Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 — 2007 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1

0508/31/O/N/07 · 40 marks · ≈45 min

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Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 2007 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1 question paper, page 1 of 4
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This document consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. (NH) T30796/2 © UCLES 2007 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Write a composition based on one of the topics overleaf. You should write between 400 and 600 words. You should pay attention to punctuation, spelling and handwriting. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. * 5 1 1 8 6 0 1 5 8 8 * FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/03 Paper 3 Continuous Writing October/November 2007  1 hour 15 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper www.XtremePapers.com

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 0508/03/O/N/07 © UCLES 2007 600–400 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1992 399

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 0508/03/O/N/07 © UCLES 2007 BLANK PAGE Copyright Acknowledgements: Question 5. © Badawi al Jabal; al Arabi, Issue 399, February 1992. Question 9. © al Arabi, Issue 477, August 1998. 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. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge.

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2007 question paper 0508 FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/03 Paper 3 (Continuous Writing), maximum raw mark 40 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. All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. • CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2007 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.XtremePapers.com

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2007 0508 03 © UCLES 2007 , ر #0'/ ا-ر G ً +Re D%م ا& !+8، و X+ أ[8ء  ء ا&,%;%ع !+P &*" Z  f ا&M م X ا&D*@ة اO ام <در &DM@ات د&+B وا;d أنّ ا& @+ & ى ا&8&7 & g<+ 6 - 10 F D%م A*B م ا&,2 %ى !+P، @د \@ &T ول ا&2MRi و ا&, % ت أ[8ء  ة، ا& !+8 و k&  ً [8j اF%ب !+P Z  f ا&DM@ات 14 – 15 @اP م Z <%ع " 2M+i ا& ف 11 - 15 E "+8+! ا& وا&D*+@  زا ا&,2%ى ) ا&,دة (  زال د  ً اه,م & ء ) ا&@آ+7 ( أآ @ , X ا& ر ا&!M Da+B أآE@، آ ، Z  ال @ر أXbB , ه% X ا& ر ا&!M أ[8ء  ة &*  أ!P " اF[8ء ا& X ا& ر ا&!M آE+@ " ا&8Yب ا&( " ,*" أن &%ا ه(' ا& ر هG ," &G ا& @+ & g<+ 19 – 20 ^+X أ\+ء إ T+  ة &*" Z  E@ X ا&%X+i X+, و&%ا 16 - 20 D 9;< 2%ى ا&,%;%ع k&  ً (اب و 2و& + ة &M G  f ا&DC+B و ا&A@ح، Z <R9 k+@   eء " ا& ,B ,*" أ *%ن  %+ + ة ا&@آ+7 ) ا& ء ( دة +  د " اF[8ء ا& !+8 ) و أ[8ء أآE@ , X ا& Y  ا&, <+ " ه(' ا& ر ( ا&,D@دات #+ ا& %ع أو ا اع 24 – 25 !%ى M %ل A*B م 21 - 25 Cات " !%ى M"  ون رات &+ X اF&Dظ ا&,2%ى M %ل ا&8%ر 8%ل 7 ا&,%;%ت ا&T &+ @آ+  + ، T  ا&*@ ار k+@ ا&b@وري  +@ وا;d /G ات د#+M A*B @ض ) أ[8ء أآE@ X 26 – 27 ( در &+ " ا&*Dءة X آB أeاء ا&, +ر Z  f اF[8ء 29 – 30 ا&,D@دات X آB !%ى M %ل 26 - 30

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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2007 0508 03 © UCLES 2007 B ً +ا&T%اب *%ب j%ب أآE@ و  رات g@ة ا[+ر أX*ر &Yه, ت ا&Oa أeاء "  f ا&MCv b," وaD ً، و \@ ً &,A@ ا&Oa أ%ب k+@ YRG ,*" أن +i   ا&Mرئ X ا&,@  ا&,M ، ,*" أن !O م ا&8Yب أدوات &%  X آ ا&MC 31 – 33 8+! & آDءة &+ X أ%ب ا&* Z و%د  f اF[8ء ا 34 – 35 ; %دة إ X+ X أ&+7 ا&* و O أ[8ء #+ 31 - 35 A  , #@اءة ا&,%;%ع &9  a@ ا&,%;%ع ا&,8%ب A*B E+@ &Y< '، EY ً #C 2*, ا& M ة، أو أeاء " \OC+ A%# أ%ب w @آ+7 !!B ) 8M ( Z M  و [, + +" & ا&O8ب   و 8 %رة و ة ا&,%;%ع , أ[8ء <درة أو  ون أ[8ء  f اF[8ء X 36 – 37 PM & EB k+ب  f ا&D%اaB و ا 40 ا&%اaB 2Mi وG Z ا& ف، # A @ 2 إ& #@اءة ا&T%اب g<+ &Y,ع 36 - 40

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2007 Oct/Nov, Paper 3 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A34/40
C24/40
E14/40
F10/40

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