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This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. DC (LK) 145401/1 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over * 6 4 6 3 9 7 2 2 9 9 * Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education ARABIC 0544/41 Paper 4 Writing May/June 2017 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 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 three questions: Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3(a) or Question 3(b) or Question 3(c). The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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3 0544/41/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Section 1 1 _______________________ _____________________________ 1 _____________________________ 2 _____________________________ 3 _____________________________ 4 _____________________________ 5 _____________________________ 6 _____________________________ 7 _____________________________ 8 [Total : 5] .أَنت تقرأ إعالناً في الجريدة عن وظائف كثيرة وظائف موجودة في اإلعالن باللغة العربية.8 ما الوظائف التي تراها؟ اكتب قائمة بـــ مثال: مثال: سائق

4 0544/41/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total : 15] . في مدينة أجنبيةً شعبياً احتفاالَحضرت 2 : كلمة) إلى صديقك عن هذا االحتفال مستعيناً بالنقاط التالية90–80( اكتب رسالة قصيرة أين هذا االحتفال؟ • في أي وقت من السنة يكون االحتفال، وما مُدّته؟ • ما الذي يعجبك في هذا االحتفال؟ ولماذا؟ • ما األشياء التي سَتتغيّر في هذا االحتفال العام القادم؟ •

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6 0544/41/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Section 2 .اختر موضوعاً واحداً من الموضوعات التالية 3 . كلمة باللغة العربية140 و130 اكتب بين ( أَنت نظّمتَ مشروعاً لحل مشكلة االزدحام في مدينتك.a) :اكتب رسالة إلى مجلّة الشباب تشرح فيها كيف جهّزت لهذا المشروع؟ • .تأثير مشكلة االزدحام على الحياة اليومية • .المشاكل التي واجهتَها، وكيف قمتَ بحلها • .المشروع المختلف الذي تريد عمله في العام القادم • أَو ( طلب منك مدير المدرسة أَن تشرح لزمالئك استخدام التكنولوجيا.b) :اكتب مقالة لمجلة المدرسة توضّح فيها نوع التكنولوجيا الذي تفضّله، ولماذا؟ • كيف ساعدتكَ التكنولوجيا في دراستك العام الماضي؟ • كيف سهّلت التكنولوجيا حياة الناس اليومية؟ • ماذا ستفعل في حياتك بدون التكنولوجيا؟ • أَو ( "ذات صباح، وجدتُ صورتي على الصفحة األولى في الجريدة اليومية ..."c) :أكمل القصة .صف شعورك عندما رأيتَ صورتك • .أسباب وجود صورتك في الجريدة • ماذا ستفعل بهذه الجريدة ولماذا؟ • ماذا كان رأي عائلتك في وجود صورتك في الجريدة؟ • … اكتب هنا رقم السؤال الذي تختاره

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® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 18 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education ARABIC 0544/43 Paper 4 Writing May/June 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 will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 18 SECTION 1 Question Answer Marks 1 Candidates are required to list 8 items in Arabic. Read all the items the candidate has listed and award marks as follows: (i) Select the most correct items up to a maximum of 5. Award 1 mark for each correct item up to a maximum of 5. Stop ticking once 5 items have been rewarded. (ii) On Question 1, award marks for items wherever the candidate has written them. (iii) If the candidate offers more than one word per line, award a mark for each acceptable item. (iv) The pictures provided on the question paper are only suggestions. Accept any item the candidate could find as specified in the rubric. 5 (v) Mark for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is clear. Ignore definite / indefinite article, possessive adjective. (vi) Questionable spellings: Start by referring to sheet of examples in the mark scheme. Only refer to the bullet below, if no decision on the spelling you have encountered is recorded there. • ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? • Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer e.g. one letter missing but no other word created. • If the first part of the word is correct, small errors in what comes next are less likely to impede communication (unless they suggest another meaning). • Where letters are transposed, the word is likely to communicate (unless another word has been created). (vii) If there are five clearly acceptable items, award marks wherever these are in the list. This approach may allow questionable versions to be ignored. (viii) Reject misspelt words which suggest a word with a quite different meaning, for example, poison for poisson. (ix) Where nouns are usually plural, accept singular and vice versa.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 3 of 18 Question Answer Marks 1 Specific instructions for Question 1: الوظائف التي تراھا The following are examples. Accept any item the candidate could do as a job. REJECT ccept male and female) a ( ACCEPT řŬ±¯Êƈ řƈƆŸÊƈ / řŗƔŗ· / ©±ÃśƄ¯ ³¯ƊƎÊƈ / řƔƊżÊƈ řƊŕÌƊž / řŗ±·Êƈ ÀŕÌţƅ /±§²Š ®ŕŗ· (do not accept) كوافير ţƜ½ ŮŸ± / ƈŰſ¼ ŮŸ± ¨ŷƛ (ƓŲŕƔ±) ·ŗŕŲ / Ɠ·±Ů 5

