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BENGALI 3204/02
Paper 2 Language Usage and Comprehension May/June 2018
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 110
Published
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, 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.
Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2018 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and
some Cambridge O Level components.
These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers.
They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors
for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.
• 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.
Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).
• 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.
Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed
instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
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).
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.
Section A
A1 Separation of Words
Marking principles:
• grammatically correct combination 2 marks
No 1 mark
4 EµQ¡lZ = Ev + Q¡lZ 2
5 c¤mÑi = c¤x + mi 2
Marking principles:
Candidates may respond with either a number or a phrase (or both). Tolerate spelling errors. If
candidates write more than one attempt per item, an incorrect attempt will invalidate any correct
attempt to the same item (e.g. for Q6, if a candidate responds (8) q¡l¢Sa = 0 marks).
• correct number, phrase, or number and phrase (if both are written, both must 2 marks
be correct)
No 1 mark
8 (2) q¡l¢Sa 2
A3 Sentence Transformation
Marking principles:
The following are examples of correct responses. Award up to 2 marks for each question, according
to the banded marking principles above.
Note: −LE ay¡l Lb¡l ¢hl¦−Ü −Nm e¡/ −LE ay¡l Lb¡l Ah¡dÉ qm e¡ 1
A4 Cloze Passage
Marking principles:
Candidates must respond with the word only. Tolerate spelling errors. If candidates write more
than one attempt per item, an incorrect attempt will invalidate any correct attempt to the same item.
16 pj¡ei¡−h 2
17 p¤¤c§l 2
18 c¤−m 2
19 ¢nL−sl 2
20 A’−ml 2
21 j¡d¤kÑ 2
22 q©cu 2
23 −i−p 2
24 f¡Ju¡ 2
25 j¡dÉ−j 2
Section B
B5 MCQ Comprehension
Marking principles:
Candidates must respond by ticking only one box next to the corresponding letter in each question. If
candidates tick more than one box per item, an incorrect attempt will invalidate any correct attempt to
the same item.
Section C
C6: OE Comprehension
Marking principles:
Candidates must write in their own words, i.e. not ‘lift’ (copy word-for-word) material from the text.
There is a maximum of 6 marks available for each question. A maximum of 4 marks are awarded for
Content, according to the examples in the mark scheme below. A maximum of 2 marks are awarded
for Language according to the banded marking principles below.
• occasional lifting
• limited/inappropriate vocabulary
• meaning is confused/ambiguous/obscure
Content Language
4 2
3 2
2 1
1 1
33 p¤¤¾clhe L£ L£ L¡l−Z −mML−L h¡lh¡l −V−e ¢e−u k¡u? Q¡l¢Vl E−õM Llz
B°nnh S‰−ml fË¢a −fËj 1
34 AlZÉ…−m¡l j−dÉ p¤¤¾clhe −k hÉ¢aœ²j£ a¡ L£i¡−h −h¡T¡ k¡u? Q¡l¢V L¡lZ c¡Jz
35 p¤¤¾clh−el ¢h−no −i±−N¡¢mL AhÙÛ¡e …l¦aÆf§ZÑ −Le? Q¡l¢V L¡lZ E−õM Llz
¢e−Ql a¡¢mL¡ −b−L −k−L¡−e¡ 4¢V
j§m ÙÛmi¨¢j−L fË¡L«¢aL c¤−kÑ¡N −b−L lr¡ Ll−R 1
S£hL¥−ml ¢hf¤m pñ¡−l M¡cÉ J M¡c−Ll pÇf−LÑl j¡dÉ−j fËL«¢al p¡jÉa¡ lr¡ 1
Ll−R
37 p¤¤¾clh−el heÉfË¡Z£l¡ −mM−Ll −Q¡−M L£i¡−h dl¡ f−s−R? Q¡l¢Vl ¢hhlZ c¡Jz
¢e−Ql a¡¢mL¡ −b−L −k−L¡−e¡ 4¢V
My¡¢sl f¡−n S−m L¡c¡u L¥¢j−ll pf¢lh¡−l −l±âpÀ¡e 1
he ¢hs¡−ml M¤ep¤¤¢V 1
38 HC ¢eh−å −mML luÉ¡m −h‰m V¡CN¡l pÇf−LÑ L£ h−m−Re? Q¡l¢Vl E−õM Llz
¢e−Ql a¡¢mL¡ −b−L −k−L¡−e¡ 4¢V
H−cl HLj¡œ Q¡lZi¨¢j HC Sm¡S‰m 1
Baˆ pª¢ø L−l ¢al ¢al L−l h−u k¡Ju¡ n¡¿¹ ec£l S−m 1
C7 Vocabulary
Marking principles:
If candidates write more than one attempt per item, an incorrect attempt will invalidate any correct
attempt to the same item.
The following are examples of correct responses. Award up to 2 marks for each question, according
to the banded marking principles above.