Cambridge A Level Urdu - Pakistan only (A Level only) 9686 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 1

9686/21/O/N/16 · 70 marks · ≈79 min

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This document consists of 10 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert. DC (ST/SW) 120739/4 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 9 0 7 7 7 2 3 6 6 1 * URDU 9686/02 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2016 1 hour 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. Answer all questions in Urdu in the spaces provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should keep to any word limits given in the questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 9 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level URDU 9686/02 Paper 2 Reading and Writing October/November 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 70 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2016 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 A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 1 General Marking Notes 2 General Marking Principles 2.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided on the following pages. You will need to consider all alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates' scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with the Principal Examiner if necessary, and award marks accordingly. 2.2 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 2.3 More than one response offered by the candidate in Questions 1 and 2 If a candidate gives more than one response to any of the items in Question 1 or Question 2 and does not indicate which is their final response, mark as follows: Both answers correct = 1 mark One answer correct and one answer incorrect = 0 marks 2.4 No response and '0' marks There is a NR (No Response) option in RM Assessor. Award NR (No Response): • If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or • If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. 'can’t do' or 'don’t know') or • If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: • If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Detailed Mark Scheme Question 1 5 Sentences clearly showing meaning of given words (5 × 1 mark) Candidates must use the words in the form they are printed in the question. Candidates must not copy the sentences from the text. Ĝė䜫Ĩ➩äþĨ㸑Ĩ㈉ĨüäĨ〪ĨㆁĨ㻬ǕӀĨê⠪ĨðäĨ䆀ĨėᡗĨຓäĨ〨Ĩõ㜞äĨ䫡íĨᣆî㿂 Ĝ䭆Ǐɝ㩕 Ĝ㱄ĈäĨîⵇ Ĝ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ÷î⪕ ĜঊⰔ Ĝ࢑㶩 [5 marks] Question 2 Synonyms of 5 given words (5 × 1 mark) ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨõ㜞äĨøìä㪟Ĩ㈉Ĩõ㜞äĨ䫡íĨᣆî㿂 䯘 ǖ ɟĨþĨቕĨÛ⥽ĨúẖÛ䠖䯈ĨÛ㟃䠖䯈ÛቕĨĨĜ䤈䞉䯈 Ěîþ➳Ĩ⪌ĨÛ㿂Ĩę䯏⪕ǔ˄Ûîⵇ౹ĨĜú⬄ ⸗Ĩø✜ ǔ˄㟝ĨÛǔ˄⸗Ĩđ ǔ ؼĜǔ˄⸗Ĩú⃵äĨĨĜǔ˄ ÛⴶĨ௱Û䂒ĨĜ䂑ĨĜⴹ ĨÛçⰔþäĨ࡚ÛîⵖĨⵘĨÛⵘĨⵘĨĜĀⰳ⮪Āⰳþ [5 marks]

