Cambridge A Level Urdu (A Level only) 9676 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 5 · Variant 1
9676/51/O/N/17 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 4 printed pages. KI 138191/3 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 6 8 1 1 6 6 5 4 4 1 * URDU 9676/05 Paper 5 Prose October/November 2017 45 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. Translate the passage overleaf into Urdu. Dictionaries are not permitted. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. سب ےس ےلہپ دنمرہج ذ Ӊی دہا˄یات ڑپھی اس ےحفص رپ اورپ ہمیا یک یئگ وہگجں رپ اانپ ˄نام، سی ن ٹ ر ربمن اور امی دوار اک ربمن لکھƸیے۔ رہگے Ʊنƶیلے ˄یا اکےل ر˟ن ےکملق ےس وجا˄بات لکھƸیے۔ ی ش ن ولفՙئ ٹد اامعتسل ہن رکةی ۔ اسƶٹƹیƶپل، Ѫپ ی پر پلک، وگدن،رکΛ یسک یھب ˄بار وکڈ رپ ھچک ہن لکھƹیں۔ رہمج کƷیŧجƸیے۔ ت اس ےحفص یک دورسی اجҍن ب دی یئگ ابعرت اک اردو ɟ ی ےہ۔ ن تغل (ڈرنشکی) اامعتسل رکےن یک ااجزت ɼ ی ٹ [ ] می دԈی ےئگ ֽہ ی ۔ اس رپےچ می ɝہ ر وسال ˄یا اس ےک وصحں ےک امرسک ɟب رσ
Question paper, page 2
2 9676/05/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 Translate into Urdu: The old man was worried about a hole in the roof of their house. He said to his wife that he could hear water dripping. His wife told him to stop complaining. However, every morning in the spring months, he woke her up early saying he could hear the sound of water, or pieces of the roof falling in. He searched for a ladder to climb up to look, but his wife said he was too old for this. Eventually, she found a builder willing to take a look. Climbing up the ladder, he disappeared into the roof area above the bedroom. ‘Is there a leak?’ the old man shouted. There was no answer. The old man shouted again, worried now. The builder reappeared at the top of the ladder carrying a nest with two small sparrows inside. He said a tile was broken, and the mother of the two sparrows had been flying in to feed her babies. He moved the tile back into place, and then gently took the nest with the baby sparrows outside. He carefully placed it in the garden by the trees. The old couple slept without any disturbance after that. [40] … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Question paper, page 3
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Question paper, page 4
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Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 4 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International Advanced Level URDU 9676/05 Paper 5 Prose October/November 2017 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 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
