Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language 0539 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0

0539/20/M/J/25 · 30 marks · ≈34 min

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Question paper, page 1

This document has 8 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over NL 339719/2 © UCLES 2025 * 6 4 1 3 6 3 2 4 6 8 * URDU AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0539/02 Paper 2 Listening May/June 2025 Approximately 35–45 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all questions. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. ● 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 use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 30. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. Cambridge IGCSE™ , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Oz> 4mHuOªEŠ]y6€W ¬D§yU¡•¬azxJ„SCay‚ ¥ u•uu uuuUEE5e•UU

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2 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 1 [1] … 2 [1] … 3 [1] … 4 [1] … 5 [1] … 6 [1] … 7 [1] … 8 [1] … 6[8 :­] 1 :® ¯ :® ¯ 8–1 ® °ال ® °ال ± ½۔ ¼ °ال » ºاب دی ¹ ¸· ¶ µ´± ر ³²± ۔ ن ُ à ± آپ آÁ À ¿ ¾ ± ½۔ ¼ °ال » ºاب دی ¹ ¸· ¶ µ´± ر ³²± ۔ ن ُ à ± آپ آÁ À ¿ ¾8–1 : ® °ال : ® °ال آپ » ºاب É ÈÇ ÆÅÄ ± ۔ آپ » ºاب É ÈÇ ÆÅÄ ± ۔ ± ½۔ ن آپ ¼ ¿ Ë دو Êر ¾ ± ½۔ ن آپ ¼ ¿ Ë دو Êر ¾ ÔدÓ Ë Ò± د Ñ Ðϱ داری à ± Î وÍ ÆÅÄ ± Ì؟ Úرت Ù Ø× à Öوہ اور Õ±ا Ðϱ دا؟ دور ³ے Û؟Ü Èà ˆ Ôß Ñ Þݱ ت è آج ڈاç æ å äãت ³ â á؟ îل » Ðϱ داری í± ì æ زë±ادہ وÍ êں éرا؟ نÄ ± Èا؟ õاد ôب óھ ³ òñ±وس ð± وں ï ù± پ øپ Ðاب ÈÙ Ñ و÷ Õ±ا ö؟ نÄ ± á؟ Ñ ûúی ð± وں ïü ¶ Āÿوں à ± þص ý± ٹوں * 0000800000002 * , , ƀġŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞĴŏČŒī ƀĘŹŎĬŹťŒĮśŖĹĐĽŇŭŅŖ ŹĩŹũĉũęũęĉřřęʼnęĩʼnĩ 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