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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Question 3: Comprehension – Suggested Answers [3] [4] [2] [3] [3] ä䯆äရຝ 㩕䇦äĨㅏ㩓Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ䆀Ĩ㝼㽐Ĩ㰛Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩø Ĩç 䞀 Ĩ ƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄ĨᓕĨÝ Ĝ Ĩ ĨĜ䞈Ĩǖ˄ᜯĨǎ˄ìĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ䆀Ĩė㥀≸äĨĚîⒶĨø✜Ĩ䆀Ĩ㝼㽐Ĩᱍ  ǖ˄ᜯĨǎ˄ìĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ଺Ĩ䆀Ĩė㥀≸äĨĚ䣝ä䯎Ĩ䆀Ĩ㝼㽐Ĩᱍ Ĩ Ĝ䞈  ĨĜ䞈Ĩǖ˄䯈Ĩǔ˄⸗ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ㏨ĨþìĨ⽃ĨïäĨ⽃Ĩ䔙äïþî〨Ĩ⡏Ĩ䆀Ĩ㝼㽐Ĩᱍ  Ĩ ĨቕĨąĨ䭆Ǐɝ㩕 Ĩ ĨĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄îᨴĨÝĨ䦑ìĨ䔽Ĩė㈀Ĩ䛲äĨᏛäĨ〨ĨĕîþĨû䜫  ĨĜ䞈Ĩǖ˄ᜯĨㅏĨø✜Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨⶂĨ䆀䗂⸗ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ〪Ĩ䦑ìĨ䔽ĨîþïĨ᎗äĨ䯎ĨðäĨ䭆Ǐɝ㩕  ĜĨ䞈Ĩǖ˄ᜯ䜫Ĩ䢵➟Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ〪Ĩ䞈Ĩ䮪Ĩçnj˄Ĩ䚽äĨ  Ĝ䞈ĨûⵇĨú⬄Ĩǔ˄⸗Ĩ䏲Ĩ〨ĨûⵇĨø✜Ĩ  Ĝ䞈Ĩǖ˄䜫Ĩ䔽Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩî㸗Ĩ㈉Ĩ⡍ĨûⵇĨ ì ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄ĨþìĨÝė㈀ĨîþäĨ䞈䥞äîĨㅏĨㅎĨ⡍Ĩ䆀Ĩěînj˄Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩøä䯆äရĨě⇤þ Ĩ〪Ĩ〫Ĩ䗂Ĩ⡏Ĩ⸁ ĨĜ䞈Ĩǖ˄ᜯĨㅏĨø✜Ĩ䯎ĨûⵇĨቘĨ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨęìǎ˄ïĨਏ  Ĩ Ĝ䞇ᨴĨ䲚ĨẗĨ䆀Ĩė䆁䯆⇤ĨĚ⇤þìĨ䔽äĨ䐲㈀  Ĩ Ý䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ݊ĨㆤĨ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ฻äĨęǔ ǖՙ⁩äĨ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩçî⣉ ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄Ĩᓕ Ĩ Ĝ⸗Ĩ㟝Ĩ䔙Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ䆀ĨĚîᒗĨㅎĨĕîþĨû䜫  ĨĜ㈉⸗Ĩ䔙Ĩ⿿î㩕Ĩîþä  ĨĕîþĨû䜫 Ĝ㈉Ĩ⸗Ĩ䔙Ĩø✜Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ䆀Ĩ䗂⍜  Ĩ ė㈀ĨîþäĨ䞈Ĩ≢ĨᜯĨǎ˄ৄĨ㖌ìĨㆤĨ〨ĨĕîþĨû䜫 Ý ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄Ĩᓕ Ĝ䞇ᨴĨ䭇ìĨĀⰳ⮪ĨĀⰳþĨø✜ĨĕîþĨû䜫  Ĩ ĨĜ䞇ᨴĨǔ˄䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩçîþ➳  Ĩ 䮨⸗Ĩ䔙ĨúⰨĨ〨Ĩî㸗ĨቘĨঊⰔ Ĩ ǎ˄ïĨ䯎ĨðäĨ⡍ĨᏠĨ䜫Ĩ㖌ìĨ䯆äĨ䐲㈀ Ĝ㑒Ĩ䮨ìĨᣆᏠĨęì  (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Quality of Language – Accuracy [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 adjectives. 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. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language 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. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks). [Total: 20]

