Describe two very different and interesting animals which live in your area. (Remember you can describe the behaviour of the animals and the places where they live as well as their appearance.)

Mark scheme

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

1. [QP Instruction] Describe two very different and interesting animals which live in your area. (Remember you can describe the behaviour of the animals and the places where they live as well as their appearance.)
2. [MS Guidance, Section 2] Candidates are advised to write between 350 and 500 words. You will be awarded marks for accurate use of language and relevant content: 30.
3. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Highly accurate writing, apart from very occasional slips.
4. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Sentence structures varied for particular effects.
5. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
6. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Vocabulary wide and precise.
7. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Punctuation accurate and helpful.
8. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Spelling accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
9. [MS Language, Band 8, 27-30 marks] Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
10. [MS Appropriateness and Content (Description), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Consistently relevant. Interest aroused and sustained.
11. [MS Appropriateness and Content (Description), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Tone and register entirely appropriate.
12. [MS Appropriateness and Content (Description), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Descriptions have well-developed images helping to create complex atmospheres.