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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge Primary Checkpoint

ENGLISH 0844/01

Paper 1 For Examination from 2012

SPECIMEN MARK SCHEME

1 hour

MAXIMUM MARK: 50

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Section A: Reading

Question 1

Part Mark Answer Further Information

1 from the hard parts of animals / plants Accept individual items as listed, e.g.

shells, bones, teeth or wood.

Total 1

Question 2

Part Mark Answer Further Information

1 It started (at least) 3500 million years ago.

The question is about the origin of life on Earth – answers which describe the glimpse of ancient life do not answer the question.

Total 1

Question 3

Part Mark Answer Further Information

2 mud �

sand �

Award 1 mark for each correct tick. Award 0 marks if more than two boxes are ticked.

Total 2

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Question 4

Part Mark Answer Further Information

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The summary must contain the information that:

• The study of fossils is called palaeontology.

• Fossils show that life on Earth began 3500 million years ago.

• A small number of plant and animal species have survived as fossils.

e.g. Palaeontology, the study of fossils, shows that life on Earth began 3500 million years ago. Since then only a small number of animals and plants have survived as fossils. or The study of fossils, palaeontology, shows that life began on Earth 3500 million years ago and only a small fraction of animal and plant species have survived as fossils. or Studying fossils, palaeontology, shows only a small number of plant and animal species have survived as fossils since life began on Earth 3500 years ago.

Award 2 marks for:

• a summary no more than 35 words + ALL the required information.

Award 1 mark for:

• a summary no more than 35 words + only 2 points of information.

• a summary between 35 and 40 words + ALL the required information.

Award 0 marks for:

• a summary over 40 words long.

• a summary where there is 1 or 0 points of information.

Total 2

Question 5

Part Mark Answer Further Information

1 It contains mostly facts. �

Total 1

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Question 6

Part Mark Answer Further Information

If Text 1 ticked: If Text 2 ticked:

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EITHER: - a reference to language as ‘formal’

OR: - it is very factual which explains what happens clearly

EITHER: - a reference to

language as ‘informal’

OR: - the words are

very descriptive and fun to read (not just ‘fun to read’)

OR: - the words create

a picture in my mind and make it easier to understand.

Do not award the mark if the answer refers to the information given – there is no distinction. The answer must refer to the style of the language. Do not accept just ‘more interesting’ or ‘more exciting’ on its own or ‘it is easier to read’.

Total 1

Question 7

Part Mark Answer Further Information

(a) 1 The Indo-Pacific and/or eastern Mediterranean

(b) 1

Accept any two for 1 mark:

• spherical / like a sphere / sphere

• tear–shaped / tear drop

• irregular / uneven

Total 2

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Question 8

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Black pearls are never found. �

Yellow pearls are the most common pearls. �

Award 1 mark for each. Award 0 mark if more than two boxes are ticked.

Total 2

Question 9

Part Mark Answer Further Information

1 more time to grow / more space inside the shell

Accept answers which acknowledge that there is more space inside the shell (for the pearl to grow).

Total 1

Question 10

Part Mark Answer Further Information

(a) 1

Organisation/presentation, e.g.

• so you know where to look for information.

• divides information into parts so it is easier to see.

• so it is easier to follow.

(b) 1

1st paragraph How are fossils formed?

2nd

paragraph What do fossils tell us?

3rd

paragraph What are fossils?

Award 1 mark for all 3 lines drawn correctly. Accept a clear unambiguous indication of the correct answers. e.g. numbers 1, 2 and 3 written in

boxes.

Total 2

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Section B: Writing (Information Text)

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PURPOSE AND

AUDIENCE

TEXT STRUCTURE SENTENCE STRUCTURE PUNCTUATION SPELLING

Writing is well-shaped and wholly appropriate to purpose. Clear viewpoint with a clear and consistent relationship between writer and reader established and controlled.

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The text type is used consistently; e.g. features of report are clear and appropriate to purpose. Relevant ideas and content chosen to interest the reader; e.g. details developed.

5

Well-crafted paragraphs contribute to control of text; e.g. clear logical links between paragraphs.

5

Use of complex sentences is controlled including the position of clauses to focus attention. Range of connectives may be developed, e.g. ‘although’, ‘meanwhile’.

5

The text type is largely sustained; e.g. features of report writing clear. The writer gives sufficient information for a reader to understand the contents; e.g. some detail with adverbials and expanded noun phrases.

4

Paragraphs are used to help structure the text and there may be evidence of appropriate links / sub-headings between paragraphs.

