Cambridge Assessment International Education

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC 0508/01

Paper 1 Reading October/November 2017
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 50

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Section 1

20 content marks
5 language marks

Not Allowed
Question Answer Marks
Responses

1(a)
.ÀƎśŕŠśƊƈ ƑƆŷ ¨Ɔ·ƅ§ ŶƔŠŮśƅ  1

1(b)
.řƔŷÃƊƅ§  1

Not Allowed
Question Answer Marks
Responses

2(b)
ÃţƊ ƑƆŷà ŶƔ±Ŭ ¿ƄŮŗ ƓƄƜƎśŬƛ§ ¶§±Ɓƙ§ ÀŦŲś  2

Ŷƈ ¨ŬŕƊśƔ ƛ ÃţƊ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ /.ƌƔž źƅŕŗƈ

³ŕƊƅ§ ±ÃŠÊ£
.ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƆƅ ¶Ã±Ƃƅ§ ÀƔ¯Ƃś Ɠž ·§±žƙ§ Ƒƅ¥ į£ 

2(c)
.©¯ŸŰƗ§ ¿Ƅ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƜƅ ŢƈŕŠƅ§ ÃƈƊƅ§  2

¹ÃƊśƅ§ Áŷ ±ƈśŬƈƅ§ «ţŗƅ§ 

2(d)
¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ·ŕƈƊ£ Ɠž ªƛÃţśƅ§ ¯Ɣ¯ţśƅ řƆŰ§Ãśƈ ªŕŬ§±¯  3

ŕƎƊƈŲ£Ã ½±·ƅ§ ¹±Ŭōŗ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ŶƆŬƅ§ ¿ŕŰƔ¥ 

½ÃŬśƅ§
Ì Ɠž ªƊ±śƊƛ§ ¿ŕƈŸśŬ§ 

2(e)
.©±ƔƂſƅ§ Á§¯Ɔŗƅ§ Ɠž řŰƔŦ±ƅ§ řƅŕƈŸƅ§ ¿żśŬś ŕƎƊ£ - 2

¯Ɗŷ ²Ɣƈśƅ§
Ì Ã ¹§¯ŗƙ§ ­Ã± ¿śƂƔ ŶƔ±Ŭƅ§ ÀƔƈŰśƅ§ -
.ÁƔŠśƊƈƅ§

2(f)
²ƔŕƈśƔ ƛ Ɠśƅ§) ª§²±§ ·ƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś Ɠž řƆœŕƎƅ§ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ§  2

(.¼œŕ¸Ãƅ§ řƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔ±ƍÊ ©±ÃŰŗ ¶Ÿŗ Áŷ ŕƎŲŸŗ

±ƔƔżśŗ ¹§±Ŭƙ§Ã řƎŠ§Ãƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ ¶Ÿŗ Ŷž¯ 
.ŕƎŷÃƊśÃ ŶƆŬƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś

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Not Allowed
Question Answer Marks
Responses

2(g)
řƆŝŕƈƈ řƔƈƍ£ ª§° řƔƂƔÃŬśƅ§ řſƔ¸Ãƅ§ ªţŲ£ Á£  2

.ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Ɠž řƔ°ƔſƊśƅ§ řſƔ¸ÃƆƅ

¬ŕśƊ¥ řƔŷÃƊ ¯Ɣ¯ţś Ɠž ÆŕƈŬŕţ ÆƜƈŕŷ Ƌ±Ã¯ ŢŗŰ£ :¿Ɣƅ¯ƅ§ 
.©¯¯Ÿśƈƅ§ ŕƎƈŕŬƁ£ Ɠž ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§

2(h)
řƔžŕƂŝƅ§Ã řƔſ·ŕŸƅ§Ã řƔŬſƊƅ§ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ÁŕŬƊƙ§ ªŕŗƆ·śƈ - 2

.řƔœ§±Ůƅ§ řƔƆƈŸƅ§ Ɠž ¿ÃƗ§

Ì Ŷž§¯ƅ§ Ɠƍ
.ªŕƁƜŸƅ§ Ƌ°ƍ ÀŕƂƈ ŶƆŬƅ§ ÀŕƔƁ 

2(i)
¯Ɗŷ Àŕƈśƍ§ řƆƁ ƌƆŗŕƂƔ şśƊƈƅ§
Ê ©ŕƔţ ©±Ã¯ ¿¤ŕŲś Á£
Ì
3

.¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§
µƁŕƊśś ã /ƋŕŲ±Ã űśŮƈƅ§ řŗŻ± ÁƔŗ ©±śſƅ§ ±ŰƁË 
.řŷ±Ŭŗ
±ŗƄ£ řŷÃƈŠƈ ­±· ¨±Ƃŗ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŸƁÃś ¯Ɣ§²ś
.ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ Áƈ «¯ţ£Ã

Writing: Accuracy of Language

5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied,
precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors.

