Cambridge A Level Hindi - Language (AS Level only) 8687 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1
8687/21/O/N/17 · 5 questions · 70 marks · ≈79 min
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Question 1
1 1 (a) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (c) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (d) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (e) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] [ : 5]
Mark scheme: 1(a) 1 1(b) अजीबो-ग़रȣब 1 1(c) गÛतåय 1 1(d) Úयेय 1 1(e) ĤǓतèपधा[/ ĤǓतèपधा[ओं 1
Question 2
2 1 (a) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (c) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (d) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (e) ...............................................................................................................................................[1] [ : 5]
Mark scheme: 2(a) 1 2(b) शरणाͬथ[यɉ कȧ दशा देख कर आज राम का मन बहुत åयͬथतहै। 1 2(c) मतलबी दोèत ज़Ǿरत पड़ने पर कÛनी काट जाते हɇ। 1 2(d) æयाम अपने हȣ ͩकसी फेर मɅ था, उसने देखा हȣ नहȣं। 1 2(e) िजनमɅ कुछ कर-गुज़रने कȧ धुन होती है वहȣ सफल होते हɇ। उसमɅ बचपन से हȣ मंğी बनने कȧ मह××वाकां¢ा थी। 1
Q3 · 1 5 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 3…
3 1 5 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 3 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[3] (b) 4 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[4] (c) 3 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[3] (d) 2 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[2] (e) 3 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[3] [ :15 + 5 = 20] 2 2, 4 5
Mark scheme: 3(a) Any 3 from the listed below: लोगɉ को रोज़ी-रोटȣ के ͧलए घरɉ से दूर जाना पड़ता है कल-कारख़ानɉ / उɮयɉगɉ / åयवसाय कȧ संèकृǓत है तरह-तरह कȧ नौकǐरयाँ हɇ नौकǐरयɉ मɅ तबादले होते हɇ 3 3(b) (सालɉ-साल एक हȣ इमारत मɅ रहने के बावजूद) लोग एक-दूसरे से कÛनी काटते हɇ दुआ-सलाम नहȣं करते पड़ोस से अनजान / ǓनिçĐय रहते हɇ (ͧलāट और सीǑढ़यɉ पर रोज़ ͧमलने वाले) चेहरɉ पर (भी) कोई भाव नहȣं उभरते 4 3(c) Any 3 from the listed below: Ěेन ͧमलेगी या नहȣं ͧमलेगी इस बात कȧ ͬचंता बस छूट जाने कȧ ͬचंता जहाँ जाना है वहाँ समय पर पहुँचने कȧ ͬचंता काम और घर के बीच कȧ दूǐरयाँ लंबी हो गई हɇ और राèते कǑठन हɇ ज़रा सी चूक से काम पर पहुँचने मɅ देरȣ हो सकती है 3 3(d) नौकरȣ और / तरìक़ȧ हाͧसल कर अͬधक से अͬधक धन कमाना अपने पǐरवार के ͧलए कुछ कर-गुज़रना 2 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3(e) बÍचɉ को ऊँची ͧश¢ा पाने के ͧलए दूसरे शहर/ दूर जाना पड़ता है ͧश¢ा पूरȣ करने के बाद नौकरȣ के ͧलए दूर जाना पड़ता है बचपन मɅ èकूल / कोͬचंग / ĤǓतèपधा[ आǑद के ͧलए बाहर जाना पड़ता है 3 See Appendix for Quality of Language Grid
Q4 · 2 5 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 3…
4 2 5 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 3 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[3] (b) 2 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[2] (c) 2 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[2] (d) (i) ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................[2] (ii) ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................[2] (e) 4 ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ...............................................................................................................................................[4] [ :15 + 5 = 20]
