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SPECIMEN from 2020

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1

Gen

era

l M

ark

ing

Pri

ncip

les

1.1

C

rossin

g o

ut:

•If a

candid

ate

changes h

is/h

er

min

d o

ver

an a

nsw

er

and c

rosses o

ut

an a

ttem

pt,

aw

ard

a m

ark

if th

e fin

al a

tte

mp

t is

co

rre

ct.

•If a

can

did

ate

cro

sses o

ut an a

nsw

er

to a

whole

question b

ut

makes n

o s

econd a

ttem

pt a

t it, m

ark

th

e c

rosse

d o

ut w

ork

.

1.2

F

or

Qu

esti

on

s 2

an

d 3

, if

th

e c

an

did

ate

has w

ritt

en

an

an

sw

er

in t

he s

pace p

rovid

ed

fo

r th

at

pu

rpo

se

, y

ou

sh

ou

ld ig

no

re a

ny

thin

g

wri

tten

an

yw

here

els

e, u

nle

ss:

•th

ere

is a

n indic

ation fro

m the c

andid

ate

that

oth

er

mate

rial should

be c

onsid

ere

d

•th

e c

an

did

ate

has c

ontinued their a

nsw

er

outs

ide t

he s

pace p

rovid

ed

•th

ere

is n

o a

nsw

er

in the s

pace p

rovid

ed.

1.3

A

nn

ota

tio

n u

sed

in

th

e M

ark

Sch

em

e a

nd

/or

Mark

ing

:

•tc

= ‘to

ut court

’ and m

eans that on its

ow

n t

he m

ate

rial is

not

suffic

ient

to s

core

the m

ark

.

•B

OD

= b

enefit of th

e d

oubt and is u

sed t

o indic

ate

that

the E

xam

iner

has c

onsid

ere

d t

he

an

sw

er/

tha

t p

art

of th

e a

nsw

er

an

d ju

dg

ed

it to

be

more

co

rrect th

an incorr

ect: the b

enefit

of

the d

oubt

is g

iven t

o t

he c

andid

ate

and t

he m

ark

is a

wa

rde

d.

1.4

N

o r

espo

nse

and ‘0’ m

ark

s

A

ward

NR

(N

o R

esp

on

se):

•If there

is n

oth

ing w

ritten a

t all

in t

he a

nsw

er

space o

r

•If there

is o

nly

a c

om

ment w

hic

h d

oes n

ot

in a

ny w

ay r

ela

te t

o t

he q

uestion b

ein

g a

sked

(e

.g. ‘c

an

’t d

o’ o

r ‘d

on

’t k

no

w’) o

r

•If there

is o

nly

a m

ark

whic

h isn’t a

n a

ttem

pt

at

the q

uestion (

e.g

. a d

ash,

a q

uestion m

ark

).

A

ward

0:

•If there

is a

ny a

ttem

pt th

at earn

s n

o c

redit. T

his

could

, fo

r exam

ple

, in

clu

de t

he c

andid

ate

co

pyin

g a

ll o

r so

me

of th

e q

ue

stio

n, o

r a

ny w

ork

ing

that doe

s n

ot earn

any m

ark

s, w

heth

er

cro

ssed o

ut

or

not.

1.5

O

pti

on

al q

uesti

on

s:

you m

ust m

ark

all

question

s a

ttem

pte

d b

y t

he c

andid

ate

. W

here

a q

ue

stio

n h

as n

ot b

ee

n a

tte

mp

ted

th

en

a N

R m

ust b

e

ente

red. (F

or

Question 3

only

, after

ma

rkin

g t

he q

uestion(s

) th

e c

andid

ate

has a

nsw

ere

d,

NR

is p

op

ula

ted

au

tom

atica

lly w

he

n y

ou

clic

k o

n

‘Com

ple

te’.)

Where

the c

andid

ate

attem

pts

more

than o

ne o

f th

e a

ltern

atives in Q

uestion 3

, o

nly

th

e c

an

did

ate

’s b

est re

su

lt w

ill b

e a

gg

reg

ate

d.


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2

Deta

iled

Mark

Sch

em

e

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Qu

esti

on

1

Candid

ate

s a

re r

equired to lis

t 8 ite

ms in F

rench.

Read a

ll of

the ite

ms t

hat

the c

andid

ate

has lis

ted

an

d a

wa

rd m

ark

s a

s fo

llow

s:

(i)

Sele

ct th

e m

ost corr

ect item

s u

p to a

maxim

um

of

5. A

ward

1 m

ark

for

each c

orr

ect

item

up

to

a m

axim

um

of 5

. S

top

tic

kin

g o

nce

5 ite

ms h

ave

been r

ew

ard

ed.

(ii)

On Q

uestion 1

, aw

ard

mark

s for

item

s w

here

ver

the c

andid

ate

has w

ritt

en t

hem

.

(iii)

If

th

e c

an

did

ate

off

ers

mo

re t

han

on

e w

ord

per

lin

e,

aw

ard

a m

ark

fo

r each

accep

tab

le ite

m (

e.g

. w

he

re c

an

did

ate

ha

s lin

ke

d tw

o w

ord

s

as in b

oîte à

cra

yons / b

oîte c

rayons =

1 t

ick;

how

ever

boît

e e

t cra

yons /

boît

e,

cra

yons (

can

did

ate

in

ten

ds th

ese

as tw

o ite

ms)

= 2

tic

ks)

(iv)

The p

ictu

res p

rovid

ed o

n the q

uestion

paper

are

only

suggestions.

(v)

Mark

for

com

munic

ation. Tole

rate

inaccura

cie

s,

pro

vid

ed t

he m

essage is c

lear.

Ignore

any d

efin

ite

/ in

de

fin

ite

art

icle

, p

osse

ssiv

e a

dje

ctive

, e

tc.

Ignore

any v

erb

s.

(vi)

If s

pelli

ng is q

uestionable

, sta

rt b

y r

efe

rrin

g t

o t

he d

eta

iled m

ark

schem

e.

