UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the June 2005 question paper
0508 FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC
0508/02 Paper 2 (Reading and Directed Writing), maximum mark 60
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award marks. It does
not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking
began. Any substantial changes to the mark scheme that arose from these discussions will be
recorded in the published Report on the Examination.
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 discussion or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.
CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the June 2005 question papers for most IGCSE and GCE
Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
Grade thresholds for Syllabus 0508 (First Language Arabic) in the June 2005
examination.
maximum minimum mark required for grade:
mark
A C E F
available
Component 2 60 46 33 20 14
The threshold (minimum mark) for B is set halfway between those for Grades A and C.
The threshold (minimum mark) for D is set halfway between those for Grades C and E.
The threshold (minimum mark) for G is set as many marks below the F threshold as the
E threshold is above it.
Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component.
June 2005
IGCSE
MARK SCHEME
MAXIMUM MARK: 60
SYLLABUS/COMPONENT: 0508/02
FIRST LANGUAGE ARABIC
Paper 2 Reading and Directed Writing
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