UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge Primary Checkpoint
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0844/01 For Examination from 2012
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MAXIMUM MARK: 50
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from the hard parts of animals / plants
Accept individual items as listed, e.g. shells, bones, teeth or wood.
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It started (at least) 3500 million years ago.
The question is about the origin of life on Earth – answers which describe the glimpse of ancient life do not answer the question.
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mud
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sand
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The summary must contain the information that:
Award 2 marks for: • a summary no more than 35 words + ALL the required information.
• The study of fossils is called palaeontology. • Fossils show that life on Earth began 3500 million years ago. • A small number of plant and animal species have survived as fossils.
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e.g. Palaeontology, the study of fossils, shows that life on Earth began 3500 million years ago. Since then only a small number of animals and plants have survived as fossils.
Award 1 mark for: • a summary no more than 35 words + only 2 points of information. • a summary between 35 and 40 words + ALL the required information. Award 0 marks for: • a summary over 40 words long. • a summary where there is 1 or 0 points of information.
or The study of fossils, palaeontology, shows that life began on Earth 3500 million years ago and only a small fraction of animal and plant species have survived as fossils. or Studying fossils, palaeontology, shows only a small number of plant and animal species have survived as fossils since life began on Earth 3500 years ago. Total
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Answer It contains mostly facts.
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If Text 2 ticked:
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- a reference to language as ‘formal’
- a reference to language as ‘informal’
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- it is very factual which explains what happens clearly
- the words are very descriptive and fun to read (not just ‘fun to read’)
Do not award the mark if the answer refers to the information given – there is no distinction. The answer must refer to the style of the language. Do not accept just ‘more interesting’ or ‘more exciting’ on its own or ‘it is easier to read’.
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The Indo-Pacific and/or eastern Mediterranean
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Accept any two for 1 mark: • spherical / like a sphere / sphere • tear–shaped / tear drop • irregular / uneven
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Black pearls are never found. 2
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Yellow pearls are the most common pearls.
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more time to grow / more space inside the shell
Accept answers which acknowledge that there is more space inside the shell (for the pearl to grow).
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Organisation/presentation, e.g.
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• so you know where to look for information. • divides information into parts so it is easier to see. • so it is easier to follow. 1st paragraph
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What do fossils tell us?
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What are fossils?
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How are fossils formed?
Award 1 mark for all 3 lines drawn correctly. Accept a clear unambiguous indication of the correct answers. e.g. numbers 1, 2 and 3 written in boxes.
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TEXT STRUCTURE
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
Well-crafted paragraphs contribute to control of text; e.g. clear logical links between paragraphs.
Use of complex sentences is controlled including the position of clauses to focus attention.
PUNCTUATION
SPELLING
Writing is well-shaped and wholly appropriate to purpose. Clear viewpoint with a clear and consistent relationship between writer and reader established and controlled. 6 The text type is used consistently; e.g. features of report are clear and appropriate to purpose. Relevant ideas and content chosen to interest the reader; e.g. details developed.
Range of connectives may be developed, e.g. ‘although’, ‘meanwhile’. 5
The text type is largely sustained; e.g. features of report writing clear.
5 Paragraphs are used to help structure the text and there may be evidence of appropriate links / sub-headings between paragraphs.
The writer gives sufficient information for a reader to understand the contents; e.g. some detail with adverbials and expanded noun phrases.
Complex sentences are used to create effect, using expanded phrases to develop ideas; e.g. noun, adverbial, adjectival and verb phrases. A wider variety of connectives is used appropriately; e.g. if, so, because, then.
4 Text type is used to convey writer’s attitude to the chosen subject. e.g. knowledge and enthusiasm for subject matter. Some awareness of audience,
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4 Paragraphs sometimes used to sequence ideas.
General features of text type are evident. e.g.: some appropriate features of a report.
Use of past and present tense is generally consistent. 3
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Some attempt to sequence ideas logically; e.g. content clear for a biography.
Some variation in sentence openings, e.g. not always starting with noun or pronoun or other word.
Each section has an opening statement.
Reader given basic information; e.g. relevant statements 2 Some elements of the text type can be seen; e.g.: it is a report
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Some complex sentences are used to extend meaning but not always successfully.
Balance of coverage of ideas is appropriate.
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Sentences are mostly grammatically correct.
2 Ideas grouped together although paragraphs may not be shown.
Compound sentences are used but connectives are simple, e.g. ‘and’, ’but’, ‘so’.
Commas used in lists and to mark clause divisions.
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Simple sentences are generally grammatically correct. ‘and’ may be used to connect clauses.
Straightforward sentences usually demarcated accurately; e.g. full stops, capital letters, question and exclamation marks. 1
Award 0 where performance fails to meet the lowest description.
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Correct spelling of common words with more than one syllable, including compound words.
Sentences demarcated accurately throughout the text.
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Bones are the hard parts of some animals.
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Pearls can be found in the shells of some oysters.
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Some fossils are beautifully preserved.
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They are very valuable.
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Award 1 mark for the correct Black pearls are more valuable than white ones underlining as shown. No because they are not as common. other words should be underlined. Award 1 mark for a correctly embedded clause.
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Fossils, which may be the skeletons of huge Award 1 mark for correctly dinosaurs, are millions of years old. placed parenthetical commas and the final full stop.
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Fossil hunters search every rock to try to find a fossil. (a)
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Award 1 mark for either of these sentences.
The pearls (find) are found in oyster shells. First, the oysters (take) are taken from the Award 2 marks for all 3 seabed by divers. correct verbs. They (pull) are pulled onto the deck of fishing boats in nets. Award 1 mark for 2 correct verbs. Each shell (open) is opened to show the pearl inside.
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looks / looked carefully The man look very careful in the pile of rocks to find fossils. 1
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Award 1 mark corrections. Accept: men carefully The man look very careful in the pile of rocks to find fossils.
Answer The fossil is very old.
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Although the water was deep, the diver found complex the oyster. Total
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Award 1 mark for two correctly placed Pearls can’t be collected if apostrophes. the oysters’ shells are tightly c l o s e d. Award 0 mark if extra apostrophes or other marks are placed.
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“Did you find this fossil ? “ asked my friend . 2
“Yes , “ I replied , “ there were lots of them lying on the beach.”
Also: the question mark, the comma and the full stop must be inside the speech marks. Award 2 marks if 6–7 of the missing punctuation marks are in the correct place. Award 1 mark if 3–5 of them are in the correct place. Award 0 mark if there are 9 or more punctuation marks.
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proportion: share, number, fraction, part, percentage 2 fascinating: enthralling, interesting, intriguing
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Allow use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ before the word for ‘fascinating’, i.e. ‘a interesting’. Also allow different parts of speech. Do not accept words that do not retain the sense of the sentences. e.g. fascinating charming
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