Refe

r to

the b

ulle

t p

oin

ts b

elo

w if n

o d

ecis

ion

on

th

e s

pe

llin

g y

ou

have e

ncou

nte

red is r

ecord

ed there

.

•‘If in

doubt, s

ound it out’: if y

ou r

ead w

hat

the c

andid

ate

has w

ritt

en,

does it

sound lik

e th

e c

orr

ect a

nsw

er?

•Look-a

like test: d

oes w

hat th

e c

andid

ate

has w

ritt

en look lik

e t

he c

orr

ect

answ

er

e.g

. o

ne

le

tte

r m

issin

g b

ut n

o o

the

r w

ord

cre

ate

d.

•If the first part

of th

e w

ord

is c

orr

ect,

sm

all

err

ors

in w

hat

com

es n

ext

are

less lik

ely

to im

pe

de

co

mm

un

ica

tio

n (

un

less th

ey s

ug

ge

st

anoth

er

meanin

g).

•W

here

letters

are

tra

nsposed, th

e w

ord

is lik

ely

to c

om

munic

ate

(unle

ss a

noth

er

word

ha

s b

ee

n c

rea

ted

).

(vii)

Once m

ark

ing p

roper

sta

rts, if there

are

fiv

e c

lea

rly a

ccepta

ble

ite

ms,

aw

ard

mark

s w

here

ve

r th

ese

are

in

th

e lis

t. T

his

ap

pro

ach

ma

y a

llow

questionable

vers

ions to b

e ignore

d.

(viii

) R

efu

se a

ll nouns w

hic

h a

re r

epeate

d a

nd w

hic

h d

o n

ot

have a

separa

te m

eanin

g:

baskets

, chaussure

s: aw

ard

one m

ark

to e

ach ite

m

baskets

, baskets

de s

port

: aw

ard

one m

ark

for

the f

irst

basket.

(ix)

Reje

ct m

isspelt w

ord

s w

hic

h s

uggest

a w

ord

with

a q

uite d

iffe

rent

meanin

g.

Where

nouns a

re u

su

ally

plu

ral, a

cce

pt th

e s

ing

ula

r a

nd

vic

e

vers

a.


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

1V

ou

s al

lez

en v

ille.

Où

alle

z-vo

us?

Fai

tes

un

e lis

te e

n f

ran

çais

de

8 en

dro

its

à vi

site

r.

ba

nque

magasin

bib

lioth

èque

mairie

cath

édra

lem

arc

hé

centr

e (

com

merc

ial / sport

if)

musée

centr

e-v

ille

offic

e d

e t

ourism

e

châte

au

patinoire

cin

ém

apis

cin

e

églis

epla

ce

école

pont

gara

ge

poste

gare

(sncf/ro

utière

)re

sta

ura

nt

gendarm

erie

sta

de

hôte

l (d

e v

ille)

théâtr

e

hôpital

zoo

jard

in p

ublic

To

tal fo

r Q

ue

sti

on

1:

5 m

ark

s

5


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Qu

esti

on

2

Candid

ate

s a

re r

equired to a

nsw

er

the q

uestion.

Read t

he w

hole

answ

er

and a

ward

mark

s a

s fo

llow

s:

•C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

: aw

ard

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10,

acco

rdin

g t

o t

he i

nstr

ucti

on

s i

n 2

.1.

•L

an

gu

ag

e:

aw

ard

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 5, a

cco

rdin

g t

o t

he i

nstr

ucti

on

s i

n 2

.2.


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

2Il

y a

san

s d

ou

te u

n c

han

teu

r, u

n a

cteu

r, o

u u

n m

usi

cien

qu

e vo

us

aim

ez b

eau

cou

p.

15

2.1

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10 f

or

Co

mm

un

icati

on

(i)

Pla

ce the a

ppro

priate

‘num

bere

d’ t

ick a

s c

lose a

s p

ossib

le t

o e

ach r

ele

vant

com

munic

ation p

oin

t in

th

e b

od

y o

f th

e a

nsw

er.

(ii)

Aw

ard

tic

ks fle

xib

ly a

cro

ss the tasks f

or

each p

iece o

f re

levant

info

rmation c

onveyed,

up t

o a

ma

xim

um

of 1

0. H

OW

EV

ER

, e

ach

of th

e ta

sks

must be c

overe

d to g

et th

e 1

0 c

om

munic

ation m

ark

s:

•If 1

of th

e tasks is m

issin

g, th

e m

axim

um

com

munic

ation m

ark

is 9

.

•If 2

of th

e tasks a

re m

issin

g, th

e m

axim

um

com

munic

ation m

ark

is 8

(and s

o o

n).

(iii)

A

dd u

p the

tic

ks to g

ive a

mark

out of

10 f

or

Com

munic

ation.

(iv)

For

CO

MM

UN

ICA

TIO

N

•L

oo

k f

or

a v

erb

(fi

nit

e o

r in

fin

itiv

e)

befo

re a

ward

ing

a m

ark

. Lis

ts w

ithout

a v

erb

will

no

t sco

re.

•F

or

lan

gu

ag

e o

ther

than

verb

s,

use ‘

rule

s’ in

Qu

esti

on

1:

look a

like,

sound a

like,

etc

.

•M

isp

laced

ad

jecti

ves, n

eg

ati

ve

s a

nd

ad

verb

s w

ill

no

t u

su

all

y c

om

pro

mis

e c

om

mu

nic

ati

on

.

(v)

LIS

TS

= a

maxim

um

of 3 m

ark

s for

com

munic

ation:

lists

of

1–3 ite

ms =

1 m

ark

; lis

ts o

f 4 ite

ms =

2 m

ark

s; lis

ts o

f 5

–6

ite

ms =

3 m

ark

s

•elle

a les c

heveux n

oirs a

vec d

e b

eaux y

eux e

t une p

etite

bouche

= 1

mark

(1 v

erb

= a

lis

t o

f 3

)

•elle

a les c

heveux n

oirs (

1),

est de t

aill

e m

oyenne

(1),

et

elle

est

jolie

(1)

= 3

mark

s (

3 v

erb

s).

