Cambridge A Level Urdu - Language (AS Level only) 8686 — 2024 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 0
8686/20/O/N/24 · 70 marks · ≈79 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 348595 © UCLES 2024 * 8 4 6 0 9 4 9 4 8 1 * Cambridge International AS Level URDU LANGUAGE 8686/02 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2024 1 hour 45 minutes You must answer on the question paper. You will need: Insert (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all the questions in Urdu. ● 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. ● ● ● ● ● ● 70 ● ● ● , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Wz> 4mHuOªE_{6W ¬¬7qW¤bnn[NGl ¥uUuUEU5 ¥EE5¥UeU
Question paper, page 2
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Question paper, page 3
3 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 [Turn over [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [5:] دřارŘیاں )a( ¹دŚی )b( śŜا )c( ŝŞز )d( şی Řیا Š š )e( ۔¶ ť Ťی ţ ×رÖ ذÕی اÔظ ½Ţ Í اÔظ1 Äرت Äرت2 * 0000800000003 * , , ŗĂĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĉĦãĩĂ ŗŗáĜùōĶĬċĠĠĜÝŃĎĿĚĭ ŐĐĠŀĠĀŐĀŀàŐİðŀŐĀŀĀ 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
Question paper, page 4
4 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ۔¶ Ŧ» ŧ ) ŵ Ŵū ی راųاف ½ Ųű Űت ů وÖ ť Ãن º Ůحŭی±Šŭی´ Ŭū ی دا ËŪ ũŨی ۔a( ۔¶ Ŧ» ŧ ر Ź Ÿ Űت ½ »رے ·ی ² ¿چ ŷی وں رŶ ũŨی ؟ ج ی ن È ن ) اźb( ۔¶ Ŧ» ŧ یال ·ی ƂƁƀی ن ů ſž Ž راز żیا Ż؟ ن ) ƅرق ÊوƄی د ½ƃc( ۔ ۔¶ اÓ اÔظ ·ی ۔ Ɖم ¼ا»ت ƈں Ƈ Ɔ Ë اÓ اÔظ ·یƊد ť ƌ دƋی ţ ¿ا¾ت ½ ¼ا»ت اردو اردو ·ی1 Äرت Äرت 3 اÓ ¼ا»ت Äرت ť Ƒ Ɛ Ə Ǝ ƍƀی ۔ اÓ ¼ا»ت Äرت ť Ƒ Ɛ Ə Ǝ ƍƀی ۔ Ɠرƒ Ƈ دƋی Ê 5 ƙ ¿ال ½ Ƙ دƋی ţ Ɠرƒ Ɨ ţ ũŨی ۔ اس ½ Ɩوہ ز»ن ½ ƕیار ½ Ťی ƔƄی د 20 = 5 + 15: ƚ ũŨی ۔ * 0000800000004 * , , ŗĀĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵċĤãīĂ ŗŗáğùŗĤijĆĦęĥĿçĬįIJĭ ŐŀĐŀàĀŐĠĠŀŀİİŀðĀİĀ 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 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20:] ۔¶ Ŧ» ŧ یال ·ی Ɵƞن ů ſž ·ی Ŵج ی رون Ơ ƟƞƝ ŷی وں اŢ Ɯ Êƛ ũŨی ؟ ن ) Ƣ ơز ½ ƃd( ۔¶ Ŧ» ŧ Ƥ żیا Ê ƣ Ż؟ƥ à ) آƦی Ŵū ی راųاف ½ Ųű Űتe( * 0000800000005 * , , ŗĂĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵċĦãīĂ ŗŗàĞāʼnĠģĉĨĮÚóïĀįĢĭ ŐŀĀĀĠàİŀŐŐðİİĠĐŀŀĀ 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
Question paper, page 6
6 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ۔ŧ ¶ Ŧ» ش ج ی ر اƭ à Ƭƅƫن ی ·ی ƪ Ʃت Ž ƨƧ ƍơ Âا؟ ) Ʈb( ۔ŧ ¶ Ŧ» نŨ ی Ëƛ؟ ) ŵ Ŵū ی راųاف ½ Ųű اƴ ƳƲ ƂƁƀی ن ½ آƱ ťŷی وں ưش Ưa( 2 ن´ س±یکµش ´ن س±یکµش ۔¶ ½ ¼ا»ت اº ¹¸ ·ی5 اور4 à ÂÁی À ¿ا¾ت ¿ا¾ت2 اب Ç Æت ·ی دی Å Äرت Äرت اÓ اÔظ ·ی ۔ Ɖم ¼ا»ت ƈں Ƈ Ɔ Ë اÓ اÔظ ·یƊد ť ƌ دƋی ţ ¿ا¾ت ½ ¼ا»ت اردو اردو ·ی2 Äرت Äرت 4 ۔ اÓ ¼ا»ت Äرت ť Ƒ Ɛ Ə Ǝ ƍƀی ۔ ۔ اÓ ¼ا»ت Äرت ť Ƒ Ɛ Ə Ǝ ƍƀی ۔¶ ƚ Ê Ɠرƒ Ƈ دƋی5 ƙ ¿ال ½ Ƙ دƋی ţ Ɠرƒ Ɨ ţ ũŨی ۔ اس ½ Ɩوہ ز»ن ½ ƕیار ½ Ťی ƔƄی د 20 = 5 + 15: ũŨی ۔ * 0000800000006 * , , ŗĄĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĈĦàĩĂ ŗŗáĞĄœĸęđĵĝñēçãėIJĭ ŐðĠĀĠŀİàĐİŐİðĠİĀðĀ 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 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20:] ۔ŧ ¶ Ŧ» یال ·ی ſž ƽƼی ر ƻں ½ ƺƹں à اƸ وƷ ŷی وں ƶڑơ ÂƵ Ż؟ ن ) ڈاƿ اƾف زƄی دی ½ ƃc( ۔ŧ ¶ Ŧ» ) زDŽǃ ů Ɖم ǂǁں ½ »و¼د اǀی ر ƻں ½ ƺگ ŷی وں Űت ƍƛ ũŨی ؟d( ۔ŧ ¶ Ŧ» ) Ź NJیوlj ½ Ťی Űت اLjی ơưLJار džDž ŷی وں Ż؟e( * 0000800000007 * , , ŗĆĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĈĤàĩĂ ŗŗàğüōļĩþěĪĮğïŏėĢĭ ŐðİŀàĠŐĀàĠàİðŀŐŀĀĀ 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 8686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 [10] [5] … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ۔¶ ) دوǎں ÄرǍں ·ی Űت ½ »رے ·ی ƺƹں ½ ² اور nj ƵNjاتa( ۔Ï Ǐǐ) اÓ Ơ ·ی ƂƁƀی ن ů آǓ ½ »رے ·ی اǒ راǑ ů وb( ۔¶ ·ی اÔظ ¹ ǔ اردو اÔظ ¹ ǔ اردو140 ¹ Ǘǖ Ǖر¹ ¿ال ½دوǎں ǘں ½ ¼ا»ت Ǘǖ Ǖر 5 ƚ Ê Ɠرƒ Ƈ دƋی5 ƙ ¿ال ½ Ƙ دƋی ţ Ɠرƒ Ɨ ţ ũŨی ۔ اس ½ Ɩوہ ز»ن ½ ƕیار ½ Ťی ƔƄی د 20 = 5 + 15: ũŨی ۔ * 0000800000008 * , , ŗĄĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĊĦàīĂ ŗŗàĜüŗŎĶēĝijķýŋíçĪĭ ŐĠĀŀĠĠŐĠĀĀðİİŀðŀðĀ 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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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2024 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.