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ARABIC 3180/02
Paper 2 Translation & Reading Comprehension May/June 2024
MARK SCHEME
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specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptions for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

 the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
 the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
 the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

 marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond
the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
 marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
 marks are not deducted for errors
 marks are not deducted for omissions
 answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

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descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Paper 2
Mark Scheme
Section A – Translation

Question Answer Marks

1 Question 1. Translate into English.

Q1 Arabic English Accept Reject

1
‫ﻛﻳف أﻛون ﻣﺷﻬو اًر؟‬ How can I be famous? how to be famous

2
‫ﺳؤاﻝ ﻳﻔﻛر ﻓﻳﻪ‬ A question (that many
people) think/are
thinking about

3
‫ﻛﺛﻳر ﻣن اﻟﻧﺎس‬ many people (think
about)
a lot of

4
.‫ﻫذﻩ اﻷﻳﺎم‬ these days.

5
‫ﺗوﺟد ﻋدة طُرق‬ There are many ways a number of

6
،‫ﻟﺗﺣﻘﻳق اﻟﺷﻬرة‬ to achieve
fame/become
popular/famous,

ً‫ﻓﻳﻣﻛن ﻟﻠ ّﺷﺧص أن ُﻳﺻﺑﺢ ﻣﻌروﻓﺎ‬

7 a person/one can famous
ُ become known

8
‫ﻋن طرﻳق اﻣﺗﻼك ﻗﻧﺎة ﺧﺎﺻﺔ‬ by owning a private
channel
special
canal

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1
Q1 Arabic English Accept Reject

9
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣواﻗﻊ اﻟﺗواﺻﻝ اﻻﺟﺗﻣﺎﻋﻲ‬ on social media social networking

10
،‫َﻳﻌرض ﻣن ﺧﻼﻟﻬﺎ أﻋﻣﺎﻟﻪ وﻣواﻫﺑﻪ‬ through which he
presents his work and
talents,

11
‫أو ﻣن ﺧﻼﻝ اﻟظّﻬور‬ or by appearing

12
،‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﺑراﻣﺞ اﻟﺗﻠﻔزﻳوﻧﻳﺔ‬ on television programs, in TV

ً‫ﻛﺑرﻧﺎﻣﺞ اﻷﺧﺑﺎر ﻣﺛﻼ‬

13 for example, a news
program

14
‫اﻟﺿﻳوف‬
ّ ‫اﻟﺗﻲ ﺗﺑﺣث ﻋن‬
which look for
(experienced) guests.
is looking for

15
‫ﻣن أﺻﺣﺎب اﻟﺧﺑرة‬ with experience experienced (guests)

16
.‫ﻟﺗﻘدﻳم ﻣﻌﻠوﻣﺎت ﻣﻔﻳدة ﻟﻠﺟﻣﻬور‬ to provide useful
information to the
give people

audience/public.

17
‫وﻗد ﻳﺻﺑﺢ اﻟ ّﺷﺧص‬ A person may become

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1
Q1 Arabic English Accept Reject

18
‫ﻣن اﻟﻣﺷﺎﻫﻳر‬ a celebrity famous

19
‫ﺑﺎﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺟﺎﻝ‬ by writing in a field/area

20
.‫ُﻳظﻬر ﻓﻳﻪ ﺧﺑرﺗﻪ وﻣﻬﺎراﺗﻪ‬ showing his
expertise/experience
and skills.

21
‫ﻓﻣﺛﻼً ﺗﺳﺗطﻳﻊ ﺻﺎﺣﺑﺔ ﻣطﻌم‬ For example, a
restaurant owner can

22
‫ﻧﺷر ﻛﺗﺎب ﻳﺣﺗوي ﻋﻠﻰ‬ publish a book
containing

23
،‫اﻟﻣﻔﺿﻠﺔ ﻟدﻳﻬﺎ‬
ّ ‫أﺷﻬﻰ اﻟوﺻﻔﺎت‬ her most delicious
favourite recipe,
his

24
‫وﺑﺈﻣﻛﺎن ﺻﺎﺣب ﻣﻌرض ﺳﻳﺎرات‬ and the owner of a car
showroom can
car dealership

25
‫أن ﻳﻘدم ﻧﺻﺎﺋﺣﻪ‬ give his advice

26
‫ﻟﻸﺷﺧﺎص اﻟذﻳن ُﻳرﻳدون‬ to the people who want

27
‫ﺑﻳﻊ أﻧواع ﺟدﻳدة ﻣن اﻟﺳﻳﺎرات‬ to sell new types
/models of cars

28
‫أو ﺷراءﻫﺎ‬ or buy them.

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1
Q1 Arabic English Accept Reject

29
‫ﻣن ﺧﻼﻝ ﻣوﻗﻌﻪ اﻹﻟﻛﺗروﻧﻲ‬ through his (electronic)
website

30
.‫ﻛوﺳﻳﻠﺔ دﻋﺎﻳﺔ ﻧﺎﺟﺣﺔ‬ as a successful means
of advertisement.

30 points / 3 = marks out of 10. For fractions always round up to the nearest whole number.

