Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 1 · Variant 1
0508/11/O/N/17 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 6 printed pages, 2 blank pages and 1 Insert. NL 131748/4 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/01 Paper 1 Reading October/November 2017 2 hours Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. The Insert contains the reading passages. The Insert is not assessed by the Examiner. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. * 5 8 3 6 7 6 0 1 7 3 *
Question paper, page 2
2 0508/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 (a) … … [2]… (b) … … [2]… (c) … … [2]… (d) … … … [3]… . في ورقة األسئلة هذه1 في الكرّاسة الداخلية ثمّ أجب عن السؤال1 ّاقرأ النص 1 السؤال لماذا ال يهتم المنتجون بجزء من أرباحهم؟ -أ ماذا كانت نتيجة تشجيع البنوك لألفراد على االستهالك حسب الفقرة الثانية؟ اذكر نقطتين. وما الذي يهملونه لتحقيق ذلك في بعض األحيان؟-ب وضّح المقصود "بالمرض وعوارضه". هات من النص ثالث وسائل جديدة تستخدمها الشركات الناجحة لترويج بضاعتها.
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3 0508/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over (e) … … [2]… (f) … … [2]… (g) … … [2]… (h) … … [2]… (i) … … … [3]… [ درجات للكتابة السليمة5 + درجة للمضمون السليم20[ [25 = [المجموع الكلي للدرجات اُذكر عيبين للشركات الناشئة وفق رأي الكاتب. اُذكر سببًا لتفوّق الشركة الفنلندية وما أثره على شركات الهاتف النقّال. ما التحديات التي يواجهها المنتجون إلرضاء المستهلك؟ كيف تطوّر دور القطاع التسويقي في الشركات؟ -أ ما أثر هذا على مدير ذلك القطاع؟-ب وضّح كيف تبدّل السلوك االجتماعي للمستهلك في هذه األيام. -أ ما انعكاسات هذا التبدُّل في الحياة؟-ب
Question paper, page 4
4 0508/01/O/N/17 © UCLES 2017 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … . في ورقة األسئلة هذه2 في الكرّاسة الداخلية ثمّ أجب عن السؤال2 ّاقرأ النص 2 السؤال كلمة. بَيِّن كيفية مشاركة الجهات المختلفة في ظاهرة االستهالك 250–200 اكتب تلخيصًا في حدود وما أهداف تلك الجهات ومصالحها المذكورة في النصّين. (استعمل عباراتك الخاصة قدر اإلمكان) درجات للكتابة السليمة[10 + درجة للمضمون الصحيح15[ [ درجة25 = [المجموع الكلي للدرجات
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Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 6 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/01 Paper 1 Reading October/November 2017 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 50 Published 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 International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
