Cambridge O Level

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ARABIC 3180/01
Paper 1 Composition May/June 2020

1 hour 30 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer two topics in total:
Section A: answer one topic.
Section B: answer one topic.
● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 45.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

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Section A – Letter, Report or Speech, Dialogue

1 From the topics listed below, write one composition of about 120 words in Arabic. It will be to your
advantage to keep to the recommended length.

‫ اكتب رسالة إلى مدير متجر تشرح له لماذا ستكون الشخص‬.‫ وعنوانك شارع الحرية‬،‫زينة‬/‫أ – اسمك زين‬
.‫المناسب للعمل في متجره‬
(a) Your name is Zain/Zaina, and your address is Al-Hurriya Street. Write a letter to the manager
of a shop explaining why you would be the right person to work in his shop.

.‫األمّية في منطقتك‬
ّ ‫ب – اكتب تقري اًر عن دورك في برنامج محو‬
(b) Write a report about your role in the literacy programme in your area.

.‫االدخار‬
ّ ‫ت – اكتب حوا اًر يدور بينك وبين أختك حول أهمية‬
(c) Write a dialogue that takes place between you and your sister about the importance of saving
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Section B – Essay

2 From the topics listed below, write one essay of about 200 words in Arabic. It will be to your
advantage to keep to the recommended length.

.‫أ – صف احتفال أسرتك بنجاحك في امتحانات السنة الماضية‬

(a) Describe how your family celebrated your success in passing your school exams last year.

ِ .‫ب – ما إن وصلت إلى بيت جدك حتى وجدت الباب مفتوحاً واألنوار كلها مضاءة‬
.‫احك ما حدث بعد ذلك‬ ُ
(b) As soon as you arrived at your grandfather’s house, you found the door open and all the
lights were switched on. Narrate what happened next.

.‫ اشرح كيف نظمت هذه الحملة‬.‫ت – طلب منك أخوك الصغير المساعدة في تنظيم حملة خيرية‬
(c) Your younger brother asked you to help organise a charity campaign. Explain how you
organised this campaign.

‫ هل توافق؟‬.‫الزي المدرسي في مدرستك‬

ّ ‫ث – قرأت عن اقتراح بإلغاء‬
(d) You read about a suggestion to abolish school uniform in your school. Do you agree?
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