Cambridge A Level Urdu - Pakistan only (A Level only) 9686 — 2024 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 0

9686/20/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 336449/1 © UCLES 2024 * 7 7 2 1 1 0 5 5 9 2 * Cambridge International A Level URDU 9686/02 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> 4mHuOªEŠ^|5€W ¬cE|Z¨}s^{†¢š};œ–‚ ¥E¥•55¥UuU•E 5¥U¥U

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Question paper, page 3

3 9686/02/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 * , , ŗĂĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĊħâĩĂ ŗĎóħþőİŐďğĨ÷ġĪúďʼnĭ ŐŀİĀààðĀĀŐŀİİŀŐĀĀĀ 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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4 9686/02/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 * , , ŗĀĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĈĥâīĂ ŗĎóĤþŋĢŏĂęıîăĎĘߣĭ ŐĐĀĀĠàðĠàðŐİðŀðĀðĀ 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 9686/02/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 * , , ŗĂĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĈħâīĂ ŗĎòĥĆŕĦĿčķĦıįĆĔßőĭ ŐĐĐŀàĀĐŀĐààİðĠĐŀĀĀ 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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6 9686/02/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 * , , ŗĄĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵċħáĩĂ ŗĎóĥăŏľŅĕĪĵĚŏĎ÷ŇŁĭ ŐĠİŀàĠĐàŐĀŀİİĠİĀİĀ 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 9686/02/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 * , , ŗĆĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵċĥáĩĂ ŗĎòĤûőĺŕúĤĢåãĆĻŇőĭ ŐĠĠĀĠŀðĀĠĐðİİŀŐŀŀĀ 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 9686/02/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 * ,  , ŗĄĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĉħáīĂ ŗĎòħûŋňŊėĢěÜŁĢÙķĹĭ ŐðĐĀàŀðĠŀİàİðŀðŀİĀ 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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12 9686/02/O/N/24 © UCLES 2024 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. BLANK PAGE * 0000800000012 * , , ŗĄĥéŋßĘóĠúŕðĵĈħãīĂ ŗĎðĥøōņīēijĬĀīČċďʼnĭ ŐĐŐĀàĠİàðŐŀðİĀİĀàĀ 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

What you needed in this session

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.

A63/70
B58/70
C52/70
D47/70
E39/70