Cambridge IGCSE Malay - Foreign Language 0546 — 2017 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 3

0546/23/M/J/17 · 45 marks · ≈51 min

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This document consists of 14 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (NH/FD) 131162/3 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over * 5 7 9 5 8 4 1 7 9 1 * MALAY 0546/23 Paper 2 Reading 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 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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2 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 BLANK PAGE

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3 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Bahagian 1 Latihan 1 Soalan 1–5 Baca soalan-soalan berikut. Tanda kotak jawapan yang betul. 1 Di sebuah kedai makan, anda nampak papan tanda ini: Anda tidak dibenarkan untuk… A minum B bercakap C bermain D merokok [1] 2 Ali bersenam sepanjang hari. Dia… A letih B malas C marah D kecewa [1] 3 Ibu Maria suka menulis. Untuk hari jadinya Maria menghadiahkannya… A A B C D [1] B C D

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4 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 4 Sam jatuh dan kakinya patah. A A B C D [1] B C D 5 Amir meminjam buku dari… A perpustakaan B bank C restoran D kolam [1] [Total: 5]

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5 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Latihan 2 Soalan 6–10 Lihat gambar-gambar berikut: A B C D E F Tulis huruf yang betul (A, B, C, D, E atau F) di dalam kotak yang berkaitan. 6 Ibu Rokiah mahu pergi ke majlis makan malam. Dia perlu baju baharu. 7 Abang Adrian seorang yang suka haiwan. 8 Hobi Lilian ialah memasak. 9 Julie menggantung gambar ibu bapanya supaya dia dapat melihatnya selalu. 10 Tan perlu membeli banyak makanan. [Total: 5]

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6 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Latihan 3 Soalan 11–15 Sean terima e-mel ini daripada kawannya, Johan. Baca e-mel ini dengan teliti. Sean, Sepanjang cuti sekolah, saya tidak sihat. Saya tidak pergi bercuti di Singapura seperti yang saya beritahu kamu. Ibu bapa saya juga tidak pergi sebab mereka terpaksa menjaga saya di hospital. Saya sudah berada di hospital selama seminggu. Doktor berkata penyakit saya tidak merbahaya. Badan saya sakit dan saya tidak boleh makan. Selepas makan ubat, saya boleh makan sedikit. Saya berasa sangat bosan. Tetapi semalam, kawan-kawan kita dari sekolah melawat saya. Mereka membawa buah-buahan. Saya harap kamu sekeluarga bercuti dengan selamat. Jumpa lagi. Johan Tanda kotak yang betul. 11 Mengapa Johan tidak bercuti di Singapura? A dia sakit B ibu bapanya sakit C dia mahu membuat kerja sekolah [1] 12 Doktor berkata penyakit Johan… A berjangkit B merbahaya C tidak teruk [1]

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7 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over 13 Johan berada di hospital sebab… A dia tidak ada selera B kakinya patah C dia demam [1] 14 Apakah perasaan Johan? A sedih B bosan C kecewa [1] 15 Apakah yang kawan-kawannya bawa? A buah-buahan B komik C permainan [1] [Total: 5]

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8 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Bahagian 2 Latihan 1 Soalan 16–20 Baca teks berikut. Sekolah Kemboja telah dipilih sebagai sebuah sekolah yang cemerlang di Perak. Sejak sepuluh tahun lalu, para pelajar Sekolah Kemboja berjaya mendapat keputusan yang baik. Oleh kerana Sekolah Kemboja mencapai kejayaan ini, ramai ibu bapa yang mahu menghantar anak-anak mereka ke sekolah ini. Sekolah ini mempunyai banyak kemudahan seperti makmal sains, makmal IT, dewan sukan dan kelab-kelab untuk aktiviti para pelajar. Sekolah ini menggalakkan para pelajarnya untuk menjadi sukarelawan dan membantu orang yang kurang bernasib baik. Misalnya, baru-baru ini mereka telah pergi ke kampung-kampung untuk menolong membersihkan sungai di sana dan juga untuk mengajar kanak-kanak yang memerlukan kelas tambahan. Lengkapkan ayat-ayat berikut dengan perkataan Melayu yang sesuai di bawah. menggalakkan mangsa bernasib baik kemudahan cemerlang mencapai makmal keputusan sukarelawan membersihkan 16 Sekolah Kemboja terkenal sebagai sebuah sekolah yang … . [1] 17 Setiap tahun para pelajarnya mendapat … yang baik. [1] 18 Sekolah Kemboja menyediakan banyak … untuk para pelajarnya. [1] 19 Para pelajarnya diajar menolong orang yang kurang … . [1] 20 Mereka juga telah membantu … sungai. [1] [Total: 5]

