Marking Scheme of Gp 'a'Level
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2010 question paper for the guidance of teachers
8001 GENERAL PAPER
8001/11 Paper 1, maximum raw mark 50
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination.
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CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.
CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2010 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
www.XtremePapers.net
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Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE AS LEVEL – October/November 2010 USE OF ENGLISH CRITERIA TABLE Marks
Syllabus 8001
Paper 11
Band 1 ‘excellent’: fully operational command
18–20
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Very few slips / errors. Highly fluent. Very effective use of expressions and idioms. Excellent use of vocabulary; (near) faultless grammar. Excellent sentence structure and organisation of paragraphs. • Excellent spelling / punctuation. • • • • • • Few slips / errors. Fluent. Effective use of expressions / idioms. Good use of vocabulary; sound grammar. Good sentence structure / well-organised paragraphs. Good spelling / punctuation.
Band 2 ‘good – very good’: effective command
14–17
Band 3 ‘average’: reasonable command
10–13
• Some slips / basic errors but acceptable standard overall. • Reasonably fluent / not difficult to read. • Generally appropriate use of expressions / idioms. • Fair range and apt use of basic
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2010 question paper for the guidance of teachers
8001 GENERAL PAPER
8001/11 Paper 1, maximum raw mark 50
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination.
•
CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.
CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2010 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
www.XtremePapers.net
Page 2
Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version GCE AS LEVEL – October/November 2010 USE OF ENGLISH CRITERIA TABLE Marks
Syllabus 8001
Paper 11
Band 1 ‘excellent’: fully operational command
18–20
• • • • •
Very few slips / errors. Highly fluent. Very effective use of expressions and idioms. Excellent use of vocabulary; (near) faultless grammar. Excellent sentence structure and organisation of paragraphs. • Excellent spelling / punctuation. • • • • • • Few slips / errors. Fluent. Effective use of expressions / idioms. Good use of vocabulary; sound grammar. Good sentence structure / well-organised paragraphs. Good spelling / punctuation.
Band 2 ‘good – very good’: effective command
14–17
Band 3 ‘average’: reasonable command
10–13
• Some slips / basic errors but acceptable standard overall. • Reasonably fluent / not difficult to read. • Generally appropriate use of expressions / idioms. • Fair range and apt use of basic