Cambridge A Level Arabic - Language (AS Level only) 8680 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 2

8680/22/M/J/25 · 70 marks · ≈79 min

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This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 356287 © UCLES 2025 * 3 6 9 1 7 7 8 6 9 5 * ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing May/June 2025 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. Cambridge International AS Level تعليمات ● َجب عن جميع اسئلة باللغة العربية. ● استخدم قلماً ذا حبرٍ سود و زرق داكن.  تستخدم قلماً قابً للمحو و سائل تصحيح. ● اكتب اسمك، ورقم المركز، ورقمك في المربعات في على الصفحة. ● اكتب إجابتك عن كل سؤال في المكان المخصص. ●  تكتب على ّ رموز شريطية (باركودات). ●  يسمح بإدخال المعاجم. معلومات عمة.70 ● العمة اجمالية لهذه الورقة هي ● عمات اسئلة موضحّة بين قوسين مربعين [ ]. ● يحتو المُرفق على مقاطع القراءة. 22 * 0000800000001 * ²]€D¦:sN{U°Kf‚;†] ²¥ €W²šU€ˆEŽ•Kˆvˆ «;k[{;k›{{›K‹›‹{‹[

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2 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 (a) … [1] … (b) … [1] … (c) … [1] … (d) … [1] … (e) … [1] … [5 :]المجموع .عَرَفت البشرية القهوةَ مُنذ قُرون .يتغيَر لونُ القهوة بعد تَحْميصها .يُؤَكد ذلك قَيْس داود .تَصُدُ القهوة شارِبها عن الطعام .ً³قَتْ القهوة مُعارضةً شديدة .مثال: اسم يُطلق على المشروب الساخِن جواب: البارِد :)هاتِ المعنى المُضاد لكلّ كلمة تحتها خطّ في الجُمل ا´تية (استعمل في إجاباتك كلمة واحدة فقط 1 1 الجزء في ورقة اسئلة هذه.3 و2 و1 في الكرّاسة الداخلية، ثمّ جب عن اµسئلة1 ّ¶اقر الن * 0000800000002 * 2 2 ĶߥÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔçĄÁĈá ĶĩćăÞĪĢęòđĂîºįÿÄĂČ įį¿ß¿ßįÿÏ¿Ïďďßį¿ïß 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

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3 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 2 (a) … [1] … (b) … [1] … (c) … [1] … (d) … [1] … (e) … [1] … [5 :]المجموع )مثال: ما من بَلَد ³ يَعْرف القهوة. (مدينة جواب: ما من مدينة ³ تَعْرف القهوة. عد صياغة كلّ جملة مما يأتي مستخدمًا الكلمة التي بين قوسين بد³ً من الكلمة التي تحتها خط، وغيّرْ ما يلزم في الجملة، وذلك على نحو المثال ا´تي: )اقْتَصر استعمالُها على عج امراض. (استعما³تها ) ِالتي تُعَزِ ز القدرة على التركيز. (إِنَك )يبقى مُقَدِم القهوة واقفًا. (لَيْت ) َتُقدَمُ القهوة للضَيْف الجالس. (الجالِسين )تكون خَضْراء اللَون بَعْد القِطاف. (يكون * 0000800000003 * 2 2 ĶáĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔçĆÁĈá ĶĩĈĄæĴĦĩÛûēįĶėëÄĒČ įįÏğÿ¿ďğßÏğďď¿ďÿ¿ß 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

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4 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 3 (a) … … [2] … (b) … … [2] … (c) … … … [3] … (d) … … [2] … . بأسلوبك الخاص دون أن تنسخ جُمķا كاملة1 ¶جب باللغة العربية عن اسئلة ا´تية من الن درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في 5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اجابات. ما الفرق بين القهوة والبُنّ في رَْ الكاتب؟ اذكر نقطتَيْن. هل يتَفق الكاتب مع القول التالي: "للعَوامل الجوِية التأثيرُ اهمُ في نَجاح زراعة البُنّ"؟ اذكر دليلَيْن. اذكر ميزتَيْن لِحُبوب البُنّ الخَضْراء قَبْل تَحْميصها. ما سباب ا³مْتِناع عن شُرْب القهوة قديمًا؟ هاتِ سببَيْن. [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع * 0000800000004 * 2 2 ĶߥÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔéĄÁĊá ĶĩĈąæĮĴĴðùČĨÔ»čôúČ įßğğ¿¿ď¿¿įįďÏ¿ïÿïß 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

