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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
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ENGLISH 1111/01
Paper 1 For Examination from 2012
SPECIMEN MARK SCHEME
1 hour 10 minutes
MAXIMUM MARK: 50
Question 1
Total 3
Question 2
Total 4
Question 3
Total 2
Question 4
Total 1
Question 5
Total 1
Question 6
When the writer began to keep tree frogs, he both needed for mark
kept the large and placid White’s; now he is
1
more experienced, he keeps the iconic red-eyed Accept any other suitable
tree frog. verb.
Total 1
Question 7
Total 6
Question 7
or
or
Total 2
The tone is appropriate to Material presented Fluent, beginning to use a Uses a range of Uses virtual correctness
the ideas and is sustained. coherently with introduction range of structural features punctuation correctly and over a range of vocabulary
and conclusion and in an for effect. with confidence. including more complex
Ideas and content are effective order that and difficult words.
developed in detail to establishes the text type. Control of complex Secure use of commas to
create a clear and sentences and the position mark clauses.
consistent relationship Well crafted paragraphs of clauses to focus
between writer and reader. contribute to control of the attention although may not
text. always be consistent.
6/7 6/7 6/7 5 4
The tone is appropriate for The material is generally Uses a range of sentence Uses full stops correctly. A few spelling errors,
purpose and is largely coherent and in sensible structures with some Some range of punctuation mostly of more difficult
sustained. order, with an attempt at confidence. as needed, used correctly, words.
an introduction and but generally limited.
Relevant ideas and content conclusion.
are chosen and developed
with some detail. Paragraphs are used to
structure the text and are
generally helpful.
4/5 4/5 4/5 4 3
Writer’s tone is established The material is clear, but Limited or partially effective A number of errors A number of errors OR
but lacks detail. not developed coherently use of complex structures. including occasional full spells a simple vocabulary
and may be presented in a stop (evidence of comma correctly.
Some awareness of random order. Mostly simple or splicing).
audience may be shown, compound structures
though not consistently. There may be an attempt based on a variety of
at an introduction and/or a connectives including –
conclusion. and, but, so
Little understanding of the Little understanding of how Sentence structure often Sentences rarely correctly Many errors including a
purpose or audience of the to present a text. grammatically incorrect. marked. A generally very range of simple words.
text. erratic use of punctuation
marks.
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