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Edexcel Functional Skills Qualification

in English Writing at Level 1

Mark Scheme
Practice Paper PENW1 SET 2
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General marking guidance

All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the last
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what
they have shown they can do rather than be penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme, not according to their
perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks in the mark scheme should be used
appropriately.
All the marks in the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should
always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme.

not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.

Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which
marks will be awarded and exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a

Crossed-out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with an
alternative response.

Instructions to examiners:

Grid A: composition and Grid B: spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Level 1, but spelling, punctuation and

grammar have weaknesses; or a candidate may have reasonably secure spelling,
punctuation and grammar but be less successful in composition. It is essential, therefore,
that both marking Grids A and B are applied independently.

When awarding a mark for composition (Grid A), examiners should use the first bullet
point in each band in the mark scheme to decide on the overall level of achievement.
The other three bullet points should be used to determine where best to place the
response within the band.

When awarding a mark for spelling, punctuation and grammar (Grid B), examiners
should make a best fit judgement using the descriptors.
Task
1 Indicative content
Answers will be credited according to the demonstration of
knowledge and understanding of the material, using the indicative content
and levels descriptors below.
The indicative content that follows is not prescriptive. Answers may cover
some/all of the indicative content but should be rewarded for other relevant
examples.
In their reports, candidates should:

say what they like and dislike about the food, e.g. the pie and
chips are really tasty, there are not enough vegetarian options,
it is too expensive

comment on the service and appearance, e.g. the serving staff

are always cheerful, the walls need repainting, lots of the
chairs are broken

suggest improvements which could be made, e.g. open for

breakfast, healthier options, get rid of plastic beakers.

(21 marks)
Mark Grid A: Composition (12 marks)
0 No rewardable material.
Communicates some information, ideas and opinions, with some clarity and
awareness of purpose and audience.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose to some
1 4
extent.
Uses sentences with some range and accuracy.
Uses simple vocabulary, appropriate to task.
Communicates information, ideas and opinions reasonably clearly, using
detail appropriately for purpose and audience to an appropriate length.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose with use
5 8 of paragraphs.
Uses a range of sentences, including complex sentences, with
reasonable accuracy.
Uses a range of vocabulary, appropriate to task.
Communicates information, ideas and opinions clearly, using detail
effectively for purpose and audience to an appropriate length.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose, with
9 12 effective use of paragraphs.
Uses a range of sentences, including complex sentences, with
consistent accuracy.
Uses a wide range of vocabulary, consistently appropriate to task.

Mark Grid B: Spelling, punctuation and grammar (9 marks)

0 No rewardable material.
Some use of correct grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent
use of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles).
Some use of correct punctuation (e.g. full stops, question marks,
1 3
exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes).
Some accuracy in spelling of words used most often in work, study and
daily life, including specialist words.
Reasonably correct use of grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement,
consistent use of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles).
Reasonably correct use of punctuation (e.g. full stops, question marks,
4 6
exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes).
Spelling of words used most often in work, study and daily life, including
specialist words, is reasonably accurate.
Correct use of grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent use of
different tenses, definite and indefinite articles), with occasional lapses.
Correct use of punctuation (e.g. full stops, question marks, exclamation
7 9
marks, commas, possessive apostrophes), with occasional lapses.
Spelling of words used most often in work, study and daily life, including
specialist words, is accurate, with occasional lapses.
Task
2 Indicative content
Answers will be credited according to the demonstration of
knowledge and understanding of the material using the indicative content and
levels descriptors below.
The indicative content that follows is not prescriptive. Answers may cover
some/all of the indicative content but should be rewarded for other relevant
examples.

In their articles, candidates should:

say who their favourite performers are, e.g. Ant and Dec, Beyonce,
Stormzy

explain why they think they are special, e.g. David Copperfield once made
the Statue of Liberty disappear, Priyanka Chopra is a brilliant singer and
dancer, Kevin Clifton is a great dancer and won Strictly.

(15 marks)
Mark Grid A: Composition (9 marks)
0 No rewardable material.
Communicates some information, ideas and opinions, with some clarity and
awareness of purpose and audience.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose to some
1 3
extent.
Uses sentences with some range and accuracy.
Uses simple vocabulary, appropriate to task.
Communicates information, ideas and opinions reasonably clearly, using
detail appropriately for purpose and audience to an appropriate length.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose with use
4 6 of paragraphs.
Uses a range of sentences, including complex sentences, with
reasonable accuracy.
Uses a range of vocabulary, appropriate to task.
Communicates information, ideas and opinions clearly, using detail
effectively for purpose and audience to an appropriate length.
Uses appropriate format and structure for audience and purpose, with
7 9 effective use of paragraphs.
Uses a range of sentences, including complex sentences, with
consistent accuracy.
Uses a wide range of vocabulary, consistently appropriate to task.

Mark Grid B: Spelling, punctuation and grammar (6 marks)

0 No rewardable material.
Some use of correct grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent use
of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles).
Some use of correct punctuation (e.g. full stops, question marks,
1 2
exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes).
Some accuracy in spelling of words used most often in work, study and
daily life, including specialist words.
Reasonably correct use of grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement,
consistent use of different tenses, definite and indefinite articles).
Reasonably correct use of punctuation (e.g. full stops, question marks,
3 4
exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes).
Spelling of words used most often in work, study and daily life, including
specialist words, is reasonably accurate.
Correct use of grammar (e.g. subject-verb agreement, consistent use of
different tenses, definite and indefinite articles), with occasional lapses.
Correct use of punctuation, (e.g. full stops, question marks, exclamation
5 6
marks, commas, possessive apostrophes), with occasional lapses.
Spelling of words used most often in work, study and daily life, including
specialist words, is accurate, with occasional lapses.
Mapping to Functional Skills Coverage and Range for English Level 1

Writing
Scope of Study
Text: this should include straightforward texts such as narratives, instructions,
explanations and reports of varying lengths.
Ref. Content statement Coverage No. of %
marks
19 Use a range of punctuation correctly (e.g. full
stops, question marks, exclamation marks,
commas, possessive apostrophes)
20 Use correct grammar (e.g. subject-verb Task 1
15 42
agreement, consistent use of different tenses, Task 2
definite and indefinite articles)
21 Spell words used most often in work, study and
daily life, including specialist words
22 Communicate information, ideas and opinions
clearly, coherently and accurately
23 Write text of an appropriate level of detail and
of appropriate length (including where this is
specified) to meet the needs of purpose and Task 1
audience
21 58
Task 2
24 Use format, structure and language appropriate
for audience and purpose
25 Write consistently and accurately in complex
sentences, using paragraphs where appropriate
Total for Writing 36 100
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