*Please Credit Similar Responses Only Once. Ex You Can Get Information About Barcelona
GCSE Spanish Reading (H)
Out and About (Accommodation - Tourist attractions - Weather)
Date:
Time: 43 minutes
Total marks available: 40
Total marks achieved: ______
Mark Scheme
Q1.
Number / Answer / Mark
A / Wind
/ 1
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
B / Rain
/ 1
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
C / Cloud
/ 1
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
D / Storm
/ 1
Q2.
(i) / C / 1
(ii) / B / 1
(iii) / B / 1
(iv) / A / 1
Q3.
Q4.
Number / Answer / Mark
(a)
(c)
(d)
(f) / 1 mark for each correct answer
Q5.
Q6.
Number / Answer / Mark
(i) / B / (1)
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
(ii) / C / (1)
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
(iii) / A / (1)
Question
Number / Answer / Mark
(iv) / A / (1)
Q7.
(a) / One point for any two of:
-Plan your trip to Barcelona
*-Find/ get/receive (tourist) information about Barcelona
-Find/get/ answers /responses (to your queries/questions) (quickly)
-Save time
-Save money / -It is separated in 2 groups.
- if it just says gives/you gain/ receive tourist information
-It is for tourists
-It replies fast
-how to spend your time or money / 2
*Please credit similar responses only once. Ex You can get information about Barcelona and to find out about tourist attractions. Just 1 mark.
Answer / Reject / Mark(b)(i) / if you have decided/are sure you want to/ have chosen to go/ to see/ to visit Barcelona / -If you are deciding/thinking if you should go to Barcelona
-have been / have never been to Barcelona before
-is for you / 1
(b)(ii) / -those who are undecided / haven't decided/are not sure/don't know.
-if you need to decide if Barcelona is for you/is the right place.
-if you are thinking of going to Barcelona / -moving/living in Barcelona
-have been / have never been to Barcelona before / 1
(c) / Click on the blue (part) / Click on the link / 1
(d) / One point for any of these three concepts: 1-look/run through/see/to give you an idea/to walk you through/to visit/ to help you find/to discover the most visited place/ must see places/ tourist attractions/ sites/ destinations/ where most people go 2-to find restaurants / bars / cafés/ gastronomic establishments/places to eat/to dine 3- tour/visit/walk the hidden corners/places of the city / -it helps you/ guides you
-it is a street map/ so you don't get lost / 2
(e) / To complete /take/ do a survey / fill in a questionnaire/answer the questions / -give/leave/submit opinions/ feedback
–tell how we can improve our website. / 1
Q8.
Q1.
No Examiner's Report available for this question
Q2.
Most candidates scored 3 of the 4 marks available for this question. Most frequently wrong response was:
1 (iii) gruposescolares
Q3.
Most candidates scored 2/3 of the 4 marks available for this question. The most common errors were:
Q(ii) flexible
Q(iii) advantages
Q4.
No Examiner's Report available for this question
Q5.
Most candidates scored the 4 marks available for this question.
Q6.
Most candidates scored 3 of the 4 marks available for this question.
Q7.
Typical Grade A students generally scored well on this question, however only the very high end of the entry scored the full marks available.
Q(a) most students scored one of the two marks available.
Q(b) this question proved challenging and a good discriminator. Only a small number of students gave the correct answers. There was some evidence of guesswork, in particular where students imposed their own speculations about who the information was aimed at, simply offering answers such as 'for groups/families/ people moving to live in Barcelona' rather than referring to the text.
Q(c) most students managed to score the one mark available for this question.
Q(d) this section of the question discriminated well between students. Whilst the most able were successful in identifying the correct responses, there was some evidence of significant guesswork.
Q(e) this question was problematic to all but the very few. Only a very small number of students recognised the words 'rellenarnuestraencuesta' and answered correctly.
Q8.
The final question in this paper is targeted to Grade A*. This passage contained some complicated lexis and structures, as is appropriate for a question at this level. The most able candidates scored an average of six marks whereas weaker ones scored two or three marks.
The following key points are worthy of note.
Part(i)only around 38% of the candidates provided the right answer to this question.
Part(ii)around 50% of the candidates answered this question correctly.
Part(iii)around 50% of the candidates answered this question correctly.
Part(iv)this question was more frequently correct than incorrect.
Part(v)this question was problematic to all but a very few.
Part(vi)was largely successful.
Part(vii)most candidates answered this question correctly.
Part(viii)most candidates answered this question correctly.