UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

GCE Ordinary Level

MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2012 question paper

for the guidance of teachers

3204 BENGALI
3204/02

Paper 2 (Language Usage and Comprehension),

maximum raw mark 110

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 must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the
examination.

Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.

Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2012 question papers for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
syllabuses.

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

GCE O LEVEL May/June 2012

Syllabus
3204

Paper
02

A1 Separation / Combination of Words

p hRc / p Llz
eQ cJu nml phRc Llz ajl El fc Elf mMz

[10]

R = + CR

2 marks

pu = pj + Qu

2 marks

naa = na + Ga

2 marks

hNce = hL + ce

2 marks

cmi

2 marks

= cx + mi

A2 Idioms, Proverbs and Words in Pairs

hNdl, fhQe, Ss n

[10]

(4)

Bcl hfll SqSl Mhl

2 marks

(2)

fV Mc jM mS

2 marks

(1)

Nl jl Sa / Sa ce

2 marks

(5)

im-jc

2 marks

pM bLa ia Lmu

2 marks

10 (7)

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

GCE O LEVEL May/June 2012

Syllabus
3204

Paper
02

A3 Sentence Transformation
[10]

hL lfl
The following sentences or similar:
11

ayl Zl Lb H/HC nql/l phC Sez or similar (ayl = key word)

2 marks

12

RVhmu/ Rmhmu nnh gm Bp lpmfl NjVl Lb BSJ Bjl je BRz

or similar
(BR = key word)

2 marks

m hpV dla e flu e qyV / qyV Rs al Efu Rm ez

or similar
(Rm e = key word)

2 marks

13

14 nrL hmme fll pq ml hoL s fakNaz

or similar

(nrL

= key word)

2 marks

15 AeeVl pgml /pgmal fRe /fRe Rcl ijL (AhnC) Ll Lla qu/qh
or similar

(AeeVl

= key word)

2 marks

A4 Cloze Passage
16 (4)

jOj

2 marks

17 (11)

ip

2 marks

18 (13)

c'dl

2 marks

19 (5)

lLjl

2 marks

20 (7)

2 marks

21 (10)

hmphm

2 marks

22 (6)

jma

2 marks

23 (14)

no

2 marks

24 (2)

hmLju

2 marks

25 (8)

pl

2 marks

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

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Syllabus
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B5 MCQ Comprehension

Paper
02
[14]

26 (3)

2 marks

27 (1)

2 marks

28 (4)

2 marks

29 (2)

2 marks

30 (2)

2 marks

31 (1)

2 marks

32 (3)

2 marks

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

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Syllabus
3204

C6 OE Comprehension

Paper
02
[36]

4 maximum marks per question for content + 2 maximum marks per question for language.
2 language marks: clear, appropriate response in the candidate's own words. Few errors and no
lifting.
1 language mark: partially successful communication of the answer. Some errors and occasional
lifting.
0 language mark: thin, inappropriate use of language and limited vocabulary. Response may be
confusing and/or obscure. Basic errors. Heavy reliance on lifting.
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Aee CmLVeL pjNl p Vminel agv Lbu QlV EcqlZpq mMz?

(Any four from the following or similar)
JSe il
BLl hsps
cj / huhm
j/flhaenm hnl p am jmu
hecel pjN qph hhqa

34

Qml pkN

Vminel Sefua k faeua hs QmR a hTel Se QlV hou

EM Llz (The following four or similar)
Euenm cnma /HL cnLC Vil pwM
45% bL 65%/20% hsR
jje Vil pwM jn hsR
2013 pm fbhl ph cnl cC aauwn hsa Vi
bLh hm dlZ Ll qR
BjlLu jeol ameu Vil pwM hn/ AeL hn

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1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

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Syllabus
3204

Paper
02

Euenm cn ""jqmcl Shel js Olu cJu'' hma

L hTe quR a QlV EcqlZpq hnoZ Llz
(Any four from the following or similar)

36

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

Njm hecel jdj Vmine Lih nrce LlR,

QlV EcqlZpq mMz (The following four or similar)

37

Euenm cnl jqml jl Aejal Afr e Ll

hCl kJul dea fR
n fafme / pwplL lafZ p eJul hfl
Bahnp ASe LlR
ju Lwh Rm peL pje ca cMl jepLa
ASe LlR
BbL cL cu eil qJul pqp LlR
eScl AdLl pfL pQae qR

Vi cMl jdj prla ASe

eae BhLa iNfZ pfL pjL emi
Vil jdj nr RVcl LR pqShd
Vil jdj nr BeccuL

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

Aal Vmine cMl gm qph QlV raLl cL hZe Llz

(The following four or similar)

38

eSclL pjSLih hR Ll
Hl fih qwpaL OVe hs kJu
cqLih m qu kJu
pjSL jmhdl Ahru

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

mML k Vminel pfr HC eh a Lih fjZa qu,

QlV EcqlZ pq ajl eSl iou hM Llz (The following four or similar)

Vminel jhdje Sefua

CEVEh Bl iXJ Ljll hm hhql
n J huL nrl fpl
cnLcl BapQaea h
Shekl je Eue
pjS pja Bea Vminel ijL

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1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

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Mark Scheme: Teachers version

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Syllabus
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C7 Vocabulary

Paper
02
[10]

nb
(The following or similar)

Acau = kl cau eC / HLj / Aee / ameqe / Aameu /

kl hLf eC

2 marks

eil = Baeilnm / puwpfZ / k Ael Efl eil Ll e/

eSl Efl eilnm / hm

2 marks

41

Aeca = k Aehc / aSj / iol Ll quR / Aehca

2 marks

42

jhdje = jn hs QmR Hje / hdo / hdenm / hsal cL

2 marks

fQ = ah / Mh / fMl / AaN / fhm / ioZ / iueL

pwOaL / hn fljZ / fQl / hfL / AeL

2 marks

39

40

43

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