Subject
Urdu Language
Urdu Language teaching and study resources, organised by level, board and topic.
Subject overview
The Urdu Language hub gathers the topics, study guides and practice material for this subject in one place. Content is added topic by topic rather than published as empty pages.
Choose your board and qualification
Urdu Language is taught by Marlbridge today, for each qualification below — these are distinct qualifications with different syllabuses and assessments. Pick the one your school enters you for.
Study resources
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Study Guides
Edexcel A-Level Urdu: Translation, Reading Comprehension and Writing (9UR0)
Translation into English, reading comprehension and a research-based writing question in Urdu -- Paper 1 of Pearson Edexcel GCE A-Level Urdu (9UR0).
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Revision Notes
A Level Urdu: Translation and Reading — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on translation technique, register, grammar and reading comprehension for Edexcel A Level Urdu.
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Study Guides
Cambridge IGCSE Urdu: Paper 1 Reading and Writing (0539)
Short answer questions, multiple matching, note-making, summary, and writing exercises -- the full content of Paper 1 for Cambridge IGCSE Urdu (0539).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Study Guides
OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu: Identity and Culture (9264)
Family and friends, technology in everyday life, and free-time activities -- the full content of Theme 1 for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Revision Notes
IGCSE Urdu: Identity and Culture — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on vocabulary, tenses, sentence structure and exam technique for International GCSE Urdu.
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Study Guides
Cambridge O-Level Urdu: First and Second Language (3247/3248)
First Language and Second Language Urdu -- the two distinct, currently examined Cambridge O-Level Urdu specifications, each built around Paper 1 Reading and Writing plus a second, differently-focused paper.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Revision Notes
Cambridge O-Level Urdu (3247/3248): Paper 1 Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on the exact Paper 1 exercise structure, mark allocations and technique differences between Cambridge O-Level Urdu 3247 (First Language) and 3248 (Second Language).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Revision Notes
Urdu Paper 1: Reading and Writing — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on comprehension technique, register and the accuracy points that decide Urdu marks, for Cambridge IGCSE Urdu 0539.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Study Guides
Edexcel A-Level Urdu: Translation into Urdu and Written Response to Works (9UR0)
Translation into Urdu and extended responses to prescribed literary texts and films -- Paper 2 of Pearson Edexcel GCE A-Level Urdu (9UR0), the paper carrying the largest single mark total of the three.
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Revision Notes
A Level Urdu: Translation into Urdu and Written Response to Works — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on translation into Urdu, the prescribed literary texts and films, and the works-response mark scheme for Pearson Edexcel A-Level Urdu (9UR0) Paper 2.
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Study Guides
Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language: Paper 2 – Listening (0539)
The four listening exercises -- short answer questions, gap-fill, multiple matching and multiple choice -- in Paper 2 of Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language (0539), 2025-2027 series.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Revision Notes
Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language: Paper 2 Listening — Revision Notes (0539)
Condensed recall notes on the four listening exercises -- short answer questions, gap-fill, multiple matching and multiple choice -- for Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language (0539), 2025-2027 series.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Study Guides
OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu: Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest (9264)
Home and neighbourhood, social issues, global issues, and travel and tourism -- the full content of Theme 2 for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Revision Notes
OxfordAQA IGCSE Urdu: Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on vocabulary and structures for home/locality, social issues, global issues and travel for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu Theme 2 (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Study Guides
Cambridge O-Level First Language Urdu: Paper 2 Texts (3247)
Unseen Passage, Poetry and Prose -- the full structure of Paper 2 Texts for Cambridge O Level First Language Urdu 3247, 2027 series (Version 1), with its prescribed ghazal, nazm and prose set texts.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Study Guides
Edexcel A-Level Urdu: Listening, Reading and Writing (9UR0 Paper 3)
Section A Listening Comprehension and Section B Listening, Reading and Writing -- the structure, timing and skills of Paper 3 for Pearson Edexcel GCE A-Level Urdu (9UR0).
