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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2025 Pearson Edexcel GCE In Arabic (9AA0) Paper 01 Translation into English,Reading Comprehension and Writing (research question) in Arabic Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at or . Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at: Summer 2025 Question Paper Log Number P80725A Publication Code 9AA0_01_2506_MS All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Ltd 2025 General Marking Guidance • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the last. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than penalised for omissions. • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie. • There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately. • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme. • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited. • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be consulted. • Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response. Paper 1: Translation into English, Reading Comprehension and Writing (research task) in Arabic. Section A – Marking principles (translation) Misspelling is tolerated as long as it does not lead to ambiguity, for example ‘drought’ misspelled as ‘drowght’ would be acceptable but misspelled as ‘draught’ would be unacceptable as this is a real word with a different meaning. Learners are likely to write variants on the acceptable answers listed and these should be considered as acceptable if they convey the same intended meaning. Translation is successful if an English speaker would understand the translation without having understood the text in its original language. Section A – Mark scheme (translation) Section number Arabic text Correct answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 1 يوم الأحد On Sunday (1) 2 اجتمعت قيادات سيدات الأعمال women business leaders met businesswomen leaders gathered congregated came together (1) 3 في الدوحة في المنتدى السنوي in Doha at an annual forum, in the yearly meeting gathering club (1) 4 الذي حضره مسؤولون حكوميون which was attended by government officials responsible (1) 5 وشخصيات من المجتمع القطري and figures from Qatari society People the Qatari community characters (1) 6 كانت الموضوعات الرئيسية هي The main topics were themes (1) 7 الاختلافات بين الجنسين في السياسة والوظائف والرياضة gender differences in politics, jobs and sports. Differences between the sexes (1) 8 واحتلت قضية التكافؤ بين الرجال والنساء The issue of equality between men and women was part of The matter parity (1) 9 كافة جلسات اللقاء all the sessions of the meeting all the meeting(‘s) sessions sitting (1) 10 الذي كان بعنوان "التوازن من أجل الأفضل" (which was) entitled "Balance for the best". called / named better (1) 11 ر 'كز المشاركون على أساليب النهوض Participants focused on ways to promote methods/means of promoting advance concentrated (1) 12 بمشاريع صاحبات الأعمال the projects of women business owners, businesswomen (1) 13 وتقديم الدعم اللازم لمسا ¸عدتهن and to provide the necessary support to help them introduce put in supply (1) 14 في المضي ق دما˝ بخطَ ¸طهن المستقبلية move forward with their future plans. advance (1) 15 وفي كلمته الافتتاحية In his opening speech, inaugural words address word (1) 16 أ 'كد وزير التجارة أهمية القضايا التي نوقشت the minister of trade stressed the importance of the issues discussed, the business minister commerce emphasised topics which were discussed ensured (1) 17 وأن هذه الفَعَالية تحمل رسالة تفيد and that this event sends a message that indicates carries says 18 أنه قد حان الوقت لاتخاذ الإجراءات that it is time to implement procedures to act to take steps/action (1) 19 وتَبَني الآليات المناسبة لتحقيق المساواة، and adopt appropriate mechanisms to achieve equality, adequate suitable (1) 20 الآن أكثر من أي وقت مضى now more than ever. (1) Section B - Mark scheme (reading comprehension) Question Number Answer Mark 2(i) .شعبياD-˝ (1) Question Number Answer Mark 2(ii) .اللهجة المحليةB- (1) Question Number Answer Mark 2(iii) .المفرداتC- (1) Question Number Answer Mark 2(iv) .الركيزةD- (1) Question Number Answer Mark 3 Award 1 mark for each of the below. Only four answers are required. One mark will be deducted for each additional answer. A, C, E, I (4) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 4(a) هوالأداة الفعالة في طرح القضايا (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 4(b) - بعد منح تراخيص لإصدار صحف جديدة - بعد إقرار قانون الإعلام المرئي والمسموع (2) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 4(c) هو انعكاس لواقع المجتمع الجديد (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 4(d) نتيجة تراكمات كثيرة (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 4(e) أن يزيدوا ثقافتهم - بحصولهم على الثقافة اللازمة - أن يؤهلوا أنفسهم للوظائف التي يقومون بها (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 5(a) لتحقق ذاتها (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 5(b) إذا وافق زوجها على أن تعمل (1) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 