Cambridge IGCSE Arabic - Foreign Language 0544 — 2016 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 1
0544/21/M/J/16 · 45 marks · ≈51 min
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This document consists of 14 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (NH) 127802 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over * 2 8 7 5 6 0 1 1 5 4 * ARABIC 0544/21 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2016 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. 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, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer all questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
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3 0544/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 D C B A [1] 2 40 22 240 D C B A [1] 3 D C B A [1] ¨ŬŕƊƈƅ§ŶÌŗ±ƈƅ§Ɠž ©±ŕŮ¥ŶŲÃŗřţƔţŰƅ§řŗŕŠƙ§±śŦ§ ÁƜŷƙ§§°ƍÀŸ·ƈƅ§¨ŕŗƑƆŷıś ¾ƈŬ ÀÃƔƅ§½ŗ· ÀÃƔƅ§½ŗ·ÀŕŸ·Ãƍŕƈ ©¯Ɣ±Šƅ§ƓžÁƜŷƙ§§°ƍ£±Ƃś ¯ţÉƗ§ÀÃƔª§±ŕÌƔŬƅ§ƑƆŷ ̵ŕŦ¶±ŷ ̵ŕŦ¶±ŷƌƔƆŷŰƅ§¡ƓŮƅ§Ãƍŕƈ ³ŗƜƈ¿ţƈ¨ŕŗƑƆŷÁƜŷƙ§§°ƍ£±Ƃś ©¯Ɣ¯ŠªŕŸÌŗƁŕƊƔ¯ƅ¯ŠÃƔ ³ŗƜƈƅ§¿ţƈƓž¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§Ãƍŕƈ
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6 0544/21/M/J/16 © UCLES 2016 Exercise 3 Questions 11–15 11 [1] 12 [1] ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ƌśŲŕƔ±ÁŷŕƎƔžƌŝ̯ţƔ¯ŕƔ²ƌƂƔ¯ŰƑƅ¥řƔƊñśƄƅ¥řƅŕŬ±¯Ãƈţƈ¨śƄ ¨ŬŕƊƈƅ§ŶÌŗ±ƈƅ§Ɠž ©±ŕŮ¥ŶŲÃŗ¨ŠÉ£ÌÀŝřƔŕƊŸŗřƅŕŬ±ƅ§£±Ɓ§ ©¯Ɣ¯ŠřŲŕƔ± To: Ziad@arabic.com Subject: řƔŗƈƅÃÉƗ§¨ŕŸƅÉƗ§Ƒƅ¥ŕƊŗƍ°ŕƈ¯Ɗŷ¾ƅÃƓƅ©±ÃŰª¯ŠÃÃƓśž±ŻƓž±ÃŰƅ§¶Ÿŗ¯ƍŕŮÊ£ªƊƄ³ƈÉ£ÀÃƔ ©¯ƍŕŮƈŗÆ§±ƔŝƄªŸśƈśŬ§¯ƁÃřÌƆŬƅ§©±ƄÃřƔŕƈ±ƅ§ÃűŠƅ§¿ŝƈřƔŲŕƔ±ƅ§¨ŕŸƅÉƗ§Áƈ±ƔŝƄƅ§ŕƊ¯ƍŕŮÁ¯ƊƅƓž ¨ŕŸƅÉƗ§Ƒƅ¥ŕƊŗŕƍ°¯ŸŗÀ¯Ƃƅ§©±Ƅ¯ƍŕŮƊƅÆŕśƁÃÀÃƔƅ§¾ƅ°ƓžŕƊŸƈƑƂŗƔÀƅ¼ŬÉƘƅřţŕŗŬƅ§ªŕƂŗŕŬƈ ¹ÃŗŬÊƗ§Ɠžª§Ì±ƈ«Ɯŝ¨ƍ°É£Áƕ§ŕƊÉ£řţŕŗŬƅ§Ɠƍ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ƓśƔ§ÃƍñŝƄÉ£řŲŕƔ±ƅ§Ì¨ţÊ£ªţŗŰÉ£řƔŗƈƅÃÉƗ§ ƓŦÉ£Ŷƈ¡ŕŝƜŝƅ§ÀÃƔïţÉƗ§ÀÃƔÃƓŗÉ£ŶƈřŸƈŠƅ§ÀÃƔ¨ƍ°É£ƓśƔŗÁƈ¨Ɣ±ƁñƔŗƄřţŕŗŬÀŕÌƈţƑƅ¥ ÆŕŗƔ±Ɓ¾§±É£Áɣʱɣ ¯Ãƈţƈ¾ƂƔ¯Ű ¯ŕƔ²ƓƂƔ¯Ű A B C A B C Ŷƈƌƅ©±ÃŰ¯Ãƈţƈ¯ŠÃ Ƌ¯ƅ§Ã ƌƂƔ¯Ű ƌÌƈÊ£ řŲŕƔ±ƌƂƔ¯ŰïÃƈţƈ¯ƍŕŮ Å±Šƅ§ ²ſƂƅ§ À¯Ƃƅ§©±Ƅ
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Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 6 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education ARABIC (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0544/21 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 45 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2016 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0544 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1 Questions 1–5 1 C [1] 2 A [1] 3 D [1] 4 B [1] 5 C [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 2 Questions 6–10 6 E [1] 7 C [1] 8 A [1] 9 F [1] 10 B [1] [Total: 5] Exercise 3 Questions 11–15 11 B [1] 12 A [1] 13 C [1] 14 C [1] 15 A [1] [Total: 5]
Mark scheme, page 3
Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0544 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Section 2 Exercise 1 16 [1] 17 [1] 18 [1] 19 [1] 20 [1] [Total: 5]
Mark scheme, page 4
Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0544 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Exercise 2 • In this exercise, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. • Ignore extra material (whether Arabic is accurate or inaccurate). • Accept lifting unless it is specifically refused in the Mark Scheme. 21 [1] 22 I. [1] II. [1] III. !" [1] 23 [1] # $ $ % %& 24 [1] ' " # ( 25 [1] )* 26 [1] + 27 – I. " ( #, [1] II. $ #% [1] [Total: 10]
Mark scheme, page 5
Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0544 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Section 3 Look for signs of genuine comprehension. Usually, candidates who lift indiscriminately fail to demonstrate comprehension and will not score the mark. However, careful lifting of the details required to answer the question does demonstrate comprehension and should be rewarded. This Detailed Mark Scheme provides specific guidance but in cases not covered, see Section 1: General Marking Principles. (specimen mark scheme) 1 Mark per question for True or False 1 Mark for correcting False statement (29, 31, 32) First award marks for the True/False element and then award marks for the justification of the False statements: Exercise 1 Questions 28-32 28 1 29 1 30 1 31 1 32 1 29 - . % - . / . 1 ] 1 [ 31 / . 3 4 5 -6 7 % 8 9, : 1 ;/ (, ( $ .( - -< ] 1 [ 32 ( ; ) .( , (?( #, #;? ] 1 [ [Total: 8]
Mark scheme, page 6
Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – May/June 2016 0544 21 © Cambridge International Examinations 2016 Exercise 2 Questions 33–37 33 @&A B/ 6 C / @&A " 8 ( . ] 1 [ 34 . " '" . ] 1 [ 35 )i( < ' D 8 .9 " 9 ( (, " ] 1 [ )ii( - -5 7. &% . / .E (F ( @ ( ] 1 [ 36 (i) %"G /#(; @?/: ] 1 [ )ii( . -&" - * ". ; ] 1 [ 37 - ' ( # ( H ( # / - G / - - ? ".I / 1 - F # / @ - - # (J ] 1 [ [Total: 7]
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2016 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.