UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2007 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 May/June 2007 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.xtremepapers.net Page 2 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – May/June 2007 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 1 Language usage 1 Award 1 mark for each correct response [3] 2 Award 1 mark for each correct response [2] Sentence Transformation [1] 3 [1] 4 [1] 5 [1] 6 [1] 7 [Total: 5] Cloze passage [1] 8 [1] 9 [1] 10 [1] 11 [1] 12 [Total: 5] Summary 13 Award 2 marks for each point appropriately conveyed in the candidate’s own words. Accept up to 120 words. Any points conveyed after this should be ignored. [10] [Total: 10] © UCLES 2007 www.xtremepapers.net Page 3 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – May/June 2007 Part 2 Comprehension passage A 14 Accept any 2 for 2 marks. 15 Accept any 2 for 2 marks. 16 Accept any 3 for 3 marks. 17 Accept any 3 for 3 marks. 18 Two marks for two responses. Award 1 mark for 19 Award 3 marks for 3 points conveyed in favour or against. © UCLES 2007 www.xtremepapers.net Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Page 4 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – May/June 2007 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Comprehension passage B [3] 20 [2] 21 22 [3] 23 [2] 24 [3] Any 3 for 3 marks 25 [2] © UCLES 2007 www.xtremepapers.net