3 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] 6[8 :­] 2 :® ¯ :® ¯ »Ɔ Ñ درë±اƅ æ Ƅ ƃ … Ƃر Ɓı ۔ اƊر æ »Ɔ Ɖ Êر … ƈی í± Ƈ ¹۔ ƌرƋ± ن Ɣخ Ɠپھلƒ±Ƒاں Ɛ ³ Əن Ñ Ǝë±اں د´± ر ƍ … رƁı ۔ ± ر … ƕ ³ آگ í± ڈال دë±ا۔ ن ƙرگ Ù ƓپھلƘ±Ɨوں Ë Ɩ »Ɔ Ɵ Ƃر È× ƞ Ɲ … Ɯƛ í± زë±ادہ ƚل È×۔ اƥƤ± í± Æƣ … È× ƞ »Ɔ » اƢل ơھ Ơ±ا۔ ƫازƪ± í± »Ɔ Ñ اƩا ƨ اƧ± … êƦ á۔ Ʈƭں í± … ³ ƫازƪ± ¸ƣ Ƭ۔Ư à Ɔ» (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) 9 : ® °ال : ® °ال دƴ± Ƭ Ƴ اƧ± ë±ا دو اƲظ Ʊ ³ ư ³²± ۔ دƴ± Ƭ Ƴ اƧ± ë±ا دو اƲظ Ʊ ³ ư ³²± ۔Ƶ ± اور ن »Ɔ à Êرے í± اƧ± رƶرٹ ¾ ± اور ن »Ɔ à Êرے í± اƧ± رƶرٹ ¾ ± ½۔ ن آپ Ʒ± رƶرٹ دو Êر ¾ ± ½۔ ن آپ Ʒ± رƶرٹ دو Êر ¾ * 0000800000003 * , , ƀģŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞĴōČŒī ƀĘźōĤŷšłijŅŃŸŴĥĻŭŕŖ ŹĩũĩʼnʼnĹʼnĩęĩřęũĹũŹĩ 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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4 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 A B C D E F G 6[6 :­] 3 :® ¯ :® ¯ 10 : ® °ال : ® °ال ƣآپ زǂǁ í± ǀƿ± ƾƽ± ± وں æ Ƅ Ƽ ƭƻں Ñ ƺ ƹ رá Ɓı ۔ ¼ اƧ± Ƹ Ë اس Ñ دی ¹ را ƣآپ زǂǁ í± ǀƿ± ƾƽ± ± وں æ Ƅ Ƽ ƭƻں Ñ ƺ ƹ رá Ɓı ۔ ¼ اƧ± Ƹ Ë اس Ñ دی ¹ را ¼ í± æ اƧ± Džف دƴ± Ƭ DŽÙ í± لکھǃ±ں۔ ¼ í± æ اƧ± Džف دƴ± Ƭ DŽÙ í± لکھǃ±ں۔ (A–G) ± ۔ ¼ Ƹ à ± اdž´±نری Džوف LJ æ äLj ± ۔ ¼ Ƹ à ± اdž´±نری Džوف LJ æ äLj (A–G) Džف » اƢل ljف اƧ± Êر ³²± ۔ Džف » اƢل ljف اƧ± Êر ³²± ۔ نÄ ± ۔ اƧ± Džف اnjƆ á Nj اƢل ³Ù Ñ NJورت ï نÄ ± ۔ اƧ± Džف اnjƆ á Nj اƢل ³Ù Ñ NJورت ï ± ½۔ ن آپ ¼ ¿ Ë دو Êر ¾ ± ½۔ ن آپ ¼ ¿ Ë دو Êر ¾ ± Ù وÍ ƞ Ǐë±ا ǎ± ن اÐاǍت ơھ Ƭ۔ ن Ǒ± رے ǐ Ɖ راƣ نÄ ± ۔ Ǘ ǖ í± اǕ دل ǔ Ǔ ¶ا٠à ± وÍ ǒ ï دوƔی راƣ نÄ ± Õ±ا۔ ï ±ن ǜ æ ƶǛ ǚǙ ن ± ر آج ƍ Ë× ǘ ± ری راƣ ت ǝ ن ت± Ǚ Ǡ اǟ Ǟ۔ ³Ç óا ǎ± ن ǡ ±ن ǣ Ǣری í± ǘ Ǥö راƣ ƞ د´± ر æ Õ±ا ǎ± ن Ǡ اǟ Õ±ا۔ ±ن í± Ù ǘ ûǥ²± راƣ Õ±ا۔ ±ن í± Ù آÐی وÍ í± óǧ× Ǧڑ Ù » ǘ ی راƣ ǩپَھǨٹ Ǫد Õ±ا۔ ±ن ƭƻں à Ǭروں Ë ǫاǂاز ³ à ǘ * 0000800000004 * , , ƀġŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞIJŏČŔī ƀĘźŐĤŽųŏİŃŌſĒŁřŝōŖ ŹŹęĩĉʼnĹĩĉŹĹřřũřũʼnĩ 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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5 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 [Turn over 4 :® ¯ :® ¯ 18 ƌ ƌ11 ® °ال ® °ال æ ±í æ ±í (A, B ë±اë±ا C) ±Â à آپ اƧ± Ƃر ادا»رہ æ Ǯ±ا Ơ±ا اǭوñ±و ƹ رá Ɓı ۔ اǭوñ±و ƹ ³ ¼ °ال ±Â à آپ اƧ± Ƃر ادا»رہ æ Ǯ±ا Ơ±ا اǭوñ±و ƹ رá Ɓı ۔ اǭوñ±و ƹ ³ ¼ °ال ± ۔ LJ ) ǰ » ǯن ǔLj ± ۔ LJ ) ǰ » ǯن ǔLj( ±í ÙDŽ Ƭ ±ƴdz± ºاب à DzDZ د ( ±í ÙDŽ Ƭ ±ƴdz± ºاب à DzDZ د ± ½۔ ن آپ Ʒ± اǭوñ±و دوÊر ¾ ± ½۔ ن آپ Ʒ± اǭوñ±و دوÊر ¾ 11 A B C 12 A B C 13 A B C ±Ǵ± و ǵر ت Ƕ ڈراǷں í± »م [1] ±í Ǹ Íزë±ادہ و ی á؟ Ǽ ¼ ǻǺ í± ǹ æ Ǭرہ لǃ±Ǩت æ واǽہ æ سǾă±لƘ±Ɨوں [1] æ ǽوا » Ȁاج ǿ± ا á؟ ن ± Ǽ à Ȃ× ȁ ¸ȃ وا Ǚ ± دہ ن Ȅ [1] ȅȆار ن ±ات Ɓı ؟ Ǽ à واǽ Ñ Õ±ا Ȉوȇ * 0000800000005 * , , ƀģŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞIJōČŔī ƀĘŹŏĬųŷşıŝŝIJŮřĥŝŝŖ ŹŹĉũʼnũęĉĹũʼnřřʼnŹĩŹĩ 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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6 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 14 A B C 15 A B C 16 A B C 17 A B C ×È ± Äن زë±ادہ Ǫȉ ï ö وہ Ǡ ¶ اȊد [1] ö ×È ×وہ »Ɔ ȋا ö ادا»ری Ñ Ȏرȅ ȍȌ± ت Ì Ȑ æ ȏن [1] ö Ñ ×واǽ Ù ȓȒ اȑا ± Ñ و÷ å Ȕم È×؟ ن Ǽ Ë اȕ واǽ à ǐ ö ȖǍ æ Ɲ țڑے Țș í± Ș ȗ Ơ±ا [1] »Ɔ Țș à Ȝ Ȕم Èا Ǽ à ± ǹ ȟ í± اȞب ȝ Ì؟ ±í ȟ ƨ ǜ ±í ± ت ljف Ƕ [1] ±í ljف ادا»ری Ǽ Ù Ɖ ƥȢ اȕ واǽ à Dzȡ »م à دوران ǿ± ا Ƞس Õ±ا ؟ Ǽ Ù ادا»ری à Êرے í± ð± وں °Æ؟ * 0000800000006 * , , ƀĥŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞijōĉŒī ƀĘźŏįŹşŕĹŒŐīŎŁĈĵōŖ ŹĉũũʼnĉęũŹʼnĩřęʼnęũĉĩ 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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7 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 18 A B C 6[8 :­] ±ÄƁ ȣ Ȥ Ë وہ دوƔوں ±ÄƁ ȣ ±ȥ وہ دوƔوں æ Ȁϱ د [1] ±ÄƁ Ȧ³ æ ȧوہ اȩ » م Ȩ د ±ال á؟ ن Ǽ » اȕ واǽ à »م à Êرے í± Õ±ا Ȫ * 0000800000007 * , , ƀħŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞijŏĉŒī ƀĘŹŐħŷśŅĨŐřŦIJřżĵŝŖ ŹĉŹĩĉĩĹʼnʼnřřřęũĹĩĹĩ 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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8 0539/02/M/J/25 © UCLES 2025 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE * 0000800000008 * ,  , ƀĥŎĒŴĈŁĜʼnģžęŞıōĉŔī ƀĘŹōħŽʼnŌĻŊŒŭŔĽĚąŅŖ ŹřĉĩʼnĩĹĩũĹʼnřřũřĩĉĩ 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

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A23/30
B20/30
C18/30
D15/30
E13/30
F10/30
G7/30