w w ap eP m e tr .X w om .c s er UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level 3205/02 SINHALA Paper 2 Translation and Reading Comprehension May/June 2010 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper *2293208676* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 4 printed pages and 4 blank pages. DC (LEO/TL) 25616/3 © UCLES 2010 [Turn over 2 BLANK PAGE © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 3 Section A – Translation 1 Translate into English: 19 1885 1900 [assembly line] [10] 2 Translate into Sinhala: The paddy fields were muddy after the heavy rains and many of the tall plants were lying flat on the ground. A boy stepped lightly through the puddles, making sure as he placed his toes down that he could feel the solid ground beneath him. Earlier in the day, he had watched his friend skip through the field in a hurry, and fall waist deep into a small pool of water. He wanted to go and see what state the railway track was in at the other side of the field. The train that goes between the big cities passes this point twice a week, just after midday. The service had been disrupted by heavy rains that had submerged part of the track. As he went into the field that the track passed through, he noticed that the track was not even visible. He had to wade almost knee deep through the water. In the distance, he heard the sound of an engine. There was no doubt that the train was on its way. He watched anxiously. As the sound grew louder, he saw the train appear in the distance. Ahead of him, he could still see no track. The engine rounded a corner and he watched as mud splashed up over two metres high onto the windows of the train. Seconds later, the front of the train sped past him and the carriages followed behind. Today, there were no problems. [20] © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 [Turn over 4 Section B – Reading Comprehension Read the following passage carefully and then answer the questions in Sinhala. 50,000 2000 70 9000 500 © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 5 Now answer the following questions in Sinhala using your own words as far as possible: 1 [2] 2 [2] 3 [2] 4 2 [2] 5 [1] 6 [2] 2 7 [2] 8 [3] 9 [1] 10 [3] 2 Language and spelling [5] Total marks [25] © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 6 BLANK PAGE © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 7 BLANK PAGE © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10 8 BLANK PAGE 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. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. © UCLES 2010 3205/02/M/J/10