4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors.

3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax.
Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors.

2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some
clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors.

1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors.

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Section 2

15 content marks
5 marks for Style and Organisation
5 marks for Accuracy of Language

Content points are listed below. Please only award points for summary points that are listed below.

¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ©±ƍภƓž řſƆśŦƈƅ§ ªŕƎŠƅ§ řƄ±ŕŮƈ řƔſƔƄ ÁƔŗÌ ƔÊ řƈƆƄ 250200 ¯Ã¯ţ Ɠž ŕŰƔŦƆś
Æ ¨śƄ§
.ÁŕƄƈƙ§ ±¯Ɓ řŰŕŦƅ§ ¾ś§±ŕŗŷ ¿ƈŸśŬ§ .ŕƎţƅŕŰƈà ªŕƎŠƅ§ ¾Ɔś ¼§¯ƍ£ ŕƈÃ

:¾Âƕ¦ ´ƈƃ¦ °œƂż¢

¾ƜƎśŬƜƅ ŢƈŕŠƅ§ ÃƈƊƅ§ / «¯ţƗ§ ŶƆŬƅ§ ƑƆŷ ¿ÃŰţƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ±ŝƄōž ±ŝƄ£ ÁßÌƆ·śƔ ÁÃƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ .1

ÀÉƅŕŷ Ɠž ¯Ɣ¯Š Ãƍ ŕƈ ¿Ƅŗ ŕŸƅà č

Æ ±ŝƄ£Ã žŕŗÆƆ·ś ±ŝƄ£ ±ŕŰ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ / ©¯ŸŰƗ§ ¿Ƅ ƑƆŷ
1.ŶƆŬƅ§
ƑƆŷ ¨Ɔ·ƅ§ ŶƔŠŮśƅ Àœ§¯ƅ§ ÀƎŝŕƎƅ Ɠž ¾ƅ°Ã ÀƎţŕŗ±£ Áƈ ÀŬƁ Áŷ ƓƆŦśƅ§ ÁÃŲś±Ɣ ÁÊśƊƈƅ§ .2

1 .ÀƎśŕŠÃśƊƈ
ÀƎś§±¯Ɓà ³ŕƊƅ§ ±ÃŠÊ£ Ŷƈ ¨ŬŕƊśƔ ƛ ÃţƊ ƑƆŷ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ ƑŸŬś Ɠśƅ§ řƔƅŕƈƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈƅ§ .3

1 .ŶƔ±Ŭ ¿ƄŮŗ ƓƄƜƎśŬƛ§ ¶§±Ɓƙ§ ÀƔŦŲś Ƒƅ¥ ¾ƅ° Ä Ì̄ £/ .řƔœ§±Ůƅ§

1 .řŸŬ§Ãƅ§ ÀƎţœ§±Ůŗ ÁƔƊ·§Ãƈƅ§ Áƈ ªŕœž ¿ÃŕƊśƈ Ɠž řƔ¯ƂƊƅ§ řƅÃƔŬƅ§ ¿ŸŠ .4

řƆŰ§Ãśƈ ªŕŬ§±¯ŗ ÀÃƂś ŕƎƊƗ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŗÌƆ·śƈ ƓŗƆś Ɠśƅ§ Ɠƍ řţŠŕƊƅ§ řƔ±ŕŠśƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈƅ§ .5

1.¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ·ŕƈƊ£ Ɠž ªƛÃţśƅ§ ¯Ɣ¯ţśƅ

¹±Ŭōŗ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ŶƆŬƅ§ ¿ŕŰƔƙ řƔ¯ƔƆƂś ±ƔŻÃ ©¯Ɣ±ž ªŕƈ¯Ŧ «§¯ţśŬ§ Àś
Ì ½ƔÃŬśƅ§ ¿ŕŠƈ Ɠž .6