0508/01 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 6 Section 1 20 content marks 5 language marks Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 1(a) .ÀƎśŕŠśƊƈ ƑƆŷ ¨Ɔ·ƅ§ ŶƔŠŮśƅ 1 1(b) řƔŷÃƊƅ§ . 1 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 2(b) ŗ ƓƄƜƎśŬƛ§ ¶§±Ɓƙ§ ÀŦŲś ¿ƄŮ ÃţƊ ƑƆŷà ŶƔ±Ŭ .ƌƔž źƅŕŗƈ Ŷƈ ¨ŬŕƊśƔ ƛ ÃţƊ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ / ³ŕƊƅ§ ±ÃŠÊ£ Ƒƅ¥ ᣠ.ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƆƅ ¶Ã±Ƃƅ§ ÀƔ¯Ƃś Ɠž ·§±žƙ§ 2 2(c) .©¯ŸŰƗ§ ¿Ƅ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƜƅ ŢƈŕŠƅ§ ÃƈƊƅ§ ¹ÃƊśƅ§ Áŷ ±ƈśŬƈƅ§ «ţŗƅ§ 2 2(d) ¯Ɣ¯ţśƅ řƆŰ§Ãśƈ ªŕŬ§±¯ Ɠž ªƛÃţśƅ§ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ·ŕƈƊ£ ¿ŕŰƔ¥ ŶƆŬƅ§ ƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ÁƔ £Ã ½±·ƅ§ ¹±Ŭōŗ ƊƈŲ ŕƎ ½ÌÃŬśƅ§ Ɠž ªƊ±śƊƛ§ ¿ŕƈŸśŬ§ 3 2(e) - .©±ƔƂſƅ§ Á§¯Ɔŗƅ§ Ɠž řŰƔŦ±ƅ§ řƅŕƈŸƅ§ ¿żśŬś ŕƎƊ£ - ŶƔ±Ŭƅ§ ÀƔƈŰśƅ§ ¯Ɗŷ ²ÌƔƈśƅ§Ã ¹§¯ŗƙ§ ñ ¿śƂƔ .ÁƔŠśƊƈƅ§ 2 2(f) ƅ§ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ§ řƆœŕƎ ª§²§±·ƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś Ɠž ) ƛ Ɠśƅ§ Ɣ ²Ɣŕƈś ¼œŕ¸Ãƅ§ řƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔ±ƍÊ ©±ÃŰŗ ¶Ÿŗ Áŷ ŕƎŲŸŗ (. ¹§±Ŭƙ§Ã řƎЧÃƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ ¶Ÿŗ Ŷž¯ ±ƔƔżśŗ .ŕƎŷÃƊśÃ ŶƆŬƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś 2
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0508/01 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 3 of 6 Question Answer Marks Not Allowed Responses 2(g) ªţŲ£ Á£ § řƔƂƔÃŬśƅ§ řſƔ¸Ãƅ řƆŝŕƈƈ řƔƈƍ£ ª§° .ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Ɠž řƔ°ƔſƊśƅ§ řſƔ¸ÃƆƅ Ƌ±Ã¯ ŢŗŰ£ :¿Ɣƅ¯ƅ§ ÆƜƈŕŷ ƈŬŕţ Ɠž Æŕ ¯ţś Ɣ ¯ řƔŷÃƊ ¬ŕśƊ¥ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Ɠž .©¯¯Ÿśƈƅ§ ŕƎƈŕŬƁ£ 2 2(h) - řƔžŕƂŝƅ§Ã řƔſ·ŕŸƅ§Ã řƔŬſƊƅ§ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ÁŕŬƊƙ§ ªŕŗƆ·śƈ .řƔœ§±Ůƅ§ řƔƆƈŸƅ§ Ɠž ¿ÌÃƗ§ Ŷž§¯ƅ§ Ɠƍ .ªŕƁƜŸƅ§ Ƌ°ƍ ÀŕƂƈ ŶƆŬƅ§ ÀŕƔƁ 2 2(i) ¯Ɗŷ Àŕƈśƍ§ řƆƁ ƌƆŗŕƂƔ şśƊÊƈƅ§ ©ŕƔţ ©±Ã¯ ¿¤ŕŲś ÌÁ£ .¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ µƁŕƊśś ã /ƋŕŲ±Ã Å±śŮƈƅ§ řŗŻ± ÁƔŗ ©±śſƅ§ ±ŰËƁ .řŷ±Ŭŗ ¯Ɣ§²ś ±ŗƄ£ řŷÃƈŠƈ ±· ¨±Ƃŗ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŸƁÃś .ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ Áƈ «¯ţ£Ã 3 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.