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9 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Sila buka halaman untuk Latihan 2.

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10 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Latihan 2 Soalan 21–28 Baca teks berikut dan jawab soalan-soalan dalam Bahasa Melayu. Pertandingan Menulis Sekolah Intan akan menerbitkan majalahnya yang pertama tahun ini. Para pelajar yang berminat untuk memberi sumbangan boleh menghantar hasil penulisan mereka dalam satu pertandingan menulis rencana dan cerita pendek. Rencana atau cerita pendek mestilah mempunyai tema seperti perayaan, kasih sayang keluarga, persahabatan atau kegiatan masa lapang anda. Ianya tidak boleh menyentuh isu-isu seperti peperangan dan bencana alam. Panjang cerita atau rencana mestilah 500 perkataan dan tidak lebih daripada itu. Rencana dan cerita yang dihantar mestilah ditulis sendiri dan bukan rencana atau tulisan orang lain. Anda juga boleh menghantar gambar atau lukisan untuk digunakan dengan cerita atau rencana anda supaya lebih menarik. Gambar atau lukisan mestilah kepunyaan anda sendiri. Setiap rencana akan dibaca oleh guru-guru dan sekumpulan pelajar yang bertanggungjawab untuk mengeluarkan majalah ini pada akhir tahun ini. Mereka akan memilih lima rencana dan lima cerita pendek terbaik. Selain daripada digunakan dalam majalah, pemenang juga akan mendapat hadiah sebanyak RM100.00. Tarikh akhir anda boleh menghantar rencana dan cerita pendek anda adalah pada 23 Oktober 2017. Apa-apa yang dihantar selepas tarikh ini tidak akan dibaca. Sila hantar melalui e-mel kepada Cikgu Sally dan alamatnya ialah: sally@mail.com

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11 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over 21 Siapakah yang boleh menyertai pertandingan menulis? …[1] 22 Apakah bentuk penulisan untuk pertandingan ini? (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 23 Apakah antara tema yang boleh ditulis? Beri dua contoh. (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 24 Bagaimanakah tulisan boleh dijadikan lebih menarik? Beri satu contoh. …[1] 25 Selain daripada guru, siapakah lagi yang akan membaca penulisan ini sebelum digunakan dalam majalah? …[1] 26 Apakah lagi yang akan diberi kepada pemenang? …[1] 27 Apakah yang akan terjadi kepada penulisan yang dihantar selepas 23 Oktober 2017? …[1] 28 Bagaimanakah pelajar yang berminat diminta menghantar penulisan mereka? …[1] [Total: 10]