9676/05 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 4 Question Answer Marks Notes 1 ᑽĨ⭐Ĩ䆀Ĩěînj˄Ĩ㈉ĨëäîĨ ǎäĨ〨Ĩ䂬ìßĨ䡨ē 1 The old man was worried about a hole 2 䆀ĨᲺĨㅎĨ㎛Ĩຓä 1 in the roof of their house. 3 〫Ĩ╌ĨĚĨຊäĨ䗂Ĩðä 1 He said to his wife 4 䞈Ĩ䜱îĨßĨïäþßĨ╌ä 1 that he could hear 5 ㅎĨ䗂䯆Ĩ䕉Ǎ˄ 1 water dripping. 6 Ĩ〫Ĩ╌ĨðäĨ䗂ĨĚĨㅎĨðä 1 His wife told him 7 ěìĨ⸗ĨৠĨǔ˄⸗Ĩ ǖ ǎҍ☆ĨęþĨ〪 1 to stop complaining. 8 ⛱ĨïþîĨúḝਛ 1 However, every morning 9 Ĩė䂡Ĩ㈉ĨîĨ⌴䁡 䆀 1 in the spring months, 10 䥻ìĨᗂäĨĚ᠓Ĩ〨ĨðäĨęþ 1 he woke her up early 11 Ĩ 䮪䞈Ĩ≢Ĩ⎟ĨęþĨ〪Ĩ䥞䜫Ĩ〰 1 saying he could hear 12 ïäþßĨㅎĨ䕉Ǎ˄ 1 the sound of water, 13 䥞䜫Ĩᓧ䯆Ĩî䯀äěᔲĨ㈉ĨᲺĨǎ˄ 1 or pieces of the roof falling in. 14 Ĩ䗂Ĩðä ㅎĨñጕĨ䡏⒙ 1 He searched for a ladder 15 㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩ䪺ìĨ⸗ĨĘǗ ǍؼĨ䯎þä 1 to climb up to look,
Mark scheme, page 3
9676/05 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 3 of 4 Question Answer Marks Notes 16 㦇ĨĚĨㅎĨðäĨ㻣 1 but his wife said 17 䜱îĨ䔽Ĩ⦞ĨㅎĨðäĨㅎĨ䗂⸗ĨûⵇĨ䮪Ĩåä 1 he was too old for this. 18 䯉Ĩ㻬Ĩî㸋Ĩ ǎäĨ╌ä ǔ ؼ㑓nj˄ 1 Eventually, she found a builder 19 ᏽîᒗĨ㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩ䪺ìĨ⸗ßĨᣅ 1 willing to take a look. 20 䥞䜫Ĩ䞠Ǘ ǍؼĨ䯎Ĩ䡏⒙ 1 Climbing up the ladder, 21 䯉䜫Ĩ nj ǘҍ⧱Ĩ䆀ĨᲺĨęþ 1 he disappeared into the roof area 22 䯎þäĨ㈉Ĩę㈊Ĩåä⁏ 1 above the bedroom. 23 䕉Ǎ˄Ĩ╌ĨあĨㅏ Ý䞈䗃îß 1 ‘Is there a leak?’ 24 ǎ˄ᮬĨ䂬ìß䞉ē 1 the old man shouted. 25 ǎ˄ßĨ䔽ĨåäᣅĨ䤈〨 1 There was no answer. 26 ᏽĨü䨝䯎ĨęþĨåäĨǎ˄ᮬĨ༔Ĩ䂬ìßĨ䞉ē 1 The old man shouted again, worried now. 27 ä䜫îäì䓺༔î㸋 1 The builder reappeared 28 䯎þäĨ㞣nj˄Ĩ㈉Ĩ䡏⒙ 1 at the top of the ladder 29 䥞䜫Ĩ䥞ᗂäĨŖŎƟ ǔƲ㏻Ĩ ǎä 1 carrying a nest 30 ᏼĨ㈉Ĩė䮩Ǘ ǍؼĨᙯᵘĨᙯᵘĨþìĨî䯀ä 1 with two small sparrows, inside.
Mark scheme, page 4
9676/05 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 4 of 4 Question Answer Marks Notes 31 ᑽĨ㐔ĨďᖫĨ䣊Ǘ˄Ĩ ǎäĨ〫Ĩ䗂Ĩðä 1 He said a tile was broken, 32 ㅎĨė䮩Ǘ ǍؼĨė䔘þìĨîþä ė㩕 1 and the mother of the two sparrows 33 ᑽĨᒖßĨî䯀ä 1 had been flying in 34 㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩ䗂ナĨǔ˄うĨ〨ĨėݵĨຓä 1 to feed her babies. 35 ĚìĨぅîĨ᠁Ĩ⑬äĨ൚äþĨ䣊Ǘ˄Ĩ䗂Ĩðä 1 He moved the tile back into place, 36 ㈉ĨėݵĨ㈉Ĩė䮩Ǘ ǍؼĨ〨Ĩ䌘㏻ĨðäĨ╌Ĩ䘸ßîþä Ĩ 㦈Ĩú䐁Ĩ Ǐɝnj˄Ĩᏼ 1 and then gently took the nest with the baby sparrows outside. 37 ǎ˄ìĨぅîĨ╌äĨ╌ĨôṇäĨ䗂Ĩðä 1 He carefully placed it 38 ðǍ˄Ĩ㈉ĨėὺîìĨ䆀Ĩ÷nj˄ 1 in the garden by the trees. 39 㐖ĨĚĨė䂭Ĩ䡨ē 1 The old couple slept 40 ⊚ä Ĩ ㈉ĨĨ⹔ĨࢇĨࡘ 1 without any disturbance after that.
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 Oct/Nov, Paper 5 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.