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 4 of 18 Question Answer Marks 2 Candidates are required to answer the question. Read the whole answer and award marks as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10 according to the instructions in 2.1 • Language: award a mark out of 5 according to the instructions in 2.2. 15 2.1: award a mark out of 10 for Communication Generic mark scheme for Communication (Question 2) 1 mark per item communicated (covering the tasks) up to a maximum of 10 (i) Place the appropriate ‘numbered’ tick as close as possible to relevant communication point. (ii) Award marks flexibly across the tasks for each piece of relevant information conveyed up to a maximum of 10. HOWEVER, each of the 4 bullet points must be covered to get the 10 communication marks: • If 1 of the tasks is missing, the maximum communication mark is 9. • If 2 of the tasks are missing, the maximum communication mark is 8 (and so on). (iii) Add up the marks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication. (iv) For COMMUNICATION be tolerant of verbs/tenses/spelling (for spelling, use ‘rules’ in Question 1: look alike, sound alike, etc.). (v) LISTS = a maximum of 3 marks for communication: lists of 1-3 items = 1 mark; lists of 4 items = 2 marks; lists of 5-6 items = 3 marks (vi) Only reward each piece of information once. (vii) Do not penalise factual errors.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 5 of 18 Question Answer Marks 2 Specific instructions for Communication marks (Question 2): ) اكتب رسالة قصيرة90–80 .كلمة( إلى صديقك عن احتفال شعبي في مدينة أجنبية Tick Accept 1 أين ھذا االحتفال؟ REWARD: any location of this event. 2 في أي وقت من السنة يكون االحتفال، و ما مُدّته؟ REWARD: the identification of the date, season, time of the celebration and how long it took. 3 ما الذي يعجبك في ھذا االحتفال و ؟ لماذا؟ REWARD: any form of description: e.g. anything about what the candidate enjoys in the celebration, what clothes, food, or any activities or preparations were undertaken« REJECT: no ticks for any comments about dislikes in the celebration. 4 ما األشياء التي سَتتغيّر في ھذا االحتفال العام القادم؟ REWARD: an opinion expressed in the future tense Insist on future tense Accept: المضارع+ العام القادم

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 6 of 18 Question Answer Marks 2 2.2: award a mark out of 5 for Language Generic mark scheme for Language (Question 2): Award a mark out of 5 for Language* according to the Grade descriptors in the table below (see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors (last page of mark scheme)): Grade descriptors for Language (Question 2) 5 Straightforward vocabulary and structure. The style of writing is basic, but reasonably coherent. Confident use of a varied range of verbs, generally successful. The majority of the response is accurate. 4 Basic vocabulary and structure. Some awareness of verb usage, but inconsistent. The writing is sufficiently accurate for meaning to be conveyed. 3 Very basic vocabulary and structure. Little awareness of verb usage (e.g. verbs that are incorrectly used: verb-subject agreement). Despite regular errors, the writing often conveys diverse meaning (e.g. not repeated adjectives) 2 A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible. Very simple sentence structure. 1 Disjointed words or short phrases, two or more of them accurate enough to be comprehensible. 0 One or two disjointed words or short phrases may be recognisable. *Consider the whole answer when awarding mark for language. Total for Communication: 10 marks Total for Language: 5 marks Total for Question 2: 15 marks

