1. Year 7 English, Term 2, Half-term Test
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Timings This test is to be completed within one lesson.
Section A: Reading
Question Curriculum
objective
Answer Possible errors Guidance Marks
1 R7.1B Identify and
retrieve key points of
information in a text
or in spoken
language.
Award the mark for:
• C – He has made lots of new
friends.
Students may believe the phrase
‘all who had to do with me were
good’ implies answer C, and so
choose answer A as correct.
Scan the text for key words and
phrases from the question:
‘happy’ ‘new place’. The
answer is located in the same
sentence.
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2 R7.1C Identify and
paraphrase key
information in a text
or in spoken
language.
Award the mark for a valid reason,
for example:
• He feels he has no freedom.
Accept any other valid responses.
Students may lift text directly and
indiscriminately from the extract
instead of explaining in their own
words.
Read the given text, looking for
key points of information that
are relevant to the question.
Summarise them using your
own words.
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3 R7.1D Combine key
points of information
within a text or in
spoken language.
Award 1 mark for each valid point,
up to a maximum of 2 marks, for
example:
• He had a lot of freedom in his
old life (1) but now he has to
stand in a stable all day and be
well behaved when he is out of
his stable (1).
• In his old life he was able to run
around a field (1) but in his new
life he must wear straps and
blinkers when he is taken out of
his stable (1).
Accept any other valid responses.
Students may summarise details
of Black Beauty’s old or new life,
without comparing them or
commenting on how his life has
changed.
Read the relevant part of the
text, looking for key points of
information that are relevant to
the question. Summarise them
using your own words.
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4 R7.1B Identify and
retrieve key points of
information in a text
or in spoken
language.
Award the mark for:
• B – Lively and unsettled
Students may consider that Black
Beauty is badly behaved and
select answer C (Angry and badly
behaved) without considering
both parts of that answer.
Read the options very carefully,
rejecting any that are clearly
wrong, before considering
which answer gives the most
accurate description.
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5 R7.1B Identify and
retrieve key points of
information in a text
Award the mark for:
• Some humans punish them.
Scan the text for words related
to key words and phrases from
the question: ‘playful’
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or in spoken
language.
‘exercise’. The answer is
located in the same sentence.
6 R7.2A Identify a
writer’s or speaker’s
intention and
viewpoint.
R7.2C Support ideas
with relevant
evidence.
Award 1 mark for each reasonable
explanation, and 1 mark for each
appropriate supporting example, up
to a maximum of 4 marks, for
example:
• John is presented as kind and
understanding (1), for example,
the narrator describes him as
‘good and patient’ (1). John can
also be firm and makes Black
Beauty behave (1), for example,
the narrator says he can show
he is ‘serious and quite
determined’ using his voice (1).
Accept any other valid responses
rooted in the text.
Students may omit to support
their ideas with evidence, or use
extensive extracts from the text
indiscriminately.
Scan the text for references to
‘John’, then look for key
evidence that shows his words
or actions. Use the evidence
found to support your
impressions, selecting short,
relevant quotations.
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7 R7.1C Identify and
paraphrase key
information in a text
or in spoken
language.
Award 1 mark for each valid point,
up to a maximum of 2 marks, for
example:
• He enjoys the soft grass (1) and
the sweet air (1).
• He enjoys having plenty of
exercise (1) and talking with his
friends (1).
Accept any other valid responses.
Students may paraphrase the
entire paragraph indiscriminately,
or fail to explain in their own
words.
Read the relevant part of the
text, looking for key points of
information that are relevant to
the question. Summarise them
using your own words.
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8 R7.2A Identify a
writer’s or speaker’s
intention and
viewpoint.
Award 1 mark for each valid point,
up to a maximum of 3 marks, for
example:
• The first extract shows the
negative aspects of Black
Beauty’s new life (1) whereas
the second extract shows the
positive (1). The writer wants to
show that his new life has
advantages and disadvantages
(1).
Students may summarise the
extracts rather than explain or
explore the writer’s intention.
Consider the writer’s intention
in giving these details in the
text. How does the writer want
the reader to respond to them?
Use the number of marks
available to guide the extent of
your answer.
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• The writer wants to show both
sides of Black Beauty’s new life
(1) to suggest that he must work
hard and be responsible (1) but
also to show that he can relax
and enjoy himself (1).
Accept any other valid responses
focusing on the writer’s intention.
9 R7.3A Identify some
of the writer’s key
structural or
organisational
choices.
Award the mark for:
• A – It helps the reader
understand how a horse might
feel about the way they are
treated by humans.
B and D are both accurate, but do
not fully answer the question.
Read the options very carefully,
rejecting any that are clearly
wrong, before considering
which answer gives the most
valid response.
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Total for Section A 16
Section B: Writing
Question Curriculum objective Indicative content Marks
10 Multiple objectives tested in these
areas:
W7.1 Writing processes
W7.2 Whole text
W7.3 Language use
Purpose: To write a narrative, descriptive piece about going somewhere new. It may
also be engaging and/or entertaining.
Audience: The writing is for a general readership. The focus is on communicating
information about and describing the experience of going somewhere new. This may
involve a range of approaches.
Form: The response should be narrative or a description.
Responses may include:
• description of a real or imaginary place
• details of events which take place there
• description of its impact on the narrator
• interweaving of description and action.
WAO1
(12 marks)
WAO2
(8 marks)
Total for Section B 20
Total for test 36
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WAO1 descriptors and indicative marks (Form, communication and purpose)
Mark WAO1 descriptor
1–3
• Some content linked to task with an awareness of audience. Form is
sometimes maintained.
• Some paragraphs or sections logically sequenced, although transitions may
be awkward.
• Some stylistic features are used to support purpose.
4–6
• Mostly appropriate to task with clear awareness of audience. Form mostly
established and maintained.
• Organised with clear control of paragraphs or sections that supports
coherence.
• Stylistic features used add emphasis and interest which mostly supports
purpose.
7–9
• Appropriate to task with secure awareness of audience. Form established
and maintained throughout.
• Organised with clear control of paragraphs or sections that supports
coherence throughout.
• Stylistic features used add emphasis and interest which supports purpose.
10–12
• Sophisticated awareness of audience. Form adapted and controlled for
purpose.
• Organised with complete control of paragraphs or sections with coherence
throughout.
• Stylistic features used confidently fully supporting purpose.
WAO2 descriptors and indicative marks (Grammar, punctuation and spelling)
Mark WAO2 descriptor
1–2
• Some sentences grammatically sound with some complex conjunctions
used.
• Some sentences correctly demarcated, with mostly correct use of internal
punctuation.
• Spelling of common functional words is accurate with some lapses.
3–4
• Sentences mostly grammatically sound with an emerging range of complex
conjunctions used to develop sentences.
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• Most sentences correctly demarcated, with mostly correct use of internal
punctuation.
• Spelling is mostly accurate including evidence of more ambitious vocabulary.
5–6
• Sentences are grammatically secure with complex conjunctions used to
develop sentences.
• Sentences are correctly demarcated with appropriate use of punctuation.
• Spelling is accurate with more ambitious choices used appropriately.
7–8
• Sentences are grammatically assured and used effectively throughout.
• Sentences are demarcated correctly and with sophisticated use of
punctuation.
• Spelling is accurate with ambitious choices used appropriately and
confidently.
