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KEY STAGE
3
LEVELS
2005
37
2005
department for
Introduction
The test papers will be marked by external markers. The markers will follow the mark
scheme in this booklet, which is provided here to inform teachers.
This booklet includes the mark scheme for paper 1 and paper 2 in both tiers.
When a question appears in an identical form in both tiers, the answers to the question
are given only once in the mark scheme. For clarity, both question numbers are given.
The following example, from tier 36 paper 1 question 11 and from tier 57 paper 1
question 3, illustrates this.
Tier
36
57
Q No
11
3
Part
Mark
a
2/2e
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
Where more than one answer is acceptable, this is indicated in the mark scheme by
any one from. Each possible correct answer is marked with an asterisk. In some cases,
alternative answers are indicated by or.
In the following example from part (d) of tier 57 paper 1 question 9, an answer
giving no food and the population is poisoned will be awarded two marks.
However an answer which gives the population is poisoned and pollution in the water
will be given only one mark, as both points are correct answers for the same mark.
Part
Mark
d
2/5d
Answer
any two from
* new predators
* no food
* the population is poisoned
Accept
Additional guidance
* disease
* the lake or pond dried up
or froze
In the following example, from part (b) of tier 36 paper 2 question 12 and tier 57
question 5, the statement in bold type in the Additional guidance column is given in
order to indicate the general requirement of that part of the question.
Part
Mark
b
1/1b
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
answers must include a
comparison
award a mark for an answer in
the past tense if a comparison
is included
examples of answers which are acceptable, although they do not correspond exactly
to the expected answers;
some examples of higher level answers, which could be given by higher attaining
pupils answering questions on the lower levels in the tier.
guidance to markers where pupils have not followed the instructions on the question.
Marking
The number of marks available for each part of a question and the maximum number of
marks for the question as a whole are shown on the question paper. Every part of a
question which has been attempted by a pupil will be marked and the mark for each part
recorded in the mark box alongside that part. Half marks will not be given in any question.
The total number of marks awarded for all the parts of questions on a double page will
be written in the box at the bottom of the right-hand page. In some instances, this will
be the sum of marks awarded for two questions. The total number of marks obtained on
the paper will be recorded on the front of the test paper.
The total number of marks available is 180 in tier 36 and 150 in tier 57.
conveys the ideas underlying the question as outlined in the statement in bold type in
the mark scheme, if one is given.
If any doubt persists, markers will consult with their supervisors for guidance.
if it is clear that the pupil has made a simple error, eg tow for two or Son for
Sun, then the incorrect spelling will be accepted and the mark awarded;
if a pupil misspells a word copied from the text of the question or from a selection
given, and the new word does not have any inappropriate meaning, the incorrect
spelling will be accepted and the mark awarded;
a pupils result for the first calculation is treated as the starting point for the second;
the pupil is awarded full credit for the second calculation if it is carried out correctly,
even if the result of the first calculation was wrong.
Awarding levels
The sum of the marks gained on both papers determines the level awarded. A copy of
the level threshold tables which show the mark ranges for the award of different levels
will be sent to each school by the QCA in July 2005.
Schools will be notified of pupils results by means of a marksheet, which will be
returned to schools by the External Marking Agency with the pupils marked scripts.
The marksheet will include pupils scores on the test papers and the levels awarded.
The 2005 key stage 3 science tests and mark schemes were developed by the
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the Centre for Research
into Primary Science and Technology (CRIPSAT) on behalf of the QCA.
Sc1
Sc2
Sc3
TIER 36 Paper 2
Sc4
Sc1
4
5
6
1
6
4
10
11
11
2
5
12
13
14
16
4
16
33
14
19
10
Total
15
13
Sc4
12
Sc3
Sc2
15
Total
25
20
22
23
Total
P1 + 2
44
53
38
45
22
Overall
180
Sc1
Sc2
Sc3
TIER 57 Paper 2
Sc4
Sc1
Sc2
Sc3
Sc4
4
5
6
7
10
10
11
12
5
5
5
5
5
11
12
13
13
14
14
22
Total
22
16
20
17
Total
P1 + 2
35
41
35
39
Total
13
25
15
Overall
150
The requirements of the Introduction to the Programme of Study apply across Sc1, Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4.
The Mark Allocation Grids on this pair of pages show the context of these questions in relation to Sc1, Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4.
