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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series
0500 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
0500/23
Paper 2 (Reading Passages – Extended), maximum raw mark 50
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner
Report for Teachers.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2012 series for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components. Page 2
Mark Scheme
IGCSE – October/November 2012
Syllabus
0500
Paper
23
Note: All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Nonetheless, the content must be clearly related to and derived from the passage.
Question 1
This question tests Reading Objectives R1-R3 (15 marks):
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understand and collate explicit meanings understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific purposes.
AND Writing Objectives W1-W5 (5 marks):
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articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined order and present facts, ideas and opinions understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulary use language and register appropriate to audience and context make accurate and effective use of paragraphs, grammatical
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series
0500 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH
0500/23
Paper 2 (Reading Passages – Extended), maximum raw mark 50
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner
Report for Teachers.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2012 series for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components. Page 2
Mark Scheme
IGCSE – October/November 2012
Syllabus
0500
Paper
23
Note: All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Nonetheless, the content must be clearly related to and derived from the passage.
Question 1
This question tests Reading Objectives R1-R3 (15 marks):
•
•
•
understand and collate explicit meanings understand, explain and collate implicit meanings and attitudes select, analyse and evaluate what is relevant to specific purposes.
AND Writing Objectives W1-W5 (5 marks):
•
•
•
•
•
articulate experience and express what is thought, felt and imagined order and present facts, ideas and opinions understand and use a range of appropriate vocabulary use language and register appropriate to audience and context make accurate and effective use of paragraphs, grammatical