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Gen

eric

Mar

king

Prin

cipl

es

Thes

e ge

nera

l mar

king

prin

cipl

es m

ust b

e ap

plie

d by

all

exam

iner

s w

hen

mar

king

can

dida

te a

nsw

ers.

The

y sh

ould

be

appl

ied

alon

gsid

e th

e sp

ecifi

c co

nten

t of t

he m

ark

sche

me

or g

ener

ic le

vel d

escr

ipto

rs fo

r a q

uest

ion.

Eac

h qu

estio

n pa

per a

nd m

ark

sche

me

will

als

o co

mpl

y w

ith th

ese

mar

king

pr

inci

ples

.

GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

1:

Mar

ks m

ust b

e aw

arde

d in

line

with

:

•th

e sp

ecifi

c co

nten

t of t

he m

ark

sche

me

or th

e ge

neric

leve

l des

crip

tors

for t

he q

uest

ion

•th

e sp

ecifi

c sk

ills

defin

ed in

the

mar

k sc

hem

e or

in th

e ge

neric

leve

l des

crip

tors

for t

he q

uest

ion

•th

e st

anda

rd o

f res

pons

e re

quire

d by

a c

andi

date

as

exem

plifi

ed b

y th

e st

anda

rdis

atio

n sc

ripts

.

GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

2:

Mar

ks a

war

ded

are

alw

ays

who

le m

arks

(not

hal

f mar

ks, o

r oth

er fr

actio

ns).

GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

3:

Mar

ks m

ust b

e aw

arde

d po

sitiv

ely:

•m

arks

are

aw

arde

d fo

r cor

rect

/val

id a

nsw

ers,

as

defin

ed in

the

mar

k sc

hem

e. H

owev

er, c

redi

t is

give

n fo

r val

id a

nsw

ers

whi

ch g

o be

yond

the

scop

e of

the

sylla

bus

and

mar

k sc

hem

e, re

ferr

ing

to y

our T

eam

Lea

der a

s ap

prop

riate

•m

arks

are

aw

arde

d w

hen

cand

idat

es c

lear

ly d

emon

stra

te w

hat t

hey

know

and

can

do

•m

arks

are

not

ded

ucte

d fo

r err

ors

•m

arks

are

not

ded

ucte

d fo

r om

issi

ons

•an

swer

s sh

ould

onl

y be

judg

ed o

n th

e qu

ality

of s

pelli

ng, p

unct

uatio

n an

d gr

amm

ar w

hen

thes

e fe

atur

es a

re s

peci

fical

ly a

sses

sed

by th

e qu

estio

n as

indi

cate

d by

the

mar

k sc

hem

e. T

he m

eani

ng, h

owev

er, s

houl

d be

una

mbi

guou

s.

GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

4:

Rul

es m

ust b

e ap

plie

d co

nsis

tent

ly e

.g. i

n si

tuat

ions

whe

re c

andi

date

s ha

ve n

ot fo

llow

ed in

stru

ctio

ns o

r in

the

appl

icat

ion

of g

ener

ic le

vel

desc

ripto

rs.

GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

5:

Mar

ks s

houl

d be

aw

arde

d us

ing

the

full

rang

e of

mar

ks d

efin

ed in

the

mar

k sc

hem

e fo

r the

que

stio

n (h

owev

er; t

he u

se o

f the

full

mar

k ra

nge

may

be

lim

ited

acco

rdin

g to

the

qual

ity o

f the

can

dida

te re

spon

ses

seen

).


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GE

NE

RIC

MA

RK

ING

PR

INC

IPLE

6:

Mar

ks a

war

ded

are

base

d so

lely

on

the

requ

irem

ents

as

defin

ed in

the

mar

k sc

hem

e. M

arks

sho

uld

not b

e aw

arde

d w

ith g

rade

thre

shol

ds o

r gra

de

desc

ripto

rs in

min

d.

Add

ition

al g

uida

nce

•C

ross

ing

out:

(a)

If a

cand

idat

e ch

ange

s hi

s/he

r min

d ov

er a

n an

swer

and

cro

sses

out

an

atte

mpt

, aw

ard

a m

ark

if th

e fin

al a

ttem

pt is

cor

rect

.

(b)

If a

cand

idat

e cr

osse

s ou

t an

answ

er to

a w

hole

que

stio

n bu

t mak

es n

o se

cond

atte

mpt

at i

t, m

ark

the

cros

sed

out w

ork.

