Cambridge A Level Urdu - Language (AS Level only) 8686 — 2025 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 0
8686/30/M/J/25 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 4 pages. [Turn over NL 352704 © UCLES 2025 * 1 3 4 5 5 3 4 8 7 8 * Cambridge International AS Level URDU LANGUAGE 8686/03 Paper 3 Essay May/June 2025 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the enclosed answer booklet. You will need: Answer booklet (enclosed) INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer one question in Urdu. ● Follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for content and 24 marks for quality of language. ● ● ● 40 ● ●
Question paper, page 2
2 8686/03/ M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 Part Question 1 1 (a)(i) (a)(ii) ۔䟓 䱰 䱰 یسک یھب ابر وکڈ رپ
Question paper, page 3
3 8686/03/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over
Question paper, page 4
4 8686/03/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 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 Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. 1 2 3 4 5 ااسنین اقلعتت امں ابپ وک وچبں ےک ابرے ںیم یسک یھب مسق اک ہلصیف ان یک رمیض ےک ریغب ںیہن رکان اچےیہ۔اینپ راےئ اک ااہظر ےیجیک۔ الفیفس اور دیقعہ یچس وخیش رص ف دوتل ےس یتلم ےہ۔ ثحب ےیجیک۔ اکم اور رفتحی اس دور ںیم اکم اور رفتحی ںیم وتازن رانھک لکشم ےہ۔اینپ راےئ اک ااہظر ےیجیک۔ تعلیم آج ےک دور ںیم ہشیپ وراہن میلعت یک زایدہ اتیمہ ےہ۔اینپ راےئ اک ااہظر ےیجیک۔ اموحل اک ظفحت الگنج ت ںیم یمک وم مس ںیم دبتیلی یک ڑب ی وہج ےہ۔ثحب ےیجیک۔ اافلظ رپ لمتشم اردو اردو ںیم اکی ومضمن ےیھکل۔ آپ ےک400 ےس250 اک ااختنب ےیجیک۔ اس وس ا ل رپ اکی درج ذلی وساالت ںیم ےس یسک اکی وجاب اک قلعت آپ ےک ےنچ وہےئ وسال ےس وہان الزیم ےہ۔
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 3 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.