Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 — 2012 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1
0508/11/O/N/12 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. DC (KN/SW) 61360/5 R © UCLES 2012 [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 all questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. * 0 0 2 5 1 5 1 0 5 8 * FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/01 Paper 1 Reading October/November 2012 2 hours Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper [ ]
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8 0508/01/O/N/12 © UCLES 2012 BLANK PAGE Copyright Acknowledgements: Section 1 © Ahmad Al Khamisi; Dar Al Faisal; 1996. Section 2 © Fatima Umar; Al Majalla Al Arabiya; 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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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series 0508 FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/01 Paper 1 (Reading), 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, 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 2012 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.
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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2012 0508 01 © Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Question 1 • 20 marks are available for Reading: these are awarded according to the detailed mark scheme below. • 5 marks are available for Writing (see table below). Reading اال اول : ( أ ) أي ل ن درا ا ُّ؟ ا اب : ا ا / ا " ! ]1 [ ا$ر#د ]1 [ %#& '*+ , - , ا , 4&ل !3 %ي ا - , +2ون ذآ% ا . ) ( ب ا !% ا 2ور 9ل 8& 7 ا ا %+6؟ ا اب : - ; <!; ا / -6%= ] . 1 [ - ر; 4 ا$<3ن ] . 1 [ - ا ض +$<3ن <? ) ا 8' ا A@ (. ]1 [ - 9Cف ا ) ا 3 & ا Aق ا أو 2 ا -4ت .( ]1 [ ) ( ت ا ! %ة ا 8 8، آ H 6I @H G%س ا ا ;؟ ا اب : إ6Mل ا @-!' 6I @H ا -%6 O, إ6M @& L ا %ا#2 ]1 [ وآC P 42 6I @H إ6M + , ا % ' وا %أ ] . ة1 [ : أو آ أن +AS ا س 6 @P ذآء و4+@ A@ 6 *%ب ا +$#رة أ%ع , G %= . ) ( ث ا ! %ة ا +2ا6 : " و ?ل ا " ، ذا ا I2م ا V آ@ ) اYراX (؟ و ا Mد , ذ P؟ ا اب : & , ا V ا\ [ف اY#Iص أو ع اY%اد ]1 [ وذ P آ\ [ف اYرض، ا &Cر اY#Iص ] ن < *+ آ أن ا &Cور ا &Cر اYرض ] ن < *+ . ]1 ) [ ` A 6 &' ا ( ) ( ج اذآ% c[c أدوار b%ة G%س ا , ا ! %ة ا I3 . - ?ول G%س ا ا$6+ <!س أ%اده ] .1 [ - !@ I V e+ ا4 [ع ا ا 3@& إن و 2ت ] . 1 [ - ا Mh وا$ر#د، أو ا 4* وا ?ار، أو + 2وة اg+ء + 26 fرة *%4 , اYAل واY9ال 6 *%ب اY+ ء , \ [ ا ] .1 [ ) ح ( آ H kدي ا %ا[ت دوراً %+6ً +%أي ا V؟ - + + ا %l' + %ار إ ` اY+ ء ] . 1 [ - @ & + mC6 ا ا ] . 1 [
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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2012 0508 01 © Cambridge International Examinations 2012 ) ( خ +$X إ ` ا A@ , وq%اlp ا 2ر6o، اذآ% c[c O f% 3O2 G%س ا ا 262ة ا ' ا MO2 . ا اب : - إ#O روح اY ! أوا ?& أوا Aون ] . 1 [ - O دور ا & ا 2ر أوا$ذا ] . 1 [ - ? ا$دارة ا %+6 ا . / اYf24ء ]1 [ ) ( د أO-` ا V أ8@ O@` Aو ن ا َ2ر ; اY%ة . اذآ% 8]ً وا92اً ، و+ ّ, آ H 6, ? . ا اب : - @ ; اg+ء ] . 1 [ - وذ P o و ءات &?s &' 9 2 ا Aون . و &' أ6 أ8@ أ\%ى f? ? ]1 [ ف5 ت دة ا ا
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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2012 0508 01 © Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Writing: Accuracy of Language 5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied, precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors. 4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors. 3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax. Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors. 2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors. 1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors. [Total: 20 + 5 = 25]
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Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2012 0508 01 © Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Question 2 • 15 marks are available for Reading: each relevant point extracted by the candidate from the texts is ticked (see below). A mark is awarded for each tick up to a maximum of 15 marks. • 10 marks are available for Writing (see tables below). Reading ا ال ا : اآ V @IMً وا92اً @ M , ا 3+ , Aً Xh دور ا 2ارس واg+ء * ; ا اهV وا ، 3 I2ً O&راP ا If 42ر ا$ن، وذ P 92ود 200 – 250 @ آ . ا 15 ة ا . ة واة = 15 + 10 ت ا . أه أ ر ا اول : ا) ( ا'& أآ# " ! ت و اد . ) ( ا'& أه 0 ا/ر,د وا+* . 3 وه0 9 أ 8ً 6 ا# 5 ا+ ا 4# . ه ك أه +&@ ا?ب 0 =! ت أو +ل ; أ4س أ EB9( اDCB . إن Gس ا) ( ا'& 0 ا ,5 Fو ا! @ . =+ل ا) ( إ; 4+ك +م ) داC ='وت ,ML KC اJ4 اد وا)+ة اةُ ا+ى ا 0 ا + وا! . أه( ا+4RQ ا0 = ا/Eن ا ) ( و=S49 0 E'3 و)3 وو*اE3 ه0 : اD4ة، واDWBء، وار4، ودُور ا #دة، وو4R ا/م،و =M*3 ا?@ آ . إن )+م 3 اKء 4+ك C)0 ه+ أآ# X!@ ء ; أن )وا 9( و S وا 4+آ9( وا=!ه9(، وZY = + 0 E'+49( ا) ( ا # . ; ار4 أن = ون @ اD . 4ة إن Gس ا) ( *9 \+ اى، ج إ; W# وأEة . أه أ ر ا ا : أآ إ Y D,آY ; اDB +ا4? ات 0 اD*+اء ا ة ا0 ,^ ء هZا ا +م ]E+ ااC . =+^ ا Y إ; B? د ارت +3 F4 ة أر@ 4ت . آ#^ " +&+ع ا/EXR0 اZي آ' أ4ذة اS ا bE!ز` . ( أآ أ) أن آ#3 4 ث آ هZا ا/!ب واe ء . و= 0 ا ة 6ن +&+0 ذاك 4 X 0 ?#+ اF4 اور . =(ّ ' E9 ا' اDول 0 ا!+ ا! اZي أ\ Y 3 . "E^ DE0 ( أ*ك أ0 @ أ 0 ا8+ر .
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Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – October/November 2012 0508 01 © Cambridge International Examinations 2012 Writing: Style and Organisation 5 (Excellent) Excellent expression and focus with assured use of own words. Good summary style with orderly grouping of ideas; excellent linkage. Answer has sense of purpose. 4 (Good) Good expression in recognisable summary style. Attempts to focus and to group ideas; good linkage. 3 (Adequate) Satisfactory expression in own words. Reasonably concise with some sense of order. Occasional lapses of focus. 2 (Weak) Limited expression but mostly in own words. Some sense of order but little sense of summary. Tendency to lose focus (e.g. by including some anecdote); thread not always easy to follow. 1 (Poor) Expression just adequate; maybe list-like. Considerable lifting; repetitive. Much irrelevance. Writing: Accuracy of Language 5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied, precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors. 4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors. 3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax. Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors. 2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors. 1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors. [Total: 15 + 10 = 25]
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2012 Oct/Nov, Paper 1 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.