UNIT TEST 7 ● ANSWER KEY

Writing

Can write an entertaining narrative with a dramatic or mysterious opening.

Sample answer

When we entered his house, we noticed a robot standing silently in the corner of the room. I wanted to stop
and examine it, but Carrie told me there wasn’t time, and she was right. The evil professor could return at any
moment and we needed to find the plans and escape as soon as possible.
We ran from room to room, looking for any clues that might help us locate the information we needed.
Suddenly, I heard a noise behind me. I spun around and gasped. The robot which had looked so lifeless a few
moments earlier was standing right behind me. ‘Carrie! Help’ I yelled as loudly as I could. Surprisingly, the
robot moved back, whispering urgently for me to be quiet.
‘If you promise to help me leave this place, I’ll show you where you can find the plans’ said the robot. I’d never
encountered such an intelligent robot before, it was almost as if I was talking to a real human being. We had
no time to lose, so we quickly agreed and the robot led us to a hidden room full of documents. We grabbed
the plans and ran, pulling the robot behind us.
It was only when we got back home that we realised our mistake. This was no robot. It was the evil professor
in disguise, and we had led him straight to our hiding place. What’s worse, the plans we had taken were all
fake. Before we could grab him, the professor disappeared.
Suddenly we heard a shout from the kitchen. ‘Carrie! Matilda! Dinner is ready’. Our game would have to wait
until after our meal.

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 UNIT TEST 7 ● ANSWER KEY
Writing

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 Written Range Accuracy

production and interaction
coherence
1-2 Completes only No clear paragraph Text is difficult to Uses only very Lots of errors
one or two aspects structure followed. understand. basic vocabulary even in basic
of the task. May Very little linking Errors impede and grammar, with language, which
not use the correct of sentences. communication. a lot of errors. impede
genre and only communication.
covers one or two
of the points
specified in the
task.
3-4 Completes the A paragraph Text is generally Uses simple Generally
majority of the structure followed. easy to vocabulary and accurate, but
task. Uses the Some paragraphs understand. basic grammar with some errors,
correct genre and may only have one Some errors may structures especially in more
covers the or two sentences. impede accurately. Uses advanced
majority, but not Some linking communication. some more language.
all, of the points between advanced
specified in the sentences. vocabulary and
task. structures, using
narrative tenses.
Uses some informal
language and
structures suitable
for a narrative.
Uses some more
advanced grammar
structures with
errors.
5-6 Completes all parts Divided into clear Text is very clear Uses a wide range A few mistakes in
of the task fully, paragraphs, and and easy to of vocabulary and more advanced
including the each paragraph understand. structures language
correct genre and has a clear appropriately, structures, but
all the points function. A variety including relative generally very
specified in the of linking words clauses. Uses accurate.
task. used to link informal language
sentences. and structures
suitable for a
narrative. Uses a
wide range of
grammar
structures
accurately and
appropriately.

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