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...................................................................................................................................... 6  \nQuestion design ...................................................................................................................................... 7  \nCrossover questions ............................................................................................................................ 7  \nMultiple choice question (MCQ) ......................................................................................................... 7  \nMultiple response question (MRQ) .................................................................................................... 8  \nWord cloud question .......................................................................................................................... 9  \nOpen response question ................................................................................................................... 10  \nTranslation format ............................................................................................................................ 11  \nFurther details about question design.................................................................................................. 12  \nRelationship of text and question ..................................................................................................... 12  \nRecall, process and inference questions........................................................................................... 12  \nDistractors ......................................................................................................................................... 13  \nExample of text and question layout ................................................................................................ 14  \nRamping of demand – texts and questions .......................................................................................... 15  \nTable showing ramping of demand in GCSE French SAMs: .............................................................. 15  \nSummary of mark scheme design ......................................................................................................... 19  \nSection A, Comprehension................................................................................................................ 19  \nSection B, Translation ....................................................................................................................... 19  \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 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