w w ap eP m e tr .X w UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS s er om .c GCE Ordinary Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 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 October/November 2007 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. Page 2 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2007 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 1: Language Usage [15 marks] Vocabulary 1 Award one mark for each appropriate 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 © UCLES 2007 [1] 8 [1] 9 [1] 10 [1] 11 [1] 12 Page 3 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2007 Part 2: Summary [10 marks] (i) Award 2 marks for (ii) Award 2 marks for any two responses (iii) Award 2 marks for (iv) Award 3 marks for any 3 responses (v) Award 1 mark for any one response Part 3: Comprehension [30 marks] Passage A 14 Award 2 marks for 2 responses 15 Award 3 marks for 16 Award 2 marks for 17 Award 2 marks for 18 Award 2 marks for 19 Award 2 marks for 20 Award 2 marks for any two © UCLES 2007 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Page 4 Mark Scheme GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2007 Passage B 21 Award 4 marks for any four responses 22 Award 3 marks for 23 Award 1 mark for 24 Award 3 marks for any 3 responses 25 Award 1 mark for 26 Award 3 marks for 3 responses © UCLES 2007 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02