1.ŕƎƊƈŲ£Ã ½±·ƅ§
¿ƜŦ Áƈ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ªŕŗÌƆ·śƈ řƔŗƆś Ɠž ÀƎƈ ±Ã¯ ªƛŕŰśƛ§ ŕƔŠÃƅÃƊƄśÃ ªŕƈÃƆŸƈƅ§ ©±Ãŝƅ .7

1.½ÃŬśƅ§
Ì Ɠž ªƊ±śƊƛ§ ¿ŕƈŸśŬ§
Ɠž ±ƔŗƄƅ§ ŶƔÃƊśƅ§ ƑƆŷ ¯ƈśŸś ŕƎƊƗ § Ď̄ Š řŸƔ±Ŭ ©±ÃŰŗ ±Ã·śś řƁŕٱ ±ŝƄƗ§Ã řƔśſƅ§ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ .8

1.§ Ď̄ Š ŶƔ±Ŭƅ§ ŕƎƅ§¯ŗśŬ§Ã ŶƆŬƅ§ řƆƔƄŮś

řƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔ±ƍÊ ©±ÃŰŗ ¶Ÿŗ Áŷ ŕƎŲŸŗ ²ƔŕƈśƔ ƛ ©²ƎŠ£ şśƊƔ ¿ŕƂƊƅ§ ¼śŕƎƅ§ ©²ƎŠ£ ¬ŕśƊ¥ ¹ŕ·Ɓ .9

Áƈ ½ŕ·Ɗ ŶŬã Ŷƈ ƑŮŕƈśśƅ ÀŠţƅ§Ã ÀƔƈŰśƅ§ ƓśƔţŕƊ Áƈ řƔŬŕŬ£ ©±ÃŰŗ ¼ƆśŦś ŕƎƊƄƅà ž¼œŕ¸Ãƅ§
1 .½§Ã°Ɨ§
1 .©¯¯Ÿśƈƅ§ ŕƎƈŕŬƁ£ Ɠž ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ ¬ŕśƊ¥ řƔŷÃƊ ¯Ɣ¯ţś Ɠž ÆŕƈŬŕţ ÆƜƈŕŷ Ƌ±Ã¯ ªŕŗ ½ƔÃŬśƅ§ ±Ɣ¯ƈ .10
řƔƆƈŸƅ§ Ɠž ¿ÃƗ§
Ì Ŷž§¯ƅ§ ªţŗŰ£ řƔžŕƂŝƅ§Ã řƔſ·ŕŸƅ§Ã řƔŬſƊƅ§ ±ŰŕŸƈƅ§ ÁŕŬƊƙ§ ªŕŗƆ·śƈ .11
1 .řƔœ§±Ůƅ§

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Ɠśƅ§ Ɠƍ ½ÃŬƅ§ Ɠž ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ¾ÃƆŬƅ ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ ªŕſŰƅ§ ÁŕŗŬţƅŕŗ °Ŧōś Ɠśƅ§ ©¯Ɣ¯Šƅ§ ªŕƄ±Ůƅ§ Á¥ .12

1.ƌƔž ŕƎŸƁ§Ãƈ ƑƆŷ ¸žŕţś

‫أفكار النص الثاني‬

Ƌ°ƍ ½ƔƂţś ƑƆŷ řƆœŕƎƅ§ ©±¯Ƃƅ§ ¨ŗŬŗ ©¯Ɣ¯Š řƔŷŕƈśŠ§ řƈƔƂƄ ¾ƜƎśŬ§ «Ɣ¯ţƅ§ ŶƈśŠƈƅ§ ±ŗśŸƔ .1
1.ŕƈœ§¯
Æ ©¯Ɣ§²śƈ ªƛ¯Ÿƈŗà ±§±ƈśŬŕŗ ©¯ŕƔ²ƅ§
ƑƆŷ ©±ƈśŬƈƅ§ ©±¯Ƃƅ§ ±žÃ ¯Ɓ ¬ŕśƊƙ§ ¨ƔƅŕŬ£ Ɠž À¯ŦśŬƈƅ§Ã ­ŕśƈƅ§ ¿œŕƎƅ§ ƓƊſƅ§ À¯Ƃśƅ§ .2

