Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Ordinary Level

BENGALI 3204/02
Paper 2 Language Usage and Comprehension May/June 2017
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.

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Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®,
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Section A

Question Answer Marks

A1 Separation / Combination of Words [10]

Marking principles:

• grammatically correct combination 2 marks

• grammatically incorrect combination 0 marks
• error in sign / symbol / letter

1 2

2 2

3 2

4 2

5 2

A2 Idioms, Proverbs and Words in Pairs [10]

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 at the same item (e.g. for Q6, if a candidate responds (8) = 0 marks).

• correct number, phrase, or number and phrase (if both are written, both must 2 marks
be correct)
• incorrect number or incorrect phrase 0 marks

6 (8) 2

7 (6) 2

8 (1) 2

9 (10) 2

10 (3) 2

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Question Answer Marks

A3 Sentence Transformation [10]

Marking principles:

• grammatically correct / appropriate sentence including the key word/s 2 marks

• full meaning of the sentence is conveyed
• tolerate a single spelling error
• only the essence of the meaning is conveyed 1 mark
• tolerate omission of punctuation mark
• tolerate 2 spelling errors
• tolerate omission of / error in key word
• meaning of the sentence is not conveyed / is changed 0 marks
• more than 2 spelling errors

The following are examples of correct responses. Award up to 2 marks for each question,
according to the banded marking principles above.

11 2
or similar (key word: )

12 2
or similar (key words: or synonym)

13 2
or similar (key words: )

14 2
or similar (key words: )

15 2
or similar (key words: )

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Question Answer Marks

A4 Cloze Passage [20]

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 at the same item (e.g. for Q16, if a candidate responds (8) = 0 marks).

• correct number, phrase, or number and phrase (if both are written, both must 2 marks
be correct)
• incorrect number or incorrect phrase 0 marks

16 (8) 2

17 (15) 2

18 (10) 2

19 (2) 2

20 (6) 2

21 (3) 2

22 (13) 2

23 (1) 2

24 (14) 2

25 (5) 2

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Section B

Question Answer Marks

B5 MCQ Comprehension [14]

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 Q26, if a candidate responds (3) but incorrect statement
= 0 marks).

• correct number, phrase, or number and phrase (if both are written, both must 2 marks
be correct)
• incorrect number or incorrect phrase 0 marks

26 (3) 2

27 (2) 2

28 (4) 2

29 (2) 2

30 (4) 2

31 (3) 2

32 (1) 2

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Section C

Question Answer Marks

C6 OE Comprehension [36]

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.

• clear, appropriate language and vocabulary 2 language marks

• in the candidate's own words (no lifting)
• tolerate minor spelling errors
• partially successful communication of the answer 1 language mark
• spelling errors and
• occasional lifting
• inappropriate use of language 0 language marks
• limited / inappropriate vocabulary
• meaning is confused / ambiguous / obscure
• basic errors which impede communication
• heavy reliance on lifting

Content marks to be awarded as follows:

33 4
(Any 4 from the following)

34 4
(The following 4 or similar)

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Question Answer Marks

35 4
(The following 4 or similar)

36 4

37 4
(Any 4 from the following)

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Question Answer Marks

38 4
(Any 4 from the following)

C7 Vocabulary [10]

Marking principles:

• appropriate synonym with correct spelling 2 marks

• appropriate synonym 1 mark
• tolerate minor spelling errors which do not impede meaning
• inappropriate synonym 0 marks
• spelling error which impedes meaning

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.

39 2
or similar

40 2
or similar

41 2
or similar

42 2
or similar

43 2
or similar

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