English Language Example Candidate Responses Booklet

Example Candidate Responses

(Standards Booklet)

Cambridge International AS Level English Language

8693

Cambridge Advanced

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Contents

Introduction........................................................................................................................... 2 Assessment at a glance........................................................................................................ 3 Generic mark schemes ......................................................................................................... 4 Paper 1 ? Passages for Comment ........................................................................................ 8 Paper 2 ? Composition........................................................................................................ 37

Introduction

Introduction

The main aim of this booklet is to exemplify standards for those teaching Cambridge International AS Level English Language (8693), and to show how different levels of candidates' performance relate to the subject's curriculum and assessment objectives. In this booklet a range of candidate responses has been chosen to illustrate as far as possible each grade, a, c and e. Each candidate response is accompanied by a commentary explaining the strengths and weaknesses of the answers. For ease of reference the following format for each paper has been adopted:

Question

Example candidate response

Examiner comment

Each question is followed by examples of marked candidate responses, each with an examiner comment on performance. Comments are given to indicate where and why marks were awarded, and how additional marks could have been obtained. In this way, it is possible to understand what candidates have done to gain their marks and what they still have to do to improve their grades. Past papers, Principal Examiner Reports for Teachers and other teacher support materials are available on our Teacher Support website at

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Cambridge International AS Level English Language 8693

Assessment at a glance

AS Level

All candidates take:

Paper 1 Passages for Comment and Paper 2 Composition

Duration 2 hours

Duration 2 hours

Teachers are reminded that a full syllabus is available on .uk

Assessment at a glance

Weighting 50% Weighting 50%

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