Writing Paper
Section B (Part 2 12 marks)
Marking Scheme
Band A: [11, 12]
- Add new words/ideas
intelligently
- Use a variety of sentence
patterns
- Excellent command of English
- Minor punctuation or spelling
errors
- Show confident use of English
- Good handwriting
Band B: [9, 10]
- Use a variety of sentence
patterns
- Good command of English
- Few punctuation and spelling
errors
- Few minor errors
- Show confident use of English
- Good handwriting
Band C: [7, 8]
- Meaning is clear
- Satisfactory command of English
- Few punctuation and spelling
errors
- Incomplete information
- Confusion shown in structure
- Legible handwriting
Band D: [5, 6]
- Meaning is mostly clear
- Limited command of English
- Some punctuation and spelling
errors
- Incomplete information
- Confusion shown in structure
- Legible handwriting
Band E: [3, 4]
- Meaning mostly unclear
- Chunks of meaning detected
- Limited command of English
- Multiple errors in structure,
punctuation and spelling
Band F: [0, 1, 2]
- No answer
- Direct lifting
- Incoherent
- Total distortion
Section C (25 marks)
Marking Scheme
Band A: [23, 24, 25]
- Add new words/ideas
intelligently
- Use a variety of sentence
patterns
- Excellent command of English
- Minor punctuation or spelling
errors
- Show confident use of English
- Good handwriting
Band B: [18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
- Use a variety of sentence
patterns
- Good command of English
- Few punctuation and spelling
errors
- Few minor errors
- Show confident use of English
- Good handwriting
Band C: [13, 14, 15, 16, 17]
- Meaning is clear
- Satisfactory command of English
- Few punctuation and spelling
errors
- Incomplete information
- Confusion shown in structure
- Legible handwriting
Band D: [9, 10, 11, 12]
- Meaning is mostly clear
- Limited command of English
- Some punctuation and spelling
errors
- Incomplete information
- Confusion shown in structure
- Legible handwriting
Band E: [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
- Meaning mostly unclear
- Chunks of meaning detected
- Limited command of English
- Multiple errors in structure,
punctuation and spelling
Band F: [0, 1, 2, 3]
- No answer
- Direct lifting
- Incoherent
- Total distortion