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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Question 4: Comprehension – Suggested answers [2] [3] [3] [2] [2] [3] ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄ĨþìĨÝ䞈Ĩìä㱇ĨㅏĨㅎĨ⥽Ĩ njѬ⟷Ĩ╌Ĩ䞈Ĩ䯎ĨüäĨ䆀Ĩøä䯆äရĨຝ ĨĜĨǔ˄⸗ĨέĨĕîþĨû䜫  ĨĜĨǔ˄îä䯅ĨㆤĨ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨⴛnj˄Ĩ฻ä  ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄ĨᓕĨÝė㈀ĨîþäĨ䞈Ĩ䥞äîĨㅏĨㅎĨ䭆㘪äþĨ䆀Ĩěînj˄Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫 ĨĜ䞇ᨴĨǔ˄⸗Ĩǔ˄ᜯĨǎ˄ìĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ〨Ĩėݵ  Ĩ Ĝ䞇ᨴĨ㼩ĨⲚ䁡ĨⵇĨ䗂⸗Ĩì㱄ĨㅎĨì㑔þäĨຊäĨ䔽ä  Ĩă䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨᜯĨ䥞ৄĨ਑ĨçቅĨ䕉ä䯀ὟĨ╌ĨðäĨ䐲㈀  Ĩ ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨç䗃ᣅþĨþìĨÝė㈀ĨîþäĨ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ⸗Ĩ❅ḝĨę䯏⪕Ĩ╌ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ⡍Ĩ㈉ĨⱖĨ⸘Ĩ䆀Ĩøä䯆äရĨě⇤þì ǖʆĨ⸗Ĩ䔽ĨέĨĕîþĨð⺶Ĩޒᣅ  Ĝ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ⸗Ĩ㺹ĨûⵇĨ䮪Ĩ䯎Ĩ㎛Ĩęþ  ĨĜ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ⍛Ĩ ǖʆĨৄĨ਑Ĩ〨ĨûⵇĨ㈉Ĩð⺶Ĩ䩘îíĨ㈉Ĩė㵉Ĩ䯎Ĩ㎛  Ĩ㈉Ĩ㶐 ĜƾǒƸNjļŋĨᓟnj˄þìĨÝ䞀ĨĚîþ➳Ĩᓟnj˄Ĩ⑬Ĩü〨Ĩ㩓Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ਑Ĩ࢑㶩 Ĝ䜫Ĩ njח㽯ĨûⵇĨⵇĨĕîþĨû䜫  Ĝ䜫Ĩ㹨Ĩ㩓Ĩ㈉ĨüäĨîþä  ĜㆁĨ➩äþĨ⸗ĨěìĨ㩇㬲ĨÝ䞀Ĩ njח㽯Ĩǔ˄Ĩė㈀ĨûⵇĨ᧽Ĩ䜱Ĩ ǎ׏äĨ㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩ䅠㶛Ĩ㰛 ĨþìĨ╌Ĩ䤈〨 Ĩ ĨㅎĨõ㜞äĨ㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩė䔘nj˄ïĨ㼝Ĩ⪌ ĜĨ䞈Ĩ njח㽯Ĩǔ˄⸗Ĩìǎ˄Ĩ ǖח⮮  Ĩ Ĝ䞈Ĩ䔽Ĩ njח㽯Ĩ䮪Ĩ㩓Ĩ㈉ĨåìäĨĚǔ ǎɟ䑨ä  Ĝ䞈Ĩü㶦Ĩ⁩Ĩü〨Ĩ〪Ĩ䞈ĨĚîþ➳ĨリîĨ䎁㱄Ĩ〨Ĩçnj˄Ĩðä  ĨÝė㈀ĨîþäĨ䞀Ĩ njח㽯Ĩęìǎ˄ïĨûⵇĨ╌Ĩü〨Ĩ䯎Ĩî⡷Ĩ㈉ĨĕþîĨû䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩøä䯆äရĨĚ ǔ ؼß Ĩ㖌ìĨęìǎ˄ïĨ䆀Ĩধ㹬Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨð⺶ĨûⵇĨ⸁ Ĝ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ䜫Ĩ㹨  Any two of the following for one mark each. Ĝ䠖䯈Ĩ౱⵰ǔ˄⸗ĨûⵇĨ⸁Ĩᏼ⁩Ĩ㈉Ĩüä䯀Ὗǔ˄ৄĨᷚĨ䤈〨Ĩǔ˄⸗Ĩ❅ḝĨç㩕㸈Ĩ╌ĨĚ ǎɟ䡬㑔Ĩǎ˄Ĩ Ǘ ǎ ǔ Җ䈇äĨĀ㬷 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

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Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Quality of Language – Accuracy [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 adjectives. 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. Additional marking guidance for Quality of Language 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. Answers scoring 0 for Content cannot contribute to the overall Quality of Language mark. Identify the answer(s) scoring 0 for Content in the whole set of answers. Then add together the number of Content marks available for each of these questions and reduce the Quality of Language mark according to the following table: Total Content marks available on questions where a candidate scores 0 Reduce Quality of Language mark by: 2–3 1 4–5 2 6–7 3 8–14 4 15 5 Note: A minimum of one mark for Quality of Language should be awarded if there are any Content marks at all (i.e. 0 Quality of Language marks only if 0 Content marks). [Total: 20]

