Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0837/01

Paper 1 Reading and Usage April 2018

MARK SCHEME
40 minutes

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MAXIMUM MARK: 30

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Primary Checkpoint English as a Second Language

Reading and Usage April 2018
Mark Scheme

Part 1 Part 2 Alternative

one mark for each correct
answer
one mark for each correct answer spelling
1 A 6 to
2 B 7 are / ’re
3 C 8 If / When / Whenever
4 C 9 me / us
5 B 10 because / as / since
11 we
12 with / against
13 than
14 What / How
15 Do

/ or // indicate alternative words or answers

Part 3 Part 4 Part 5

one mark for each correct one mark for each correct one mark for each correct
answer answer answer
16 G 21 A 26 C
17 C 22 B 27 B
18 H 23 B 28 A
19 E 24 C 29 A
20 F 25 A 30 B