Write a story in which a helicopter plays an important part.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [30] Language Band 8: Highly accurate writing, apart from very occasional slips.
2. [30] Language Band 8: Sentence structures varied for particular effects.
3. [30] Language Band 8: Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
4. [30] Language Band 8: Vocabulary wide and precise.
5. [30] Language Band 8: Punctuation accurate and helpful.
6. [30] Language Band 8: Spelling accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
7. [30] Language Band 8: Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
8. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Consistently relevant. Interest aroused and sustained.
9. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Tone and register entirely appropriate.
10. [30] Appropriateness and Content Band 8: Narratives are complex, sophisticated, possibly tense, and may contain devices such as flashbacks.