(vi)

Only

rew

ard

each p

iece o

f in

form

ation o

nce,

e.g

. elle

est

super

cannot

score

both

as d

escrip

tio

n a

nd

re

aso

n fo

r lik

ing

(e

lle e

st su

pe

r a

nd

sa

musiq

ue e

st super

can b

oth

be r

ew

ard

ed).

(vii)

Do n

ot penalis

e factu

al err

ors

.

(viii

) W

hat th

e c

andid

ate

write

s m

ay n

ot fo

llow

the o

rder

of

the t

asks o

n t

he q

uestion p

aper

– t

his

is fin

e.


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Tic

kA

ccep

t

1

Dit

es q

ui il/e

lle e

st

et

ce q

u’i

l/ell

e f

ait

co

mm

e m

éti

er.

nam

e =

1 m

ark

; pro

fessio

n =

1 m

ark

. A

s long a

s e

ither

giv

en,

consid

er

task c

om

ple

te.

2

Décri

vez c

ett

e p

ers

on

ne.

RE

WA

RD

: any form

of

description:

e.g

. anyth

ing a

bout

the p

ers

on –

appeara

nce

, ch

ara

cte

r, a

ge

, m

ore

de

tail

ab

ou

t

what th

ey d

o, fa

mily

backgro

und,

likes/d

islik

es,

etc

.

3

Dit

es p

ou

r q

uelles r

ais

on

s v

ou

s l

’aim

ez.

RE

WA

RD

: a p

ositiv

e c

om

ment

even if

‘aim

er’

not

sta

ted

4

Allez-v

ou

s f

air

e le m

êm

e m

éti

er

plu

s t

ard

? P

ou

rqu

oi

/ p

ou

rqu

oi

pas?

AC

CE

PT:

‘yes’ o

r ‘n

o’ o

r ‘d

on’t k

now

’ and/o

r w

hat

they a

re g

oin

g t

o d

o a

s a

jo

b

AC

CE

PT:

reason w

hy/w

hy n

ot

even if

not

cle

ar

wheth

er

or

not

they w

ill d

o s

am

e jo

b / w

ha

t jo

b th

ey w

ill d

o.


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

2.2

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 5 f

or

Lan

gu

ag

e

Aw

ard

a m

ark

out of 5 for

Language*,

accord

ing t

o t

he G

rade d

escripto

rs in t

he t

able

belo

w (

see

No

te o

n u

sin

g m

ark

sch

em

es w

ith

gra

de

de

scripto

rs (

last page o

f m

ark

schem

e))

.

Gra

de d

escri

pto

rs f

or

Lan

gu

ag

e (

Qu

esti

on

2)

5S

traig

htforw

ard

vocabula

ry a

nd s

tructu

re.

The s

tyle

of w

riting is b

asic

, but re

asonably

cohere

nt.

Use o

f a

lim

ited r

ange o

f verb

s, ge

nera

lly s

uccessfu

l.

More

accura

cy than inaccura

cy.

4B

asic

vo

cabula

ry a

nd s

tructu

re.

Som

e a

ware

ness o

f verb

usage, but

inconsis

tent.

The w

riting is s

uffic

iently a

ccura

te f

or

meanin

g t

o b

e c

onveyed.

3V

ery

basic

vocabula

ry a

nd s

tructu

re.

Little a

ware

ness o

f verb

usage (

e.g

. in

finitiv

es r

egula

rly u

sed inste

ad o

f finite v

erb

s).

Despite

regula

r err

ors

, th

e w

riting o

ften c

onveys s

om

e m

eanin

g.

2A

few

ph

rases o

r short

sente

nces a

re a

ccura

te e

nough t

o b

e c

om

pre

hensib

le.

Very

sim

ple

se

nte

nce

str

uctu

re.

1D

isjo

inte

d w

ord

s o

r short

phra

ses,

one o

r tw

o o

f th

em

accura

te e

nough t

o b

e c

om

pre

hen

sib

le.

0O

ne o

r tw

o d

isjo

inte

d w

ord

s o

r sho

rt p

hra

ses m

ay b

e r

ecognis

able

.

*Consid

er

the w

hole

answ

er

when a

ward

ing m

ark

for

language

To

tal fo

r C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

: 1

0 m

ark

s

To

tal fo

r L

an

gu

ag

e:

5 m

ark

s

To

tal fo

r Q

ue

sti

on

2:

15

ma

rks


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Qu

esti

on

3

Candid

ate

s a

nsw

er

1 q

uestion fro

m a

choic

e o

f 3.

Read t

he w

hole

answ

er

and a

ward

mark

s a

s fo

llow

s:

•C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

: aw

ard

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10,

acco

rdin

g t

o t

he i

nstr

ucti

on

s i

n 3

.1

•L

an

gu

ag

e:

aw

ard

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 8 f

or

Verb

s,

acco

rdin

g t

o t

he i

nstr

ucti

on

s i

n 3

.2

aw

ard

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 12 f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res,

acco

rdin

g t

o t

he

in

str

uc

tio

ns

in

3.3

.

Fo

r q

uesti

on

-sp

ecif

ic g

uid

an

ce, see late

r in

th

is m

ark

sch

em

e.

3.1

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10 f

or

Co

mm

un

icati

on

(i)

There

are

5 r

ele

vant com

munic

ation p

oin

ts p

er

question,

each w

ort

h a

maxim

um

of

2 m

ark

s.

(ii)

For

each r

ele

vant com

munic

ation p

oin

t, u

se t

he a

ppro

priate

num

bere

d t

ick a

nd p

lace u

p t

o 2

of th

ese

tic

ks a

s c

lose

as p

ossib

le to

ea

ch

rele

vant com

munic

ation p

oin

t (in the b

ody o

f th

e a

nsw

er)

.

2 t

icks

Message c

learly c

om

munic

ate

d.

Min

or

err

ors

(adje

ctive e

ndin

gs,

use o

f pre

positio

ns e

tc.)

are

to

lera

ted

.

1 t

ick

Com

munic

ation o

f som

e m

eanin

g is a

chie

ved,

but

the m

essage m

ay b

e a

mbig

uous o

r in

co

mp

lete

.