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Study Guides
OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu: Current and Future Study and Employment (9264)
My studies, life at school/college, education post-16, and jobs and career choices -- the full content of Theme 3 for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Study Guides
Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu: Paper 2 Grammar, Writing and Translation (3248)
Sentence transformation, multiple-choice cloze, extended writing and English-to-Urdu translation -- Paper 2 Grammar, Writing and Translation of Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu (3248), 2024-2026 series.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Revision Notes
Cambridge O-Level First Language Urdu: Paper 2 Texts — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on Paper 2's Unseen Passage, Poetry and Prose parts, the prescribed set texts, and what the mark schemes actually reward for Cambridge O Level First Language Urdu (3247).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Revision Notes
Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu: Paper 2 — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on sentence transformation, cloze, extended writing and translation for Paper 2 of Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu (3248), 2024-2026 series.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Revision Notes
Edexcel A-Level Urdu: Listening, Reading and Writing — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on Paper 3's two-section structure, timing and technique for Pearson Edexcel GCE A-Level Urdu (9UR0).
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Revision Notes
OxfordAQA IGCSE Urdu: Current and Future Study and Employment — Revision Notes
Condensed recall notes on studies, school life, post-16 options and jobs/careers, with future-tense and 'would like to' structures, for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu Theme 3 (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
Practice resources
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Practice Questions
A Level Urdu: Translation and Reading — Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice questions with full worked answers on translation into and out of Urdu, idiom, register and literary response.
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Practice Questions
IGCSE Urdu: Identity and Culture — Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice questions with full worked answers on the identity and culture theme, vocabulary, comprehension and writing.
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Practice Questions
Cambridge O-Level Urdu (3247/3248): Paper 1 Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice for both Cambridge O-Level Urdu Paper 1 formats: 3247 First Language's Reading and Writing parts, and 3248 Second Language's five-exercise structure, with full worked answers.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Practice Questions
Urdu Paper 1: Reading and Writing — Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice questions with full worked answers on comprehension, summary, grammar and directed writing in Urdu.
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Practice Questions
A Level Urdu: Translation into Urdu and Written Response to Works — Practice Questions
Original practice questions with full worked answers covering Section A translation-into-Urdu mechanics and Section B/C works-response structure, for Pearson Edexcel A-Level Urdu (9UR0) Paper 2.
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Practice Questions
Urdu Paper 2: Listening — Practice Questions
Original exam-style listening scripts and comprehension questions, with full worked answers, covering all four Paper 2 exercise types for Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language (0539).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · IGCSE
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Practice Questions
OxfordAQA IGCSE Urdu: Local, National, International and Global Areas of Interest — Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice questions with full worked answers on housing and locality, social issues, global issues and travel for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu Theme 2 (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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Practice Questions
Cambridge O-Level First Language Urdu: Paper 2 Texts — Practice Questions
Original exam-technique practice questions with full worked answers on Paper 2's three parts, the prescribed set-text list, and what the levels-based mark schemes reward, for Cambridge O Level First Language Urdu (3247).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Practice Questions
Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu: Paper 2 — Practice Questions
Original exam-technique practice questions with full worked answers on Paper 2's four compulsory exercises, mark allocation, and where marks are typically lost, for Cambridge O Level Second Language Urdu (3248).
Urdu Language · Cambridge · O LEVELS
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Practice Questions
Edexcel A-Level Urdu: Listening, Reading and Writing — Practice Questions
Original exam-technique practice questions with full worked answers on Paper 3's format, sections and revision strategy for Pearson Edexcel GCE A-Level Urdu (9UR0).
Urdu Language · Pearson Edexcel · A LEVELS
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Practice Questions
OxfordAQA IGCSE Urdu: Current and Future Study and Employment — Practice Questions
Original exam-style practice questions with full worked answers on studies, school life, post-16 options and jobs/careers for OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu Theme 3 (9264).
Urdu Language · OxfordAQA · IGCSE
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What does the Urdu Language hub cover?
Cambridge IGCSE Urdu as a Second Language (0539); Cambridge O Level Urdu, offered as two distinct specifications — Urdu - First Language (3247) and Urdu - Second Language (3248); and Pearson Edexcel International Advanced Level Urdu. Study material is added topic by topic as it is written.
Are Marlbridge's Urdu Language study guides free to use?
Yes. Study material on Marlbridge is free to read for anyone preparing for an exam, and free for schools and teachers to use with their classes — no licence, account or attribution required.
Which exam boards does this follow?
Cambridge Assessment International Education, Pearson Edexcel and OxfordAQA.
Does Marlbridge teach Urdu?
Yes, at IGCSE, O Level and A Level. Marlbridge teaches Cambridge Urdu at IGCSE and O Level, Pearson Edexcel A Level Urdu, and OxfordAQA International GCSE Urdu (9264) — OxfordAQA offers Urdu at International GCSE only, not at AS or A-level.
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