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Digital Skills  \nYou Are The ESOL Assessor | Entry 1 Writing | SPaG Questions  \nQuestion 1  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson ESOL Skills  \nYou Are The ESOL Assessor | Entry 1 Writing | SPaG Questions  \nQuestion 2  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson ESOL Skills  \nYou Are The ESOL Assessor | Entry 1 Writing | SPaG Questions  \nQuestion 3  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson ESOL Skills  \nYou Are The ESOL Assessor | Entry 1 Writing | SPaG Questions  \nMarking The Script  \nFor Question 1, the learner would receive three out of the four marks. The first one is incorrect.  \nFor Question 2, the learner would receive two marks out of two. We are assessing capital letters and full stops, and the sentence does meet the bare minimum criteria for what is a sentence.  \nFor Question 3, the learner would receive one mark out of two. In this question we are not assessing spelling or punctuation, so those errors can be ignored. However, the learner has failed to notice that the second sentence needs to start with the word I.  \nSkills that power potential | Pearson ESOL Skills","cbCailYBTeyJq9k6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailYBTeyJq9k6","pdf",601327,"English","# Question Overview\n## Marking and Assessment Criteria\n## Question Analysis and Feedback","[{\"question\":\"How many marks are awarded for Question 2 in the assessment?\",\"answer\":\"Two marks are awarded for Question 2, specifically assessing the correct usage of capital letters and full stops in the student's sentence.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the learner receive only one mark for Question 3?\",\"answer\":\"The learner received one out of two marks because they failed to capitalize the word 'I' at the start of the second sentence, despite the question ignoring spelling or general punctuation errors.\"},{\"question\":\"What criteria are evaluated in the ESOL Entry 1 Writing SPaG section?\",\"answer\":\"The assessment focuses on core writing mechanics, including the correct use of capital letters at the beginning of sentences and full stops at the end, while sometimes disregarding minor spelling or unrelated punctuation errors depending on the specific question.\"}]","You Are The ESOL Assessor - Entry 1 Writing - SPaG Questions | PDF",1792472713,15]