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This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. C...

This year almost all centres submitted coursework that was accurately marked and many were wellannotated to support the marks awarded by the centre. Most candidates produced well-presented, interesting coursework, supported with an appropriate range of practical exercises. Many candidates demonstrated excellent practical skills and used a good scientific approach when producing their investigative projects. The strongest candidates produced portfolios where they fully addressed the marking crite...

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all the questions in the spaces provided. 1 The diagram shows a soil profile. (a) Select one letter from the diagram that represents each of the following. (i) underlying material ..............................................................

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. C...

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 5038 (Agriculture) in the November 2018 examination. minimum raw mark required for grade: maximum raw mark available A B C D E Component 11 100 63 56 50 43 34 Component 12 100 67 56 46 41 36 Component 2 90 78 69 60 50 40 Grade A* does not exist at the level of an individual component. The maximum total mark for this syllabus, after weighting has been applied, is 100. The overall thresholds for the differe...

Paper 5038/11 Paper 11 Key messages Candidates should be reminded to check carefully that they have given an answer for all Section A questions. Candidates should take note of the mark allocation for each question and plan their answers accordingly. General comments There were many very good responses to the questions and candidates demonstrated that they had sufficient time to complete the paper. Many candidates were able to show their practical experience o...

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