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Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2015 series
0508 FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC
0508/01
Paper 1 (Reading), maximum raw mark 50
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the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
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which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner
Report for Teachers.
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Section 1
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Writing: Accuracy of Language
5 (Excellent)
Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate. Varied,
precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors.
4 (Good)
Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors.
3 (Adequate)
Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple syntax.
Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors.
2 (Weak)
Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with some
clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors.
1 (Poor)
Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors.
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Writing: Style and Organisation
5 (Excellent)
Excellent expression and focus with assured use of own words. Good summary
style with orderly grouping of ideas; excellent linkage. Answer has sense of
purpose.
4 (Good)
Good expression in recognisable summary style. Attempts to focus and to group
ideas; good linkage.
3 (Adequate)
Satisfactory expression in own words. Reasonably concise with some sense of
order. Occasional lapses of focus.
2 (Weak)
Limited expression but mostly in own words. Some sense of order but little sense
of summary. Tendency to lose focus (e.g. by including some anecdote); thread not
always easy to follow.
1 (Poor)
Expression just adequate; maybe list-like. Considerable lifting; repetitive. Much
irrelevance.
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Writing: Accuracy of Language
5 (Excellent)
Clear, carefully chosen language with complex syntax where appropriate.
Varied, precise vocabulary. Hardly any or no technical errors.
4 (Good)
Clear, appropriate language. Appropriate vocabulary. Few technical errors.
3 (Adequate)
Language generally appropriate, but unsophisticated and generally simple
syntax. Adequate vocabulary. Some technical errors.
2 (Weak)
Unsophisticated language, not always appropriate. Very simple syntax with
some clumsiness. Thin vocabulary. A number of technical errors.
1 (Poor)
Thin, inappropriate use of language. Confused and obscure. Many errors.
[Total: 25]
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