Mark scheme, page 4
0508/01 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 4 of 6 Section 2 15 content marks 5 marks for Style and Organisation 5 marks for Accuracy of Language Content points are listed below. Please only award points for summary points that are listed below. ¯Ã¯ţ Ɠž ŕÆŰƔŦƆś ¨śƄ§ 200 250 řƈƆƄ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ©±ƍภƓž řſƆśŦƈƅ§ ªŕƎŠƅ§ řƄ±ŕŮƈ řƔſƔƄ ÁÌƔŗÊƔ .ŕƎţƅŕŰƈà ªŕƎŠƅ§ ¾Ɔś ¼§¯ƍ£ ŕƈà ±¯Ɓ řŰŕŦƅ§ ¾ś§±ŕŗŷ ¿ƈŸśŬ§ ÁŕƄƈƙ§ . :¾Âƕ¦ ´ƈƃ¦ °œƂż¢ 1 . ÌƆ·śƔ ÁÃƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ «¯ţƗ§ ŶƆŬƅ§ ƑƆŷ ¿ÃŰţƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ±ŝƄōž ±ŝƄ£ Áß / ¾ƜƎśŬƜƅ ŢƈŕŠƅ§ ÃƈƊƅ§ ©¯ŸŰƗ§ ¿Ƅ ƑƆŷ / Éƅŕŷ Ɠž ¯Ɣ¯Š Ãƍ ŕƈ ¿Ƅŗ ŕÆŸƅà ±ŝƄ£Ã ŕÆŗčƆ·ś ±ŝƄ£ ±ŕŰ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ À ŶƆŬƅ§ . 1 2 . ÁÊśƊƈƅ§ ƑƆŷ ¨Ɔ·ƅ§ ŶƔŠŮśƅ Àœ§¯ƅ§ ÀƎŝŕƎƅ Ɠž ¾ƅ°Ã ÀƎţŕŗ±£ Áƈ ÀŬƁ Áŷ ƓƆŦśƅ§ ÁÃŲś±Ɣ .ÀƎśŕŠÃśƊƈ 1 3 . řƔƅŕƈƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈƅ§ Ɠśƅ§ ś ŸŬ Ƒ ƅ ©¯ŕƔ² Ŷƈ ¨ŬŕƊśƔ ƛ ÃţƊ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ±ÃŠÊ£ ÀƎś§±¯Ɓà ³ŕƊƅ§ řƔœ§±Ůƅ§ / . ̯£ Ä ¾ƅ° ŗ ƓƄƜƎśŬƛ§ ¶§±Ɓƙ§ ÀƔŦŲś Ƒƅ¥ ¿ƄŮ ŶƔ±Ŭ . 1 4 . ¿ŸŠ .řŸŬ§Ãƅ§ ÀƎţœ§±Ůŗ ÁƔƊ·§Ãƈƅ§ Áƈ ªŕœž ¿ÃŕƊśƈ Ɠž řƔ¯ƂƊƅ§ řƅÃƔŬƅ§ 1 5 . ƅ§ řƔ±ŕŠśƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈ ƅ§Ɗŕ ţŠ Ɠƍ ř Ɠśƅ§ ÌƆ·śƈ ƓŗƆś ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŗ řƆŰ§Ãśƈ ªŕŬ§±¯ŗ ÀÃƂś ŕƎƊƗ ¯Ɣ¯ţśƅ Ɠž ªƛÃţśƅ§ .¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ·ŕƈƊ£ 1 6 . Ɠž ½ƔÃŬśƅ§ ¿ŕŠƈ ƙ řƔ¯ƔƆƂś ±ƔŻÃ ©¯Ɣ±ž ªŕƈ¯Ŧ «§¯ţśŬ§ ÌÀś ¿ŕŰƔ ŶƆŬƅ§ ƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ÁƔ ¹±Ŭōŗ £Ã ½±·ƅ§ ƊƈŲ .ŕƎ 1 7 . ƅ ªƛŕŰśƛ§ ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśÃ ªŕƈÃƆŸƈƅ§ ©±Ãŝ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŗÌƆ·śƈ řƔŗƆś Ɠž ÀƎƈ ±Ã¯ ¿ƜŦ Áƈ .½ÌÃŬśƅ§ Ɠž ªƊ±śƊƛ§ ¿ŕƈŸśŬ§ 1 8 . ƅ§ ªŕƄ±Ů ƅ§ à řƔśſ Ɨ§ řƁŕٱ ±ŝƄ ŗ ±Ã·śś ©±ÃŰ Ď¯Š řŸƔ±Ŭ § ƑƆŷ ¯ƈśŸś ŕƎƊƗ Ɠž ±ƔŗƄƅ§ ŶƔÃƊśƅ§ Ď¯Š ŶƔ±Ŭƅ§ ŕƎƅ§¯ŗśŬ§Ã ŶƆŬƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś §. 1 9 . ¿ŕƂƊƅ§ ¼śŕƎƅ§ ©²ƎŠ£ ¬ŕśƊ¥ ¹ŕ·Ɓ şśƊƔ ©²ƎŠ£ Ɣ ƛ řƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔ±ƍÊ ©±ÃŰŗ ¶Ÿŗ Áŷ ŕƎŲŸŗ ²Ɣŕƈś śƅ ÀŠţƅ§Ã ÀƔƈŰśƅ§ ƓśƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔŬŕŬ£ ©±ÃŰŗ ¼ƆśŦś ŕƎƊƄƅà ¼œŕ¸Ãƅ§ ś Ůŕƈ Ŷƈ Ƒ ŶŬã ½ŕ·Ɗ Áƈ .½§Ã°Ɨ§ 1 10 . ŕŗ ½ƔÃŬśƅ§ ±Ɣ¯ƈ Ƌ±Ã¯ ª ÆƜƈŕŷ ƈŬŕţ Ɠž Æŕ ¯ţś Ɣ ¯ řƔŷÃƊ ¬ŕśƊ¥ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Ɠž .©¯¯Ÿśƈƅ§ ŕƎƈŕŬƁ£ 1 11 . řƔƆƈŸƅ§ Ɠž ¿ÌÃƗ§ Ŷž§¯ƅ§ ªţŗŰ£ řƔžŕƂŝƅ§Ã řƔſ·ŕŸƅ§Ã řƔŬſƊƅ§ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ÁŕŬƊƙ§ ªŕŗƆ·śƈ řƔœ§±Ůƅ§ . 1
