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 2010 question paper for the guidance of teachers 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, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. 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 2010 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. Page 2 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2010 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 1: Language Usage 1A Vocabulary Questions 1–5 [5] Award one mark for each appropriate response. 1B Sentence Transformation [1] 6 [1] 7 [1] 8 [1] 9 [1] 10 1C Cloze Passage [5] 15 14 © UCLES 2010 13 12 11 Page 3 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2010 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 2: Summary 16 Award 2 marks for each point concisely and positively conveyed. Accept up to 120 words. Any points conveyed after this limit should be ignored. [2] [2] [2] [2] [2] © UCLES 2010 Page 4 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2010 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 3: Comprehension Passage A Award 2 marks for: 17 Award 2 marks for: 18 Award 4 marks for 4 correct responses: 19 Award 2 marks for: 20 Award 2 marks for: 21 Award 3 marks for: 22 © UCLES 2010 Page 5 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2010 Syllabus 3248 Paper 02 Part 3: Comprehension Passage B Award 2 marks for any 2 responses: 23 Award 2 marks for any 2 comparisons: 24 Award 4 marks for: 25 Award 2 marks for any 2 responses: 26 Award 3 marks for: 27 Award 2 marks for: 28 © UCLES 2010