GCSE French Unit 1 Listening Higher Mark scheme - Marking scheme guidance - June 2016 Version 1.0

Sep 5, 2026

This document provides the Higher mark scheme for GCSE French Listening Unit 1 (June 2016, version 1.0). It explains how to award credit for both non-verbal and verbal answers, focusing on intelligibility, unambiguous communication, and appropriate handling of spelling, punctuation, and grammar. It sets rules for alternative or additional information, numbered lines, multi-section questions, and scenarios such as contradictions, crossed-out answers, and multiple responses in multiple-choice formats.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages9

Reading Time23 min

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Listening Tests

Notes on the Marking Scheme

Non-verbal Answers

Verbal Answers in English

GCSE French Unit 1 Listening Higher Mark scheme 4655 June 2016 Version: 1.0 Final Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Assessment Writer. It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper. Further copies of this mark [scheme are available from aqa.org.uk](scheme are available from aqa.org.uk) Copyright © 2016 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre. LISTENING TESTS Notes on the Marking Scheme Non-verbal Answers Follow the mark scheme as set out. Verbal Answers in English 1. The basic principle of assessment is that candidates should gain credit for what they know, understand and can do. The following guidance should be borne in mind when marking. (a) Credit should be given for all answers which convey the key idea required intelligibly and without ambiguity. A separate assessment of spelling, punctuation and grammar is not required on these papers because of the nature of the answers. However, these aspects are an integral part of assessing communication and marks cannot be awarded where errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar lead to a failure to communicate the required information without ambiguity. (b) Where a candidate has given alternatives or additional information in answer, the following criteria should be applied: - if the alternative/addition does not contradict the key idea or make it ambiguous, accept; - if the alternative/addition contradicts the key idea or makes it ambiguous, reject. (c) Where numbered lines are given within a question/section of a question, credit should be given for correct answers , no matter which line they appear on. (d) Where a question has more than one section, a candidate may include as part of the answer to one section the information required to answer another section. For instance, the information required to answer section (b) might be given as part of the answer to section (a) . In such cases, credit should be given for having answered section (b), provided that no incorrect answer has been given for that section in the correct place. (e) Where a question or part of a question carries more than one mark, candidates are given credit for all the correct answers they give, even if they have given incorrect answers as well, except where any of the latter contradicts a correct answer that they have given. 2. / means that these are acceptable alternative answers. ( ) means that this information is not needed for full marks. 3. In questions where candida

FAQs

How should credits be awarded when an answer clearly conveys the required key idea?

Credit should be given for any answer that conveys the key idea intelligibly and without ambiguity. No separate assessment of spelling, punctuation, or grammar is required, but marks cannot be awarded if these errors prevent unambiguous communication of the required information.

What happens if a candidate gives alternative or additional information?

Apply these criteria: accept alternatives/additions that do not contradict the key idea or make it ambiguous; reject those that contradict the key idea or create ambiguity.

How are numbered lines and multi-section questions handled in marking?

For numbered lines, give credit for correct answers regardless of which line they appear on. For multi-section questions, information given in one section can be credited for another section if the correct information is present and no incorrect answer has been given in the correct place.

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