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12 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Bahagian 3 Latihan 1 Soalan 29–33 Ini ialah sebuah rencana yang terdapat di dalam sebuah majalah remaja. Baca rencana di bawah dengan teliti. Saya dan kawan saya melawat lima buah negara Eropah semasa cuti sekolah. Kami mengambil masa selama setahun untuk merancang percutian ini. Kami pilih negara England, Perancis, Sepanyol, Belanda dan Jerman. Kami merancang untuk berada di setiap buah negara selama dua minggu sahaja. Sebelum pergi, kami membuat penyelidikan mengenai negara-negara ini; apakah bandar-bandar yang harus kami lawati, bagaimanakah cara paling cepat dan murah untuk pergi dari satu tempat ke satu tempat. Kami menyimpan wang selama setahun untuk perjalanan, tempat tinggal dan makan minum. Kami membuat kerja sambilan semasa cuti sekolah dan kami juga mendapat sedikit bantuan daripada ibu bapa kami. Kami memulakan penerbangan kami ke London pada awal musim bunga. Jadi, cuaca tidaklah begitu sejuk dan pemandangan di beberapa buah tempat yang kami lawati sangatlah indah. Di London dan beberapa bandar di England, bahasa dan makanan tidak menjadi masalah. Di England kami jumpa ramai orang Malaysia; para pelajar dan juga orang-orang yang tinggal dan bekerja di sana. Kami menaiki kereta api, koc dan juga berjalan kaki dari satu tempat ke satu tempat yang lain. Dari Manchester, kami menaiki koc malam ke Paris. Di sana agak susah untuk memahami bahasa Perancis tetapi kami ada kamus kecil. Makanan juga tidak susah sebab kami suka makan roti. Di setiap tempat, kami tinggal di asrama. Bayarannya murah dan tempatnya bersih dan selesa. Dari Perancis kami menaiki keretapi ke Belanda, Jerman dan Sepanyol dan sepanjang jalan kami mendapat ramai kawan-kawan baharu yang juga melancong dengan cara yang mudah dan murah seperti kami. Banyak pengalaman yang menarik dan ada juga pengalaman yang buruk seperti masa kami terlepas kereta api. Untuk masa hadapan mungkin kami perlu merancang dengan lebih baik. Pengalaman bercuti ini ialah pengalaman yang tidak dapat kami lupakan.

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13 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Jawab soalan-soalan berikutnya dengan menandakan BETUL atau SALAH. Jika kenyataan itu SALAH, betulkannya berdasarkan teks di atas. (Terdapat 2 kenyataan yang betul dan 3 kenyataan yang salah) Contoh: BETUL SALAH Penulis melawat lima buah negara seorang diri. 3 Penulis melawat lima buah negara bersama seorang kawan. … BETUL SALAH 29 Penulis merancang lawatan ini selama setahun. … BETUL SALAH 30 Untuk perjalanan ini, penulis dan kawannya mendapat bantuan daripada kawan-kawan mereka. … BETUL SALAH 31 Penulis mempunyai masalah mendapat makanan yang dia suka di London. … BETUL SALAH 32 Mereka menaiki keretapi dari Manchester ke Paris. … BETUL SALAH 33 Di sepanjang jalan mereka mendapat kawan-kawan baharu yang melancong seperti mereka. … [Total: 8]

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14 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 Latihan 2 Soalan 34–38 Baca e-mel di bawah dan jawab soalan-soalan berikutnya dalam Bahasa Melayu. Emily, Apa khabar? Saya harap awak sudah sihat. Saya berjanji untuk menceritakan kepada awak apa yang berlaku semasa hari jadi saya semalam. Malang sungguh kerana awak sakit dan tidak dapat datang ke majlis saya. Majlis hari jadi saya telah dirancang dengan baik oleh kakak saya, Mandy. Dia telah menjemput ramai kawan sekolah saya dari sekolah rendah. Dia juga menjemput saudara mara kami yang datang dari jauh. Ibu saya memasak banyak makanan yang sedap dan bapa saya pula membeli kek yang besar dari sebuah kedai kek yang terkenal di bandar ini. Saya sungguh gembira apabila saya melihat ramai orang datang pada hari jadi saya yang ke 15. Saya tidak sangka Mandy pandai merancang semua ini. Majlis hari jadi ini bermula pada pukul 3 petang dan tamat pada pukul 8 malam. Semua orang tidak mahu pulang sebab ada banyak aktiviti yang dirancangkan oleh kakak dan adik saya. Ada banyak pertandingan dan pemenang mendapat hadiah yang menarik. Saya mendapat banyak hadiah dan saya memang suka hadiah-hadiah yang sangat berguna untuk kerja sekolah saya. Saya mendapat sebuah komputer riba baharu!!! Saya sungguh gembira dengan hadiah ini sebab komputer riba saya yang lama rosak apabila saya tumpahkan minuman saya semasa membuat kerja-kerja sekolah sambil minum. Saya berjanji kepada ibu dan bapa saya, saya akan menjaga komputer riba ini dengan baik. Memang sudah lama saya mahu komputer riba sendiri sebab saya selalu menggunakan komputer riba kakak saya. Sekarang saya boleh membuat kerja sekolah saya dengan cepat! Saya menyimpan sepotong kek hari jadi saya untuk awak dan saya akan beri kek ini bila saya melawat awak hujung minggu ini. Kek ini sangat istimewa kerana ia dihias dengan gambar saya. Jaga diri baik-baik. Candra