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5 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over (e) … … … [3] … (f) … … … [3] … [20 :]المجموع لِشُرْب القهوة بالْهَال فوائد على الصحَة النفسيَة. عدِد ثķĸَ فوائد. اذكر ثķثة آداب لِشُرْب القهوة على الضَيْف ا³لْتِزامُ بها. * 0000800000005 * 2 2 ĶáĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔéĆÁĊá ĶĩćĆÞİİĤÝēùõĘÓáôĊČ įßįßÿßįßïğ¿ďÏßÏ¿¿ß 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

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6 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 4 (a) … … [2] … (b) … … [2] … (c) … … [2] … (d) … … [2] … . بأسلوبك الخاص دون أن تنسخ جُمķا كاملة2 ¶جب باللغة العربية عن اسئلة ا´تية من الن درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في 5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اجابات. تُرافِق شُرْب القهوة عادات غَيْر صِ حيَة. اذكر مثالَيْن. ما َضْرار شُرْب القهوة على الطفل قَبْل وِ³دَته؟ هاتِ ضَررَيْن. للتَوقُف عن تناوُل "الكافِيِين" َضْرار على الصحَة النفسيَة. اذكر اثنَيْن. هل يتَفق الكاتِب مع القول التالي: "كَميَة "الكافِيِين في القهوة مُتغيِرة"؟ اذكر دليķا من النص. 2 الجزء في ورقة اسئلة هذه.5 و4 في الكرّاسة الداخلية، ثمّ جب عن السؤالين2 ّ¶وا´ن، اقر الن [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع * 0000800000006 * 2 2 ĶãĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔèĆÀĈá ĶĩĈĆÙĪĈĞåĈĈÜø»ÀČúČ įďÏßÿÿįÿįÿğďďßįÿįß 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

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7 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over (e) … … [2] … (f) … … … [3] … (g) … … [2] … [20 :]المجموع تُسْهم القهوة في تلوُث الهواء. هاتِ دليلَيْن. اذكر ثķثة ضرار َِكْواب القهوة على البيئة. ما النتائِج المُترتِبة على اتِباع نصائح الخبير؟ هاتِ نتيجتَيْن. * 0000800000007 * 22 ĶåĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔèĄÀĈá ĶĩćąáĴČĮèĆýġôÓĬČĊČ įď¿ğ¿ğďğÿďÏďď¿ď¿ÿß 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

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8 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 5 [10] (a) [5] (b) … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … .لخِص النĹَيْن مُوضِحًا إيجابيَات القهوة على الصحة الجسديَة، ومُبيِنًا سلبيَاتها على البيئة من وِجْهة نَĺَرك الخاصَة، كيف سيكون شَكْل المقاهي في المستقبل؟ ( بما ³ يزيد مجموع الكلمات في اجابتين معًا على b)( وa) جب باللغة العربية عن فرعَي السؤال كلمة.140 درجات إلى المجموع الكلي لجودة اللغة المستعملة في5 سُجّلت الدرجات في نهاية كلّ سؤال. تضاف اجابات. [20 = 5 + 15[ :المجموع * 0000800000008 * 22 ĶãĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔêĆÀĊá ĶĩćĄáĮþįãĀĆĚĖįÎĜĂČ į¿įğÿğď¿ğï¿ďÏ¿ï¿įß 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

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12 8680/22/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 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. BLANK PAGE * 0000800000012 * 2 2 ĶãĄÈξ÷ÒÿÙĴÏĔéĆÂĊá ĶĩĉĆàĨĐĐßďďĆĜ½ÜÄĒČ įßïğÿÿÏÿÏÏğÏďÿįÿßß 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

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This document consists of 24 printed pages. © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 [Turn over Cambridge International AS Level ARABIC LANGUAGE 8680/22 Paper 2 Reading and Writing May/June 2025 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 May/June 2025 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 2 of 24 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.