0 t

icks

Noth

ing o

f w

ort

h c

om

munic

ate

d.

(iii)

L

oo

k f

or

a v

erb

(fi

nit

e o

r in

fin

itiv

e)

befo

re a

ward

ing

a m

ark

fo

r co

mm

un

icati

on

.

(iv)

Add u

p the

tic

ks to g

ive a

mark

out of

10 f

or

Com

munic

ation.


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

3.2

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 8 f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s

When a

ward

ing

tic

ks for

Verb

s, ple

ase r

efe

r back t

o t

he q

uestion in o

rder

to e

sta

blis

h w

hic

h t

ense

is a

pp

rop

ria

te fo

r th

e r

esp

on

se

. F

or

qu

es

tio

n-

sp

ecif

ic g

uid

an

ce, see late

r in

th

is m

ark

sch

em

e.

(i)

Pla

ce a

tic

k a

bove the f

irst

occurr

ence o

f each c

orr

ect

verb

, up t

o a

maxim

um

of

18 t

icks (

de

tails

of h

ow

to

aw

ard

tic

ks a

re p

rovid

ed

be

low

).

(ii)

Pla

ce the t

ick s

o that it d

oes n

ot obscure

the a

cu

te a

ccent

on a

past

part

icip

le.

(iii)

C

onvert

the

tota

l num

ber

of ticks to a

mark

out

of

8 u

sin

g t

he C

onvers

ion t

able

belo

w.

Co

nvers

ion

tab

le f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s (

Qu

es

tio

n 3

)

Nu

mb

er

of

ticks

Mark

18+

8

16,1

77

14,1

56

12,1

35

10,1

14

8,9

3

6,7

2

4,5

1

0,1

,2,3

0


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Ho

w t

o a

ward

tic

ks f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s (

Qu

esti

on

3):

(a)

Su

bje

ct

(no

un

or

pro

no

un

) +

an

y f

init

e v

erb

•b

oth

su

bje

ct

an

d v

erb

mu

st

be

co

rrect

for

the v

erb

to

sco

re a

tic

k

•verb

mu

st

be in

th

e a

pp

rop

riate

ten

se t

o s

co

re a

tic

k

•in

accu

racie

s in

th

e u

se o

f accen

ts a

re i

gn

ore

d e

xcep

t in

th

e c

ase o

f -e

r verb

s a

nd

êtr

e w

he

re t

he

re m

us

t b

e a

n a

cc

en

t o

n t

he

past

part

icip

le in

a c

om

po

un

d t

en

se,

an

d t

he a

bsen

ce o

f su

ch

an

accen

t in

th

e p

res

en

t te

ns

e

•d

o n

ot

tick v

erb

s c

on

tain

ed

in

th

e ‘

lett

er

eti

qu

ett

e’:

ap

pro

pri

ate

beg

inn

ing

s a

nd

en

din

gs

to

le

tte

rs a

re c

on

sid

ere

d f

or

rew

ard

un

der

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res.

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Je s

uis

(

)

J’a

ime (

)Je a

ime (

no t

ick)

«Je

n’a

ime

(

) (p

as)

le c

am

pin

g»

Je n

e a

ime (

)pas

tre

at a

s m

isu

se

of n

eg

ative

, n

ot m

isu

se

of ve

rb:

ve

rb is tic

ke

d

Il e

st allé

(

)Il e

st

allé

e (

no t

ick)

insis

t o

n c

orr

ect a

gre

em

en

t

Les p

roffesseurs

sont (n

o t

ick)

gentils

inco

rre

ct su

bje

ct

Le v

oiture

s’e

st

appro

ché (

no t

ick)

inco

rre

ct su

bje

ct

Les n

ouveau p

rofe

sseurs

sont (

) gentils

«L

es p

rofe

sse

urs

» is th

e s

ub

ject a

nd

is

co

rre

ctly s

pe

lt. T

he

in

co

rre

ct a

dje

ctive

do

es n

ot

pre

ve

nt th

e tic

k b

ein

g a

wa

rde

d

Les invites s

ont arr

ivés (

)m

issin

g a

cce

nt o

n n

ou

n d

oe

s n

ot p

reve

nt tick

be

ing

aw

ard

ed

Les invités s

ont

arr

ives (

no t

ick)

pa

st p

art

icip

le m

ust h

ave

acce

nt fo

r tick to

be

aw

ard

ed

; th

ou

gh

gra

ve

is to

lera

ted

La s

ite q

ue j’a

i adoré

(

)d

esp

ite

wro

ng

ge

nd

er

of n

ou

n th

e v

erb

is

co

rre

ct

La s

ite q

ue j’a

i adoré

eg

en

de

r o

f n

ou

n w

ron

g; «

site

» is n

ot a

fe

min

ine

no

un

, th

ere

fore

ve

rb s

ho

uld

no

t a

gre

e a

nd

is

no

t ticke

d


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Le s

ite j’a

i adoré

(

)«

qu

e»

cla

use

s w

he

re th

e «

qu

e»

is m

issin

g: tick

the

ve

rb; ta

ke

ab

se

nce

of «

qu

e»

in

to a

cco

un

t

wh

en

aw

ard

ing

ma

rk fo

r O

the

r lin

gu

istic

fea

ture

s

Mon frè

re a

(

) sept ans. Il y

a (

) 30 e

nfa

nts

dans s

a c

lasse

for

«il

y a

/ava

it»

, a

llow

th

e im

pe

rso

na

l u

se

to

co

un

t a

s a

n e

xtr

a

Wit

h d

irect

an

d in

dir

ect

ob

ject

pro

no

un

s

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Je l’a

ime (

)

Je le joue (

)Je s

e joue (

no t

ick)

First e

xa

mp

le –

«je

jo

ue

» is c

orr

ect d

esp

ite

inco

rre

ct o

bje

ct p

ron

ou

n; se

co

nd

exa

mp

le –

«jo

ue

r» is n

ot a

re

fle

xiv

e v

erb

Je lave (

) le

s v

oiture

sJe m

e lave (

no t

ick)

les v

oiture

s«

lave

r» s

ho

uld

no

t b

e u

se

d r

efle

xiv

ely

in

th

is

sta

tem

en

t

Je t’a

i dit (

)