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15 0546/23/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 34 Apakah janji Candra kepada Emily? …[1] 35 Siapakah yang dijemput untuk menghadiri majlis hari jadi itu? (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 36 Apakah yang membuat ramai orang tidak mahu pulang? …[1] 37 Mengapakah Candra gembira menerima sebuah komputer riba baharu? Berikan dua sebab. (i) …[1] (ii) …[1] 38 Mengapakah kek Candra istimewa baginya? …[1] [Total: 7]

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® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 11 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MALAY 0546/23 Paper 2 Reading May/June 2017 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 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 11 1 The Standardisation process 2 General Marking Notes 3 General Marking Principles 3.1 It is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided in Section 4. You will need to consider all alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with your Principal Examiner, and award marks accordingly. 3.2 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 3.3 More than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the candidate: (a) If more than one attempt is visible, but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out other attempts or by annotating the script in some way), mark in the usual way. (b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded. (c) Answers in pen do not take precedence over answers in pencil, e.g. if a candidate is asked to tick 1 box and ticks two, one in pen and the other in pencil, the mark cannot be awarded unless there is explicit indication from the candidate as to which is his/her final answer. 3.4 For questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (i) and (ii), where the answers are interchangeable: (a) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 blank = 2 (b) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice-versa)

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 3 of 11 3.5 Answers requiring the use of Malay (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided the message is clear. (a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? (b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer? 3.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect Malay if the word given means something else in Malay. (Incorrect Malay which constitutes a word in any language other than Malay is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or refused in the Mark Scheme and (ii) if not mentioned in the Mark Scheme, on the basis of 3.5 above). 3.7 Where words are combined or split inappropriately do not award the mark (inappropriate splitting or combination is an indication that the candidate has not understood). 3.8 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme: (a) INV = invalidation and is used when additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer thus preventing him/her from scoring the mark (INV = 0). (b) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark. (c) BOD = benefit of the doubt and is used to indicate that the Examiner has considered the answer/that part of the answer and judged it to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded 3.9 No response and ‘0’ marks There is a NR (No Response) option in RM Assessor. Award NR (No Response): If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 4 of 11 3.10 Extra material: It is the candidate’s responsibility to answer questions in such a way as to demonstrate to the Examiner that s/he has understood the reading text. Where candidates introduce extra, irrelevant material to an otherwise correct answer the danger is that the Examiner is being forced to ‘choose’ the correct answer and s/he cannot be certain that the candidate has shown understanding. Where the Examiner is put in this position the mark cannot be awarded. The Detailed Mark Scheme cannot cover all eventualities and where specific instructions are not provided, Examiners must check the reading text to ensure the correct elements which would qualify for the mark are not contradicted or distorted by any extra material. The following, general, rules should be applied: (a) Extra material, mentioned in the Mark Scheme, which reinforces the correct answer or in itself constitutes an alternative correct answer: this is acceptable and is not penalised (b) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer, but which is not explicitly mentioned in the Mark Scheme: the Examiner needs to decide, by consulting the text and the Principal Examiner if necessary, whether the alternative answer constitutes: (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into category (a) and the answer should be rewarded (ii) or an answer which on its own would be refused, in which case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be refused (c) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer specifically refused in the Mark Scheme: this puts the Examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which is the candidate’s final answer – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded (d) Extra material which distorts or contradicts the correct answer: this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded (e) Extra material introduced by the candidate and which does not feature in the original text: this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of what they have read and pure guesswork. Therefore where a particular answer is not covered in the Mark Scheme, Examiners should consult their Principal Examiner.

