Paper Reference

4062

LTE
LTE
London Tests of English
Session One: 2006

Mark Scheme
Level 5

N17

Level Five

Session One

Task One
Example: a

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Mark Scheme

B
A
B
C
C
D
B
C
D
A

1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.5
Total: 15 Marks

Task Two
Example: two different things

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long-term average
more predictable / easier to estimate
recreate past climates
stable
heavily populated areas
suns intensity
greenhouse gas
large climate shifts
five degrees/a very small
hurricanes
twice as much
20 million years
200 years
disaster
major climate disruptions

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1
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1
1
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1
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1
Total: 15 Marks

Task Three (a)

1. F
2. H
3. D
4. B
5. K
6( Example) A
7. G
8. Distracter
9. E
10. J
11. C
12. I

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1
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1
Total: 10 marks

Task Three (b)

Writing tasks are awarded a mark out of five for each of the following four criteria:
Effective Communication
The overall effectiveness of the candidates response as a piece of writing
Lexical Accuracy and Range
The appropriate use of a range of vocabulary
Grammatical Accuracy and Range
The degree of control over grammar and the variety and complexity of grammatical
structures used
Task Completion
The extend to which the candidates response fulfils the requirements set out in
the instructions for the task

Total: 20 Marks

Task Four (a)

Example: E
1.B
2.A
3.F
4.Distractor
5.D
6.C

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Total: 5 marks

Task Four (b)

One mark for each correct (X) in a True box. Two marks for each correct (X) in a
False box accompanied by a correct explanation. No marks for False where the
explanation is wrong or missing.
Example:
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2.
3.

FALSE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE

4.
5.

TRUE
TRUE

It wasnt on any front pages

We are (currently) sleepwalking into two crises
The results are visible (all over the world) /
We can see the signs / The signs can be seen

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1

Total: 7 marks

Task Four (c)

1.
ruptured
2.
incremental
3.
advent
4.
unwittingly
5.
abundant
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finite
7.
must-read
8.
clinging on to
9.
anomalous
Distracters: C / D / F / G

Example H
A
I
B
M
L
E
K
N
/J

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Total: 8 marks

Task Five
Writing tasks are awarded a mark out of five for each of the following four criteria:
Effective Communication
The overall effectiveness of the candidates response as a piece of writing
Lexical Accuracy and Range
The appropriate use of a range of vocabulary
Grammatical Accuracy and Range
The degree of control over grammar and the variety and complexity of grammatical
structures used
Task Completion

The extend to which the candidates response fulfils the requirements set out in
the instructions for the task
Total: 20 Marks

Paper Total: 100 Marks