Cambridge A Level Arabic - Language (AS Level only) 8680 — 2024 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2

8680/32/O/N/24 · 40 marks · ≈45 min

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This document has 4 pages. [Turn over NL 349423/1 © UCLES 2024 * 7 2 4 1 7 4 2 2 1 1 * Cambridge International AS Level ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2024 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet. You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer one question in Arabic. ● Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. ● 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. تعليمات ● أَجب عن سؤال واحد باللغة العربية. ● اتبع اإلرشادات الموجودة على الغالف األمامي لكتيب اإلجابة. ترد أيضًا التعليمات أدناه باللغة العربية. إذا کنت بحاجة إلی ورقة إجابة إضافية، فاطلب من المراقب كُتيباً آخر لالستمرار. ● ال يسمح بإدخال المعاجم. معلومات عالمة.40 ● العالمة اإلجمالية لهذه الورقة هي عالمة لجودة اللغة.24 عالمة للمحتوى و16 : أي40 ● سيتم وضع عالمة على المقال من

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2 8680/32/ O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 تعليمات ﻛتيب اﻹﺠابة ألية مخططات أو رسوم بيانية. HB استخدم قلماً ذا حبرٍ أسود أو أزرق داكن. يمكنك استخدام قلم رصاص اُكتب اسمك، ورقم المركز، ورقمك في المربعات في أعلى الصفحة. اُكتب بوضوح واستخدم الحروف الكبيرة. ال تستخدم قلماً قابالً للمحو أو سائل تصحيح. ال تكتب على أية رموز شريطية )باركودات(. اُكتب إجاباتك في هذا الكتيب. استخدم كال وجهي الورقة. اُترك سطرين فارﻏين بين إجاباتك عن كل سؤال. اُكتب رقم السؤال الذي تجيب عنه في الهامش األول باللغة اإلنجليزية. (، فاكتب جزء السؤال باللغة اإلنجليزية في الهامش الثاني.a)1 إذا كان السؤال الذي تُجيب عنه يحتوي على أجزاء، على سبيل المثال اُكتب جميع مسودات عملك بالقلم في كتيب اإلجابة هذا. اشطب أي شيء ال تريد للممتحن أن يضع عالمة عليه دون جعل العمل ﻏير قابل للقراءة. ال تمزّق أي جزء من هذا الكتيب. يجب عليك تسليم كل العمل. إذا كنت قد استخدمت أية كتيبات متابعة، أدخلها داخل هذا الكتيب. Part Question 1 1 (a)(i) (a)(ii)

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3 8680/32/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 [Turn over .انتقل إلى الصفحة التالية للحصول على األسئلة

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4 8680/32/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. الحياة في المدينة والريف 1 .يقول األطبّاء إنّ العيش في المدن الكبرى يؤثّر في صحة اإلنسان. ناقش الطعام والشراب 2 بدأت األطعمة التقليدية في االختفاء من موائد األسرة. ما رأيك؟ الرياضة 3 .يُطالب الكثير من الناس بمنع ممارسة الرياضات العنيفة. وضِّح رأيك مبيِّنًا األسباب الحياة الثقافية/المَوْ روث الشعبي 4 .للتكنولوجيا تأثيرٌ سلبيٌّ في تُراث الشعوب وثقافاتها. بيِّن رأيك الحرب والسالم 5 للسالم أهمية كبرى في تطوُّر الدول ونموها. ما رأيك؟ كلمة.400 و250 اختر واحدًا من األسئلة التالية. ثمّ اكتب موضوعًا باللغة العربية بين يجب أن تكون إجابتك مرتبطة مباشرةً بالسؤال الذي اخترته.

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This document consists of 3 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 [Turn over Cambridge International AS Level ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2024 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 40 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 2024 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

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8680/32 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2024 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 Page 2 of 3 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 descriptions 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. 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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8680/32 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2024 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024 Page 3 of 3 Essays which address the broad topic area but relate to the exact essay title/question only in places will be awarded content marks in the ‘poor’ band, with access to the full range of marks for language. Essays which address the broad topic area but do not relate in any way to the exact essay title/question will be awarded 0 marks for content and 0 marks for language. Language (24 marks) Content (16 marks) 21–24 Very good Confident use of complex sentence patterns, generally accurate, extensive vocabulary, good sense of idiom. 14–16 Very good Detailed, clearly relevant and well illustrated; coherently argued and structured. 16–20 Good Generally sound grasp of grammar in spite of quite a few lapses; reads reasonably; some attempt at varied vocabulary. 11–13 Good Sound knowledge and generally relevant; some ability to develop argument and draw conclusions. 10–15 Adequate A tendency to be simple, clumsy or laboured; some degree of accuracy; inappropriate use of idiom. 7–10 Adequate Some knowledge, but not always relevant; a more limited capacity to argue. 5–9 Poor Consistently simple or pedestrian sentence patterns with persistent errors; limited vocabulary. 3–6 Poor Some attempt at argument, tends to be sketchy or unspecific; little attempt to structure an argument; major misunderstanding of question. 0–4 Very poor Only the simplest sentence patterns, little evidence of grammatical awareness, very limited vocabulary. 0–2 Very poor Vague and general, ideas presented at random.

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2024 Oct/Nov, Paper 3 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A29/40
B25/40
C21/40
D17/40
E13/40