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Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2025 Pearson Edexcesl GCE In Arabic (9AA0) Paper 02 Translation into Arabic and Written response to works 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 P80322A Publication Code 9AA0_02_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 2 Translation into Arabic and Written Response to Works Section A: Marking principles and mark scheme This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct individual section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid which also outlines the alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid. Section A: marking principles Vocalisations: (harakat): these are not required and therefore not penalised if used incorrectly. Agreements: minor incorrect use is tolerated, as long as there is no ambiguity, for example using the impersonal masculine/feminine توجد / (there is/are); agreements with الناس and بعض. يوجد Particles: some misuse is tolerated, for example using إن instead of أن and vice versa. Spelling: minor misspellings and missing dots are tolerated as long as there is no ambiguity or change of meaning, for example هدا rather than هذا and tanween for example ماهرا rather than ا ماهر. Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors. Adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors. Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the acceptable answers column. A survey of Tunisians showed an increase in pessimistic attitudes towards the electoral process. More than half of the population intend to vote in the upcoming elections. However, the number of people who think that voting gives them some control over how the government manages matters has dropped slightly since last year. A vast majority from all age groups believe that there should be more young people represented in politics. Most of the citizens say that they are likely to elect a candidate aged 35 or younger but unfortunately it seems that only a quarter of Tunisian women are planning to participate. Section Text Correct Answer Acceptable Answers Reject Mark C 1 A survey of Tunisians . يف استطلاع لل أري للتونسي .ي استبيان د ارسة استقصائية استفتاء إحصائية بيان (1) E 2 showed an increase أظهر ت ازيدًا ب .ي/أوض ح أشار (1) A 3 in pessimistic attitudes . يف المواقف المتشائمة مواقف متشائمة نظرة تشاؤمهم التعامل (1) A 4 towards the electoral process. تجاه العملية الانتخابية. نحو طرق الانتخاب (1) E 5 More than half of the population أك رث من نصف السكا ن الشعب المجتمع (1) A 6 intend to vote in the upcoming elections. ينوون التصويت . يف الانتخابات القادمة. يع : .ثمو ن سوف اقت ارع يريدو ن (1) E 7 However, the number of people who think لكن عد د الناس الذين يعتقدو ن يظنون على كل حا ل هذا وعلى الرغ م رقم (1) B 8 that voting gives them some control أن التصويت يعطيهم نوعً ا من التحكم الانتخاب السيطرة نفس (1) A 9 over how the government manages matters, بخصوص طريقة تسي ث الحكومة للأمور، بشأن للقضايا إدارة /للأشياء مشكلات (1) B 10 has dropped slightly since last year. انخفض بشكل طفيف منذ السنة الما . يض ة ت ارجع قليلًً منذ العام الماض ي (1) D 11 A vast majority الأغلبية الساحقة العظمى الأك رثية أك رث من الأك رثية (1) E 12 from all age groups من جميع الفئات العمرية كل الأعما ر الأجيال (1) D 13 believe that there should be يعتقدون أنه يجب أن يكو ن يؤمنو ن يعتقد أن يجب (1) C 14 more young people represented in politics. الشباب ممثلًً أك رث . يف العمل السيا يس. . يف السياس ة النشاط السيا يس شباب أك رث ممثلون يقدم (1) D 15 Most of the citizens say أغلبية المواطن .ي يذكرو ن يفيدون يخ رثو ن يقولو ن قالو ا المدني .ي (1) B 16 that they would be more likely to elect أنهم من المرجح جدًا سينتخبو ن غالبًا / وار د انتخاب أن ينتخبوا (1) C 17 a candidate aged 35 or younger مرشحا عمره 35 سنة أو أقل. أصغر منتخب شخص مشترك (1) E 18 but unfortunately it seems that لكن مع الأسف يبدو أ ن للأسف اتض ح يظهر (1) E 19 only a quarter of Tunisian women فقط رب••ع النساء التونسيات التونسيات (1) C 20 are planning to participate. يخططن للمشاركة. يع : .ثمن للانضمام (1) Sections B and C – Questions 2 to 7 (written response to works) There are three levels-based mark grids to be applied to each individual essay that makes up the written response to works. The mark grids are: • Critical and analytical response (AO4) • Range of grammatical structures and vocabulary (AO3) • Accuracy of language (AO3). 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 must 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 9–12 with a small amount of band 13–16 material, it would be placed in band 9–12 but be awarded a mark near the top of the band because of the band 13– 16 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. Critical and analytical response (AO4) • This mark grid assesses students’ ability to respond critically and analytically to the aspect of the literary work or film outlined in the question. To provide a critical and analytical response, students should select relevant material, present and justify points of view, develop arguments, draw conclusions based on understanding and evaluate issues, themes and cultural and social contexts. • This grid should be applied twice, once for each essay individually. • When deciding how to reward an answer, you should consult this mark grid as well as the indicative content associated with each question (see