Part
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
1
Answer
accept tadpole
accept trout or fish
Accept
ai
2/5c
a ii
2/4b
* backbones
reptiles
b
2/4b
frog
mammals
crocodile
amphibians
water vole
c
2/5c
d
2/4b
Total
Additional guidance
a ii
2/5b
ai
2/3a
Part
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
2
* minerals
* no water
* support
* light
Answer
accept sunlight
Accept
Additional guidance
b
2/3a
1
*C
c
2/3c
1
d
2/3d
5
Total
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
3
Part
1
Answer
ai
2/5e
* It makes food by photosynthesis.
or
any one from
* increased or went up
* stayed the same
any one from
* they had enough food or leaves
* more eggs hatched
* less food
either
* decreased or went down
any one from
* fewer leaves to feed on
* gypsy moth caterpillars ate most of the
leaves
1
1
a ii
2/3a
b
2/5d
c
2/5b
Total
Accept
10
Additional guidance
Tier
36
1
1
Mark
Q No
4
* metal
any one from
* heat
* thermal energy
Part
ci
3/1d
Answer
a
3/1d
b
3/3a
d
3/1d
6
c ii
3/1d
BS/2b
Total
Accept
accept iron
accept steel or clip
11
Additional guidance
Part
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
5
* temperature of water
Answer
accept temperature
Accept
Additional guidance
ai
1/2i
34
*
57
a ii
1/2i
accept beaker
accept scales
74
accept as a control
40
144
20
c
1/2d
1
b
1/2e
d
1/2k
12
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
5
Answer
Part
1
e
1/2k
Total
Accept
Additional guidance
13
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
6
Answer
Part
1
Accept
accept it reflects
accept it bounces off
* bulb
* battery or cells
* switch
* it is reflected
1
1
1
for
accept
or
accept curved wires
accept
ai
4/3c
a ii
4/3c
bi
4/1a
b ii
4/1a
Total
14
Additional guidance
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
7
Answer
Part
S
Accept
* repel
bi
4/1d
1
* decreased
a
4/1d
b ii
4/1d
1
c
1/2j
d
4/1d
Total
15
Additional guidance
Q No
8
Tier
36
Answer
Mark
Accept
markers should read the answers to all parts before marking this question
the draft box should be consulted for clarification of any ambiguity or omission
Part
a
1/2d
b
1/2d
1/2e
c
1/2d
Total
16
Additional guidance
Mark
Q No
9
1
Tier
36
57
Accept
Part
accept it is passed on or up
Additional guidance
Answer
ai
2/5f
* it has segments
b
2/5f
d
2/5b
5
a ii
2/5d
c
2/4b
Total
17
Q No
10
2
tar
nicotine
carbon monoxide
Answer
Tier
36
57
Mark
Accept
causes addiction to
smoking
causes influenza (flu)
accept no oxygen
accept no glucose
accept it stops the circulation of blood
accept blood cannot flow through
accept it stops blood getting to the heart
accept fat
accept it is blocked
Part
a
2/2i
bi
2/2i
b ii
2/2l
Total
18
Additional guidance
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
11
3
Answer
a
2/2e
1
1
* B and C
* D and A
*C
ci
2/2e
c ii
2/2e
b
2/2e
Total
Accept
19
Additional guidance
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
12
4
* water
accept distillate
a
3/1h
* 100
Accept
b
3/1h
Answer
c
3/1a
accept it
accept it
accept it
accept it
accept it
makes condensation
is liquid
changes state
turns to water
cools
di
4/5d
d ii
3/1h
3/2c
20
Additional guidance
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
12
4
Answer
Part
1
e
3/1h
Total
Accept
21
Additional guidance
Mark
Q No
13
5
Answer
accept gas
accept petrol or diesel
Accept
* sulphur dioxide
Tier
36
57
* it raises the pH or it
Additional guidance
Part
1
* calcium sulphate
bi
3/3e
3/3f
b ii
3/3e
ci
2/3e
ai
4/5a
a ii
3/1e
c ii
3/2i
3/3g
Total
22
ai
4/4c
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
14
6
*A
it is furthest from the Sun or the effect of the