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 5 of 11 4 Detailed Mark Scheme Question Answer Marks Guidance Section 1 Exercise 1 1 D 1 2 A 1 3 C 1 4 D 1 5 A 1 Section 1 Exercise 2 6 D 1 7 F 1 8 B 1 9 A 1 10 E 1 Section 1 Exercise 3 11 A 1 12 C 1 13 A 1 14 B 1 15 A 1

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 6 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance Section 2 Exercise 1 16 cemerlang 1 17 keputusan 1 18 kemudahan 1 19 bernasib baik 1 20 membersihkan 1 Section 2 Exercise 2 • In this exercise, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. Ignore extra material (whether Malay is accurate or inaccurate) unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise. • Accept lifting unless it is specifically refused in the Mark Scheme. • Read Section 1: General Marking Principles. 21 KEY CONCEPT: participants for competition para pelajar / pelajar-pelajar / pelajar-pelajar yang berminat untuk memberi sumbangan / menyumbang. 1 REJECT: ‘mereka yang berminat«.’ (instead of pelajar, because ‘mereka ‘ is too general) 22 KEY CONCEPT: types of writing 1 rencana 2 cerita pendek (Accept cerpen) - accept ‘menulis rencana / cerita pendek / cerpen 2 REJECT: Pertandingan menulis rencana/cerita pendek (INVL). 23 KEY CONCEPT: themes for short story / feature any two: • perayaan • kasih sayang keluarga / sayang keluarga • persahabatan • kegiatan masa lapang (accept kegiatan masa lapang anda) 2 REJECT: List of things not to write in essay, such as : peperangan, bencana alam

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 7 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance 24 KEY CONCEPTS: items to make articles interesting either one: lukisan / gambar accept: ‘dengan hantaran gambar..’ 1 Reject: Tulisan boleh menghantar gambar (INV) Reject: Menampah gambar (INV) Reject :’gambar atau tulisan’ 25 KEY CONCEPT: sekumpulan pelajar. Accept sekumpulan pelajar yang bertanggungjawab untuk menghasilkan majalah. Or just : sekumpulan pelajar 1 Reject: Sekumpulan pelajar. / pelajar yang bertanggungjawab. (^) 26 KEY CONCEPT: RM100 – accept hadiah wang sebanyak RM 100.00 / hadiah wang. 1 Reject: Wang bernilai (^) 27 KEY CONCEPT: tidak akan diterima / dibaca Tidak akan dilayan / dibaca 1 28 KEY CONCEPT: melalui e-mel. Accept : melalui sally@mail.com Accept ‘sila hantar melalui emel’. 1 Hantar kepada cikgu Sally (^)

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 8 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance 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 General Marking Principles, Section 3.10. In this section, take into account the whole of the candidate’s answer. We are still applying the sound-alike rule. READ SECTION 3: GENERAL MARKING PRINCIPLES FOR ANSWERS NOT COVERED BY MARK SCHEME, ANNOTATION TOOL MAY BE USED, e.g. INV or BOD REFUSE DIRECT SPEECH HOWEVER IT IS PRESENTED. Section 3 Exercise 1 1 Mark available per question for True or False + 1 Mark available for correction of each False statement. First award marks for the True / False element and then award marks for the justification of the False statements. True/False element: all 5 statements appear on screen. Enter mark as appropriate for correct identification of each statement as True or False. • If neither True nor False is ‘ticked’ for a question, enter N/R (no response). • If both True and False are ‘ticked’ (and there is no clarification of candidate’s ‘final’ answer), enter 0. Justification for false statements: only the 3 False statements appear on screen. • If the candidate correctly identified the statement as False, mark the justification and enter the mark • If True is ‘ticked’, award N/R (or 0 if justification is provided) • If True and False are both ‘ticked’ (and there is no clarification of candidate’s ‘final’ answer), award 0 (ignore any justification) • If neither True nor False is ‘ticked’, mark justification and enter mark (no mark awarded for True / False element)

