Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0837/02

Paper 2 Writing October 2020
MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 35

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Part 1

Question Answer Marks

1 hospital 1

2 castle 1

3 cinema 1

4 bridge 1

5 stadium 1

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Part 2

WRITING PART 2 ASSESSMENT SCALE

5 MARKS FOR EACH DESCRIPTOR

COMMUNICATIVE ACHIEVEMENT
CONTENT
INCLUDING LANGUAGE

5 All three parts of the message are clearly The reader is clearly informed in an appropriate
covered. way.
Language is sufficiently accurate for the
message to be conveyed clearly.

4 All three parts of the message are covered, but Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.
there may be some lack of clarity.

3 All three parts of the message are attempted. OR The reader is informed in a generally
Two parts are clearly covered and one part is appropriate way.
unattempted.
Language errors may sometimes impede
communication of the message.

2 Only two parts of the message are attempted. Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.

1 Only one part of the message is attempted.
The reader is informed in a basic way, which
requires considerable interpretation to
understand the intended message.
Language errors make the message difficult to
understand.

0 Question not attempted or incomprehensible. Question not attempted or incomprehensible.

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Part 3

WRITING PART 3 ASSESSMENT SCALE

5 MARKS FOR EACH DESCRIPTOR

COMMUNICATIVE
CONTENT ORGANISATION LANGUAGE
ACHIEVEMENT

Uses a range of everyday

vocabulary appropriately, with
occasional inappropriate use
All content is relevant Uses the conventions
Text is generally well- of less common lexis.
to the task. of the communicative
organised and
task to hold the target Uses a range of simple and
5 coherent, using a
reader’s attention and some complex grammatical
variety of linking words
Target reader is fully communicate forms with a good degree of
and cohesive devices.
informed. straightforward ideas. control.
Errors do not impede
communication.

4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.

Uses everyday vocabulary

generally appropriately, while
Minor irrelevances occasionally overusing
Uses the conventions
and/or omissions may Text is connected and certain lexis.
of the communicative
be present. coherent, using basic
task in generally Uses simple grammatical
3 linking words and a
appropriate ways to forms with a good degree of
limited number of
communicate control.
Target reader is on the cohesive devices.
straightforward ideas.
whole informed. While errors are noticeable,
meaning can still be
determined.

2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.

Uses basic vocabulary

Irrelevances and
reasonably appropriately.
misinterpretation of
Text is connected
task may be present. Produces text that Uses simple grammatical
using basic, high-
1 communicates simple forms with some degree of
frequency linking
ideas in simple ways. control.
words.
Target reader is
Errors may impede meaning
minimally informed.
at times.

Content is totally
irrelevant.
0 Performance below Band 1.
Target reader is not
informed.

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