•Fo

r Que

stio

ns 2

and

3, i

f the

can

dida

te h

as w

ritte

n an

ans

wer

in th

e sp

ace

prov

ided

for t

hat p

urpo

se, y

ou s

houl

d ig

nore

any

thin

g w

ritte

n an

ywhe

re e

lse,

unl

ess:

(a)

ther

e is

an

indi

catio

n fro

m th

e ca

ndid

ate

that

oth

er m

ater

ial s

houl

d be

con

side

red.

(b)

the

cand

idat

e ha

s co

ntin

ued

thei

r ans

wer

out

side

the

spac

e pr

ovid

ed.

(c)

ther

e is

no

answ

er in

the

spac

e pr

ovid

ed.

•A

nnot

atio

n us

ed in

the

Mar

k Sc

hem

e:

(a)

tc =

‘tou

t cou

rt’ a

nd m

eans

that

on

its o

wn

the

mat

eria

l is

not s

uffic

ient

to s

core

the

mar

k.

•N

o re

spon

se a

nd ‘0

’ mar

ks

(a)

Aw

ard

NR

(No

Res

pons

e):

If th

ere

is n

othi

ng w

ritte

n at

all

in th

e an

swer

spa

ce o

rIf

ther

e is

onl

y a

com

men

t whi

ch d

oes

not i

n an

y w

ay re

late

to th

e qu

estio

n be

ing

aske

d (e

.g. ‘

can’

t do’

or ‘

don’

t kno

w’)

or

If th

ere

is o

nly

a m

ark

whi

ch is

n’t a

n at

tem

pt a

t the

que

stio

n (e

.g. a

das

h, a

que

stio

n m

ark)

.

(b)

Aw

ard

0:If

ther

e is

any

atte

mpt

that

ear

ns n

o cr

edit.

Thi

s co

uld,

for e

xam

ple,

incl

ude

the

cand

idat

e co

pyin

g al

l or s

ome

of th

e qu

estio

n, o

r any

w

orki

ng th

at d

oes

not e

arn

any

mar

ks, w

heth

er c

ross

ed o

ut o

r not

.


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•O

ptio

nal q

uest

ions

:

Mar

k al

l que

stio

ns a

ttem

pted

by

the

cand

idat

e. W

here

the

cand

idat

e at

tem

pts

mor

e th

an o

ne o

f the

alte

rnat

ives

in Q

uest

ion

3, th

e m

arki

ng

syst

em w

ill ta

ke th

e be

st m

ark.

•U

sing

mar

k sc

hem

es w

ith g

rade

des

crip

tors

:

The

mar

ker s

houl

d lo

ok a

t the

wor

k an

d th

en m

ake

a ju

dgem

ent a

bout

whi

ch le

vel s

tate

men

t is

the

‘bes

t fit’

. In

prac

tice,

wor

k do

es n

ot a

lway

s m

atch

one

leve

l sta

tem

ent p

reci

sely

so

a ju

dgem

ent m

ay n

eed

to b

e m

ade

betw

een

two

or m

ore

leve

l sta

tem

ents

.

O

nce

a ‘b

est-f

it’ le

vel s

tate

men

t has

bee

n id

entif

ied,

use

the

follo

win

g gu

idan

ce to

dec

ide

on a

spe

cific

mar

k:

•W

here

the

cand

idat

e’s

wor

k co

nvin

cing

ly m

eets

the

leve

l sta

tem

ent,

awar

d th

e hi

ghes

t mar

k. •

Whe

re th

e ca

ndid

ate’

s w

ork

adeq

uate

ly m

eets

the

leve

l sta

tem

ent,

awar

d th

e m

ark

in th

e m

iddl

e of

the

rang

e (if

app

licab

le).

•W

here

the

cand

idat

e’s

wor

k ju

st m

eets

the

leve

l sta

tem

ent,

awar

d th

e lo

wes

t mar

k.


of 12© UCLES 2021

Det

aile

d m

ark

sche

me

Que

stio

nA

nsw

erM

arks

1C

andi

date

s ar

e re

quire

d to

com

plet

e 5

gaps

in E

nglis

h. R

ead

all o

f the

item

s th

at th

e ca

ndid

ate

has

liste

d an

d aw

ard

mar

ks

as fo

llow

s:

•A

war

d 1

mar

k fo

r eac

h co

rrec

t ite

m.

