Cambridge A Level Urdu - Pakistan only (A Level only) 9686 — 2025 Oct/Nov Paper 2 · Variant 0

9686/20/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 344686 © UCLES 2025 * 8 3 1 0 3 4 0 1 4 0 * Cambridge International A Level URDU 9686/02 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> 4mHuOªEŠ]|5€W ¬i{{OŸrZu‹kz[bš‚ ¥¥5Uu5E•55E u 5eU DFD

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Question paper, page 3

3 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [5 :­] řŚ )a( ś )b( Ŝ )c( Şŝب )d( şن )e( ۔¸ ţ Ţ š Øر× ذÖ اÕظ ¿Šد اÕظ1 Æرت Æرت2 * 0000800000003 * , , ŘăĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶČĨãĪă ŘĕĦħĂʼnŃŔĄĚİĭŏĨÛņŎĮ őáāŁġáőŁŁıññıāıáŁā 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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4 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ű ůاŮاف ¿ ŭŬ ūŪ Å Æدت Ş در× ũں دŨ ŧ Ŧ؟a( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ŷ ¹ ū¼ ŵرŴ ųا Ų Ëű ؟b( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) ƀاſ ž ¿ ŭŬ ūŪ ¹ Ž ż Ż و× ţ Ŷ ¹ Åن ¼ źŹں ųا ÌŸ ŷ؟c( ۔ ۔¸ ¹ اÔ اÕظ¹ ۔ Ƅم ¾ا½ت ƃں Ƃ Ɓ Ì اÔ اÕظƅد ¹ ţ Ƈ دƆ š ÁاÀت ¿ ¾ا½ت اردو اردو1 Æرت Æرت 3 اÔ ¾ا½ت Æرت ţ ƌ Ƌ Ɗ ſ Ɖƈ۔ اÔ ¾ا½ت Æرت ţ ƌ Ƌ Ɗ ſ Ɖƈ۔ Ǝرƍ Ƃ دƆ Ë 5 ƏƐ Ţ ¿ ƕ Áال ¿ Ɣ دƆ š Ǝرƍ Ɠ š ŷ۔ اس ¿ ƒوہ ز½ن ¿ Ƒر 20 = 5 + 15:­ Ɩ ŷ۔ * 0000800000004 * , , ŘāĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶĊĦãĬă ŘĕĦĦĂœőōďĠķĶíĄĹĶņĮ őııŁááőáġđáññāđáıā 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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5 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20 :­] ½Ť ¸۔ť ) ƙن اƘ Ŷ ¿ūŪ ¹ Ž ż ¿ Ɨ ¹ ũں ŷ؟d( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ɲ ادارے Ɯ ƛ Ż ūŪ ¹ ũں اƚ ŷ؟e( * 0000800000005 * , , ŘăĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶĊĨãĬă ŘĕĥĥúōŕĽĂIJĢëŁČõĶŖĮ őıġāġāıāőāőññáñġŁā 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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6 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ƥƣ اƘ Ż راű ¹ Ƣگ اس ½ت Ż ơƠ ũں ƉƟ ŷ Ï Ŷ ūŪ ¹ Ž ſ ƞ ؟b( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ű ůاŮاف ¹ Ŷ Å ūŪ ţ دور رƦ Ş ƥرہ ũں دŨ ŧ Ŧ؟a( 2 · · ۔¸ ¹ º» ¼ ¿ ¾ا½ت ا5 اور4 Å Äà  ÁاÀت ÁاÀت2 اب É Èت ¹ دی Ç Æرت Æرت ¹ اÔ اÕظ ¹ ۔ Ƅم ¾ا½ت ƃں Ƃ Ɓ Ì اÔ اÕظƅد ¹ ţ Ƈ دƆ š ÁاÀت ¿ ¾ا½ت اردو اردو2 Æرت Æرت 4 ۔ اÔ ¾ا½ت Æرت ţ ƌ Ƌ Ɗ ſ Ɖƈ۔ ۔ اÔ ¾ا½ت Æرت ţ ƌ Ƌ Ɗ ſ Ɖƈ۔¸ Ɩ Ë Ɔ Ǝرƍ Ƃ د5 ƏƐ Ţ ¿ ƕ Áال ¿ Ɣ دƆ š Ǝرƍ Ɠ š ŷ۔ اس ¿ ƒوہ ز½ن ¿ Ƒر 20 = 5 + 15:­ ŷ۔ * 0000800000006 * , , ŘąĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶċĨâĪă ŘĕĦĥýŗĭŇúĭijâġĄĘĎņĮ őāāāġġıġđáññıáőáñā 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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7 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … … … … … [3] … [20 :­] ½Ť ¸۔ť ) Ƭ ƫن ¿ ŭŬ ūŪ ¹ Ž ż واƪ Ŷ ¿ واƩƨ ũں »Ƨن ÌƟ ŷ؟c( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) ƴ اƘ Ż راű ¹ ƳƲ Ʊں Å ūŪ ¹ ư ½Ưں ţ Ʈ Ż ƭورت Ŧ؟d( ½Ť ¸۔ť ) آƼی ůاŮاف ¹ دƆ š ƥروں » ƻ Ɖƺ ţ Ų ƹاƸ Ʒƶ Ìں Ƶ؟e( * 0000800000007 * , , ŘćĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶċĦâĪă ŘĕĥĦąʼnĩŗėģĦğčČĜĎŖĮ őāđŁáŁőŁáñŁñıāıġāā 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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8 9686/02/O/N/25 © UCLES 2025 [10] [5] … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … ) دوǂں ÆرƯں Ż روǁ ¹ ūŪ ¹ Ŷ ¿ Ž ż ¿ ½رے ¹ Ƣǀں ¿ ƿ اور ƾ ƽÀت ¸۔a( ) ŶŞūŪ ¹ Ž ż ¿ ½رے ¹ اDž راű Ż وDŽǃ Ð۔b( ۔¸ ¹ اÕظ » dž اردو اÕظ » dž اردو140 » ljLj LJر» Áال ¿دوǂں NJں ¿ ¾ا½ت ljLj LJر 5 Ɩ Ë Ɔ Ǝرƍ Ƃ د5 ƏƐ Ţ ¿ ƕ Áال ¿ Ɣ دƆ š Ǝرƍ Ɠ š ŷ۔ اس ¿ ƒوہ ز½ن ¿ Ƒر 20 = 5 + 15:­ ŷ۔ * 0000800000008 * ,  , ŘąĦêŌàęôġûŖñĶĉĨâĬă ŘĕĥħąœěŊüĥĝĨįİúÞľĮ őőġŁġŁőáāőőññāđġñā 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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What you needed in this session

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.

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