Mark scheme: 4(a) पर सवाल उठ रहे हɇ। एक नया समाज बन गया है जो कंÜयूटर और इंटरनेट के जाल से जुड़ा है आपसी मेल-ͧमलाप कम हो रहा है/घट रहा है 3 4(b) माँ-बाप को पǐरवार और समाजका मह××व समझाने का समय Ǔनकालना होगा èकूलɉ को सांèकृǓतक मूãय ͧसखाने कȧ भूͧमका अÍछȤ तरह Ǔनभानी होगी 2 4(c) पǐरवारɉ से बड़े-बूढ़े Ǔनकाल Ǒदए गए हɇ माँ-बाप भी बचपन मɅ अनुपिèथत हɇ आभासी दुǓनया का आकष[ण उÛहɅ अपनी तरफ़ खींचता हɇ 2 4(d) (i) सकारा×मक (any two of the following) बÍचे कãपनाशील बनते हɇ उनमɅ जुझाǾपन आता है उनमɅ सफलता ĤाÜत करने कȧ तीĭ इÍछा पैदा होती है (ii) नकारा×मक (any two of the following) बÍचे आ×मकɅ Ǒġत हो जाते हɇ वे जãदȣ उ×तेिजत होने लगते हɇ ĤǓतकूल पǐरिèथǓतयɉ से जूझने के ͧलए धैय[ और संयम कȧ कमी हो जाती है 4 Question /Answer Marks Guidance 4(e) बÍचɉ को इंटरनेट, मोबाइल और वीͫडयो गेम कȧ दुǓनया से Ǔनकाला जाए èवयंसेवा और पया[वरण र¢ा जैसे कामɉ मɅ लगाया जाए उÛहɅ ऐसे कामɉ मɅ लगाया िजनमɅ शारȣǐरक Įम करना पड़े खेल-कूद मɅ शाͧमल ͩकया जाए आमने-सामने कȧ बातचीत मɅ शाͧमल ͩकया जाए 4 See Appendix for Quality of Language Grid Question Answer Marks Guidance Question 5 Length of 5(a) + 5(b) (Summary and Personal Response) 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):
Q5 · 140 5 15 + 5 = 20 (a) 1 2 [10] (b) [5]…
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[ :15 + 5 = 20]
Mark scheme: 5(a) है। बड़े शहरɉ कȧ बहुमंिज़ला इमारतɉ मे रहने वाले लोग आपस मɅ घुलते- ͧमलते नहȣं हɇ। लोग दैǓनक जीवन मɅ बढ़ती परेशाǓनयɉ कȧ वजह से आ×मकɅ Ǒġत हो गए हɇ। बढ़ती भीड़ और दूǐरयɉ कȧ वजह से रोज़ का यातायात अकेले का संघष[ बनता जा रहा है। पǐरवार के नाम पर प×नी और बÍचे बचे हɇ और उनके ͧलए पैसा और साधन जुटाना हȣ जीवन का लêय बन चुका है। åयिÈत समाज से कटता जा रहा है। बÍचɉ को पढ़ाई के ͧलए घर से दूर हॉèटलɉ मɅ अकेले रहना पड़ता है। बड़े हो जाने पर बÍचɉ को नौकरȣ के ͧलए घर से दूर अकेले रहना पड़ता है। बÍचɉ के पढ़ाई और नौकरȣ के ͧलए दूर रहने कȧ वजह से माँ-बाप घरɉ मɅ अकेले रह जाते हɇ। åयिÈत कȧ औसत आयु बढ़ जाने कȧ वजह से जीवन का अकेलापन और भी लंबा लगने लगता है। वचु[अल या आभासी दुǓनया का चलन बढ़ जाने से बÍचे अपने पǐरवार और èकूल मɅ एक-दूसरे से संवाद करने कȧ बजाए सोशल मीͫडया मɅ खोए रहते हɇ। 10 broad pointers listed in the opposite column. Presentation, style and expression should be rewarded with language marks. Question Answer Marks Guidance 5(a) माँ-बाप के पास बÍचɉ को पǐरवार और समाज का मह××व समझाने का वìत नहȣं है, इसͧलए बÍचे सोशल मीͫडया और कंÜयूटर गेàस कȧ दुǓनया मɅ åयèत हो जाते हɇ। बड़े-बूढ़ɉ के साथ न रहने और माँ-बाप के पास फ़ुस[त न होने कȧ वजह से बÍचे आभासी दुǓनया के जादू कȧ तरफ़ ͨखंचे चले जा रहे हɇ। पǐरवार और èकूल के खालȣपन को भरने के ͧलए बÍचे आभासी दुǓनया कȧ तरफ़ भागते हɇ जो रोमांचक होते हुए भी उÛहɅ और अकेला बना देती है। 5(b) आभासी दुǓनया कȧ उपयोͬगता, उसके रचना×मक पहलू, ǒबना जोͨखम के मनोरंजन हाͧसल करने का माÚयम, आभासी दुǓनया मɅ अपराधी लोगɉ के चंगुल मɅ फँस जाने के ख़तरे और काãपǓनक दुǓनया मɅ रहने से वाèतͪवक दुǓनया से कट जाने कȧ आशंका जैसे कोई भी तक[ संगत ͪवचार। 5 Marks could be awarded on the basis of the mention of broad pointers listed in the opposite column. Presentation, style and expression should be rewarded with language marks. See Appendix for Quality of Language Grid Quality of Language – Accuracy (Questions 3, 4 and 5) [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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