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\nContents.................................................................................................................................................. 2  \nIntroduction ............................................................................................................................................ 3  \nStructure of paper................................................................................................................................... 4  \nContent of paper ..................................................................................................................................... 5  \nTranscripts............................................................................................................................................... 6  \nTranscript recording: creating the optimum assessment experience ................................................ 6  \nRepetitions and pauses ....................................................................................................................... 6  \nQuestion design ...................................................................................................................................... 8  \nMultiple choice question (MCQ) ......................................................................................................... 8  \nMultiple response question (MRQ) .................................................................................................... 9  \nWord cloud question .......................................................................................................................... 9  \nOpen response question ................................................................................................................... 10  \nDictation format................................................................................................................................ 12  \nQuestion order .................................................................................................................................. 14  \nFurther details about question design.................................................................................................. 15  \nRecall and process questions ............................................................................................................ 15  \nDistractors ......................................................................................................................................... 16  \nRamping of demand – transcripts and questions ............................................................................. 17  \nSummary of mark scheme design ......................................................................................................... 21  \nSection A, Comprehension................................................................................................................ 21  \nSection B, Dictation ........................................................................................................................... 22  \nIntroduction  \nIn our vision for these new GCSE (2024) French , German and Spanish qualifications we committed to ‘transparency’ and providing ‘clear, concise and straightforward’assessments.  \nThese paper guides are intended to complement the information provided in the Specifications for GCSE French , German and Spanish , by giving teachers access to the detailed instructions our paper writers receive when they are commissioned to create the live assessments.  \nWe know how much considered and consistent paper design matters to you and your students, so we want you to see the thought and care we have taken with the construction of our papers and the features you will be able to rely upon every exam 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