Cambridge IGCSE Hindi as a Second Language 0549 — 2015 Feb/March Paper 2 · Variant 1
0549/21/F/M/15 · 30 marks · ≈34 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper8 pages








Mark scheme3 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.



Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 5 printed pages and 3 blank pages. DC (RW/JF) 94360/6 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 7 4 5 2 6 7 0 6 3 7 * HINDI AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0549/02 Paper 2 Listening February/March 2015 Approx. 35– 45 minutes 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. The syllabus is approved for use in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate.
Question paper, page 2
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3 0549/02/F/M/15 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over 7 2: (i) … (ii) … (iii) … (iv) … (v) … (vi) … (vii) … (viii) … [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [ : 8]
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4 0549/02/F/M/15 © UCLES 2015 3: 8–13 8 9 10 11 12 13 [ : 6]
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5 0549/02/F/M/15 © UCLES 2015 4: 14–19 14 (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 15 …[1] 16 …[1] 17 (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 18 (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 19 (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] [ : 10]
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Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the March 2015 series 0549 HINDI AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0549/02 Paper 2 (Listening), maximum raw mark 30 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 March 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE® components.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – March 2015 0549 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 अयास 1 1 ॄटश लाइॄेर म 2 पंसार क दुकान से / सामने गली क दुकान से 3 तीन 4 बेचना 5 चार 6 य क उसक पीछे क ब!ी ख़राब थी [Total: 6] अयास 2 7 महव और िशप (i) समािध [1] (ii) सरोवर [1] (iii) इःलामी [1] बुंदेला छतरयाँ (i) मंदर [1] (ii) (ितमं*ज़ला) महल [1] राजःथानी छतरयाँ (iii) बाग़ [1] (iv) याद / ःमृित [1] (v) कार गर [1] [Total: 8]
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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge IGCSE – March 2015 0549 02 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 अयास 3 8 सह [1] 9 ग़लत [1] 10 ग़लत [1] 11 सह [1] 12 ग़लत [1] 13 सह [1] [Total: 6] अयास 4 14 (i) आसमान छूते सपन और बराबर घटते अवसर के बीच (ii) अपने पैर टकाने के (संघष8) िलए [1+1 = 2] 15 उ:च िश;ा क। बहुत कम युवाओं को ह उ:च िश;ा िमल पा रह है (जो बड़े अवसर के राःते खोलती है) [1] 16 य क उनके पास कोई कौशल और द;ता नह ं है [1] 17 (i) भारत म आधी आबाद क औसत आयु 25 वष8 से कम है (ii) भारत म लगभग 70 ूितशत आबाद क औसत आयु 35 वष8 से कम है [1+1= 2] 18 Any 2 of the following: (i) भारत का युवा बहुत बेचैन है (ii) वह और इंतज़ार करने के िलए तैयार नह ं है (iii) वह एक बेहतर कल क माँग कर रहा है [1+1 = 2] 19 Any 2 of the following: (i) Fढ़य को तोड़ना (ii) बंधन से बाहर िनकला (iii) आज़ाद वचार रखना [1+1 = 2] [Total: 10]
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2015 Feb/March, Paper 2 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.