4

Complex sentences are used to create effect, using expanded phrases to develop ideas; e.g. noun, adverbial, adjectival and verb phrases. A wider variety of connectives is used appropriately; e.g. if, so, because, then. Sentences are mostly grammatically correct.

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Text type is used to convey writer’s attitude to the chosen subject. e.g. knowledge and enthusiasm for subject matter. Some awareness of audience,

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Paragraphs sometimes used to sequence ideas. Balance of coverage of ideas is appropriate.

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Some complex sentences are used to extend meaning but not always successfully. Use of past and present tense is generally consistent.

3

General features of text type are evident. e.g.: some appropriate features of a report. Reader given basic information; e.g. relevant statements

2

Some attempt to sequence ideas logically; e.g. content clear for a biography. Each section has an opening statement.

2

Some variation in sentence openings, e.g. not always starting with noun or pronoun or other word. Compound sentences are used but connectives are simple, e.g. ‘and’, ’but’, ‘so’.

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Sentences demarcated accurately throughout the text. Commas used in lists and to mark clause divisions.

2

Correct spelling of common words with more than one syllable, including compound words.

2

Some elements of the text type can be seen; e.g.: it is a report

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Ideas grouped together although paragraphs may not be shown.

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Simple sentences are generally grammatically correct. ‘and’ may be used to connect clauses.

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Straightforward sentences usually demarcated accurately; e.g. full stops, capital letters, question and exclamation marks.

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Correct spelling of high frequency words.

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Award 0 where performance fails to meet the lowest description.

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Section C: Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary

Question 12

Part Mark Answer Further Information

Bones are the hard parts of some animals.

preposition

Pearls can be found in the shells of some oysters.

adverb

Some fossils are beautifully preserved.

adjective

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They are very valuable.

pronoun

Award 2 marks for all 4 lines correctly drawn. Award 1 mark for 2 or 3 lines correctly drawn.

Total 2

Question 13

Part Mark Answer Further Information

(a) 1 Black pearls are more valuable than white ones because they are not as common.

Award 1 mark for the correct underlining as shown. No other words should be underlined.

(b) 2 Fossils, which may be the skeletons of huge dinosaurs, are millions of years old.

Award 1 mark for a correctly embedded clause. Award 1 mark for correctly placed parenthetical commas and the final full stop.

Total 3

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Question 14

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(a) 1

Fossil hunters search every rock to try to find a fossil. Fossil hunters are searching every rock to try to find a fossil.

Award 1 mark for either of these sentences.

(b) 2

The pearls (find) are found in oyster shells. First, the oysters (take) are taken from the seabed by divers. They (pull) are pulled onto the deck of fishing boats in nets. Each shell (open) is opened to show the pearl inside.

Award 2 marks for all 3 correct verbs. Award 1 mark for 2 correct verbs.

Total 3

Question 15

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looks / looked carefully The man look very careful in the pile of rocks to find fossils. Accept: men carefully The man look very careful in the pile of rocks to find fossils.

Award 1 mark for both corrections.

Total 1

Question 16

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The fossil is very old. simple

Although the water was deep, the diver found the oyster.

complex

Total 1

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Question 17

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P e a r l s c a n ’ t b e c o l l e c t e d i f t h e o y s t e r s ’ s h e l l s a r e t i g h t l y c l o s e d.

Award 1 mark for two correctly placed apostrophes. Award 0 mark if extra apostrophes or other marks are placed.

Total 1

Question 18

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“Did you find this fossil ? “ asked my friend . “Yes , “ I replied , “ there were lots of them lying on the beach.”

Also accept: “Yes , “ I

replied . “ There were lots of them lying on the beach.” However, if a full stop is used then the ‘t’ must be capitalised as well to gain credit. Also: if the ‘t’ is capitalised, then there must be a full stop. Also: the question mark, the comma and the full stop must be inside the speech marks. Award 2 marks if 6–7 of the missing punctuation marks are in the correct place. Award 1 mark if 3–5 of them are in the correct place. Award 0 mark if there are 9 or more punctuation marks.

Total 2

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Question 19

Part Mark Answer Further Information

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proportion: share, number, fraction, part, percentage fascinating: enthralling, interesting, intriguing

Award 1 mark for each appropriate word that retains the sense of the sentence. Allow use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the word for ‘fascinating’, i.e. ‘a interesting’. Also allow different parts of speech. Do not accept words that do not retain the sense of the sentences. e.g. fascinating charming

Total 2

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