J’a

i te

dit (

)b

asic

ve

rb fo

rma

tio

n is c

orr

ect

Je les a

i acheté

s (

)Je les a

i acheté

(no t

ick)

pa

st p

art

icip

le m

ust a

gre

e in

nu

mb

er

an

d

ge

nd

er

with

pre

ce

din

g d

ire

ct o

bje

ct fo

r ve

rb tic

k

to b

e a

wa

rde

d


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Wit

h «

y» a

nd

«en

»

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

J’y

vais

(

) / E

lle e

n a

chète

(

)

Je v

ais

y (

) e

n v

oiture

co

rre

ct «

je v

ais

» s

co

res d

esp

ite

in

co

rre

ct

po

sitio

n o

f «

y»

Elle

achète

(

) en

co

rre

ct «

elle

ach

ète

» s

co

res d

esp

ite

in

co

rre

ct

po

sitio

n o

f «

en

»

Passiv

e

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Elle

a é

té a

ttra

pée (

)

Les v

élo

s o

nt é

té v

endus (

)

Refl

exiv

e

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Elle

s’e

st le

vée

(

)E

lle e

st

se levée (

no t

ick)

Je m

e lave (

) le

s m

ain

s

Je m

e s

uis

réveill

é (

) et j’a

i ré

veill

é (

) m

a

mère

co

rre

ct u

se

of a

re

fle

xiv

e a

nd

no

n-r

efle

xiv

e

ve

rb c

an

bo

th b

e c

red

ite

d


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Imp

ers

on

al

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

C’e

st com

ique

(

)

Il y

a (

)«

Ilya

» (

) a

ll rig

ht le

tte

rs a

nd

in

rig

ht o

rde

r (b

y

sa

me

ru

le «

ya

til»

als

o g

ain

s a

tic

k)

«Il y

a»

do

es n

ot sco

re in

exp

ressio

ns m

ea

nin

g

‘ag

o’

Est-

ce q

ue (

)

Wit

h n

eg

ati

ve

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Ils n

e jouent pas (

)tick is a

wa

rde

d fo

r th

e c

orr

ect ve

rb; th

e

ne

ga

tive

is c

on

sid

ere

d fo

r re

wa

rd in

‘O

the

r

ling

uis

tic fe

atu

res’

Ils n

e p

as jouent (

)

Je n

e a

ime (

) pas

Seq

uen

ce o

f te

nses

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Si j’a

vais

(

) le

choix

je v

oudra

is (

)

Si j’a

i eu (

no tic

k)

le c

hoix

je v

oudra

is (

)if s

eq

ue

nce

is in

co

rre

ct, b

oth

ve

rbs c

an

no

t b

e

rew

ard

ed

Quand j’a

i fini (n

o tic

k)

de d

éje

uner

()

je s

uis

sort

i (

)

in tim

e c

lau

se

s, th

e p

lup

erf

ect m

ust b

e u

se

d

for

the

ve

rb to

be

re

wa

rde

d. In

oth

er

ca

se

s th

e

pe

rfe

ct is

acce

pta

ble

Quand j’a

vais

fin

i (

) de d

éje

uner

()

je s

uis

sort

i (

)


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Sin

gle

au

xilia

ry w

ith

mu

ltip

le p

ast

part

icip

les

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Nous a

vons c

hanté

(

) et dansé (

)N

ou

s a

vo

ns c

ha

nté

= tic

k; N

ou

s a

vo

ns d

an

sé

= tic

k

Co

rrect

verb

wit

hin

mean

ing

less s

tate

men

t

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

La journ

ée e

st

()

longue

La journ

ée e

st

(no t

ick)

inte

lligente

do

no

t re

wa

rd c

orr

ect ve

rb in

a m

ea

nin

gle

ss

sta

tem

en

t

(b)

Imp

era

tive

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Vie

ns (

)

Ne touche p

as (

)

(c)

Inte

rro

gati

ve

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Tu v

iens? (

) / T

u v

iens. (

)q

ue

stio

n m

ark

no

t re

qu

ire

d fo

r m

ark

to

be

aw

ard

ed

Est-

ce q

ue (

) tu

vie

ns (

?)

()

Com

ment ça v

a (

?)

()


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

(d)

Infi

nit

ive

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Je v

eux (

) so

rtir (

)

Je v

eut (n

o tic

k)

sort

ir (

)a

wa

rd tic

k fo

r a

ny c

orr

ect d

ep

en

de

nt in

fin

itiv

e,

eve

n if m

ain

ve

rb is in

co

rre

ct / in

th

e w

ron

g

ten

se

Je v

eux (

) so

rtie

r (n

o tic

k)

Il a

com

mencé (

) à p

leuvoir (

)

Il a

com

mence (

no tic

k)

à p

leuvoir (

)

Il a

com

mencé (

) de p

leuvoir (

no tic

k)

J’a

i essayé (

) de tra

vaill

er

()

Il m

’aid

e (

no tic

k)

à p

répare

r le

repas (

)p

ast te

nse

re

qu

ire

d b

y th

e ta

sk: m

ain

ve

rb is

in th

e w

ron

g te

nse

bu

t d

ep

en

de

nt in

fin

itiv

e is

co

rre

ct a

nd

is tic

ke

d

Vis

iter

()

d’a

utr

es p

ays e

st (

) im

port

an

t

Sans h

ésiter

()

Sans h

ésité (

no t

ick)

Je v

eux (

) so

rtir (

) parc

e q

ue je v

eux (

no

tick)

alle

r (

) a

ux m

agasin

s

je v

eu

x c

an

on

ly s

co

re o

nce

, b

ut d

iffe

ren

t

infin

itiv

es c

an

ea

ch

sco

re if co

rre

ct

Aprè

s ê

tre a

rriv

é(e

) (

) il/

(elle

) a m

angé (

) un

sandw

ich

Aprè

s ê

tre s

ort

i il

a c

om

mencé (

) à p

leu

voir

()

the

su

bje

ct o

f th

e p

erf

ect in

fin

itiv

e is n

ot th

e

su

bje

ct o

f th

e m

ain

ve

rb

Aprè

s a

voir m

angé (

) je

suis

sort

i (

)


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Tic

kin

g form

s o

f th

e v

erb

in the futu

re: is

th

e f

utu

re t

ense a

ppro

priate

to t

he t

ask?