Mark scheme, page 5
0508/01 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 5 of 6 12 . Ɠśƅ§ Ɠƍ ½ÃŬƅ§ Ɠž ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ¾ÃƆŬƅ ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ ªŕſŰƅ§ ÁŕŗŬţƅŕŗ °Ŧōś Ɠśƅ§ ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Á¥ .ƌƔž ŕƎŸƁ§Ãƈ ƑƆŷ ¸žŕţś 1 أفكار النص الثاني 1 . ±ŗśŸƔ ¾ƜƎśŬ§ «Ɣ¯ţƅ§ ŶƈśŠƈƅ§ ¨ŗŬŗ ©¯Ɣ¯Š řƔŷŕƈśŠ§ řƈƔƂƄ Ƌ°ƍ ½ƔƂţś ƑƆŷ řƆœŕƎƅ§ ©±¯Ƃƅ§ ±§±ƈśŬŕŗ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ§ .ŕÆƈœ§¯ ©¯Ɣ§²śƈ ªƛ¯ŸƈŗÃ 1 2 . ƑƆŷ ©±ƈśŬƈƅ§ ©±¯Ƃƅ§ ±žÃ ¯Ɓ ¬ŕśƊƙ§ ¨ƔƅŕŬ£ Ɠž À¯ŦśŬƈƅ§Ã ŕśƈƅ§ ¿œŕƎƅ§ ƓƊſƅ§ À¯Ƃśƅ§ ¬ŕśƊƙ§ ©¯ŕƔ² . 1 3 . § ¿œŕŬà řƔŕŷ¯ƅ§Ã ÀƜŷƙ .ŕƍ¯œ§ÃžÃ ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ŕƔ§²ƈ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƆƅ ¶±Ÿś şƈ§±ŗ ªŰŰŦ 1 4 . «ţŗŗ ¹ŕƈśŠƛ§ ¡ŕƈƆŷ ¶Ÿŗ ÀŕƁ ¯ƔƆƂśƅ§ ±ŝ£ Áŷ Űƅ§Ã ČƔŗ ƛ ¯±ſƅ§ ¾ƜƎśŬ§ Á£ Á ƌƁð ƑƆŷ ¼ƁÃśƔ ƓŰŦŮƅ§ ÁñŦƕ§ ƌƄƆƎśŬƔ ŕƈŗ ±ŝōśƔ ŕƈ ±¯Ƃŗ Ãƍ Ƌ¯Ɣ±Ɣ ŕƈà . űŦŕſśƅ§ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ / 1 5 . ¯ƂśŸƔ § ¹ŕƈśŠƛ§ ÀƆŷ Ɠž ¡§±ŗŦ ƓƁÃŬśƅ ƅ§ ¨Ɗ੠¡ŕżƅ¥ ÃţƊ ƌŠśƔ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ŶƈśŠƈ Á£ ¼ƜËŦ ³ƄŸŗ .ªŕŸƈśŠƈƅ§ Áƈ Ƌ±ƔŻ řŲÃƈƅ§ / 1 § ƑƈŷƗ§ ¯ƔƆƂśƅ ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ¡§±Ů Ɠž ±Ŧŕſśƅ§Ã ŕƎƄƜśƈŕŗ . 1 6 . Ɠž ÁÃŰśŦƈƅ§ ŢŰƊƔ Ɔŷ ŗ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ¯ŕŰśƁƛ§ À ¨ƊŠś : 2 ½ŕſƊƙ§ Ɠž ©ƛŕŗƈƅ§ À¯ŷà ±Ɣ°ŗśƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ŶƈśŠƈƅ§ ¯§±ž£ ¼§±ŰƊ§ . ¯ƔƅŕƂśƅ§Ã ª§¯ŕŸƅŕŗ ¾Ŭƈśƅ§ 7 . ±Ã¯ ²±ŗƔ řƅïƅ§ řƈŕƁ¥ Ɠž ƄƜƎśŬ§ ŶƈśŠƈ Ɠ ƓаÃƈƊ :½Ɣ±· Áŷ 2 .ŕƍ¯ƔſƊś řŸŗŕśƈà ÁƔƊ§ÃƂƅ§ ÌÁŬ .±ŕƄśţƛ§ Áƈ ¯ţƅ§ .ÁƔŠśƊƈƅ§ ±ŕżŰ Àŷ¯Ã řƔƆţƈƅ§ ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ŶƔŠŮś ¶§±śƁƛ§ ¯Ů±Êś ƓƄƅ ¼±ŕŰƈƅ§Ã řƔƅŕƈƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈƅ§ řŗƁ§±ƈ [max. 15]
Mark scheme, page 6
0508/01 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 6 of 6 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.
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