5(c) - يؤثرعلى أدائها الوظيفي - يؤثرعلى اختلال سير العمل يؤثرعلى سير العمل (2) Question Number Answer Acceptable answers Reject Mark 5(d) - لأن زوجها لم يساعدها في أعمال البيت )كما كانت تتوقع( - لأن أمها لم تشعر بالظلم ولم تعترض على عدم مشاركة الأب في أعمال البيت (2) Section C – Marking principles (written research task) There are three levels-based mark grids to be applied to this task. They are: • knowledge and understanding of society and culture (AO4) • understand and respond to written language in writing (AO2) • accuracy and range of language (AO3). The recommended word count for this task is 270 to 320 words, but the whole response must be marked regardless of length. General guidance on using levels-based mark schemes Step 1: Decide on a marking band • First of all, you must consider the answer as a whole and then decide which descriptors most closely match the answer and place it in that band. The descriptors for each band indicate the different features that will be seen in the student’s answer for that band. • When assigning a level, you should look at the overall quality of the answer and not focus disproportionately on small and specific parts of the answer where the student has not performed quite as well as the rest. If the answer covers different aspects of different bands of the mark scheme, you should use a ‘best fit’ approach for defining the level You will then use the variability of the response to help decide the mark within the level, for example if the response is predominantly band 13–16 with a small amount of band 17–20 material, it would be placed in band 13–16 but be awarded a mark near the top of the band because of the band 17–20 content. Step 2: Decide on a mark • Once you have decided on a band you will need to decide on a mark within the band. • You must decide on the mark to award based on the quality of the answer; you must award a mark towards the top or bottom of that band, depending on how the student has evidenced each of the descriptor bullet points. • You must modify the mark based on how securely the trait descriptors are met at that band. • You will need to go back through the answer as you apply the mark scheme to clarify points and assure yourself that the band and the mark are appropriate. Mark grids Knowledge and understanding of society and culture (AO4 – 20 marks) • This mark grid assesses the content of the student’s answer in relation to the knowledge and understanding of culture and society they have demonstrated, based on their research. It also assesses their ability to critically analyse by sustaining a line of argument and drawing conclusions about aspects of culture and society, based on the question related to the research subject. Students must base their response on one Arabic-speaking country only. If students refer to more than one country, examiners will mark positively by awarding marks for content based on the country that will gain the highest mark. If students do refer to more than one country in their response, they are likely to disadvantage themselves, as they will waste time writing content that will gain them no marks. Understand and respond to written language (AO2 – 10 marks) • This grid assesses students’ understanding of the unseen text through their ability to use relevant information from it to contribute to the ideas, arguments and conclusions presented on society and culture. The two-mark grids for AO4 and AO2 are presented side by side. This is because of the inter- connection between the information that the student is producing based on knowledge and understanding of society and culture, and the information that they are using from the unseen text to contribute to this. Indicative content • When deciding how to reward the answer for content, you should consult both of these mark grids as well as the indicative content associated with each question (see below). Indicative content contains points that students are likely to use to construct their answer. It is possible for an answer to be constructed without mentioning some or all of these points, as long as students provide alternative responses that fulfil the requirements of the question. The indicative content shows that students are expected to place more emphasis on knowledge and understanding of society and culture (AO4) than on the text (understand and respond in writing to written language - AO2). This emphasis is reflected in the greater number of marks available for AO4 (20 marks) than for AO2 (10 marks). • Students can demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of society and culture (research) by providing relevant ideas/information/references/examples related to aspects such as: o lifestyle/customs/events both current and historical o important figures both current and historical o public opinion, feelings, reactions and behaviour. This list is not exhaustive. The aspects above are illustrated in the indicative content below. The recommended word count for the response is 270–320 words, but the whole response will be