Mark Scheme GCE AS LEVEL October/November 2012 Series
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GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
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MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series
8004 GENERAL PAPER
8004/11 Paper 1, maximum raw mark 100
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 should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2012 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.
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Mark Scheme GCE AS LEVEL – October/November 2012 USE OF ENGLISH CRITERIA TABLE Marks
Syllabus 8004
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 vocabulary; acceptable grammar • simple/unambitious sentence structure/paragraphing • reasonable
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Advanced Subsidiary Level
e ap .c rs om
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series
8004 GENERAL PAPER
8004/11 Paper 1, maximum raw mark 100
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 should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2012 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.
Page 2
Mark Scheme GCE AS LEVEL – October/November 2012 USE OF ENGLISH CRITERIA TABLE Marks
Syllabus 8004
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 vocabulary; acceptable grammar • simple/unambitious sentence structure/paragraphing • reasonable