SPECIMEN OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA EXAMINATIONS LEVEL 2 CAMBRIDGE AWARD IN ENGLISH Construct complex sentences 05439 SAMPLE ASSESSMENT MATERIAL TIME: 45 MINUTES Candidate Forename Centre Number Candidate Surname Candidate Number INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMS OFFICER/INVIGILATOR Candidates may use paper to make notes during the assessment, but these notes should not be submitted to OCR with this answer booklet. Any notes submitted to OCR will not be marked. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do NOT open this question paper until you are told to do so by the Invigilator. Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes above. Please write clearly and in capital letters. Use black ink. HB Pencil may be used for graphs and diagrams only. Answer all the questions. Read each question carefully. Make sure you know what you have to do before starting your answer. Write your answer to each question in the box or space provided. Additional paper may be used if necessary but you must clearly show your candidate number, centre number and question number(s). INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number of marks for each question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of the question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 28. For Examiner s Use Total Ofqual Qualification Reference Number: 600/7477/2 E226/SPECIMEN This document consists of 9 printed pages and 3 blank pages 05439/L2/SPECIMEN OCR 2014 Registered Company Number: 3484466 [Turn over
2 Answer all questions. 1 Insert the clause into the simple sentence below to make it a complex sentence. Susan is cooking a birthday dinner for her friend. who is a trained chef Write the sentence. Answer 2 Insert the clause into the simple sentence to make a complex sentence. The team will play in the final. which wins this match Write the sentence. Answer OCR 2014 SPECIMEN
3 Add one word in the space ensuring the subject and verb agree. 3 Now that it is cold, he a fire every morning. 4 Complete the sentence with one word from the list. The horses, once in the field, able to walk and trot around freely. is are am can 5 Write the correct tense of the verb to hold in the following sentence. The children were very happy when their school an end of term disco for them. 6 Write the correct tense of the verb to buy in the following sentence. Last Saturday at the market, the girls some new clothes. OCR 2014 SPECIMEN [Turn over
7 Replace the words underlined with the correct pronoun. 4 The workers came to work at 7am. The workers moved the fragile parcels carefully into their van. Answer 8 Underline the words that could be replaced by them. We have several pets who are used to a daily routine, so when it is 6 o clock we give our pets their tea. 9 Replace the underlined words with the correct pronoun. Ronni and Jaz have just bought a new car and they are hoping to collect the car tomorrow. Answer 10 Write the correct pronoun in the space. My school friends go to another college, but I still see during the holidays. OCR 2014 SPECIMEN
11 Read the sentence below and complete it with the correct form of the verb to take. 5 They are both still feeling unwell, so neither Bob nor his wife Joan taking the dog for a walk this morning. 12 Read the sentence below and complete it with the correct form of the verb to have. It is still early, and not everyone actually turned up, but the coach driver is about to leave. 13 Add commas appropriately to the sentence below. The antique vase which was very beautiful was put on a high shelf to keep it safe. 14 Add a semi-colon appropriately to the text message below. We really should get together we haven t seen each other for over 6 months. Give me a call and we can arrange something soon. OCR 2014 SPECIMEN [Turn over
15 Write the contracted form of cannot, adding the apostrophe in the correct place. 6 Answer 16 Write the contracted form of have not, adding the apostrophe in the correct place. Answer 17 Add the apostrophe to show the correct possession. As both schools had just finished, the childrens playgrounds were crowded with parents and carers. 18 Add an apostrophe to show the correct possession. There are shows on all next week at both of this towns theatres. OCR 2014 SPECIMEN
7 19 Add inverted commas where necessary. As well as visiting the beach, said Jo, where else shall we go while we re on holiday? 20 Add quotation marks where necessary. It was Mark Twain who said If you tell the truth, you don t have to remember anything and this is one example of famous people s words used by many people today. 21 Add one punctuation mark where necessary. Before you can take your driving test you will need the following: a provisional driving licence driving lessons, to pass your theory test and enough experience behind the wheel. 22 Add one punctuation mark where necessary. Welcome to Markton Park. Here you will find many attractions such as sparkling ornamental lakes beautiful woodland walks, a bouncy castle, adventure play park and crazy golf. OCR 2014 SPECIMEN [Turn over
23 One word in the sentence is spelt incorrectly. 8 The new day nursery owners thougt that the type of toys provided was inappropriate and, as a result, they decided to replace them. Write this word correctly. Answer 24 Put a ring O round the incorrect punctuation in the following sentences. The girls favourite TV programme was on. However, she needed to complete her homework. She asked her mother if she could watch the programme and finish her homework later. 25 Two words have been used incorrectly in this sentence. It was necessary to higher a car at the airport too get to the holiday resort. Rewrite these two words in the correct form. Answer 1 Answer 2 OCR 2014 SPECIMEN
26 Two words have been used incorrectly in this sentence. 9 We can t wait to here the latest song buy the pop group made famous on a television talent show. Rewrite these two words in the correct form. Answer 1 Answer 2 27 Revise the sentence below by underlining a phrase that repeats information. She was instructed not to disclose the important technical information and keep it secret. 28 The sentence below is ambiguous and needs to be revised. Draw a line from the first part of the sentence to the second so that the ambiguity is removed. The girl with the red coat was going towards the dog riding a bike. was going towards the large dog on a bike. The girl with the red coat was going towards the dog in the red coat. was riding her bike towards the dog. END OF QUESTION PAPER OCR 2014 SPECIMEN [Turn over
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SPECIMEN LEVEL 2 CAMBRIDGE AWARD IN ENGLISH 05439: Construct complex sentences MARK SCHEME Duration: 45 minutes MAXIMUM MARK 28 SPECIMEN Version: 2 Last updated: 19/03/2014 (FOR OFFICE USE ONLY) This document consists of 4 pages
05439 Mark Scheme SPECIMEN Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 Susan, who is a trained chef, is cooking dinner for her 1 Ignore incorrect use of, or missing, commas friend. 2 The team, which wins this match, will play in the final. 1 Ignore incorrect use of, or missing, commas 3 lights, sets 1 4 are 1 5 held 1 6 bought 1 7 They 1 8 our pets 1 9 it 1 10 them 1 11 is 1 12 has 1 13 The antique vase, which was very beautiful, was put on a high shelf to keep it safe. 1 14 Semi-colon between together and we 1 15 can t 1 16 haven t 1 OCR 2014 2
05439 Mark Scheme SPECIMEN Question Answer Marks Guidance 17 children s 1 18 town s 1 19 As well as visiting the beach, said Jo, where else shall we go while we re on holiday? 1 Allow single ( ) or double ( ) speech marks. 20 If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything 1 Allow single ( ) or double ( ) quotation marks. 21 Before you can take your driving test you will need the following: a provisional driving licence, driving lessons, to pass your theory test and enough experience behind the wheel. 22 Welcome to Markton Park. Here you will find many attractions such as sparkling ornamental lakes, beautiful woodland walks, a bouncy castle, adventure play park and crazy golf. 1 Ignore comma before and. 1 23 thought 1 24 girls 1 25 hire (higher) to (too) 26 hear (here) by (buy) 27 not to disclose 1 Both words correctly spelled for mark. 1 1 or keep it secret OCR 2014 3
05439 Mark Scheme SPECIMEN Question Answer Marks Guidance 28 was riding her bike towards the dog 1 OCR 2014 4