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 9 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance BETUL SALAH 9 9 9 9 9 29 Betul 1 See grid above for marking True/False element 30 Salah 1 See grid above for marking True/False element 31 Salah 1 See grid above for marking True/False element 32 Salah 1 See grid above for marking True/False element 33 Betul 1 See grid above for marking True/False element JUSTIFICATION IN EACH CASE, CHECK SALAH IS TICKED

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 10 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance 30J Mereka juga mendapat sedikit bantuan daripada ibu-bapa mereka. Untuk perbelanjaan mereka membuat kerja sambilan dan mendapat bantuan wang daripada ibu-bapa mereka. 1 REFUSE MERE ADDITION OF NEGATIVE Accept any grammatical sentence that contains the same information. “kami” invalidates. Reject : ‘kerja sambilan’ on its own. 31J Penulis tidak mempunyai masalah mendapat makanan. (or something that implies that food was not a problem) ‘penulis tidak mempunyai masalah.’ Accept ‘mudah mendapat makanan (yang dia suka)’ 1 AS ABOVE 32J menaiki koc malam ke Paris. Accept ‘menaiki koc ke Paris’. Accept ‘bas / bas malam’. 1 AS ABOVE. Keretapi. (we accept that some societies understand koc as train, but the text clearly indicates the ‘koc’ being a different type of vehicle – “Kami menaiki kereta api, koc..”) ‘mereka menaiki keretapi dari Perancis ke Belanda. (what is important is the transportation from Manchester to Paris).

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0546/23 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 11 of 11 Question Answer Marks Guidance Section 3 Exercise 2 34 untuk menceritakan tentang majlis hari jadinya / untuk menceritakan aktiviti semasa majlis hari jadinya. accept ‘tentang majlis harij jadinya / apa yang berlaku pada hari jadinya Key elements ‘cerita tentang hari jadinya’. 1 ‘saya/kami’ invalidates. Hari jadi candra / suasana hari jadi / bercerita kepada emily. 35 kawan-kawan sekolah / sekolah rendah / sekolah lama saudara – mara mandy / keluarga 2 ‘saya/kami’ invalidates. Kakaknya/mandy/ibu bapa (not as invited guests). 36 sebab ada banyak aktiviti / banyak aktiviti dirancang oleh kakak dan adiknya / banyak aktiviti menarik. Accept ‘ada banyak pertandingan dan hadiah menarik«’ 1 ‘saya/kami’ invalidates. Reject ‘pertandingan/hadiah menarik’ on its own 37 ANY TWO OF: Komputer riba lama dia / Candra rosak Sebelum ini, dia / Candra mengguna komputer riba kakaknya (dia tidak lagi perlu mengongsi komputer riba kakaknya) Sudah lama dia mahu komputernya sendiri Dia boleh membuat kerja sekolahnya dengan cepat Accept ‘kerana ia sangat berguna untuk kerja sekolahnya / kerja rumah’ Accept ‘sebelum ini, candra selalu menggunakan komputer riba kakaknya’. Accept ‘dia telah menumpahkan minuman kepada komputer ribanya yang lama’. (accept with proper justification). Candra suka hadiah-hadiah yang berguna untuk kerja sekolahnya. 2 ‘saya/kami’ invalidates. ‘selalu menggunakan komputer riba kakaknya’ (^)(not acceptable on its own). 38 Kerana ia dihias dengan gambarnya / Candra 1 ‘saya/kami’ invalidates. Reject ‘kerana ia dihias’ on its own

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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 3. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A36/45
B30/45
C24/45
D20/45
E16/45
F12/45
G8/45