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

Nous a

llons (

) jo

uer

()

au tennis

in a

ll th

ese

ca

se

s th

e fu

ture

te

nse

is

ap

pro

pria

te to

th

e ta

sk o

n th

e q

ue

stio

n p

ap

er

so

bo

th th

e fin

ite

ve

rb a

nd

th

e in

fin

itiv

e a

re

ticke

d in

th

e n

orm

al w

ay

Je v

ais

(

) re

gard

é (

no tic

k)

un film

Elle

vas (

no tic

k)

arr

iver

()

ce s

oir

Je v

ais

(no tic

k)

alle

r (n

o tic

k)

en v

ille

task is: w

ha

t d

id y

ou

do

la

st w

ee

ke

nd

? F

utu

re

ten

se

is n

ot a

pp

rop

ria

te th

ere

fore

do

no

t tick

eith

er

ve

rb

(e)

Invers

ion

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

«…

» a

-t-il dit (

)…

a-t

-il dis

(no t

ick)

acce

pt b

oth

no

rma

l w

ord

ord

er

an

d in

ve

rsio

n

afte

r d

ire

ct sp

ee

ch

«…

» il a d

it (

)

Vie

ns-t

u (

) /

Vie

ns tu (

)

(f)

Part

icip

le (

past

or

pre

sen

t)

Tic

kN

o t

ick

No

te

En a

rriv

ant (

)

Ayant fini (

)

Une fois

arr

ivé (

)


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

(g)

Rew

ard

on

ly t

he f

irst

occu

rren

ce o

f a v

erb

, e.g

.

•J’a

ime

(

) la

nata

tion. J’a

ime (

no t

ick)

aussi le

tennis

•J’a

ime (

) la

nata

tion. Je n

’aim

e (

no t

ick)

pas le t

ennis

•D

ans m

a r

égio

n il y a

(

) des m

onta

gnes e

t des r

iviè

res.

Il y

a (

no t

ick)

aussi des…

H

ow

ever,

•Je p

réfè

re (

) la

nata

tion e

t m

on

frè

re p

réfè

re (

) le

tennis

– 2

diffe

rent

pers

ons o

f th

e v

erb

•M

on frè

re p

réfè

re (

) la

nata

tion e

t m

a s

œur

pré

fère

(no t

ick)

le t

ennis

– b

oth

third p

ers

on

usa

ge

•E

lle e

st (

) fâ

ché, ce n

’est

(no tic

k)

pas a

musant

– b

oth

third p

ers

on u

sage

•Je m

e s

uis

réveill

é (

) et j’a

i ré

veill

é (

) m

a m

ère

: corr

ect

use o

f a r

eflexiv

e a

nd n

on-r

efle

xiv

e v

erb

ca

n b

oth

be

cre

dite

d

•M

on frè

re a

(

) sept ans. Il y

a (

) 30 e

nfa

nts

dans s

a c

lasse:

with «

il y a

/avait» a

llow

th

e im

pe

rso

na

l u

se

to

be

cre

dite

d a

s a

n e

xtr

a (

the

sam

e a

pplie

s to «

est-

ce q

ue» a

nd «

il/elle

est»

)

3.3

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 12 f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res

(i)

Aw

ard

a m

ark

out of 12 for

Oth

er

ling

uis

tic f

eatu

res,

accord

ing t

o t

he G

rade d

escripto

rs in th

e ta

ble

be

low

(p

lea

se

se

e N

ote

on

usin

g m

ark

schem

es w

ith G

rade d

escripto

rs (

Appendix

I))

.

(ii)

Consid

er

the e

xte

nt to

whic

h the follo

win

g a

re u

sed c

orr

ectly a

nd a

ppro

priate

ly w

hen a

sse

ssin

g th

e c

an

did

ate

’s c

on

tro

l o

f str

uctu

res:

•S

ubord

inate

cla

uses, in

clu

din

g c

ar

/ parc

e q

ue,

qui and q

ue (

rela

tive p

ronouns),

ce q

ui a

nd

ce

qu

e. In

dire

ct o

r re

po

rte

d s

pe

ech

(il

a d

it

que, je

pense q

ue

). T

ime c

lauses w

ith q

uand

, pendant

que

etc

. and s

i (=

if)

•O

bje

ct pro

nouns (

il m

’a d

it)

and ‘str

ong’ p

ronouns (

chez n

ous e

tc.)

•C

onju

nctions o

ther

than e

t and lin

kin

g w

ord

s (

e.g

. cependant,

malh

eure

usem

ent,

toute

fois

)

•P

repo

sitio

ns –

Tim

e: depuis

, pen

dant,

pour,

du…

au…

etc

. /

– P

lace: en,

dans e

tc.

•N

egatives

•A

dverb

s

•A

dje

ctives, in

clu

din

g p

ossessiv

es a

nd d

em

onstr

atives. A

lso c

om

para

tives a

nd s

uperlative

s

•E

xpre

ssio

ns o

f quantity

•P

art

itiv

e a

rtic

les, especia

lly d

e a

fter

negative,

use o

f du,

de la,

des

•A

ppro

priate

use o

f polit

esses in t

he lett

er.


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

Gra

de d

escri

pto

rs f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res (

Qu

esti

on

3)

11–12

•U

ses a

wid

e r

ange o

f str

uctu

res e

ffectively

; pro

duces longer,

flu

ent

sente

nces w

ith

ea

se

.

•H

ighly

accura

te a

t th

is level, t

hough n

ot

necessarily

faultle

ss.

•M

akes e

ffective u

se o

f a

wid

e r

ange o

f vocabula

ry f

ully

appro

priate

to t

he t

ask.

