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Writing tests general mark scheme 
SKILL 
COMPETENCE 
POINTS 
Content / 
Task 
Achievement  
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Does not show knowledge of subject / irrelevant / not enough to evaluate 
 
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Limited knowledge of subject / little substance / inadequate development  
 
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Some knowledge of subject / limited development / mostly relevant / lacks detail 
 
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Very good knowledge of subject / well developed / highly relevant  
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Organization  
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Does not communicate / no organization / not enough to evaluate 
 
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Ideas confused or disconnected / lacks logical sequencing and development 
 
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Loosely organized but main ideas stand out / logical but incomplete sequencing 
 
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Ideas clearly stated / thorough development of ideas / highly relevant  
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Vocabulary 
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Little knowledge of vocabulary and/or word form / not enough to evaluate 
 
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Limited range / frequent errors of vocabulary and/or word form/choice and usage / 
meaning confused or obscured 
 
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Adequate range / occasional errors of word choice and/or form / meaning not obscured 
 
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Sophisticated range / effective word choice and usage / appropriate register  
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Language 
Use 
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Virtually no mastery of sentence construction rules / dominated by errors / not enough 
to evaluate   
 
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Major problems in simple/complex constructions / frequent errors of 
negation/agreement/tense/word order and function/articles/pronouns/prepositions / 
meaning confused or obscured 
 
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Effective but simple constructions / minor problems in simple/complex constructions / 
frequent errors of negation/agreement/tense/word order and function/articles/pronouns/ 
prepositions  /  meaning seldom obscured 
 
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Effective complex construction / few errors of agreement/tense/word order and 
function/articles/pronouns/prepositions 
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Mechanics  
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No mastery of conventions / dominated by errors of 
spelling/punctuation/capitalization/paragraphing / not enough to evaluate 
 
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Frequent errors of spelling/punctuation/capitalization/paragraphing / meaning confused 
 
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Occasional errors  of spelling/punctuation/capitalization/paragraphing / meaning not 
obscured 
 
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Demonstrates mastery of conventions / few errors of spelling/punctuation/ 
capitalization/paragraphing  
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