Suns gravity is weakest
*C
it is the closest to the Sun
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
a ii
4/4c
1
a iii
4/4c
bi
1/2j
4/4b
1
b ii
1/2j
4/4b
1
b iii
4/5g
Total
23
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
15
7
Answer
accept the coils
accept the turns
Accept
ai
1/2d
a ii
1/2d
a iii
1/2e
b
1/2n
24
Additional guidance
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
15
7
ci
1/2g
Answer
c ii
1/2e
Total
Accept
25
Additional guidance
b
4/2c
a
4/2c
Part
Tier
36
57
Mark
Q No
16
8
*A
c
4/2c
4
Answer
Total
Accept
accept he floats
accept nothing
26
Additional guidance
Tier
57
Mark
Q No
9
Answer
Part
*B
the graph increases most steeply
*C
any one from
* the slope of the graph becomes less steep
* the growth of the population slows down
* disease
* the lake or pond dried up or froze
a
1/2j
b
1/2j
2/5d
c
1/2j
2/5d
d
2/5d
Total
Accept
more predators
not enough food
pollution in the water
acid rain
accept
accept
accept
accept
27
Additional guidance
Q No
10
Tier
57
Additional guidance
Mark
any one from
* it is the temperature of the human body or the
stomach
* the enzyme or pepsin works best at that
temperature
Accept
Part
1
Answer
a
1/2e
* amino acids
b
2/2b
di
2/2b
d ii
2/2c
Total
28
Q No
11
Tier
57
*B
Accept
1
*D
Answer
Mark
Part
ai
3/1g
a ii
3/1e
bi
3/1e
* substance Q: oxygen
* substance R: carbon dioxide
b iii
3/2g
Total
29
Additional guidance
Mark
Q No
12
* the metal
Tier
57
1
any one from
* the change in the mass of the contents of the
crucible after burning
* the change in the mass of the crucible and its
contents after burning
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
time
Accept
Part
Answer
a
1/2a
1/2d
mass after
burning
metal 3
metal 2
metal 1
change in mass
1/2e
1/1c
metal
or
metal
mass at
the start
b
1/2i
Total
30
Additional guidance
Tier
57
Mark
Q No
13
* Paul
James
Sylvia
Answer
accept 1020
accept
accept 340
accept light
accept vibration
accept sound
Accept
Additional guidance
Part
1
*3
ai
4/3i
1
a ii
4/2a
bi
4/3j
2
b ii
4/3k
Total
31
Part
Tier
57
1
1
Mark
Q No
14
* 2 (Ncm)
*2
* Ncm
Answer
accept 0.02 Nm
accept the same
accept 0.2 10
accept cmN
accept 0.02 Nm for both marks
Accept
ai
4/2f
Additional guidance
* 0.1
* 0.3
a ii
4/2f
a iii
4/2f
Total
32
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
1
b ii
1/2k
bi
1/2i
* Jupiter
*G
*E
*D
*A
Answer
Part
b iii
1/2k
7
ai
4/4b
a ii
4/4b
a iii
4/4b
a iv
4/4b
Total
Accept
accept Jupiter
33
Additional guidance
Q No
2
Answer
Tier
36
Mark
Part
a
4/2b
4/2c
4/2d
1
the force pulling the
buggy along
* 800
b
4/2a
1
c
4/2g
Accept
accept 80 x 10
34
Additional guidance
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
2
Answer
Part
1
d
4/2g
e
4/2c
Total
Accept
Additional guidance
35
Q No
3
* 35
Tier
36
1
* 37C
Answer
Mark
Part
ai
1/2k
a ii
2/2n
a iii
1/2e
BS/2b
any one from
* less chance of micro-organisms being passed
on or spread
* glass could break
* gas
* liquid
1
1
b
2/2n
c ii
3/1a
3/2c
7
ci
1/2f
Total
Accept
36
Additional guidance
Part
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
4
* neutralisation
Answer
Accept
ai
3/3d
b ii
1/2k
bi
3/3d
a ii
3/3d
c
3/3e
5
accept it fizzed
accept bubbles
accept effervescence
Total
37
Additional guidance
Q No
5
Accept
accept solid
Answer
Tier
36
Mark
Part
* 10
*Q
* P and Q
ai
3/2b
a ii
3/2b
b
3/2c
ci
1/2k
3/2b
c ii
1/2k
3/2b
c iii
1/2j
3/2b
Total
38
Additional guidance
Q No
6
Tier
36
Answer
*D
Mark
1
*E
Accept
* to provide energy
* Clare
1
* Nadia
accept plasma
accept a named blood vessel
accept arteries
accept veins
Part
ai
2/2b
a ii
2/2b
a iii
2/2c
b
