuracy [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error.
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 15 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language The five marks available for Quality of Language are awarded globally for the whole performance on each set of answers. A concise answer, containing all mark-bearing components for Content is scored on the full range of marks for language, i.e. length does not determine the Quality of Language mark. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks).
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 16 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 5 Length of 5(a) + 5(b) (Summary and Personal Response) • Examiners make a rough estimate of the length by a quick calculation of the number of words on a line. • If the answer to either (a) or (b) is clearly too long, calculate the length more precisely. • If the answer to 5(a) exceeds 150 words, insert a slash line after the 150th word to show the end of the response to be marked. • If the answer to 5(b) exceeds 50 words, insert a slash line after the 50th word to show the end of the response to be marked. Content marks – Summary Indicate with a tick in the body of the text the point being rewarded. Do not penalise ‘lifting’ for content marks in this exercise, but excessive reliance on the text will reduce the language mark. The summary could include the following points (award 1 mark for each point covered up to a maximum of 10 points):
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 17 of 21 5(a) لخص النصين السابقين مبينًا كيفية دعم المجتمع والتقنية الحديثة للقراءة. :النص األول 1 . .طَرْ ح مبادرات تُشجّع األطفال على القراءة 2 . االبتعاد عن الكتابات التقليدية المكرّرة) التي تُنفّر الطفل وال تُناسب مُدركاته( 3 . البحث عن طُرق وموضوعات مستحدثة ومتنوعة تُلبّي احتياجات الطفل في عَصْر التكنولوجيا / طريقة سرد مليئة باأللوان والصور 4 . يجب على الكُتّاب والمبدعين االهتمامُ بهذا المجا ل/ االهتمام بروايات األطفال ذات الطابع العربي األصيل 5 . َح كْي القصص في المرحلة االبتدائية 6 . /نقل المعرفة بالتكنولوجيا/ توفير كتب صوتية أو مصورة تسجيل الكاتب قصته 7 . استعمال التكنولوجيا يتطلب معرفة القراءة 10
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 18 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses :النص الثاني 5(a) 8 . دور كتّاب القصص ومؤلفوها في تحفيز األطفال على جَعْل القراءة عادةً يومية 9 . خص ت يص جوائز قيّمة لِصغار القُرّاء 10 . الوسائ ل اإللكترونية تساعد على تقديم محتوى ثري ومفيد . 11 . انتشار الوسائل الحديثة/ األجهزة الذكية 12 . تعزيز معارف الطفل في مراحل التعليم المختلفة/ تطوير فِكْر .األجيال الجديدة ووعيها بما يتناسب مع واقع العصر الذي نعيشه 13 . تضافر الجهود 14 . قيام المدارس بتنظيم مسابقات سنوية
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 19 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Content marks – Response to the Text Mark like a mini-essay according to the variety and interest of the opinions and views expressed, the response to the original text stimulus and the ability to express a personal point of view. Further, more detailed guidance for particular questions will be given to examiners. 5(b) هل تفضل قراءة الكتب الورقية أو اإللكترونية ولماذا؟ 1 . .أفضل الكتب الورقية 2 .. ألني أشعر بمتعة حقيقة وأنا ممسك بالكتاب 3 .. أستطيع االحتفاظ بالكتاب في مكتبتي 4 . يمكنني أن أتبادله مع .أصدقائي 5 .. ال يكلف ماالً كثيرًا وال يحتاج إلى أشياء إضافية 1 .. أفضل الكتب اإللكترونية 2 .. أسهل وأخف 3 . ال أحتاج إلى شرائها؛ فهي مجانية على هاتفي المحمول أو .الحاسوب 4 .. أقرأ بأي لغة أريد خاصة أن تكلفة الكتب األجنبية باهظة الثمن 5 . أستطيع أن أتواصل مع الكاتب والقراء اآلخرين على وسائل .التواصل االجتماعي 5
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 20 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses
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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 21 of 21 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Quality of Language – Accuracy [5] 5 Very good Consistently accurate. Only very few errors of minor significance. Accurate use of more complex structures (verb forms, tenses, prepositions, word order). 4 Good Higher incidence of error than above, but clearly has a sound grasp of the grammatical elements in spite of lapses. Some capacity to use accurately more complex structures. 3 Sound Fair level of accuracy. Common tenses and regular verbs mostly correctly formed. Some problems in forming correct agreement of adjectives. Difficulty with irregular verbs, use of prepositions. 2 Below average Persistent errors in tense and verb forms. Prepositions frequently incorrect. Recurrent errors in agreement of adjectives. 0–1 Poor Little or no evidence of grammatical awareness. Most constructions incomplete or incorrect. Consistent and repeated error.
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2023 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.