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Question Answer Marks

2 2. Translate into Arabic

Q2 English Arabic Accept Reject

ً‫ﻛورﻳﺎ ﺑﻠد ﻗدﻳم ﺟدا‬ ‫ﻣدﻳﻧﺔ‬/‫ﺑﻼد‬

1 Korea is an ancient
country;

2 it is thousands of years
old
‫ﻋﻣرﻩ آﻻف اﻟﺳﻧﻳن‬

3 in fact.
.‫ﻓﻲ اﻟواﻗﻊ‬

4 For a long time,

،‫ﻟﻔﺗرة طوﻳﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻣدة‬

5 people spoke
‫ﻛﺎن اﻟﻧﺎس ﻳﺗﺣدﺛون‬ ‫ﺗﺣدث‬

6 the Korean language

‫اﻟﻠﻐﺔ اﻟﻛورﻳﺔ‬

7 without being able

‫دون أن ﻳﺳﺗطﻳﻌوا‬ ‫ﻳﺗﻣﻛﻧوا ﻣن‬

8 to read it or write it.

.‫ﻗراءﺗﻬﺎ أو ﻛﺗﺎﺑﺗﻬﺎ‬

9 Then, because of
‫ﺛم ﺑﺳﺑب‬ ‫ وﺑﺳﺑب‬،‫ﺑﻌد ذﻟك‬

10 Korea’s strong
relationship
‫ﻋﻼﻗﺎت ﻛورﻳﺎ اﻟﻘوﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﻋﻼﻗﺔ‬

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Question Answer Marks

2
Q2 English Arabic Accept Reject

11 with China,
‫ﺑﺎﻟﺻﻳن‬

12 the educated people

‫ﺑدأ اﻟﻣﺗﻌﻠﻣون‬ ‫اﻷﻓراد‬/‫اﻷﺷﺧﺎص‬ ‫اﻟﻣﺛﻘﻔون‬
‫اﻟﻣﺗﻌﻠﻣون‬

13 began to use
‫ﻓﻲ اﺳﺗﺧدام‬

14 Chinese writing.
.‫اﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ اﻟﺻﻳﻧﻳﺔ‬

15 However, this type of

writing,
‫ ﻓﺈن ﻫذا اﻟﻧوع ﻣن اﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ‬،‫وﻣﻊ ذﻟك‬ ‫إﻻ أن‬/‫وﻟﻛن‬

ً‫ﻣﻌﻘد ﺟدا‬
16 is very complex

17 requiring learning
‫وﻳﺗطﻠب ﺗﻌﻠم‬ ‫ﻳﺣﺗﺎج إﻟﻰ‬

18 thousands of symbols.
.‫آﻻف اﻟرﻣوز‬

19 In addition, most
people
‫ ﻣﻌظم اﻟﻧﺎس‬،‫ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ ذﻟك‬

20 who were doing

‫اﻟذﻳن ﻛﺎﻧوا ﻳﻘوﻣون‬

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Q2 English Arabic Accept Reject

21 manual work
،‫ﺑﺄﻋﻣﺎﻝ ﻳدوﻳﺔ‬

22 did not have time

‫ﻟم ﻳﻛن ﻟدﻳﻬم وﻗت‬

23 to learn it.
.‫ﻟﺗﻌﻠﻣﻬﺎ‬

24 As a result,
‫ﻧﺗﻳﺟﺔ ﻟذﻟك‬

25 only the rich

‫ﻓﻘط اﻷﻏﻧﻳﺎء‬

26 had the opportunity

‫ﻛﺎﻧت ﻟدﻳﻬم اﻟﻔرﺻﺔ‬

27 to master it.
.‫ﻹﺗﻘﺎﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻹﺟﺎدﺗﻬﺎ‬/‫اﻟﺗﻣﻛن ﻣﻧﻬﺎ‬

28 All this changed

‫ﻛﻝ ﻫذا ﺗﻐﻳر‬

29 at the hands
‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳد‬ ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﻳدي‬

30 of King Sejong
"‫اﻟﻣﻠك "ﺳﻳﺟوﻧﻎ‬

31 who invented
‫اﻟذي اﺧﺗرع‬

32 the alphabet
‫ﺣروف اﻟﻬﺟﺎء‬/‫اﻷﺑﺟدﻳﺔ‬

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Q2 English Arabic Accept Reject

33 in the fifteenth century.

‫ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘرن اﻟﺧﺎﻣس ﻋﺷر؛‬

34 He introduced
‫ﻓﻘد وﺿﻊ‬

35 new rules
‫ﻗواﻋد ﺟدﻳدة‬

36 to the written form

‫ﻟﻠﺷﻛﻝ اﻟﻣﻛﺗوب‬

37 of the language,
،‫ﻟﻠﻐﺔ‬

38 and he made the

symbols
‫وﺟﻌﻝ اﻟرﻣوز‬

39 simpler
‫أﺑﺳط‬

40 and fewer in number.

.ً‫وأﻗﻝ ﻋددا‬ ‫أرﻗﺎم‬

40 points / 2 = marks out of 20.

