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2011 Urdu

Standard Grade Credit Listening

Finalised Marking Instructions

Scottish Qualifications Authority 2011

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2011 Urdu Standard Grade

Credit Listening

Marking Scheme

Q Marks Acceptable answers Insufficient/Irrelevant Unacceptable answers

1. (a) 3 Her schools were far from the city/ School was in Glasgow
in a very green area

The teachers were welcoming/

accommodating

The students were very good/well

mannered/well behaved

(b) 1 (The) only problem was transport

(The) school was far away from

home
(Any 1)

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2. 2 Not all the students behaved well All is new for him
Have a good relationship

He had discipline problems

(The) school was very big with

2000 pupils

(Any 2)

3. (a) 2 (The) flat was at a reasonable Hard to find a flat in Glasgow

price/rent

He shared with two other students

(It was a) 2-room flat

Not too far from the school

(Any 2)

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(b) 2 (It was) handy for everything

(The) area is popular with young

people

(There were) shops, a cinema,

a gym and a restaurant

(Any 2)

4. 2 She stayed with a family

The father was a maths teacher

At one of her schools

(Any 2)

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5. (a) 3 She had all meals with the family

(She) watched TV with them

At the weekend they used to go

out together

(She) has a big room like her own

room at home

It is bright, big and airy

(Any 3)

(b) 1 She didn’t have independence or

freedom or privacy

(She) didn’t get/have time for

herself

(Any 1)

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6. 2 (She went) to Pakistan for Eid Just going France Swimming competition

She was feeling homesick

The family she was living with had

plans to go to France for water
sports/on holiday to France

(Any 2)

7. (a) 1 (The) ticket was very expensive/

dear/pricey

(b) 2 He discovered how New Year is All Muslims celebrate together

celebrated in Scotland How Scottish pupils celebrate

All Muslims celebrate Eid on the

same day no matter which country
they belong to/come from

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8. (a) 2 His friends are coming in July or Friends are coming

from Pakistan

They want to hire a car and visit Scotland visit Visit highland
northern Scotland Around Scotland

(b) 2 She will stay there for a week

Then she will leave Pakistan/for

Canada

She has the same type of job for a

year in a school in Toronto

Assistant teacher’s job in Canada Go to Canada

Only job in Toronto

(Any 2)

Total = 25 Marks

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