2/2d
ci
2/2a
c ii
2/2a
c iii
2/2a
Total
39
Additional guidance
Tier
36
Mark
Q No
7
Answer
Accept
* rounder nose
Part
1
a
1/2k
b
1/2o
c
1/2k
d
1/2k
Total
40
Additional guidance
Q No
8
1
Tier
36
57
Answer
* electrical
Mark
1
* kinetic
Accept
accept movement
* gravitational potential
* kinetic or sound or thermal
advantage
* the energy will always be replaced
* it is renewable
* it is free to run
* a battery might leak
disadvantage
* if the Sun goes in the pump will stop
* it will not work at night or in the dark
1
1
Part
ai
4/5e
a ii
4/5e
a iii
4/5e
b
4/5a
Total
41
Additional guidance
*
on
off
off
on
on
off
off
off
on
off
off
off
on
off
off
Q No
9
2
1
*
on
Tiers
36
57
1
*
Answer
Mark
Part
a
4/1a
4/1b
b
4/1a
4/1b
Total
Accept
42
Additional guidance
a ii
3/1b
ai
3/1b
Part
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
10
3
* greater than
Answer
accept greater
Accept
b
3/1b
ci
4/3j
c ii
4/3k
Total
43
Additional guidance
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
11
4
Answer
*
* alcohol
acidic
neutral
sodium hydroxide
solution
vinegar
distilled water
dilute hydrochloric
acid
alcohol
liquid
Part
2
a
3/3d
bi
1/2f
b ii
3/3d
alkaline
Accept
44
Additional guidance
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
11
4
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
Part
1
ci
3/3d
1
* magnesium chloride +
* hydrogen
c ii
1/2k
1
1
di
3/1f
3/3e
1
d ii
3/3e
Total
45
Part
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
12
5
Answer
a
1/2d
* surface area of the tablet
c
1/2d
* 40
d
1/2j
b
1/1b
e
1/2j
5
Total
Accept
accept temperature
46
Additional guidance
Part
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
13
6
* oviduct
a
2/2g
Answer
b
2/2g
ci
2/2j
c ii
2/5c
d
2/2h
Total
Accept
47
Additional guidance
Part
Tiers
36
57
1
1
Mark
Q No
14
7
* tissue
* name: nucleus
* function: it controls the cell
Answer
accept nuclei
accept it contains genetic information
accept contains chromosomes
Accept
Additional guidance
ai
2/1b
a ii
2/1a
bi
2/2c
* fibre
b iii
2/2a
6
b ii
2/2b
Total
48
Tiers
36
57
Mark
Q No
15
8
Answer
Part
1
* a temperature from 32 to 38
* between A and C
a
1/2e
bi
1/2i
b ii
1/2k
c
1/2l
d
1/2p
Total
Accept
accept A, B, C and D
accept between 10C and 40C
accept 10C, 20C and 30C or 10, 20, 30
accept between A and B or between A and D
or between B and D
49
Additional guidance
ai
4/1f
Part
Tier
57
1
1
Mark
Q No
9
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
a ii
4/1f
bi
4/1f
b ii
4/1b
Total
50
Q No
10
Answer
Tier
57
Mark
* X-axis: time (minutes)
Y-axis: temperature (C)
* appropriate scales such as 2 cm represents
10C, 2 cm represents 1 minute
* 11 points plotted to within half a small square
* a smooth curve of best fit (not dot-to-dot)
Part
1
1
b
1/2k
5
a
1/2i
Total
Accept
51
Additional guidance
Tier
57
Mark
Q No
11
Answer
Accept
iron + sodium
chloride
no
Does a
displacement
reaction take place?
yes or no
reason
*
yes
magnesium +
lead nitrate
pairs of
chemicals
Part
1
a
3/3b
b
3/3b
3/3c
ci
3/3c
c ii
3/3c
Total
52
Additional guidance
Tier
57
Mark
Q No
12
Answer
Accept
Part
* diffusion
accept convection
a
3/2h
b
3/1b
c
3/1f
* carbon dioxide
CO2
* water
H2O
Total
53
Additional guidance
1
* carbon dioxide is produced
* respiration
Q No
13
* photosynthesis
Tier
57
Answer
Mark
Part
ai
2/2j
a ii
2/2j
bi
2/3a
b ii
2/3a
c
2/3a
2/3e
Total
Accept
54
Additional guidance
Accept
Q No
14
Answer
Tier
57
Mark
Part
b
1/2h
a
1/2k
c
1/1a
1/2k
1/2o
Total
55
Additional guidance
EARLY YEARS
NATIONAL
CURRICULUM
516
GCSE
GNVQ
GCE A LEVEL
NVQ
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