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Edexcel GCSE

Arabic
Unit 3: Reading and Understanding in Arabic

Monday 17 May 2010 Morning

Time: 55 minutes

Paper Reference

5AR03/01

You do not need any other materials.

Total Marks

Instructions
black ink or ball-point pen.
Use
in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
Fill
centre number and candidate number.
all questions.
Answer
questions must be answered in English (Answers in Arabic will not
Allreceive
credit).
Answer
the questions in the spaces provided
there may
be more space than you need.
You must not use a dictionary.

Information
total mark for this paper is 50.
The
The
for each question are shown in brackets
usemarks
this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.

Advice
Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Keep
eye on the time.
Try toananswer
every question.
Check your answers
if you have time at the end.

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Answer ALL questions.

Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Items for sale
1 You see this advert in someones front garden.

What can you buy? Put a cross

in the five correct boxes.

Example:

(Total for Question 1 = 5 marks)

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Internet profile
2 Your Arab friend has asked for your help to enter his details on to a website.
Read his details below, and enter them in English.

Example: Name

Mohammad Baghdadi

(i) Age
(ii) Nationality
(iii) Favourite food
(iv) Favourite colour
(v) Hobby
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)

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In town
3 You are visiting an Arab town and see the names of many places.
Write the letters of the correct places in the table below.
Where would you go if

Example: you needed to send a postcard?

(i)

you wanted to buy an ice cream?

(ii) you needed a haircut?

(iii) you lost your passport?
(iv) you needed to withdraw money?
(v) you wanted to have a picnic?

(Total for Question 3 = 5 marks)

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Customer information
4 You and your English friend and his family are staying in a hotel in an Arab country.
You see this notice displayed at reception.
Help your friend to understand it by answering their questions.

Put a cross

in the correct box.

(a) Breakfast is available from

(i)

6 o clock

(ii) 7 o clock
(iii) 8 o clock
(b) The facility that closes at midnight is
(i)

the reception

(ii) the restaurant

(iii) the swimming pool
(c) The pool is open to women only
(i)

next Monday

(ii) every Monday

(iii) every day of the week
(d) You must obtain a key
(i)

to enter the hotel

(ii) to enter the pool

(iii) to enter the sports hall

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(e) The facilities that are available 24 hours a day are

(i)

the restaurant and sports hall

(ii) the reception and swimming pool

(iii) the reception and sports hall
(Total for Question 4 = 5 marks)

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Honeymoon in Jordan
5 Peter and Leila are on honeymoon in Jordan. They have made a list of things they
want to do and places they want to see.

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
Write the letters of the correct items in the table.

Example: Arabic film

(i) mosque
(ii) ancient ruins
(iii) desert camping
(iv) The Dead Sea
(v) theatre

(Total for Question 5 = 5 marks)

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The ideal holiday

6 A local magazine conducted a survey among young people on the things they want
to do on their next holiday. Fatima, Layla, Khalid, Tariq, Maryam and Selma wrote the
following:

Put a cross

in the correct box.

A
B
C
D
Swimming Tennis Skiing Tourism

E
Hiking

F
G
Horse racing Motor racing

Example: Fatima
(i) Layla
(ii) Khalid
(iii) Tariq
(iv) Maryam
(v) Selma

(Total for Question 6 = 5 marks)

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Clothes shopping
7

Put a cross

in the correct box.

Example: Who went to the shop?

(i) sisters
(ii) friends
(iii) mother and daughter
(a) Suad didnt buy a shirt because the shop didnt have the
(i) colour she wanted
(ii) size she wanted
(iii) style she wanted
(b) The only dresses at the shop were
(i) long
(ii) expensive
(iii) short
(c) Fawziyya forgot somebodys
(i) hat size
(ii) shoe size
(iii) shirt size

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(d) Fawziyya did not have enough money to buy

(i) a hat
(ii) a dress
(iii) shoes
(e) Suad and Fawziyya were buying clothes for
(i) their friends
(ii) themselves
(iii) their families

(Total for Question 7 = 5 marks)

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Job advertisement
8 You see this advertisement in the local newspaper.

Put a cross

in the five correct boxes.

(Total for Question 8 = 5 marks)

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Magazine article
9 A friend of yours who only speaks English saw this Arabic article and wanted you to
help him understand it.
Read the article and answer the questions that follow in English.

(a) How is Prince Majid described in the article?

(1)
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(b) (i)

What made the prince afraid of driving?

(1)

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(ii) When did this happen?

(1)
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(c) (i)

Who is David Swift?

(1)

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(ii) What effect did the experience with David have on the prince?
(1)
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(d) What increased Prince Majids confidence enough to take part in racing?
(1)
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(e) Why did he stop racing?

(1)
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(f ) What is the princes future plan?

(1)
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(g) In your opinion, could Prince Majid have become a professional racing driver?
Give two reasons from the text.
(2)
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2 . . . . . . . .................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. .............................................................................................................................. .................

(Total for Question 9 = 10 marks)

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 50 MARKS

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