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Page 8 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Question 5(a): Summary – Suggested answers Ĩ㐖Ĩ㈈ĨဲĨøῳĨ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫ĨîþäĨ䆀ĨẽĨ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ䆀Ĩ⚇þîĨㅎĨç⁩ⰵäĨė䔘þì Ĩ ĜㆁĨ䔙ïä䁡ĨⵇĨ䣊㑔ì (a) Ĝ䞇ᨴĨ㟃ĨåäᣅĨ฻äĨ䆀Ĩ⚇þîĨㅎĨç㩕㸈Ĩ╌ĨėᏠî⣉Ĩė䔘þìĨ〨Ĩėþîäþ䄌äĨ䆀Ĩěînj˄Ĩ㈉Ĩðä ĨĚìĨ╌ĨėᏠî⣉Ĩė䔘þìĨç㩕㸈 Ĝ ǎ ǎ Ǐ ӹᨴĨ䕉ᜯ 䆀ĨẽĨ㈉ĨĕîþĨûþګ • Ĝ䞈Ĩ㹨Ĩ㩓Ĩ㈉Ĩቕ䞈ǖ˄䜫Ĩ⮫➟äĨ䆀ĨঊⰔĨ⥽㈉Ĩ⡍ • Ĝ䞈Ĩ njח㽯Ĩ㩓Ĩ㈉ĨঊⰔĨㅎĨ⡍ĨûⵇĨ〪Ĩ䯎Ĩô▧Ĩðä • ĨĜ䞈Ĩçnj˄ĨᵟäĨ䆀Ĩ䥞äîĨㅎĨ䭆㘪äþ • Ĝ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ⸗Ĩ㺹ĨûⵇĨⵇĨð⺶Ĩ⡍ • Ĩ਑ĨûⵇĨⵇĨð⺶Ĩ䩘îíĨ㈉ĨᡱĨė䜫Ĩ㵋Ĩ䨕ä Ĝ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ⍛ • Ĝ䞇ᨴĨǔ˄䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩü㶦ĨĕîþĨû䜫 • Ĝ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨ䜫Ĩ㹨ĨîþäĨ㖌ìĨęìǎ˄ïĨ╌ĨĕîþĨð⺶ĨûⵇĨ⸁ • Ĝ䞇ᨴĨǔ˄䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉Ĩçîþ➳Ĩⰳ⮪Ĩⰳþ • Ĝ䞀Ĩ⍠ĨĚîþ➳Ĩ〨ĨĕîþĨû䜫 ïþîĨ Ǐɝ Ĩ⡍ęǔ ǖՙ⁩äĨú≸Ĩⷑä • Ĩ䞀Ĩ ǖʆĨěìĨᣆᏠĨ䯎Ĩė䁡ⵇĨüäĨęǔ ǖՙ⁩äĨ䆀ĨĕîþĨû䜫 Ĩ䆀Ĩð⺶Ĩᣅ Ĝ䞀Ĩ㐖Ĩ㈈ øῳĨ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫 • Ĝėǎ˄ïĨⵇĨ ǖ ǖ ͋þ • Ĝ䞇ᨴĨ䮞ìĨᣆᏠĨęìǎ˄ïĨ䯎ĨûⵇĨ㈉Ĩ䤈䞉䯈Ĩ〨Ĩęǔ ǖՙ⁩ä • Ĝ䞇ᨴĨǔ˄ᜯĨㅏĨέĨĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ࢑㶩Ĩ㈉ĨቕĨąĨ ǎɟïþ • Ĝ䞈ĨûⵇĨú⬄Ĩ㞣nj˄Ĩǔ˄⸗Ĩ䏲Ĩ✷ • Ĝ䞈Ĩ䔽ĨûⵇĨ㖌ì䞈Ĩ㵐ĨṠĨ౹Ĩǔ˄ৄĨ㖌ìĨĕîþĨû䜫 • Ĩęǔ ǖՙ⁩ä Ĩ ĨⴹĨ฻äĨ䆀Ĩ⿿î㩕ĨîþäĨ䗂⍜Ĩ〨Ĩ⡍ĨÛĚîᒗĨㅎĨĕîþĨû䜫 Ĝ䞀Ĩ䦑ìĨ⸗Ĩ䢵➟Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þ • Ĝ䞀ĨᓧᜯĨ⵰äĨ⡍ • Ĝ䦑ìĨ䔽ĨîþïĨęìǎ˄ïĨ䯎ĨĕîþĨû䜫ĨቕĨ䭆Ǐɝ㩕 • Ĩø✜㟟Ĩ ǖ ǖ ͋þĨ⮻ⵇĨ䆀ĨûⵇĨቕĕîþĨû䜫Ĩ䆀Ĩ䥞äîĨㅎĨ⡍ Ĝ䞈Ĩǖ˄䜫 Information must be given from BOTH passages. Examples are given above. [10 marks] Ĩ ĜㆁĨ ǖ̵➟þĨÝ䞈Ĩ䥞äîĨㅏĨㅎĨĐßĨ䆀Ĩěînj˄Ĩ㈉ĨĕîþĨû䜫 (b) 5 Ĩîäþ䄌ä ĨĨ〨 ė䜫Ĩ䮞ìĨç䗃ᣅþĨᓕĨþìĨㅎĨ䥞äîĨຊäĨ༔Ĩ㈊䜫Ĩ䭇ìĨ䥞äîĨຊäĨ䯎Ĩúä␰Ĩðä Ĩ Ĝ㐗 Candidates need to give their own opinion and give reasons for it. This should be no more than 40–50 words long. [5 marks]

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Page 9 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – October/November 2016 9686 02 © UCLES 2016 Question 5(b): Response to the Text [5] Mark like a mini-essay according to the variety and interest of the opinions and views expressed, the response to the original text stimulus and the ability to express a personal point of view. Further, more detailed guidance for particular 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 an 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. Questions 5 (a) and (b): Quality of Language – Accuracy [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 adjectives. 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. [Total: 20]

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 Oct/Nov, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A53/70
B47/70
C41/70
D36/70
E31/70