Would you like to be a student in a school that is larger or smaller than the one you now attend? Give reasons and examples to support your view.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Highly accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
2. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Sentence structure varied for particular effects.
3. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
4. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Vocabulary wide and precise.
5. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Punctuation accurate and helpful.
6. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Spelling accurate apart from very occasional slips.
7. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Language) Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
8. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Content) Consistently relevant. Interest aroused and sustained.
9. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Content) Tone and register entirely appropriate.
10. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Content) Discursive essays are well developed, logical, even complex, in argument.
11. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Content) Descriptive essays have well-developed images helping to create complex atmospheres.
12. [30] (Section 2 - Band 1 - Content) Narratives are complex, sophisticated, possibly tense, and may contain devices such as flashbacks.