Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 — 2008 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1
0508/21/M/J/08 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper2 pages
Mark scheme3 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.
Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 2 printed pages. SPA (NH/TL) T50142/4 © UCLES 2008 [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. Answer two questions, one from Section 1 and one from Section 2. You should write between 350 and 500 words for each answer. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. * 1 1 3 5 1 1 0 7 1 3 * FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/02 Paper 2 Writing May/June 2008 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper www.XtremePapers.com
Question paper, page 2
2 0508/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 1 . 2 1 2 2 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. 500–350 1
Mark scheme, page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 0508 FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/02 Paper 2 (Writing), maximum raw mark 50 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 May/June 2008 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.XtremePapers.com
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2008 0508 02 © UCLES 2008 ا ا ا ره ور ا ن . ر ا ا ً وا ا ً ا اول : ا# ش وا ال، و ا ً وا ا ً ا ا& %$ : ا+*) وا(د . 0/ -+اب 25 $10 3، وا +ع ا = ] 50 3 [ /5 آ25 6 3 إ : ا اول : 12 $58 3 ? 1+ب وا ، و # > ا< آ 1 إذا 59 ا : ا1G د ، #HG$ أن 5E اD- A -3 ً #+، ذات +ى <+ر A3@ ً و%+ ً،هLK ا / 9 5JI (ات M # . #HG$ أن 5E اD- A + وا M اT(دات واT ظ ا I(ة AR0/ #Q و+ا5(ة O آ1 ت N+ @ ( د AR0/ # . ا ام * V 1#+ AR0/ Q>( أن ا واI9 ا اU 1(اآ ا1 ، وآLZ M3 ت ا( ، وY3ء ا1 وا 9 . = 11 – 12 +# ا1G د ^$ MQ ا-\اء، وا / * ا(آ ، O 5(اآ . اT(دات @ H ً I(ة، و<+رة ^$ AM_ ا ن، و#+ ^$ MQ ا ت . واD- A 1 %+ ًو3 ت ا( 1 16 ا@ 1 A ا / وa3> ، O أa< ء إ3` أ % ً . = 9 – 10 ا1G د ^$ AM_ ا+اbO، و-/ ^ > AM_ ا#+ع وا<+ر، و* ا(آ . اT ظ # H ود ، و^$ AM_ ا ن +- أ&1 ?T ظ ا رة +* / M#6 د 9 أو G اR+ 9 . ا+ا A < و* ،و5 ا / MQU 1 ، 0 3 ت ا( أ % ً @ ( 1 ، O AM_ اa< ء اD3` ، 0 +- أa< ء أي %+ع 0 أن 5 اMH ( اM#6 . = 7 – 8 5 / ا / إ6 اH N O أd0 ل 0(رة . و +- و 5(اآ <+رة 0 هLK ا / @ ( واb و5T( إ6 ا . اT(دات 5 م A اM#6 اM م . +- AM_ اa< ء ^$ 3 ت ا( و^$ 5 ا /، O أa< ء إ3` ة، و^$ AM_ ا ت ا1 1 أa< ء آH (ة . = 5 – 6 /& +- أ % ً -/ * ا(آ 0#> A < ^$ MQ> O أدوات رAe 0(رة ) ، ( و) 0 ( ، و ) ه0Lا ( O أدوات رAe أa(ى AR0/ @ ( T . اT(دات 5 م 5Th 3ت أو `9 A < ا . أa< ء ة ^$ 3 ت ا( ، وا#+، واD3ء ، 0 اM#6 اM م T>+م . = 3 – 4 J<a ً % ا / A < وأ . ورA أ i اM#6 . اT(دات ودة، ورA @ ( د . أa< ء ^$ 3 ت ا( ، وا#+، واD3ء ، ورA أدت اa< ء إ6 @+ض اM#6 . = 1 – 2 ^ اM#6 @ H ً @ ( +-+د ^$ ا0 A AH ^ ان ا <(ة 16 ا1G، وأa< ء $ 3 ت ا( ، وا#+، واD3ء . اhM وbO 3 اM3 ت ا A . = 0
Mark scheme, page 3
Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2008 0508 02 © UCLES 2008 $% &ا ا13 3 1+ى واH# ء . 5+زع 16 ا#+ ا85$ %+ع ا +اب : ا ال : +- %+ - ة 1(ا / ا#< وا<+رة ^$ - ال آ1$ M أ % ً . آ/ ( 1 ( 5H< A H1> و AM ه . وا / 11 AR0/ - . ا%Q( ا#>l \ اD E ت ARJن اM3 ت . اع ا : +- أ^0 ر و*+ر آ& (ة +b و<+رة AR0/ - ، 5h) -+ا ً M ا ً O + اT * / . اH# ء اM م م A ام أدوات آ(آ ت ا0 5 ، و5h+ ( ة ز# ، أو إA اع ا# خ اM م ) ا + ( ، أو ا+5( ا#T$ . ا(آ \16 ا+*) و n 16 ا0 . ) (د h (. ا0(ار @ ( +-+د، و51/ ا / M/ اh+رة واb 1 رئ . ا%Q( ا#>l \ اD E ت ARJن اM3 ت . اد ) ا (: ا(د M و E و `/ آ #h+ص اT( ، واLآ(ات، وا%< ت ^$ ا+i ) ا <(اد ( O 5T * / T ة +^(ة ^$ ا+اbO اE(ور . ا م ا1T 1h +از% A واM ة A> رة . 51/ ا / +-+د أ % ً 9 5JI (ات آ رج ^$ 5h+ ( ر ، أو أن هLK ا / 5 م 5+ ً T -s ً ? اث . ا%Q( ا#>l \ اD E ت ARJن اM3 ت . ا +ع ا01$ M3 ا +اب = 25 ا ع ا ت = 50
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2008 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.