Cambridge A Level Urdu - Language (AS Level only) 8686 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 0
8686/20/O/N/25 · 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 352971 © UCLES 2025 * 3 2 7 3 8 1 9 7 6 1 * Cambridge International AS Level URDU LANGUAGE 8686/02 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2025 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_z5W ¬¢/zT{wVvb9;[ª ¥uU5¥5¥E¥E ue5 U DFD
Question paper, page 2
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Question paper, page 3
3 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [5 :] ŗŘ )a( ř )b( Ś )c( Ŝśب )d( ŝن )e( š Š ş ÖرÕ ذÔ اÓظ ¾Şد اÓظ w۔1 Åرت Åرت2 * 0000800000003 * , , ŖāĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴĈĤáĨā ŖŌØĤăŊĝŋĆıĵúèåùōļĬ ŏďğĿßĿïßïğŏįįÿďßßÿ 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 DFD
Question paper, page 4
4 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ů ŭاŬاف ¾ ūŪ ũŨ Ä Åدت Ŝ درÕ ŧں دŦ ť Ť؟a( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ŵ ¸ ũ» ųرŲ űا Ű Êů ؟b( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) žاŽ ż ¾ ūŪ ũŨ ¸ Ż ź Ź وÕ š Ŵ ¸ Äن » Ÿŷں űا ËŶ ŵ؟c( ۔ ۔w ¸ اÒ اÓظ¸ š Ƅ دƃ ş Àا¿ت ¾ ½ا¼ت اردو اردو ¸ د۔ Ƃم ½ا¼ت Ɓں ƀ ſ Ë اÒ اÓظ1 Åرت Åرت 3 اÒ ½ا¼ت Åرت š Ɖ ƈ Ƈ Ž Ɔƅ۔ اÒ ½ا¼ت Åرت š Ɖ ƈ Ƈ Ž Ɔƅ۔ ƋرƊ ƀ دƃ Ê 5 ƌƍ Š ¾ ƒ Àال ¾ Ƒ دƃ ş ƋرƊ Ɛ ş ŵ۔ اس ¾ Əوہ ز¼ن ¾ Ǝر 20 = 5 + 15: Ɠ ŵ۔ * 0000800000004 * , , ŖÿĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴĊĦáĪā ŖŌØĥăŐīŒĉijĮāŊŁėĝŔĬ ŏĿďĿğĿïĿďÿĿįïÿįßďÿ 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 DFD
Question paper, page 5
5 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20 :] ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ɩن اƕ Ŵ ¾ũŨ ¸ Ż ź ¾ Ɣ ¸ ŧں ŵ؟d( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) ƚ ادارے ƙ Ƙ Ź ũŨ ¸ ŧں اƗ ŵ؟e( * 0000800000005 * , , ŖāĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴĊĤáĪā ŖŌ×ĦûŎħłĄęėļæʼnēĝńĬ ŏĿÿÿßğďğßďïįïßŏğßÿ 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 DFD
Question paper, page 6
6 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) ơƠ اƕ Ź راů ¸ Ɵگ اس ¼ت Ź ƞƝ ŧں ƆƜ ŵ Î Ŵ ũŨ ¸ Ż Ž ƛ ؟b( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ů ŭاŬاف ¸ Ŵ Ä ũŨ š دور رƣ Ŝ Ƣرہ ŧں دŦ ť Ť؟a( 2 · · ¾ ½ا¼ت ا» º¹ ¸ w۔5 اور4 Ä Ã Á Àا¿ت Àا¿ت2 اب È Çت ¸ دی Æ Åرت Åرت ¸ اÒ اÓظ ¸ š Ƅ دƃ ş Àا¿ت ¾ ½ا¼ت اردو اردو ¸ د۔ Ƃم ½ا¼ت Ɓں ƀ ſ Ë اÒ اÓظ2 Åرت Åرت 4 w۔ اÒ ½ا¼ت Åرت š Ɖ ƈ Ƈ Ž Ɔƅ۔ w۔ اÒ ½ا¼ت Åرت š Ɖ ƈ Ƈ Ž Ɔƅ۔ ƋرƊ ƀ دƃ Ê Ɠ5 ƌƍ Š ¾ ƒ Àال ¾ Ƒ دƃ ş ƋرƊ Ɛ ş ŵ۔ اس ¾ Əوہ ز¼ن ¾ Ǝر 20 = 5 + 15: ŵ۔ * 0000800000006 * , , ŖăĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴćĤàĨā ŖŌØĦøŔŏĸüĦĪŕĆŁöąŔĬ ŏïğÿßÿďÿğïŏįįßïßŏÿ 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 DFD
Question paper, page 7
7 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20 :] ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ʃ ƨن ¾ ūŪ ũŨ ¸ Ż ź واƧ Ŵ ¾ واƦƥ ŧں ºƤن ËƜ ŵ؟c( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) Ʊ اƕ Ź راů ¸ ưƯ Ʈں Ä ũŨ ¸ ƭ ¼Ƭں š ƫ Ź ƪورت Ť؟d( ¼Ţ w۔ţ ) آƹی ŭاŬاف ¸ دƃ ş Ƣروں º Ƹ ƆƷ š Ű ƶاƵ ƴƳ Ëں Ʋ؟e( * 0000800000007 * , , ŖąĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴćĦàĨā ŖŌ×ĥĀŊœňđĨěĈĪʼnĺąńĬ ŏïįĿğßïßŏßßįįÿďğğÿ 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 DFD
Question paper, page 8
8 8686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [10] [5] … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ) دوƿں ÅرƬں Ź روƾ ¸ ũŨ ¸ Ŵ ¾ Ż ź ¾ ¼رے ¸ Ɵƽں ¾ Ƽ اور ƻ ƺ¿ت w۔a( ) ŴŜũŨ ¸ Ż ź ¾ ¼رے ¸ اǂ راů Ź وǁǀ ۔b( w۔ ¸ اÓظ º ǃ اردو اÓظ º ǃ اردو140 º džDž DŽرº Àال ¾دوƿں LJں ¾ ½ا¼ت džDž DŽر 5 Ɠ Ê ƃ ƋرƊ ƀ د5 ƌƍ Š ¾ ƒ Àال ¾ Ƒ دƃ ş ƋرƊ Ɛ ş ŵ۔ اس ¾ Əوہ ز¼ن ¾ Ǝر 20 = 5 + 15: ŵ۔ * 0000800000008 * , , ŖăĤèŊÞėòğùŔïĴĉĤàĪā ŖŌ×ĤĀŐŅŕþĮĤďĈíØõŌĬ ŏğÿĿßßïĿįĿïįïÿįğŏÿ 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 DFD
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.