ASSESSMENT SCALE FOR FORM 1 – PAPER 2 (WRITING)

PART 1
Communicative
Scale Content Organisation Language
Achievement
Content – relevant - Straightforward ideas - Simple connectors Vocabulary – basic and appropriate
Target reader – well informed - The way of writing the - Limited appropriate Grammar – good degree of control
5
genre is reasonable linking words and Errors – noticeable, meaning can still
appropriate phrases be determined
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5

Content – minor irrelevances
and omissions
3 Target reader – able to
understand
- Simple ideas in - Frequent use of Vocabulary – basic and reasonable
simple ways. basic connectors
Grammar – simple with some degree of
control
Errors – may require re-reading at
times

2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3

Content – irrelevant or - Very short sentences - Unlikely to be Vocabulary – basic and not linked
misinterpretation to communicate basic connected
1 ideas - May use some Grammar – few and simple but limited
Target reader – minimally - Not always punctuation and control
informed successful. simple connectors

Content – totally irrelevant

0 Performance below Band 1
Target reader – not informed

PART 2

Communicative
Scale Content Organisation Language
Achievement
Content – relevant - Straightforward ideas - Well-organised Vocabulary – Good but occasionally
Target reader – well informed - The way of writing the - Variety of linking
inappropriate
5 genre able to hold the Grammar – good degree of control
words and phrases
interest of reading. Errors – does not require re-reading to
understand
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5

Content – minor irrelevances
and omissions
3 Target reader – able to
understand
- Simple ideas in - Frequent use of Vocabulary – basic and appropriate
simple ways. basic connectors
Grammar – simple with some degree of
control
Errors – noticeable but meaning can
still be understood.

2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3

Content – irrelevant or - Very short sentences - Unlikely to be Vocabulary – basic and reasonable
misinterpretation to communicate basic connected amount
ideas - May use some
1 Target reader – minimally - Not always punctuation and Grammar – few and simple but limited
informed successful. simple connectors control

Errors - may require re-reading at times

Content – totally irrelevant

0 Performance below Band 1
Target reader – not informed