Write a story in which a sailing boat 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. [QP Instruction] Write a story in which a sailing boat plays an important part.
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 (Narrative), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Consistently relevant. Interest aroused and sustained.
11. [MS Appropriateness and Content (Narrative), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Tone and register entirely appropriate.
12. [MS Appropriateness and Content (Narrative), Band 8, 27-30 marks] Narratives are complex, sophisticated, possibly tense, and may contain devices such as flashbacks.