GCSE
SPANISH
8698/RH
Higher Tier
V Paper 3
V Reading
Mark scheme
V
June 2019
V
Version:V1.0VFinal
*6g198698rh/MS*
, MARKV SCHEMEV –V GCSEV SPANISHV –V 8698/RHV –V JUNEV 2019
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FurtherVcopiesVofVthisVmarkVschemeVareVavailableVfromVaqa.org.uk
CopyrightV©V2019VAQAVandVitsVlicensors.V AllVrightsVreserved.
AQAVretainsVtheVcopyrightVonVallVitsVpublications.VHowever,VregisteredVschools/collegesVforVAQAVareVpermittedVtoVcopyVmaterialVfromVth
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, MARKV SCHEMEV –V GCSEV SPANISHV –V 8698/RHV –V JUNEV 2019
Listening and Reading tests
V V V V
General principles of marking N
V V V V
on-verbalVanswers
FollowVtheVmarkVschemeVasVsetVout.
VerbalVanswersV(EnglishVorVtargetVlanguage)
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dVandVcanVdo;VprovidedVtheirVwrittenVresponseVcommunicatesVtheVrequiredVmessageVwithoutVambiguity,V
itVwillVgetVtheVmark.VTheVfollowingVguidanceVshouldVbeVborneVinVmindVwhenVmarking.
(a) CreditVshouldVbeVgivenVforVallVanswersVwhichVconveyVtheVkeyVideaVrequiredVintelligiblyVandVwithoutVam
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withoutVambiguity.
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2. InVquestionsVwhereVstudentsVareVaskedVtoVgiveVforVexampleVaVlistVofVthreeVitems,VonlyVtheVfirstVthre
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3. NoVmarkVschemeVcanVcoverVallVpossibleVanswers.VWhenVinVdoubt,VlookVforVtheVkeyVidea.
4. WhereVaVstudentVhasVcrossedVoutVanVanswerVandVwhatVwasVunderneathVremainsVlegibleVthenVitVshoul
dVbeVmarked.VWhenVpartVofVanVanswerVisVcrossedVout,VthenVonlyVwhatVremainsVshouldVbeVconsidered.
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SPANISH
8698/RH
Higher Tier
V Paper 3
V Reading
Mark scheme
V
June 2019
V
Version:V1.0VFinal
*6g198698rh/MS*
, MARKV SCHEMEV –V GCSEV SPANISHV –V 8698/RHV –V JUNEV 2019
MarkVschemesVareVpreparedVbyVtheVLeadVAssessmentVWriterVandVconsidered,VtogetherVwithVtheVrelevan
tVquestions,VbyVaVpanelVofVsubjectVteachers.VThisVmarkVschemeVincludesVanyVamendmentsVmadeVatVtheV
standardisationVeventsVwhichVallVassociatesVparticipateVinVandVisVtheVschemeVwhichVwasVusedVbyVthemVi
nVthisVexamination.VTheVstandardisationVprocessVensuresVthatVtheVmarkVschemeVcoversVtheVstudents’Vre
sponsesVtoVquestionsVandVthatVeveryVassociateVunderstandsVandVappliesVitVinVtheVsameVcorrectVway.
AsVpreparationVforVstandardisationVeachVassociateVanalysesVaVnumberVofVstudents’Vscripts.V AlternativeVans
wersVnotValreadyVcoveredVbyVtheVmarkVschemeVareVdiscussedVandVlegislatedVfor.VIf,VafterVtheVstandardisati
onVprocess,VassociatesVencounterVunusualVanswersVwhichVhaveVnotVbeenVraisedVtheyVareVrequiredVtoVreferV
theseVtoVtheVLeadVAssessmentVWriter.
ItVmustVbeVstressedVthatVaVmarkVschemeVisVaVworkingVdocument,VinVmanyVcasesVfurtherVdevelopedVand
VexpandedVonVtheVbasisVof Vstudents’VreactionsVtoVaVparticularVpaper.VAssumptionsVaboutVfutureVmarkVsc
hemesVonVtheVbasisVofVoneVyear’sVdocumentVshouldVbeVavoided;VwhilstVtheVguidingVprinciplesVofVasses
smentVremainVconstant,VdetailsVwillVchange,VdependingVonVtheVcontentVofVaVparticularVexaminationVpape
r.
FurtherVcopiesVofVthisVmarkVschemeVareVavailableVfromVaqa.org.uk
CopyrightV©V2019VAQAVandVitsVlicensors.V AllVrightsVreserved.
