Cambridge A Level German - Language (AS Level only) 8683 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2
8683/32/O/N/16 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper8 pages








Mark scheme2 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.


Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (AL) 134158 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over * 2 5 4 1 5 4 5 5 7 2 * GERMAN LANGUAGE 8683/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2016 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer one question in German in the space provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 250 and 400 words. Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for Content and 24 marks for Quality of Language. LESEN SIE ZUERST DIESE ANWEISUNGEN Schreiben Sie Ihre Center-Nummer, Kandidaten-Nummer und Ihren Namen in die vorgegebenen Kästchen oben auf dieser Seite. Schreiben Sie mit dunkelblauem oder schwarzem Füller/Kugelschreiber. Benutzen Sie keine Heftklammern, Büroklammern, Korrekturflüssigkeit und keinen Klebstoff. SCHREIBEN SIE NICHT ÜBER DIE STRICHCODES. Beantworten Sie eine der Fragen auf Deutsch in dem dafür vorgesehenen Bereich. Der Gebrauch von Wörterbüchern ist nicht erlaubt. Schreiben Sie 250–400 Wörter. Ihr Aufsatz wird aus einer Höchstzahl von insgesamt 40 Punkten bewertet, von denen 16 Punkte für den Inhalt vergeben werden und 24 Punkte für die Qualität der Sprache. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level
Question paper, page 2
2 8683/32/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 Schreiben Sie einen Aufsatz zu einem der folgenden Themen in dem dafür vorgesehenen Bereich. Schreiben Sie 250–400 Wörter auf Deutsch. Junge Leute 1 Die heutige Jugend ist glücklicher als vorige Generationen, weil sie so viele Chancen im Leben hat. Teilen Sie diese Meinung? Medien 2 Wir brauchen heute keine professionellen Journalisten mehr, da alle Leute durch moderne Kommunikationstechnologie über Weltereignisse berichten können. Wie stehen Sie zu dieser Aussage? Bildung 3 „Warum legt man so viel Wert auf Mathe als Schulfach? Andere Fächer sind genauso nützlich für das spätere Leben, finde ich.“ Tanja, 14 Jahre Was meinen Sie? Technologische Innovationen 4 Mit jeder technologischen Innovation werden wir abhängiger. Ohne Technologie könnte heutzutage keiner mehr überleben. Was halten Sie von diesem Standpunkt? Umwelt 5 Wir leben alle, als ob Klimawandel eine Illusion wäre. Finden Sie das auch?
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8 8683/32/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 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 International Examinations Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cie.org.uk after the live examination series. Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 2 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level GERMAN LANGUAGE 8683/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2016 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2016 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2016 8683 32 © UCLES 2016 Language (out of 24) Content (out of 16) 21–24 Very good 14–16 Very good Confident use of complex sentence patterns, generally accurate, extensive vocabulary, good sense of idiom. Detailed, clearly relevant and well illustrated; coherently argued and structured. 16–20 Good 11–13 Good Generally sound grasp of grammar in spite of quite a few lapses; reads reasonably; some attempt at varied vocabulary. Sound knowledge and generally relevant; some ability to develop argument and draw conclusions. 10–15 Adequate 7–10 Adequate A tendency to be simple, clumsy or laboured; some degree of accuracy; inappropriate use of idiom. Some knowledge, but not always relevant; a more limited capacity to argue. 5–9 Poor 3–6 Poor Consistently simple or pedestrian sentence patterns with persistent errors; limited vocabulary. Some attempt at argument, tends to be sketchy or unspecific; little attempt to structure an argument; major misunderstanding of question. 0–4 Very poor 0–2 Very poor Only the simplest sentence patterns, little evidence of grammatical awareness, very limited vocabulary. Vague and general, ideas presented at random. 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.
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