1 .¬ŕśƊƙ§ ©¯ŕƔ²
1 .ŕƍ¯œ§ÃžÃ ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ŕƔ§²ƈ ÁƔƄƆƎśŬƈƆƅ ¶±Ÿś şƈ§±ŗ ªŰŰŦ řƔŕŷ¯ƅ§Ã ÀƜŷƙ§ ¿œŕŬà .3

ƌƁð ƑƆŷ ¼ƁÃśƔ ƛ ¯±ſƅ§ ¾ƜƎśŬ§ Á£ ÁƔČŗ Å°ƅ§Ã ¯ƔƆƂśƅ§ ±ŝ£ Áŷ «ţŗŗ ¹ŕƈśŠƛ§ ¡ŕƈƆŷ ¶Ÿŗ ÀŕƁ .4

1űŦŕſśƅ§ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ / .ÁñŦƕ§ ƌƄƆƎśŬƔ ŕƈŗ ±ŝōśƔ ŕƈ ±¯Ƃŗ Ãƍ Ƌ¯Ɣ±Ɣ ŕƈà ƓŰŦŮƅ§
¼ƜŦË ƅ§ ¨Ɗ੠¡ŕżƅ¥ ÃţƊ ƌŠśƔ ¾ƜƎśŬƛ§ ŶƈśŠƈ Á£ ƓƁÃŬśƅ§ ¹ŕƈśŠƛ§ ÀƆŷ Ɠž ¡§±ŗŦ ¯ƂśŸƔ .5

1 řŲÃƈƅ§ / .ªŕŸƈśŠƈƅ§ Áƈ Ƌ±ƔŻ ³ƄŸŗ

1 .ŕƎƄƜśƈŕŗ ±Ŧŕſśƅ§Ã ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ¡§±Ů Ɠž ƑƈŷƗ§ ¯ƔƆƂśƅ§
2:¨ƊŠśŗ ¾ƆƎśŬƈƅ§ ¯ŕŰśƁƛ§ ÀƆŷ Ɠž ÁÃŰśŦƈƅ§ ŢŰƊƔ .6

.½ŕſƊƙ§ Ɠž ©ƛŕŗƈƅ§ À¯ŷà ±Ɣ°ŗśƅ§ Ƒƅ¥ ŶƈśŠƈƅ§ ¯§±ž£ ¼§±ŰƊ§ 

¯ƔƅŕƂśƅ§Ã ª§¯ŕŸƅŕŗ ¾Ŭƈśƅ§ 

2 :½Ɣ±· Áŷ ƓŠ°ÃƈƊ ƓƄƜƎśŬ§ ŶƈśŠƈ řƈŕƁ¥ Ɠž řƅïƅ§ ±Ã¯ ²±ŗƔ .7

.ŕƍ¯ƔſƊś řŸŗŕśƈà ÁƔƊ§ÃƂƅ§ ÁŬ

Ì 

.±ŕƄśţƛ§ Áƈ ¯ţƅ§ 

.ÁƔŠśƊƈƅ§ ±ŕżŰ Àŷ¯Ã řƔƆţƈƅ§ ªŕŠśƊƈƅ§ ŶƔŠŮś 

¶§±śƁƛ§ ¯Ů±Êś ƓƄƅ ¼±ŕŰƈƅ§Ã řƔƅŕƈƅ§ ªŕŬŬ¤ƈƅ§ řŗƁ§±ƈ 

[max. 15]

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Writing: Style and Organisation

5 (Excellent) Excellent expression and focus with assured use of own words. Good summary
style with orderly grouping of ideas; excellent linkage. Answer has sense of
purpose

4 (Good) Good expression in recognisable summary style. Attempts to focus and to group
ideas; good linkage

3 (Adequate) Satisfactory expression in own words. Reasonably concise with some sense of
order. Occasional lapses of focus

2 (Weak) Limited expression but mostly in own words. Some sense of order but little sense
of summary. Tendency to lose focus (e.g. by including some anecdote); thread not
always easy to follow

1 (Poor) Expression just adequate; maybe list-like. Considerable lifting; repetitive. Much
irrelevance

Writing: Accuracy of Language

5 (Excellent) Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied,
precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors.

4 (Good) Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors.

3 (Adequate) Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax.
Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors.

2 (Weak) Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some
clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors.

1 (Poor) Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors.

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