Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Ordinary Level

* 8 7 4 6 9 4 0 7 3 1 *

SECOND LANGUAGE URDU 3248/01

Paper 1 Composition and Translation May/June 2016
2 hours
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Part 1: Directed Writing

Write an article in Urdu in response to the poster below. Your article should be about 150 words long.
You should include the points written below the poster. It will be to your advantage to keep to the
recommended length. [15]

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Part 2: Letter, Report, Dialogue or Speech

From a choice of two questions, write one composition in Urdu of about 200 words. It will be to your
advantage to keep to the recommended length. [20]

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Part 3: Translation

Translate the following passage into Urdu.

Let’s be honest, life can be tough for young people these days. Wherever you live, it can be hard to
find a good job. One thing that helps is having computer skills, especially if you know how to write
computers’ own languages.

In the modern world this has become a new trend, mainly because it is a very useful and practical skill.
Nowadays, classes have been set up for young people in many countries, where they can learn to write
different programmes.

Experts run these classes teaching young people how to build websites and games. The only condition
is that students are expected to pass on their knowledge and skills to others. The organiser of these
classes said “You learn more when you’re learning together with different people. If you want to get on
in this world of computers then you have to be familiar with its language. Computers have their own
language and the best programmers are like poets who can use it to produce beautiful work.”
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