LTE

London Tests of English

Session One: May 2007

Mark Scheme

Level 4

Level Four ADVANCED Mark Scheme

Task One

Example : C

-

1. B

1.5

2. A

1.5

3. D

1.5

4. D

1.5

5. A

1.5

6. A

1.5

7. C

1.5

8. B

1.5

9. B

1.5

10. C

1.5

15 Marks

Task Two

Example: Thomas Alva

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1. (the) USA /America / (the) United States of America

1.5

2.

attention

deficit

disorder

1.5

3.

(His/Edison’s)

mother

1.5

4. (somewhat) deaf - allow equivalents to ‘somewhat’, e.g. fairly,

rather (or ‘deaf’ alone is enough)

1.5

5.

first

research

department/dept

1.5

6. (on off) (light) switch [also allow ‘device(s)’]

1.5

7. freedom(s)

1.5

8. shortens lives/life/your life/one’s/people’s/your life/lives

1.5

9. (the) cinema

1.5

10. concrete furniture

1.5

15 Marks

Task Three (a)

1. E (example)

-

2. H

2

3. D

2

4. B

2

5. C

2

6. A

2

10 Marks

Task Three (b)

Writing tasks are awarded a mark out of five for each of the following four criteria:

Effective Communication
The overall effectiveness of the candidate’s response as a piece of writing

Lexical Accuracy and Range
The appropriate use of a range of vocabulary

Grammatical Accuracy and Range
The degree of control over grammar and the variety and complexity of grammatical

structures used

Task Completion
The extend to which the candidate’s response fulfils the requirements set out in the
instructions for the task

20 Marks

Task Four (a)

Example: Not Stated

-

1. True

1

2. Not Stated

1

3. False

1

4. True

1

5. False

1

6. False

1

7. Not Stated

1

8. True

1

8 Marks

Task Four (b)
Example:

verged

on

-

1. engrossed

1

2. locked horns

1

3. skirmishes / disputes (allow

either

answer)

1

4. musings

1

5. avenues

1

6. traced

1

7. full-blown

1

8. gestation

1

8 Marks

Task Four (c)

Example: to fulfill his birthright as a farmer

-

1. his understanding (of the work) of Euclid

1

2. Woolsthorpe (correct spelling essential)

1

3. mechanical philosophy (correct spelling essential)

1

4. calculation

(correct

spelling

essential)

1

4 Marks

Task Five

Writing tasks are awarded a mark out of five for each of the following four criteria:

Effective Communication
The overall effectiveness of the candidate’s response as a piece of writing

Lexical Accuracy and Range
The appropriate use of a range of vocabulary

Grammatical Accuracy and Range

The degree of control over grammar and the variety and complexity of grammatical
structures used

Task Completion
The extend to which the candidate’s response fulfils the requirements set out in the
instructions for the task

Total: 20 Marks

Paper Total: 100 Marks