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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.
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Teachers.
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Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2018 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and
some Cambridge O Level components.
These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers.
They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors
for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.
• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
• the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
• the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.
Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).
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is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme,
referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
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• marks are not deducted for omissions
• answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these
features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The
meaning, however, should be unambiguous.
Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed
instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question
(however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate
responses seen).
Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should
not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
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Passage 1
4 food // hunted for food // domesticated for food Examples of goats and
sheep (alone)
Lift of lines 11–13 ‘a
breakthrough«food’
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1(a) 8 sport(s) / (many kinds of) sporting activities Greeks and Romans
used horses for chariot
races / sport jk (alone) //
horses used in jumping
(alone)
15 selling animal products (allows people to pay for Milk, eggs, wool, meat
education for their children) (alone)
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1(b) Summary 10
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• Content included is of
limited relevance, with
frequent unnecessary
details/repetitions
• Presentation of the
points breaks down, with
little coherence and
lacking linking devices
Band 1 1–2 Very little understanding of
the task demonstrated in an
incoherent response:
• Content included is of
little relevance, with
noticeably unnecessary
details/repetitions
• Little attempt to present
the points with no
concept of linking
devices
Band 0 0 No understanding of the task
demonstrated in:
• A totally irrelevant
response
• Insufficient material to
reward
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Additional information
Candidates have been asked to write 150–180 words. There is no penalty for long answers but if a
script is obviously short, please count the words, marks as normal (i.e. arrive at mark under relevance
and coherence) and award marks to the following maxima:
91–100 = 8 max
81–90 = 7 max
71–80 = 6 max
61–70 = 5 max
51–60 = 4 max
41–50 = 3 max
31–40 = 2 max
21–30 = 1 max
0–21 =0
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• he had to produce a topic for the school’s Do not accept more than
(annual) story-writing competition one reason
Allow
lift of lines 7–8
‘his Principal had asked him to produce a topic for
the school’s (annual) story-writing competition’
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‘The young students Nizam taught were not lazy, Do not accept more than
inconsiderate or impolite’. What is the other one reason
reason why Nizam found the newspaper article
‘infuriating’?
It was an unjustified
• he was young (too / himself) // he was in that / tirade against the
the same age group younger generation
(alone)
Allow:
Lift of line 17 ‘was he not able to count himself as He was 23 (alone)
being in that age group?’
He was not able to«age
‘was he not young (himself / too?) group
• The waiter didn’t smile back / didn’t return the Didn’t respond to the
smile / didn’t match the smile // responded smile / it (in a good /
without smiling // should have smiled back positive way)
This is an own words question. Answers should capture the ideas of ‘RECIPROCATING’ and
‘STONY’. Any paraphrases which capture these ideas are acceptable.
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• it’s all an act // they are just pretending / putting They want to sell things /
on a show / it’s all for effect // they’re attracting are attracting customers
attention (to themselves / their goods / to make / they are in competition
a sale) // providing / having fun / enjoyment / they are working
together
Answers should capture the ideas of apparent HOSTILITY and the contrast with WHAT IS GOING ON.
Any paraphrases which capture these ideas are acceptable.
• routine
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• (for a second) he was rooted to the spot / he The run on into lines 39–
couldn’t move / he was petrified 40 ‘ writer a story etc’
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Look for answers that show understanding of contrast between innocence and guilt, or between young
and old, or between trying to catch a thief and being accused of theft for 2 marks.
Allow:
‘He left without paying / forgot to pay’ for the idea of theft
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8(a) B (variety) 1
8(b) D (persuaded) 1
8(c) C (invisibly) 1
8(e) A (probability) 1
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Explain:
Effect: she could hide the (stolen) goods / scarf in 1 She could fit the scarf
her bag // it would make it easier for her to steal inside // irony / sarcasm
things // she had come prepared / planned to steal (alone)
Note: needs the idea of theft or deception