9–10

•A

ttem

pts

a r

ange o

f str

uctu

res w

ith a

good d

egre

e o

f success.

•M

ore

com

ple

x language u

sually

err

or-

free^^

.

•U

ses a

variety

of re

levan

t vocabula

ry a

t th

is level.

7–8

•In

contr

ol of sim

ple

str

uctu

res.

Varied s

uccess w

ith m

ore

com

ple

x s

tructu

res.

•A

ccura

cy is fairly

consis

tent

thro

ughout*

. E

rrors

may o

ccur

when m

ore

am

bitio

us la

ng

ua

ge

is a

tte

mp

ted

.

•H

as s

uffic

ient vocabula

ry t

o a

dd s

om

e inte

rest

to t

he w

riting.

5–6

•A

ttem

pts

more

than b

asic

str

uctu

res.

•O

n b

ala

nce, th

e w

ork

is m

ore

accura

te t

han inaccura

te.

•S

traig

htforw

ard

vocabula

ry r

ele

vant

to t

he t

ask.

3–4

•R

elia

nt on b

asic

str

uctu

res.

•S

om

e e

xam

ple

s o

f corr

ect

language.

Meanin

g u

sually

conveyed.

•B

asic

vocabula

ry.

1–2

•A

few

phra

ses o

r short

sente

nces a

re a

ccura

te e

nough t

o b

e c

om

pre

hensib

le. V

ery

sim

ple

se

nte

nce

str

uctu

re.

0 •

One o

r tw

o d

isjo

inte

d w

ord

s o

r short

phra

ses m

ay b

e r

ecognis

able

.

^^subord

inate

cla

uses, lin

kin

g w

ord

s, obje

ct

pro

nouns,

com

para

tive a

dje

ctives/a

dverb

s,

str

ong

ne

ga

tive

s u

su

ally

err

or

fre

e.

*spelli

ng o

f com

mon w

ord

s, genders

, adje

ctival agre

em

ents

and b

asic

pre

positio

ns a

re a

lmost a

lwa

ys c

orr

ect.

To

tal fo

r C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

: 1

0 m

ark

s

To

tal fo

r V

erb

s:

8 m

ark

s

To

tal fo

r O

the

r lin

gu

isti

c f

ea

ture

s:

12

ma

rks

To

tal fo

r Q

ue

sti

on

3:

30

ma

rks


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

3(a

)U

ne

visi

te à

un

par

c d

’att

ract

ion

s. L

’an

née

der

niè

re v

ou

s êt

es a

llé(e

) à

un

par

c d

’att

ract

ion

s. É

criv

ez u

n e

-mai

l à u

n(e

) am

i(e)

fra

nça

is(e

).

3.1

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10

fo

r C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

– s

ee g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

Tic

kA

ccep

tM

ark

1

Wh

at

can

did

ate

did

wit

h f

rien

d(s

)

Insis

t on p

ast te

nse

Allo

w n

ous a

s s

ubje

ct

with n

o m

ention o

f fr

iend(s

)

Allo

w je +

activity w

ith

avec +

nam

e(s

) (o

f fr

iend(s

))

2

2

Wh

at

can

did

ate

did

wit

h f

rien

d(s

)

Insis

t on p

ast te

nse

Allo

w n

ous a

s s

ubje

ct

with n

o m

ention o

f fr

iend(s

)

Allo

w je +

activity w

ith

avec +

nam

e(s

) (o

f fr

iend(s

))

2

3

Reaso

n c

an

did

ate

do

es o

r d

oes n

ot

like a

mu

sem

en

t p

ark

(s)

Do n

ot in

sis

t on j’a

ime

/je n

’aim

e p

as a

s les p

arc

s s

ont

div

ert

issants

/ennuye

ux e

tc. to

ut co

urt

im

plie

s th

at

2

4

Reaso

n f

or

pre

ferr

ing

ou

tin

gs w

ith

fri

en

d(s

)/p

are

nt(

s)

Allo

w a

nyth

ing s

ensib

le

2

5

Wh

at

can

did

ate

wo

uld

lik

e t

o d

o (

wit

h f

rien

d(s

)) n

ext

weeken

d

Le w

eekend (

pro

chain

) je

voudra

is/v

eux +

infinitiv

e is o

bvio

usly

ok (

do n

ot in

sis

t o

n ‘w

ith

frie

nd

(s)’)

Allo

w for

com

munic

ation a

sim

ple

futu

re,

e.g

. nous iro

ns e

n v

ille le w

eekend

(p

roch

ain

)

tout court

Allo

w a

pre

sent +

le w

eek-e

nd (

pro

chain

), e

.g. le

week-e

nd (

pro

chain

) nou

s a

llon

s e

n v

ille

Allo

w le w

eekend p

rochain

nous a

vons d

écid

é d

e…

2

3.2

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 8 f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

3.3

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 12 f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce

ab

ov

e.

30


SPECIMEN from 2020


Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

3(b

)L

e sh

op

pin

g e

t la

mo

de

3.1

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10

fo

r C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

– s

ee g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

Tic

kA

ccep

tM

ark

1

Descri

pti

on

of

a d

ay t

he c

an

did

ate

sp

en

t sh

op

pin

g

Insis

t on p

ast te

nse

2

2

Descri

pti

on

of

a d

ay t

he c

an

did

ate

sp

en

t sh

op

pin

g

Insis

t on p

ast te

nse

2

3

Neg

ati

ve a

sp

ects

of

desig

ner

clo

thes

Allo

w a

nyth

ing s

ensib

le

2

4

Po

sit

ive a

sp

ects

of

desig

ner

clo

thes

Allo

w a

nyth

ing s

ensib

le

2

5

Wh

at

the c

an

did

ate

wo

uld

lik

e t

o w

ear

if s

/he h

ad

lo

ts o

f m

on

ey

Si j’a

vais

beaucoup d

’arg

ent

je v

oudra

is p

ort

er

/ je

port

era

is /

j’a

chète

rais

+ c

loth

es

(allo

w futu

re for

com

munic

ation)

2

3.2

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 8 f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

3.3

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 12 f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce

ab

ov

e.