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 7 of 18 SECTION 2 Question Answer Marks 3 Candidates answer 1 question from a choice of 3. Read the whole answer and award marks, as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10 according to the instructions in 3.1 • Language: award a mark out of 8 for Verbs according to the instructions in 3.2 award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features according to the instructions in 3.3. 30 3.1 award a mark out of 10 for Communication Generic mark scheme for Communication (Question 3): Place up to 2 ‘numbered’ ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point (see tables below for details): When two “reactions” are required in Question 3: – If the reaction carries same meaning, consider it one reaction, e.g. سعيد ومسرورis considered one reaction. – If it carries two different meaning consider it two reactions even if it was listed. e.g. سعيد ومتعبcould be considered two reactions. (i) The mark scheme will identify 5 tasks for each Question 3 (please note ‘tasks; may not correspond to bullet points’ on the question paper). In accordance with the mark scheme, award up to a maximum of 2 ticks for each of these 5 tasks. (ii) For each relevant communication point, use the appropriate numbered tick and place up to 2 of these ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point (see session-specific tables for further guidance). 2 ticks Message clearly communicated. Minor errors (adjective endings, use of prepositions etc.) are tolerated. 1 tick Communication of some meaning is achieved but the message may be ambiguous or incomplete. 0 ticks Nothing of worth communicated. (iii) Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication. Where communication of the task is not achieved, do not annotate script. For each task identified in the mark scheme, reward the best attempt, but only reward a single attempt.

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0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 9 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3 ما برنامج اال حتفال Example 3: Candidate’s response Ticks for Communication Reason for mark ƓœŕƊŻ ¿ſţ ƈ ¿ſţ. à űŬ£ ¼±ŕŸś/ƓƂƔŬ 0 Nothing of worth communicated. ƓœŕƊŻ ¿ſţ Ɠţ±Ŭƈ Àŝ űŬƛ§ ¼±ŕŸśƆƅ/ 1 Some meaning is conveyed but the message is incomplete. ¯ƔŮŕƊ§ Ŷƈ Ɠţ±Ŭƈ Àŝ ƓœŕƊŻ ¿ſţ . 2 Message clearly communicated. Session specific instructions for Communication marks (Question 3): 3 steps to award Communication marks: 1) Check against Communication task (table) Has the task been attempted? (no attempt → no Comm. tick) 2) Find the best attempt at the task 3) In that task, is the message clear (2 ticks) or unclear (1 tick) or absent (0 ticks)? (see example table above) Place up to 2 ‘numbered’ ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point: 2 ticks Message clearly communicated. Minor errors (adjective endings use of prepositions etc.) are tolerated. 1 tick Communication of some meaning is achieved but the message may be ambiguous or incomplete. 0 ticks Nothing of worth communicated.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 10 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3(a) ɪƈ̸Ɗ ªƊÉ£ ÆŕŷñŮƈ .¾śƊƔ¯ƈ Ɠž Àŕţ¯²ƛ§ řƆƄŮƈ ¿ţƅ :ŕƎƔž ­±Ůś ¨ŕŗŮƅ§ řÌƆŠƈ Ƒƅ¥ řƅŕŬ± ¨śƄ§ Tick Accept Mark 1 ƅ§ §°Ǝƅ ª²ÌƎŠ ¼ƔƄ ¹Ã±Ůƈ . Insist on past tense here 2 Either two concise points or one extended point. 2 řƆƄŮƈ ±Ɣŝōś řƔƈÃƔƅ§ ©ŕƔţƅ§ ƑƆŷ Àŕţ¯²ƛ§ . 2 Allow anything sensible, such as; pollution, safety for pedestrians, poor public transport, being late to work. Either two concise points or one extended point. 3 žŕƎÉśƎŠ§Ã Ɠśƅ§ ¿ƄŕŮƈƅ§  .ŕƎƆţŗ ɪƈƁ ¼ƔƄ 2+2 For 2 Communication ticks insist on explanation of both parts. At least two problems (1+1) and one solution (2) 4 .À¯ŕƂƅ§ ÀŕŸƅ§ Ɠž ƌƆƈŷ ¯Ɣ±ś Å°ƅ§ ¼ƆśŦƈƅ§ ¹Ã±Ůƈƅ§ 2 For 2 Communication ticks insist on future meaning. ¿ŗƂśŬƈƅ§ Ɠž ÆŕŷñŮƈ ¿ƈŷōŬ/À¯ŕƂƅ§ ÀŕŸƅ§) (verb or future phrase e.g. Accept any sensible project.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 11 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3(b) .ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśƅ§ À§¯ŦśŬ§ ¾œƜƈ²ƅ ­±Ůś ÁÉ£ řŬ±¯ƈƅ§ ±Ɣ¯ƈ ¾Ɗƈ ¨Ɔ· :ŕƎƔž ŢÌŲÃś řŬ±¯ƈƅ§ řƆŠƈƅ řƅŕƂƈ ¨śƄ§ Tick Accept Mark 1 §°ŕƈƅà žƌƆŲſś Å°ƅ§ ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśƅ§ ¹ÃƊ Expect one answer and one justification e.g. Internet, PCs, smart phones, social media, Ipads 2+2 2 ƓŲŕƈƅ§ ÀŕŸƅ§ ¾śŬ§±¯ Ɠž ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśƅ§ ɾś¯ŷŕŬ ¼ƔƄ 2 Insist on past tense. e.g. homework, research, classwork 3 ªƆÌƎŬ ¼ƔƄ ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśƅ§ řƔƈÃƔƅ§ ³ŕƊƅ§ ©ŕƔţ 2 Insist on past tense. e.g. online shopping, booking flights, research, appliances, photography 4 ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśƅ§ Áïŗ ¾śŕƔţ Ɠž ¿ŸſśŬ §°ŕƈ 2 Insist on future tense. Accept anything sensible. e.g. Read books, visit family, speak to my mom, visit a museum Reject: anything that is using technology