AQAVretainsVtheVcopyrightVonVallVitsVpublications.VHowever,VregisteredVschools/collegesVforVAQAVareVpermittedVtoVcopyVmaterialVfromVth
isVbookletVforVtheirVownVinternalVuse,VwithVtheVfollowingVimportantVexception:VAQAVcannotVgiveVpermissionVtoVschools/collegesVtoVphoto
copyVanyVmaterialVthatVisVacknowledgedVtoVaVthirdVpartyVevenVforVinternalVuseVwithinVtheVcentre.
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, MARKV SCHEMEV –V GCSEV SPANISHV –V 8698/RHV –V JUNEV 2019
Listening and Reading tests
V V V V
General principles of marking N
V V V V
on-verbalVanswers
FollowVtheVmarkVschemeVasVsetVout.
VerbalVanswersV(EnglishVorVtargetVlanguage)
1. TheVbasicVprincipleVofVassessmentVisVthatVstudentsVshouldVgainVcreditVforVwhatVtheyVknow,Vunderstan
dVandVcanVdo;VprovidedVtheirVwrittenVresponseVcommunicatesVtheVrequiredVmessageVwithoutVambiguity,V
itVwillVgetVtheVmark.VTheVfollowingVguidanceVshouldVbeVborneVinVmindVwhenVmarking.
(a) CreditVshouldVbeVgivenVforVallVanswersVwhichVconveyVtheVkeyVideaVrequiredVintelligiblyVandVwithoutVam
biguity.VThisVappliesVwhetherVtheVanswerVisVinVEnglishVorVtargetVlanguage.VAVseparateVassessmentVof
Vspelling,VpunctuationVandVgrammarVisVnotVrequiredVbecauseVofVtheVnatureVof VtheVanswers.VHowever,V t
heseVaspectsVareVanVintegralVpartVofVassessingVcommunicationVandVmarksVcannotVbeVawardedVwhereV
errorsVinVspelling,VpunctuationVorVgrammarVleadVtoVaVfailureVtoVcommunicateVtheVrequiredVinformationV
withoutVambiguity.
(b) WhereVaVstudentVhasVgivenValternativesVorVadditionalVinformationVinVanVanswer,VtheVfollowingVcriteri
aVshouldVbeVapplied:V-
VifVtheValternative/additionVdoesVnotVcontradictVtheVkeyVidea/makeVitVambiguous,V acceptV-
VIf VtheValternative/additionVcontradictsVtheVkeyVideaVorVmakesVitVambiguous,Vreject.
(c) WhereVnumberedVlinesVareVgivenVwithinVaVquestion/sectionVofVaVquestion,VcreditVshouldVbeVgivenVf
orVcorrectVanswers,VnoVmatterVwhichVlineVtheyVappearVon.
(d) WhereVaVquestionVhasVmoreVthanVoneVsectionV(egV(i)VandV(ii),VaVcandidateVmayVincludeVasVpartVofVth
eVanswerVtoVoneVsectionVtheVinformationVrequiredVtoVanswerVanotherVsection.VEg,VinVListening,Vinform
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2. InVquestionsVwhereVstudentsVareVaskedVtoVgiveVforVexampleVaVlistVofVthreeVitems,VonlyVtheVfirstVthre
eVitemsVtheyVwriteVdownVshouldVbeVconsideredVforVassessmentVpurposes.
3. NoVmarkVschemeVcanVcoverVallVpossibleVanswers.VWhenVinVdoubt,VlookVforVtheVkeyVidea.
4. WhereVaVstudentVhasVcrossedVoutVanVanswerVandVwhatVwasVunderneathVremainsVlegibleVthenVitVshoul
dVbeVmarked.VWhenVpartVofVanVanswerVisVcrossedVout,VthenVonlyVwhatVremainsVshouldVbeVconsidered.
5. .../..VmeansVthatVtheseVareVacceptableValternativeVanswersVinVtheVmarkVscheme.V( ... )VmeansVthatVthis
informationVisVnotVneededVforVfullVmarksVtoVbeVawarded.
6. InVquestionsVwhichVareVT/F/?VorV√/X/?VinVeitherVSectionVAVorVSectionVB,VaVmixVandVmatchVapproachVs
houldVbeVtoleratedVandVcreditVgivenVwhereVitVisVclearVandVunambiguousV(egVconsistentVuseVbyVtheVcandi
date).VIfVcandidatesVwriteV‘True’VinsteadVofV‘V’VforVVerdadVinVSectionVB,VthisVshouldValsoVbeVcreditedVdesp
iteVtheVwrongVlanguageVbeingVused.
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