30


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Qu

esti

on

An

sw

er

Ma

rks

3(c

)«J

e vo

yag

eais

ave

c u

n(e

) am

i(e)

. No

tre

trai

n s

’est

arr

êté

dan

s u

ne

pet

ite

gar

e et

je s

uis

des

cen

du

(e)

po

ur

ach

eter

un

jo

urn

al. À

mo

n r

eto

ur

le t

rain

éta

it p

arti

…»

Co

nti

nu

ez l’

his

toir

e.

3.1

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 10

fo

r C

om

mu

nic

ati

on

– s

ee g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

Tic

kA

ccep

tM

ark

1

Wh

at

can

did

ate

did

to

co

nta

ct

frie

nd

Aw

ard

com

munic

ation m

ark

for

sta

tem

ent

in p

ast

tense o

f w

hat

candid

ate

did

to

co

nta

ct fr

ien

d a

fte

r tr

ain

le

ft

2

2

Wh

at

can

did

ate

did

to

arr

ive a

t d

esti

nati

on

Aw

ard

com

munic

ation m

ark

for

sta

tem

ent

in p

ast

tense o

f w

hat

candid

ate

did

to

arr

ive

at d

estin

atio

n

Allo

w j’a

i acheté

un c

afé

etc

. and r

ew

ard

with c

om

munic

ation m

ark

s (

even

th

ou

gh

no

t e

xa

ctly w

ha

t th

e

candid

ate

did

to a

rriv

e a

t destination)

2

3

Th

ird

co

mm

un

icati

on

mark

to b

e a

ward

ed f

lexib

ly f

or

extr

a d

eta

il re

lating to

eith

er

of firs

t tw

o b

ulle

t p

oin

ts

in the q

uestion

2

4

Reacti

on

to

th

e e

ven

ts

Expect opin

ions/e

motions

Do n

ot in

sis

t on p

ast

tenses. A

llow

j’é

tais

/ c

’éta

it /

je s

uis

/ c

’est …

2

5

Reacti

on

to

th

e e

ven

ts

Expect opin

ions/e

motions

Do n

ot in

sis

t on p

ast

tenses. A

llow

j’é

tais

/ c

’éta

it /

je s

uis

/ c

’est …

2

3.2

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 8 f

or

accu

rate

use o

f V

erb

s –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce a

bo

ve

.

3.3

: A

ward

a m

ark

ou

t o

f 12 f

or

Oth

er

lin

gu

isti

c f

eatu

res –

see g

en

eri

c g

uid

an

ce

ab

ov

e.

30


SPECIMEN from 2020

of 24© UCLES 2017

Ap

pen

dix

I

No

te o

n u

sin

g m

ark

sch

em

es w

ith

Gra

de d

escri

pto

rs

It is im

port

ant th

at you a

ward

mark

s p

ositiv

ely

. In

ord

er

to e

nsure

that

you r

ew

ard

achie

vem

ent

rath

er

tha

n p

en

alis

e fa

ilure

or

om

issio

ns, yo

u s

ho

uld

sta

rt a

t th

e b

ottom

of th

e m

ark

schem

e a

nd w

ork

upw

ard

s t

hro

ugh t

he d

escripto

rs w

hen a

ward

ing

ma

rks.

Yo

u s

hould

adopt a ‘best fit’

appro

ach. Y

ou m

ust

sele

ct

the s

et

of

descripto

rs p

rovid

ed in t

he m

ark

sch

em

e th

at m

ost clo

se

ly d

escrib

es th

e q

ua

lity

of th

e w

ork

bein

g m

ark

ed. A

s y

ou w

ork

upw

ard

s t

hro

ugh t

he m

ark

schem

e,

you w

ill e

ventu

ally

arr

ive

at a

se

t o

f d

escrip

tors

th

at fits

th

e c

an

did

ate

’s

pe

rform

ance. W

hen y

ou r

each this

poin

t, y

ou s

hould

alw

ays t

hen c

heck t

he d

escripto

rs in t

he b

an

d a

bo

ve

to

co

nfirm

wh

eth

er

or

no

t th

ere

is ju

st

en

ough e

vid

ence

to a

ward

a m

ark

in the h

igher

band.

Fo

r exam

ple

, w

hen m

ark

ing Q

uestion 3

you

may f

ind t

hat

a c

andid

ate

uses a

variety

of

rele

vant vo

ca

bu

lary

bu

t h

as v

arie

d s

ucce

ss w

ith

mo

re

co

mple

x s

tructu

res. In

such c

ases, you w

ill n

eed t

o a

ward

a m

ark

that

takes into

account

both

the

str

en

gth

s a

nd

we

akn

esse

s o

f th

e p

iece

of w

ork

.

To

sele

ct th

e m

ost appro

priate

mark

within

each s

et

of

descripto

rs,

use t

he f

ollo

win

g g

uid

ance:

•If m

ost of th

e d

escripto

rs fit the p

iece (

and a

fter

you h

ave c

onsid

ere

d t

he b

and a

bove),

aw

ard

th

e to

p m

ark

in

th

e b

an

d.

•If there

is just enough e

vid

ence (

and y

ou h

ad p

erh

aps b

een c

onsid

ering t

he b

and b

elo

w),

aw

ard

th

e lo

we

st m

ark

in

th

e b

an

d.

No

te o

n irr

ele

van

t m

ate

rial

In th

e c

ase o

f a d

elib

era

tely

evasiv

e a

nsw

er

whic

h c

onsis

ts e

ntire

ly o

f irre

levant

mate

rial explo

ite

d in

de

fia

nce

of th

e r

ub

ric, a

sco

re o

f 0

is g

ive

n. T

his

is e

xtr

em

ely

rare

.

A g

enuin

e a

ttem

pt to

answ

er

the q

uestion w

hic

h f

ails

due t

o a

mis

unders

tandin

g o

f th

e r

ubric w

ill n

orm

ally

lo

se

Co

mm

un

ica

tio

n m

ark

s b

ut w

ill s

co

re

for

Language. Y

ou s

hould

consult y

our

Team

Leader.

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