Cambridge A Level Urdu - Language (AS Level only) 8686 — 2014 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1
8686/21/O/N/14 · 70 marks · ≈79 min
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This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. DC (LEG/JF) 94182 © UCLES 2014 [Turn over * 4 3 1 8 9 4 8 9 3 9 * URDU LANGUAGE 8686/02 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2014 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. Write your answers in Urdu. You should keep to any word limit given in the questions. Dictionaries are not permitted. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level
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2 8686/02/O/N/14 © UCLES 2014 Section 1 5 10 15 20 150
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3 8686/02/O/N/14 © UCLES 2014 [Turn over [3] [3] [2] [3] [2] [2] [5] [5] [Total: 15 + 5 for Quality of Language = 20 marks]
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4 8686/02/O/N/14 © UCLES 2014 Section 2 5 10 15
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5 8686/02/O/N/14 © UCLES 2014 [Total: 15 + 5 for Quality of Language = 20 marks] [Total: 15 + 5 for Quality of Language = 20 marks] [3] [2] [2] [4] [2] [2] [10] [5] [5]
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8 8686/02/O/N/14 © UCLES 2014 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. 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. BLANK PAGE
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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2014 series 8686 URDU LANGUAGE 8686/02 Paper 2 (Reading and Writing), maximum raw mark 70 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 2014 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 1 5 Sentences clearly showing meaning of given words 5 × 1 mark Sentence must not be lifted from the text. The meaning must be clear. [5] 2 Synonyms : 5 × 1 mark 5 These should NOT be phrases. These MUST also be the correct grammatical part of speech. If candidate writes two words and ONE is wrong – 0 marks [5]
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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 3 Comprehension Questions. Suggested Answers [Total: 15 + 5 for accuracy = 20 marks]
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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Quality of Language – Accuracy (Question 3) 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 objectives. 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. Note re questions 3 and 4: 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. An individual answer scoring 0 for content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. This means that the total mark out of 5 available on the whole set of answers is reduced on the following scale: Answer(s) worth a total of 2 or 3 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 1 Answer(s) worth a total of 4 or 5 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 2 Answer(s) worth a total of 6 or 7 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 3 Answer(s) worth a total of 8 or 9 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 4 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any content marks at all (i.e. 0 language marks only if 0 content marks).
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Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 4 Comprehension [Total: 15 + 5 for accuracy = 20 marks]
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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Quality of Language – Accuracy (Question 4) 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 objectives. 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. Note re questions 3 and 4: 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. An individual answer scoring 0 for content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. This means that the total mark out of 5 available on the whole set of answers is reduced on the following scale: Answer(s) worth a total of 2 or 3 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 1 Answer(s) worth a total of 4 or 5 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 2 Answer(s) worth a total of 6 or 7 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 3 Answer(s) worth a total of 8 or 9 scoring 0: reduce final assessment by 4 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any content marks at all (i.e. 0 language marks only if 0 content marks).
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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 5 Comprehension Essays These are marked according to published mark grid s on page 7 and 8 Material MUST be drawn from both passages. Maximum of 7 items from one passage [10] Candidates need to give own opinion and justify/explain it. Response should be only 40 words long so not much detail can be given. Award 2 marks for own opinion, 1 mark for one reason – 3 marks for 2 reasons. [5] [Total: 15 + 5 for accuracy = 20 marks] [Total for Paper 2: 70 marks]
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Page 8 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8686 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Response to the passage (Question 5) This should be marked as a mini-essay according to the variety and interest of the opinions and views expressed, the candidate's response to the original text stimulus, and their ability to express a personal point of view. Additional guidance on marking specific questions will be given to examiners. 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 and 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. Quality of Language – Accuracy (Question 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 objectives. 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 2014 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.