•O

n Q

uest

ion

1, a

war

d m

arks

for i

tem

s w

here

ver t

he c

andi

date

has

writ

ten

them

pro

vide

d th

e ca

ndid

ate

has

mad

e cl

ear

whi

ch p

art o

f the

form

they

refe

r to.

•M

ark

for c

omm

unic

atio

n. T

oler

ate

inac

cura

cies

, pro

vide

d th

e m

essa

ge is

cle

ar. I

gnor

e an

y de

finite

/inde

finite

arti

cle,

po

sses

sive

adj

ectiv

e, e

tc. I

gnor

e an

y ve

rbs.

•If

spel

ling

is in

accu

rate

, ref

er to

the

follo

win

g qu

estio

ns.

If yo

u re

ad a

loud

wha

t the

can

dida

te h

as w

ritte

n, d

oes

it so

und

like

the

corr

ect a

nsw

er a

nd w

ould

a n

ativ

e sp

eake

r of t

he

targ

et la

ngua

ge u

nder

stan

d it?

Doe

s w

hat t

he c

andi

date

has

writ

ten

look

like

the

corr

ect a

nsw

er, e

.g. o

ne le

tter m

issi

ng b

ut n

o ot

her w

ord

crea

ted?

W

ould

a n

ativ

e sp

eake

r of t

he ta

rget

lang

uage

und

erst

and

it?

•R

ejec

t mis

spel

t wor

ds w

hich

sug

gest

a w

ord

with

a q

uite

diff

eren

t mea

ning

. Whe

re n

ouns

are

usu

ally

plu

ral,

acce

pt th

e si

ngul

ar a

nd v

ice

vers

a.

•A

ll an

swer

s m

ust f

ulfil

l the

com

mun

icat

ive

purp

ose

desc

ribed

in th

e ru

bric

.

5


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Que

stio

nA

nsw

erM

arks

1Yo

ur n

ame

is J

ack

Bro

wn.

You

are

look

ing

for a

pen

frie

nd fr

om a

noth

er c

ount

ry w

ho y

ou c

an w

rite

to.

Com

plet

e th

e fo

rm in

Eng

lish.

AC

CE

PT

RE

JEC

T

Gap

1

(1 m

ark)

Any

app

ropr

iate

food

type

, dis

h or

food

item

, e.g

. st

eak,

roas

t chi

cken

, app

les

Rej

ect v

ocab

ular

y th

at c

anno

t be

cons

ider

ed a

food

ty

pe, d

ish

or fo

od it

em.

Gap

s 2

and

3(1

mar

k ea

ch)

Any

two

appr

opria

te h

obbi

es o

r act

iviti

es, e

.g.

play

ing

tenn

is, c

hess

Rej

ect v

ocab

ular

y th

at c

anno

t be

cons

ider

ed a

ho

bby

or a

ctiv

ity.

Gap

4(1

mar

k)A

ny a

ppro

pria

te s

choo

l sub

ject

, e.g

. Eng

lish

Rej

ect v

ocab

ular

y th

at c

anno

t be

cons

ider

ed a

sc

hool

sub

ject

.

Gap

5(1

mar

k)A

ny a

ppro

pria

te m

eans

of t

rans

port,

e.g

. bic

ycle

, ta

xi, s

coot

er, t

rain

Rej

ect v

ocab

ular

y th

at c

anno

t be

cons

ider

ed a

m

eans

of t

rans

port.


of 12© UCLES 2021

Que

stio

nA

nsw

erM

arks

2W

here

you

live

•D

escr

ibe

your

hou

se. (

Whe

re is

it?

How

man

y ro

oms

are

ther

e?)

•W

hat d

o yo

u do

to h

elp

at h

ome?

•W

hat d

o yo

u no

t lik

e do

ing

at h

ome?

•

Whe

re w

ould

you

like

to li

ve in

the

futu

re?

Why

?

Writ

e 80

–90

wor

ds in

Eng

lish.

Rea

d th

e w

hole

ans

wer

and

aw

ard

a m

ark

out o

f 12

usin

g th

e ta

ble

belo

w.

12


of 12© UCLES 2021

Mar

ksD

escr

ipto

rG

uida

nce

10–1

2 •

Com

plet

es a

ll ta

sks

in th

e re

quire

d le

vel o

f det

ail.

