UNIT TEST 2 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can clearly signal chronological sequence in narrative text.

Sample answer
Last month I went to London with two friends to watch the tennis at Wimbledon. I was very excited because Andy Murray
was playing. I’d seen him on TV before, but I’d never watched him playing in real life.

We arrived very early to get our tickets. A lot of people were already queuing for tickets when we arrived. We were really
lucky, and we got good seats quite near the front. It was a really exciting match. Murray was losing for the first half of the
match, but he suddenly started to play much better. The crowd cheered every time he scored a point!

After nearly three hours, the match ended with Murray as the winner. I’d definitely recommend going to watch tennis live,
rather than just on TV. We’re already making plans to go again next summer, and I’ve decided to take up tennis myself, too.

(148 words)

Mark scheme
The task is worth 30 marks. Award up to 6 marks for each section of the mark scheme, according to the descriptions below.

Marks Task achievement Written production Written interaction Range Accuracy

and coherence

1-2 Completes only one No clear paragraph Text is difficult to Uses only very basic Lots of errors even in
or two aspects of the structure followed. understand. Errors vocabulary and basic language,
task. May not use the Very little linking of impede grammar, with a lot which impede
correct genre and sentences. communication. of errors. communication.
only covers one or
two of the points
specified in the task.

3-4 Completes the A paragraph Text is generally Uses simple Generally accurate,
majority of the task. structure followed. easy to understand. vocabulary and basic but with some errors,
Uses the correct Some paragraphs Some errors may grammar structures especially in more
genre and covers the may only have one or impede accurately. Uses advanced language.
majority, but not all, two sentences. communication. some more
of the points Some linking advanced
specified in the task. between sentences. vocabulary. Uses
some more
advanced grammar
structures with
errors.

5-6 Completes all parts Divided into clear Text is very clear and Uses a wide range of A few mistakes in
of the task fully, paragraphs, and easy to understand. vocabulary more advanced
including the correct each paragraph has appropriately. Uses language structures,
genre and all the a clear function. A a wide range of but generally very
points specified in variety of linking grammar structures accurate.
the task. words used to link accurately and
sentences. appropriately.

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