Cambridge IGCSE Malay - First Language 0696 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0
0696/20/M/J/25 · 50 marks · 120 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ FIRST LANGUAGE MALAY 0696/02 Paper 2 Composition 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. ARAHAN ● Jawab dua soalan, satu daripada Bahagian 1 dan satu daripada Bahagian 2. ● Gunakan pen berdakwat hitam atau biru gelap. Jangan gunakan pen boleh dipadam atau cecair pemadam. ● Tulis nama, nombor pusat dan nombor calon dalam kotak di bahagian atas muka surat. ● Tulis jawapan anda untuk setiap soalan dalam ruang yang disediakan. ● Jangan tulis di mana-mana ruang kod bar. ● Kamus tidak dibenarkan. MAKLUMAT ● Jumlah markah untuk kertas ini ialah 50. ● Setiap soalan bernilai 25 markah. * 6 8 8 4 6 2 2 3 7 2 * DC (SL) 341476/1 © UCLES 2025 , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Wz> 4mHuOªE_z5W ¬jyW¦yimr?:WS ¥EUU5UeU5¥e euUU
Question paper, page 2
2 0696/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 Tulis dua buah karangan yang panjangnya antara 300 hingga 400 patah perkataan setiap satu. Pilih satu soalan daripada Bahagian 1 dan satu soalan daripada Bahagian 2. Bahagian 2 terdapat di muka halaman 7. Bahagian 1: Perbincangan dan Hujahan 1 PILIH Perbincangan (a) Anda menonton sebuah dokumentari tentang kehidupan di bandar-bandar besar. Anda ingin berkongsi pendapat tentangnya dalam blog anda. Anda boleh menulis berdasarkan isi-isi berikut: • kebaikan tinggal di bandar besar • pendapat anda tentang faktor-faktor mengapa bandar menjadi semakin besar dan sibuk • kesan negatif apabila semakin ramai orang berpindah ke bandar. ATAU Perbincangan (b) ‘Jauh perjalanan, luas pemandangan’. Anda perlu menulis sebuah artikel untuk majalah sekolah tentang topik ini. Anda boleh menulis berdasarkan isi-isi berikut: • mengapa sekarang lebih ramai orang inginkan pengalaman mengembara ke luar negara • bagaimana mengembara ke luar negara membantu mengembangkan minda dan membina diri anda • cabaran apabila mengembara ke luar negara dan cara mengatasinya. ATAU Hujahan (c) Pemanasan global tiada penyelesaiannya. Adakah anda bersetuju? Berikan sebab-sebab untuk menyokong pendapat anda. ATAU Hujahan (d) ‘Bagaimana acuan, begitulah kuihnya’. Adakah anda bersetuju? Berikan sebab-sebab untuk menyokong pendapat anda. * 0000800000002 * , , ĬÕú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÞü·þ× ĬêĚúÖĢíïÒøċč÷ÄħīćĂ ĥĕÅÕõµĥµąåõÅąÕŵõÕ 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
Question paper, page 3
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7 0696/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over Bahagian 2: Deskriptif dan Naratif 2 PILIH Deskriptif (a) Anda berada di rumah nenek anda. Gambarkan apa yang anda bau, lihat, dengar dan rasa di situ. ATAU Deskriptif (b) Anda berada dalam perjalanan di lebuh raya. Gambarkan apa yang anda bau, lihat, dengar dan rasa sepanjang perjalanan itu. ATAU Naratif (c) Tulis sebuah cerita menggunakan peribahasa ‘Berakit-rakit dahulu, berenang-renang ke tepian; bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian’. ATAU Naratif (d) ‘Amar berjanji tidak akan melupakan jasa baik jirannya itu.’ Tulis sebuah cerita yang berakhir dengan ayat di atas. Tulis huruf soalan yang anda pilih untuk dijawab di sini: …….. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … * 0000800000007 * , , ĬÛú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊÝü¶þ× ĬêĚüÑĨīĄÜċĀêġĠôÓïĂ ĥõÅĕõõąÕµĕõÅąµåµåÕ 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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