Arabic 1AA0/3H PAPER 3: Reading and
understanding in Arabic. With Marking Scheme
Merged
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Wednesday 15 May 2024
reference 1AA0/3H
Afternoon (Time: 1 hour 5 minutes) Paper
Arabic
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic Higher
Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
• centre number and candidate number.
• Answer all questions in sections A, B and C.
• Questions in Section A and C are set in English.
• Questions in Section B are set in Arabic. Answer
the questions in the spaces provided
• – there may be more space than you need.
You must not use a dictionary.
Information
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
– you should spend approximately 15 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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An ambitious grandmother
Read this text about the 1
love of a grandmother for education.
قررت الـجدَّة "أمال بطو" العودة إلى الدراسة بعد أن توقَّفت عن ذلك لِعدة سنوات .وهذه السيدة هي
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لعدد كبـيـر من األحفاد. أم لسبعة أبناء وجدة َّ
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ِفـي البداية ،بدأت الـجدَّة "أمال" تدْرس مع أبنائها ،حتـِى حصلت على عدة شهادات باللغات والدين والرياضيات.
وبعد مرور عشرات السـنيـن منذ أن توقَّفت عن التعليم فـي الـمدرسة ،عادت هذه الـجدَّة إلـى التعليم من
ِِِِ ِ جديد وعمرها 81عاما ً لتؤكدِ للعالـم أن العِمر يـجب أن ال يؤثر على
طموحات الناس.
وفـي النهاية ،حققت الـجدَّة حلمها بأن تلبس قبعة وثوب التخرج بعد حصولـها على الدرجة الـجامعية.
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Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.
?(a) How did Mrs Amal work on improving her education after leaving school
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?(b) Which message did Mrs Amal want to send to the world
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?(c) What was her final achievement
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)(Total for Question 1 = 3 marks
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, Son of a poor man
Read the extract from a story about the son 2
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of a poor man.
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سـمعت
ال نريد
وبعد دقائق وصلنا إلى ساحة الـمدرسة حيث باقـي التالميذ بينما تتناول أختـي طبق اإلفطار،تـم تنظيفي
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.بـمفردها وهي سعيدة وأنا بعيد كلِِ البِعد عن إفطاري
Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full
sentences. (a) What was the boy’s mother doing when his father came home?
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(b) What stopped the boy from having more sleep?
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(c) What did the father want the mother to do as soon as he arrived home?
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(d) What was the father’s concern if his son didn’t hurry up?
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(Total for Question 2 = 4 marks)