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 3 of 24 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 4 of 24 Annotations guidance for centres Examiners use a system of annotations as a shorthand for communicating their marking decisions to one another. Examiners are trained during the standardisation process on how and when to use annotations. The purpose of annotations is to inform the standardisation and monitoring processes and guide the supervising examiners when they are checking the work of examiners within their team. The meaning of annotations and how they are used is specific to each component and is understood by all examiners who mark the component. We publish annotations in our mark schemes to help centres understand the annotations they may see on copies of scripts. Note that there may not be a direct correlation between the number of annotations on a script and the mark awarded. Similarly, the use of an annotation may not be an indication of the quality of the response. The annotations listed below were available to examiners marking this component in this series. Annotations Annotation Meaning Credit for good language or content point Incorrect Omission If the examiner considers the answer to be more correct than incorrect, then ‘benefit of doubt’ is given. If the examiner considers the answer to be more incorrect than correct, then ‘no benefit of the doubt’ is given. Irrelevant Meaning unclear or illegible Used to show that blank pages have been seen Highlighter Highlight

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 5 of 24 Annotation Meaning On-page comment Wrong question number given by candidate Used to explain adjustment of quality of language mark (Questions 3 and 4) Off-page comment Used to make a holistic comment about the script Word limit, do not credit content beyond this point (Question 5)

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 6 of 24 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. Use the highlighter to indicate when a sentence is copied directly from the passage. 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 • In the mark input box on the right-hand side of the screen, click on the question that you are about to mark. • Annotate each correct point with a tick. • Use the highlighter to highlight any phrases which are copied directly from the text. • The number of ticks for each item (a, b, c etc.) will be added up for you and the total will appear beneath the tick annotation in the toolbar. Enter the mark (or NR as appropriate) for each item in the mark input box. Quality of Language Mark • Click on 3L or 4L as appropriate in the mark input box. • If no adjustment needs to be made to the Quality of Language mark, enter the mark in the mark input box without annotating the script. • 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, e.g.: 5–2 = 3 • Then enter the Quality of Language mark in the mark input box for Question 3L / Question 4L. T

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 7 of 24 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. • The number of ticks will be added up for you and the total will appear beneath the tick annotation in the toolbar. Enter the mark (or NR as appropriate) in the mark input box for Question 5a. Personal response • Enter the mark for Personal response in the mark input box for Question 5b. Quality of Language • Enter the mark for Quality of Language in the mark input box for Question 5L. 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

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 8 of 24 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 9 of 24 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 1 1(a) جَهِلت/ أَنْكرت 1 1(b) مُوافقة/ قُبول 1 1(c) يَثْبت/ يَسْ تقر 1 1(d) /تُحب ِب تُرغ ِب 1 1(e) يُشك ِك/ يَنْفي 1

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 10 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 2 (synonyms/antonyms) The candidates must find, where possible, a single word equivalent to/opposite of the words given. Accept minor spelling errors. 2(a) اقْتَصر ت استعماالتها على عالج األمراض . 1 2(b) يكون َأ ْخ ضر اللَّون بَعْد ال قِطا ف. 1 2(c) ِإِنَّك تُعَز ِز َين القدرة على التركيز. 1 2(d) تُقدَّم القهوة للض ي و ف َالجالِسين. 1 2(e) لَيْت مُقَد ِم القهوة واقف. 1

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 11 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 3 Candidates must not copy word for word from the text. 3(a) • ِالقهوة اسم يُطلق على المشروب الساخ ن. • البُنَّ يُطْلَق على الحُبوب التي تُحَضَّ ر منها القهوة . 2 3(b) • أنَّها مشروب يَتَنافى مع مُروءَة الرَّجُل .وأَخْالقه • أنَّها نَوْع من المشروبات يُشْ به إلى حد ٍّ كبير الخُمور . 2 3(c) • لا • للخبرة العملية الكافية الدَّوْر األَبْرز في عملية الزراعة . • فَضْ الا عن المجهود البدني المبذول الذي ال غِنى عنه إلتمام هذه.العملية 3

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 12 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 3(d) • تَحْتوي على نِسْ بة كبيرة من ""الكافِيِين . • تَحْتوي على نِسْ بةا كبيرة "من "الفيتامينات. 2 3(e) • التخفيف من مشاعر الغَضَ ب. • تَجن ب األفكار السلبيَّة . • الشعور بالبَهْجة والس رور. 3 3(f) • ِعليهِ االعْتِدال في جَلْسته عند استِالمِه.َالقهوة • .عليهِ تناوُل الفِنجان بِيَمينه • .)عليهِ هز الفِنْجان (عند االكتفاء 3