•P

rovi

des

cons

iste

ntly

rele

vant

info

rmat

ion

and

opin

ions

. •

Mea

ning

is c

lear

and

com

mun

icat

ion

is a

chie

ved,

alth

ough

ther

e m

ay b

e so

me

lingu

istic

inac

cura

cies

. •

Use

s st

raig

htfo

rwar

d vo

cabu

lary

and

stru

ctur

es.

•Li

nks

wor

ds a

nd p

hras

es u

sing

a ra

nge

of s

impl

e co

nnec

tors

.

Exa

mpl

es o

f lin

guis

tic

inac

cura

cies

: lap

ses

in

agre

emen

ts, t

ense

s/tim

e fra

mes

, spe

lling

Exa

mpl

es o

f lin

king

wor

ds

and

phra

ses:

and

, or,

but,

beca

use,

then

7–9

•C

ompl

etes

mos

t tas

ks in

the

requ

ired

leve

l of d

etai

l. •

Pro

vide

s m

ostly

rele

vant

info

rmat

ion

and

opin

ions

. •

Mea

ning

is m

ostly

cle

ar a

nd c

omm

unic

atio

n is

gen

eral

ly a

chie

ved,

des

pite

ling

uist

ic in

accu

raci

es.

•U

ses

limite

d vo

cabu

lary

and

stru

ctur

es w

ith s

ome

repe

titio

n. •

Som

e at

tem

pt to

link

wor

ds a

nd p

hras

es u

sing

a ra

nge

of s

impl

e co

nnec

tors

.

4–6

•C

ompl

etes

som

e ta

sks

with

som

e of

the

requ

ired

deta

il. •

Pro

vide

s so

me

rele

vant

info

rmat

ion.

•M

eani

ng is

som

etim

es c

lear

and

som

e co

mm

unic

atio

n is

ach

ieve

d, d

espi

te li

ngui

stic

inac

cura

cies

. •

Use

s ba

sic

voca

bula

ry a

nd s

truct

ures

with

freq

uent

repe

titio

n. •

Som

e at

tem

pt to

link

wor

ds o

r phr

ases

usi

ng a

lim

ited

rang

e of

sim

ple

conn

ecto

rs re

petit

ivel

y (e

.g. a

nd,

or).

1–3

•A

ttem

pts

task

(s),

with

littl

e or

non

e of

the

requ

ired

deta

il. •

May

pro

vide

info

rmat

ion;

is a

lmos

t alw

ays

irrel

evan

t. •

Mea

ning

is u

ncle

ar a

nd c

omm

unic

atio

n is

rare

ly a

chie

ved.

•U

ses

isol

ated

wor

ds/p

hras

es a

ppro

pria

te to

the

task

. •

Littl

e at

tem

pt to

link

wor

ds o

r phr

ases

.

0 •

No

cred

itabl

e co

nten

t.


of 12© UCLES 2021

Que

stio

nA

nsw

erM

arks

Ans

wer

Que

stio

n 3(

a) o

r Que

stio

n 3(

b).

Writ

e 13

0–14

0 w

ords

in E

nglis

h.

3(a)

Film

clu

b

Last

mon

th, y

ou d

ecid

ed to

join

the

film

clu

b at

sch

ool.

Writ

e an

em

ail t

o yo

ur fr

iend

abo

ut th

is.

•Ex

plai

n w

hy y

ou d

ecid

ed to

join

this

clu

b. •

Des

crib

e w

here

and

whe

n th

e cl

ub m

eets

. •

Expl

ain

wha

t hap

pens

at t

he c

lub.

•Sa

y w

hich

film

you

wou

ld li

ke to

see

nex

t, an

d w

hy.

•Ex

plai

n w

hy it

is im

port

ant f

or y

oung

peo

ple

to jo

in c

lubs

.

Rea

d th

e w

hole

ans

wer

, aw

ard

a m

ark

from

eac

h of

the

thre

e ta

bles

bel

ow a

nd a

dd u

p th

e to

tal.

Mar

ks a

re a

vaila

ble

for:

•ta

sk c

ompl

etio

n (m

axim

um 1

0 m

arks

) •

rang

e (m

axim

um 1

0 m

arks

) •

accu

racy

(max

imum

8 m

arks

).

28

3(b)

OR

Hol

iday

job

Dur

ing

the

sum

mer

hol

iday

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of 12© UCLES 2021

Task

com

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of 12© UCLES 2021

Ran

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of 12© UCLES 2021

Acc

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