Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - Foreign Language 0544 — 2008 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1

This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages. SP (CM/TL/TC) T54450/3 © UCLES 2008 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST 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. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions in Section 1, Section 2 and Section 3. 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. * 9 1 4 1 1 8 8 2 4 6 * ARABIC 0544/02 Paper 2 Reading and Directed Writing May/June 2008 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. For Examiner’s Use Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Total www.XtremePapers.com

3 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 A B C D [1] A B C D [1] A B C D [1] 1 2 3 ✓

4 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 For Examiner’s Use A B C D [1] A B C D [1] [Total : 5] 4 5

5 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use Exercise 2 Questions 6–10 ✓ [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [Total : 5] ✓ 6 7 8 9 10

6 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 For Examiner’s Use Exercise 3 Questions 11–15 [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [Total : 5] 11 12 13 14 15

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8 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 For Examiner’s Use Section 2 Exercise 1 Questions 17–21 [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … [1] … 17 18 (a) (b) 19 (a) (b)

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10 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 For Examiner’s Use Exercise 2 Question 22 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total : 15] 100–80 (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

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12 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 Section 3 Exercise 1 Questions 23–28

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14 0544/02/M/J/08 © UCLES 2008 Exercise 2 Questions 29–34

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 0544 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ARABIC 0544/02 Paper 2 (Continuous 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

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