Write a story which includes the sentence: ‘When the announcement was made, two people got up and left the room.'

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [30 marks Language/Content] Highly accurate, apart from very occasional slips.
2. [30 marks Language/Content] Sentence structure varied for particular effects.
3. [30 marks Language/Content] Verb forms largely correct and appropriate tenses consistently used.
4. [30 marks Language/Content] Vocabulary wide and precise.
5. [30 marks Language/Content] Punctuation accurate and helpful.
6. [30 marks Language/Content] Spelling accurate apart from very occasional slips.
7. [30 marks Language/Content] Paragraphs have unity, are linked, and show evidence of planning.
8. [30 marks Language/Content] Consistently relevant.
9. [30 marks Language/Content] Interest aroused and sustained.
10. [30 marks Language/Content] Tone and register entirely appropriate.
11. [30 marks Language/Content] Narratives are complex, sophisticated, possibly tense, and may contain devices such as flashbacks.