For fractions always round up to the nearest whole number.

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‫‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻧت ﻣﺻدر اﻟﺗﺷﺟﻳﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﻌﻣﻝ واﻹﺑداع‬ ‫‪2‬‬

‫‪ -‬ورﻓﻊ اﻟﻬﻣم واﻟطﺎﻗﺎت ﻟدى اﻟرﺟﺎﻝ‬

‫‪4‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﺣظﻳت ﺑﺣﻘوق ﻛﺛﻳرة )ﻟم ﺗﺣظ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﺛﻳﻼﺗﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم اﻟﻘدﻳم(‪.‬‬ ‫‪2‬‬

‫‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻧت ﻣﺳﺎوﻳﺔ ﻟﻠرﺟﻝ ﻓﻲ اﻟﺣﻳﺎة واﻟﺣﻛم‪.‬‬

‫‪5‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﻋﻠﻣت أوﻻدﻫﺎ اﻟﻣﻬﺎرات اﻟﻔﻧﻳﺔ اﻟﺗﻘﻠﻳدﻳﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬

‫‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻧت ﻣرﺑﻳﺔ ﻷﺑﻧﺎء ﻛﺑﺎر رﺟﺎﻝ اﻟدوﻟﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪ -‬ﻛﺎﻧت ﻛﺎﻫﻧﺔ ﺗُدرس اﻟﻧﺻوص اﻟدﻳﻧﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻣﻌﺎﺑد‪.‬‬

‫‪6‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﻟﻣﻬﺎرﺗﻬن ﻓﻲ اﻟﻘراءة واﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ واﻟﺣﺳﺎب‪.‬‬ ‫‪1‬‬

‫‪7‬‬ ‫ٍ‬
‫ﻣﺳﺎو )ﺻورت اﻟﻣرأة واﻗﻔﺔ ﺑﺟوار زوﺟﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺟم ﻣﻘﺎرب(‪.‬‬ ‫‪ -‬ﻛﺷرﻳك‬ ‫‪2‬‬

‫‪ -‬واﻟزوج ﻳﺑدو ﺳﻌﻳداً )وذراﻋﻪ ﺗﻼﻣس ﻳد زوﺟﺗﻪ ﺑﺣﻧﺎن(‪.‬‬

‫‪8‬‬
‫‪ -‬إﻣﺎ ﻣﻧﻔردة‪.‬‬ ‫‪2‬‬

‫‪ -‬أو ﻣﺷﺎرﻛﺔ زوﺟﻬﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪Accept‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﻧﻳﺎﺑﺔ ﻋن اﺑﻧﻬﺎ‬

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‫ﻷﻧﻬﺎ‪:‬‬ ‫‪3‬‬

‫‪ -‬اﻟﺷﺧص اﻷﻛﺛر وﻓﺎء ﻟﺻﻐﻳرﻫﺎ‪.‬‬

‫‪ -‬أﻛﺛر ﻣن ﻳﺣﻣﻝ ﻣﺳؤوﻟﻳﺔ اﻟدﻓﺎع ﻋﻧﻪ‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﺗﻧﺗﻣﻲ ﺑﺎﻟدم ﻟﻠﻌﺎﺋﻠﺔ اﻟﺣﺎﻛﻣﺔ‪.‬‬

‫‪10‬‬
‫‪ -‬ﺗوﻟت ﺗﺳﻳﻳر اﻟﻔرق اﻟﻌﺳﻛرﻳﺔ‪.‬‬ ‫‪4‬‬

‫‪ -‬اﻋﺗﻧت ﺑﺎﻟﺟﻧود‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬أﺑﻌدت اﻟﻣﺗﻣردﻳن اﻟﺳﻳﺎﺳﻳﻳن‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬طﺎردت اﻷﻋداء‪.‬‬
‫‪Reject‬‬
‫ﺣررت ﻣﺻر ﻣن‬
‫اﺣﺗﻼﻝ اﻟﻬﻛﺳوس‬

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11 Vocabulary

11(i)
‫اﻟﺗﻌظﻳم‬/‫اﻹﺟﻼﻝ‬/‫ اﻻﺣﺗرام‬:‫اﻟﺗﻘدﻳر‬

11(ii)
‫ﻛﺛُرت‬/‫ﺗﻌددت‬/‫ اﺧﺗﻠﻔت‬:‫ﺗﻧوﻋت‬
ّ
11(iii)
‫اﻟﻔﺗرة‬/‫اﻟﺣﻳن‬/‫ اﻟوﻗت‬:‫اﻟزﻣن‬

11(iv)
‫دﻟﻳﻝ‬/‫ﻣﻘﺻد‬/‫ ﻣﻌﻧﻰ‬:‫ﻣﻐزى‬

11(v)
‫ﺗﻘ ﱡدم‬/‫اﻧﺗﻌﺎش‬/‫ ازدﻫﺎر‬:‫ﺗطور‬
‫ﱡ‬

Each correct answer = 2 marks up to a maximum of 6 marks.

Where the candidate has answered more than three vocabulary items, take the three best answers.

[25 Marks]

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