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 12 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3(c) ž­ŕŗŰ ª§°" ʪ¯ŠÃ ś±ÃŰ Ɠ ƑƅÃƗ§ řţſŰƅ§ ƑƆŷ ..řƔƈÃƔƅ§ ©¯Ɣ±Šƅ§ Ɠž ." :řŰƂƅ§ ¿ƈƄ£ Tick Accept Mark 1 .¾ś±ÃŰ ÉªƔ£± ŕƈ¯Ɗŷ ¾±ÃŸŮ ¼Ű 2 Insist on past tense. Examples: I felt happy, I was surprised, I was angry 2 ©¯Ɣ±Šƅ§ Ɠž ¾ś±ÃŰ ¯ÃŠÃ ¨ŕŗŬ£ . Insist on justification 2 Allow anything sensible. Examples: I won X-factor, I won a race 3 ©¯Ɣ±Šƅ§ Ƌ°Ǝŗ ¿ŸſśŬ §°ŕƈ  §°ŕƈƅ 2 + 2 Insist on future tense. Allow anything sensible. Example: I will show it to my family, I will put it on my blog, etc. 2 separate marks for why: because I am proud of myself, I want my friends to see it, I want to inspire my cousins etc. 4 ©¯Ɣ±Šƅ§ Ɠž ¾ś±ÃŰ ¯ÃŠÃ Ɠž ¾śƆœŕŷ Å£± ÁŕƄ §°ŕƈ Insist on opinion in past tense. 2

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 13 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3.2 – award a mark out of 8 for Accurate use of verbs Generic mark scheme for accurate use of verbs (Question 3): (i) Place a tick above the first occurrence of each correct verb up to a maximum of 18 ticks (details of how to award ticks are provided below) (ii) Convert the total number of ticks to a mark out of 8 using the Conversion table below Conversion table for Accurate use of verbs (Question 3) Number of ticks Mark 18+ 8 16,17 7 14,15 6 12,13 5 10,11 4 8,9 3 6,7 2 4,5 1 0,1,2,3 0

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 14 of 18 Question Answer Marks How to award ticks for Accurate use of verbs (Question 3): • Both subject and verb must be correct for the verb to score a tick. Subject (=noun or pronoun including article or possessive) + any finite verb • Disregard adjectives, relative clauses, qualifiers and modifiers when looking at the ‘subject’ • Minor spelling errors in the subject will be tolerated • Tolerate inaccuracies in the writing of hamza ( )ء •Do not tick verbs contained in the ‘letter etiquette’: appropriate beginnings and endings to letters are considered for reward under Other linguistic features. • Verb must be in the appropriate tense to score a tick (see session-specific tables on tenses) Tick No tick Note (3) ʨŸƅ£ ž (3) ʨŸƆś ž (3) ʨŸƆƔ ʪŗŸƅ (31) ɪŗŸƅ (31) ɨŸƅ (3) ±žŕŬ£ ¼ÃŬ (31) ¨śƄōŬ ž (31) ž ¿ţ±£ ¯Ɓ (3) Singular verb used correctly with the following plural noun subject Tick No tick Note ¨ŸƆƔ (3) ¯ƛÃƗ§ §ÃŗŸƆƔ (no tick) ¯ƛÃƗ§ ¿ƄōƔ (3) §ÃŗŸƆƔà ¯ƛÃƗ§ (3)

