UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

GCE Ordinary Level

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2008 question paper





3248 SECOND LANGUAGE URDU
3248/02 Paper 2 (Language Usage, Summary and Comprehension),
maximum raw mark 55


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.

All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in
candidates scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills
demonstrated.

Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the
examination.



CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.



CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2008 question papers for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
syllabuses.

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper
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UCLES 2008
Part 1: Language Usage [15 marks]

Vocabulary

1 Award one mark for each correct response [3]


2 Award one mark for each correct response [2]


Sentence Transformation

[1] 3


[1] 4


[1] 5


[1] 6


[1] 7


Cloze Passage

[1] 8


[1] 9


[1] 10


[1] 11


[1] 12
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UCLES 2008
Part 2: Summary [10 marks]

13 Award 2 marks for each point positively and concisely conveyed in the candidates own words.
Accept up to 120 words. Any points conveyed afterwards should be disregarded.


Part 3: Comprehension A [15 marks]


14 Award 2 marks for



15 Award 3 marks for any 3 responses



16 Award 2 marks for



17 Award 3 marks for any 3



18 Award 2 marks for



19 Accept any 3 for 3 marks






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UCLES 2008
Comprehension B [15 marks]

20 Award 2 marks for



21 Award 2 marks for



22 Award 2 marks for any 2



23 Accept any 3 advantages



24 Accept any 3 disadvantages




25 Accept any appropriate responses in favour or against, for 2 to 3 marks.
1 mark can be awarded for either of these