Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - First Language 0508 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0

0508/20/M/J/25 · 50 marks · ≈56 min

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This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 343108/2 © UCLES 2025 * 1 9 2 8 0 0 8 1 3 6 * Cambridge IGCSE™ FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/02 Paper 2 Writing May/June 2025 2 hours You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer two questions, one from Section 1 and one from Section 2. ● 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 50. ● Each question is worth 25 marks. تعليمات .2 واخر من القسم1 ● أجب عن سؤالين، أحدهما من القسم ● استخدم قلماً ذا حبرٍ أسود أو أزرق داكن.  تستخدم قلماً قابً للمحو أو سائل تصحيح. ● اكتب اسمك، ورقم المركز، ورقمك في المربعات في أعلى الصفحة. ● اكتب إجابتك عن كل سؤال في المكان المخصص. ●  تكتب على أّ رموز شريطية (باركودات). ●  يسمح بإدخال المعاجم. معلومات عمة.50 ● العمة اجمالية لهذه الورقة هي عمة. 25 ● كل سؤال يساو 11 * 0000800000001 * ±\C¥9rMzT¯Je~; \ ±D±yY±Š™fŒ cE y§¢‡ ªjjZ::ŠzZŠzJJzŠšŠZ

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2 0508/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 … … … … … … … … … … .) "مربّيات ا²طفال حلّ تلجأ إليه كثير من ا²مهات". ناقش سلبيات واإيجابيات هذا الموضوعa( :أو ) "تفضّل المدارس استخدام ا³ختبارات النهائية لقياس قدرات الطب". ناقش سلبيات واإيجابيات هذا الموضوع.b( :أو ) "مع انتشار التسوّق الكتروني ستُغلَق كل المحالّ والمراكز التجارية قريبًا". ما رأيك؟ وأقنع القارئ به.c( :أو ) "³ يجب إلزام الطب بارتداء زّ مدرسي موحّد". ما رأيك؟ وأقنع القارئ به.d( … اكتب هنا حرف السؤال الذ تختاره ). (يجب التقيد بعدد الكلمات2 وواحدًا من القسم1 اختر واحدًا من القسم .7 من الصفحة2 يبدأ القسم عمة12 ، عمة25 كلمة. كلّ موضوع له500–350 اختر موضوعين اثنين واكتب عن كل واحد منهما عمة للمحتوى والتركيب.13ل´سلوب ودقّة اللغة و النقاش والجدال اختر: 1 القسم * 0000800000002 * 11 ĴÝĂÆĨ¼õÐý×IJÍĒåăÀĆß ĴÇIJûÙĨĉþâĂĂÉĀĩÌâĭĊ ĭý½ÝýÝÍĝĭÍíčͽĭÝíÝ 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

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7 0508/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 2 القسم .) صف الشخصية المؤثّرة في فيلم شاهدته، والمشاعر التي أثارتها داخلكa( :أو ) صف قرية ريفية زرتها، ومشاعرك أثناء الزيارة.b( :أو ) اكتب قصة تدور أحداثها حول هذه العبارة "إنّ ربّك يُمهل و³ يُهمل".c( :أو ) ذهبت في رحلة إلى إحدى الغابات وتعلّمتَ درسًا لن تنساه أبدًا. اكتب قصة هذه الرحلة. d( … اكتب هنا حرف السؤال الذ تختاره الوصف والسرد اختر: * 0000800000007 * 1 1 ĴãĂÆĨ¼õÐý×IJÍĒæă½Ćß ĴÇIJùÞIJğđÜčõþĪÅßĪĕĊ ĭĝ½ĝýĝíýÝýíčÍÝčÝýÝ 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

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What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A31/50
B25/50
C20/50
D17/50
E15/50
F12/50
G9/50