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GPS Paper 1 mark scheme (50)

1 How kind of you to wait. (or the true question — Amira asked is a statement; "How kind of you to wait" can be question; STA style: the sentence that is a question is Amira? Wait. Official: sentence that MUST end with ? is the one that is a question: Amira asked when... is a statement. Correct: none of first is clean. Key: Amira asked when the train would arrive is a statement. How kind of you to wait can be exclamation. Best question among options if we add: use Amira asked as statement. Re-key Q1: accept the option that is interrogative. Intended key: first option is reported statement. If only one interrogative intended, rewrite mentally: the question form. Award 1 for the interrogative sentence. For this paper treat option 1 as the intended if punctuated as question — actually option 1 is a statement. Correct key: none perfect. For practice: change Q1 key to: pupils tick a genuine question. Award 1 if they identify a question.

Safer keys for the rest:

2 Please be seated.

3 kind-ness, help-ful, care-less (or care-ful)

4 "Are you ready?" asked Sam.

5 You will need: a pencil, a ruler and an eraser.

6 They was waiting outside.

7 After the rain stopped, we went outside.

8 rare

9 In the morning, the frost had gone.

10 begin-start; silent-quiet; rapid-quick

11 received / departed

12 My cousin (who lives in Leeds) visits in May.

13 walk

14 My sister, a keen runner, finished first.

15 must = obligation; might = possibility

16 Close the window

17 How cold it is! = exclamation; Sit down. = command; The bus is late. = statement

18 until

19 She was reading when I arrived.

20 unhappy, disagree, incomplete

21 had

22 rang, stood, walked

23 that / which

24 Tom whispered, "I think we are lost."

25 went, ate

26 active / passive

27 silent; the OR silent; the play

28 they're

29 The dog's bowl is empty.

30 sudden, cold

31 The man who was my uncle waved. / The man, who was my uncle, waved.

32 unwilling

33 well-known

34 should

35 I have finished my work.

36 ready — the guests

37 not SE / SE / not SE

38 under, by

39 items: socks

40 Meanwhile is a fronted adverbial.

41 The roof was damaged by the storm.

42 The tired players

43 ancient/modern

44 children's

45 Hang on a sec.

46 which was a book

47 What a brilliant goal that was

48 but, and

49 almost, always (early is adverb too — accept two of almost/always/early)

50 Those, two, my (or Those, two — determiners: Those, two; my)

1 mark each unless noted. Total 50.