Candidates are required to list 8 items in German. Read all the items the candidate has listed and
award marks as follows:
• Select the most correct items up to a maximum of 5
• Award 1 mark for each correct item up to a maximum of 5
NB the pictures provided on the question paper are only suggestions. Accept any appropriate item
which the candidate might give.
Generic mark scheme for Question 1
• Answers should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is
clear:
(a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the
correct answer?
(b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer?
(c) Ignore any article.
1 Session-specific instructions for Question 1: Sie fahren in den Urlaub.
Was nehmen Sie mit? Machen Sie eine Liste von 8 Sachen auf Deutsch.
• The following are examples. Accept any item which the candidate might take on holiday
NB: Refuse items which cannot be considered as items suitable for taking on holiday/ fitting in
a suitcase (zum Beispiel: Fernseher, Sofa, Schwimmbad, usw). Also allow Auto, Boot, pets.