Write a story which includes the sentence: 'When the driver heard the words, he clearly lost all his concentration.'

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

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