UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Ordinary Level
3248/02
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.
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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. www.xtremepapers.net

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GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2008
Part 1: Language Usage [15 marks]
Vocabulary
1 Award one mark for each correct response
2 Award one mark for each correct response
Sentence Transformation
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Cloze Passage
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Part 2: Summary [10 marks]
13 Award 2 marks for each point positively and concisely conveyed in the candidate’s 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
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17 Award 3 marks for any 3
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19 Accept any 3 for 3 marks
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Comprehension B [15 marks]
20 Award 2 marks for
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22 Award 2 marks for any 2
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Accept any 3 advantages
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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
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