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 15 of 18 Question Answer Marks Feminine singular verb with non-human plural Tick No tick Note ªţŗŬ (3) ¾ŕƈŬƗ§ §ÃţŗŬ (no tick) ¾ŕƈŬƗ§ Compound verbal expression Tick No tick Note ¨±ŮƔ ÁŕƄ (3)(3) With negative Tick No tick Note ¨śƄƔ Àƅ (3) řſƔ¸Ãƅ§ Àƅ ¨śƄƔ (no tick) řſƔ¸Ãƅ§ Verb with appropriate possessive pronoun suffix Tick No tick Note ŕƎƆƄ£ (3) Ƌ£±Ɓ / (3) Correct verb within meaningless statement Tick No tick Note ¿Ƅ£ (3) řţŕÌſśƅ§ ¯ƅÃƅ§ ¿Ƅ£ (no tick) ªƔŗƅ§ ¯ƅÃƅ§ do not reward correct verb in a meaningless statement

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 16 of 18 Question Answer Marks (a) Imperative Tick Note ¿ŕŸś (3) ³ƈƆśƛ ž (3) (b) Infinitive Tick No tick Note ¯Ɣ±£ (3) ¨ƍ°£ Á£ (3) ¯Ɣ±£ (3) ¨ƍ°ś Á£ (no tick) (c) Reward only the first occurrence of a verb if verb appears to be in the same form with the same subject, e.g. أحب )3( السّباحة. وأحب (no tick) .ًالتنس أيضا أحب )3( السّباحة. ال أحب (no tick) التنس . أحب )3( السّباحة. وأخي يحب )3( التنس أيضاً.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 17 of 18 Question Answer Marks 3.3 – award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features Generic mark scheme for Other linguistic features (Question 3): (i) Award a mark out of 12 for Other linguistic features according to the Grade descriptors in the table below (please see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors (last page of mark scheme)): Grade descriptors for Other linguistic features (Question 3) 11–12 • Uses a wide range of structures effectively; produces longer, fluent sentences with ease. • Highly accurate at this level, though not necessarily faultless. • Makes effective use of a wide range of vocabulary fully appropriate to the task. 9–10 • Attempts a range of structures with a good degree of success. • More complex language usually error-free. • Uses a variety of relevant vocabulary at this level. 7–8 • In control of simple structures. Varied success with more complex structures. • Accuracy is fairly consistent throughout. Errors may occur when more ambitious language is attempted. • Has sufficient vocabulary to add some interest to the writing. 5–6 • Attempts more than basic structures. • On balance the work is more accurate than inaccurate. • Straightforward vocabulary relevant to the task. 3–4 • Reliant on basic structures. • Some examples of correct language. Meaning usually conveyed. • Basic vocabulary. 1–2 • A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible. Very simple sentence structure. 0 • One or two disjointed words or short phrases may be recognisable.

0544/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 18 of 18 Question Answer Marks (ii) Consider the extent to which the following are used correctly and appropriately when assessing the candidate’s control of structures: • Adjectives, including possessives and demonstratives. Also comparatives and superlatives • Pronouns other than subject pronouns, e.g. object pronouns ( )قال لي / قال لهand demonstrative pronouns ( )ھذا / ھذه •Negatives • Interrogatives • Use of correct iDaafa construction • Linking of nouns with لـin quasi-possessive construction • Case endings for dual ( )ان / ين •Case endings for sound masculine plural ( )ون / ين •Use of broken plural • Use of accusative alif ( ً )ا •A variety of prepositions and adverbs (except ً )جدا •Expressions of quantity :time and numbers • Linking words ( لسوء الحظ، على كل حالetc.) and conjunctions other than و •Subordinate clauses, including ألن التي، الذي، (relative pronouns). Indirect or reported speech ( .)قال ذلك، أظن ذلكTime clauses with بينما، عندماetc. and إذا •Appropriate writing style (e.g. letter, article, narrative/descriptive) • Inaccuracies in the writing of hamza ( )ءare ignored. • Misspelling of proper nouns in the case of a person’s name or a town or place other than a country should be tolerated. Total for Communication: 10 marks Total for Verbs: 8 marks Total for Other linguistic features: 12 marks Total for Question 3: 30 marks