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 13 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Quality of Language – Accuracy 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 14 of 24 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 15 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 4 Candidates must not copy word for word from the text. 4(a) • شُ رب القهوة على الر ِيق. • َت دْخين .السَّ جائِر 2 4(b) • .الشُ عور بالقَلَق • .قِلَّة التركيز 2 4(c) • .يُؤَثر سلباا في نُمُوه • .يُبْقيه مُسْ تيقظاا مدَّةا أَطْول من المُعتاد 2 4(d) • نعم • الدليل :قوله" تختلف نِسْ بة ""الكافِيِين بِاخْتالف نَوْع القهوة المُستعملة". 2

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 16 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 4(e) • إطالق .كم ِيات كبيرة من الغازات الضارة • حَرْق السفن وقوداا أكثر من المُعتاد. 2 4(f) • .تُفاقِم مشكلة تراكُم الن فايات • .إزالة مساحات كبيرة من الغابات • تسر ب موادَّ سامَّة داخل.التربة 3 4(g) • تجن ب ترس ب الزيوت الضارَّة في .القهوة • .الحصول على قهوة ذات طَعْم شهي/ نَكْهة لذيذة 2

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 17 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 4: Quality of Language – Accuracy 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 18 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 4: 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 19 of 24 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 May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 20 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 5(a) لخ ِص النصَّ يْن مُوض ِ حاا أهميَّةَ القهوة عند العرب، ومُبي ِناا إيجابيَّاتها .على الصحة الجسديَّة، وسلبيَّاتها على البيئة ُيكت ُب التلميذ م َّلخ صا َّا للنص ِين معاا َّيتضم َن النقاط الم ْط لوبة في :السؤال، وهي :النص األول 1 - تُقَلل من فُرَص اإلصابة بأمراض القلب . 2 - لها دَوْر في التخل ص من الوزن الزائد. 3 - ُت خف ِف من مشكالت المَعِدة. 4 - ُت سْ هم في عِالج التهابات الحنْجَرة . 5 - ُت ساعد على تحسين رائحة الفَم . 6 - .وجود نسبة من الفيتامينات فيها 7 - ُت ساعد على .)زيادة النشاط (النص الثاني 10

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 21 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 5(a) :النص الثاني 1 - .تضر الت ربة 2 - .تُلو ِث المياه الجَوْفية 3 - تُؤدي إلى إطالق .كم ِيات كبيرة من الغازات الضارة 4 - .تتسبَّب في فُقْدان الحيوانات مساكِنها 5 - .تتسبَّب في حَرْق السفن وقوداا أكثر من المُعتاد 6 - .يُفاقِم مشكلة تراكُم الن فايات 7 - .تتسبَّب في إزالة مساحات كبيرة من الغابات 8 - .تتسبَّب في تسر ب موادَّ سامَّة داخل التربة

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 22 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 5: 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) ِمن و ْج َهة ن َظ َّرك الخاص َة، كيف سيكون ش ْك ل المقاهي في المستقبل؟ 1 - . ٍّستكون المقاهي على شَ كْل فنجان قهوةٍّ كبير 2 - .ستعمل "الر وبوتات" فيها بدالا من البشر 3 - .سيتغيَّر حَجْم الطاوالت تلقائيًّا بحَسَ ب عدد األشخاص 4 - ستكون.قائِمَة المشروبات إلكترونيَّةا مُثبَّتةا في الطاولة نفسها 5 - .سيكون الدَّفع في المقاهي بِاسْ تخدام بَصْ مة اإلِصْ بع 5

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 23 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 5(b) 5 Very good Varied and interesting ideas, showing an element of flair and imagination, a capacity to express a personal point of view. 4 Good Not the flair and imagination of the best candidates, but work still shows an ability to express a range of ideas, maintain interest and respond to the issues raised. 3 Sound A fair level of interest and ideas. May concentrate on a single issue, but there is still a response to ideas in the text. 2 Below average Limited range of ideas; rather humdrum. May disregard the element of response to the text, and write a largely unrelated free-composition. 0–1 Poor Few ideas to offer on the theme. Banal and pedestrian. No element of personal response to the text. Repeated error.

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8680/22 Cambridge International AS Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2025 © Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2025 Page 24 of 24 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses Question 5: Quality of Language – Accuracy 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 2025 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A38/70
B32/70
C26/70
D20/70
E14/70