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WJEC LEVEL 1
CORE LANGUAGE
9511
Format of exam
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1 ¼ hours
100 marks
67% of the qualification
One passage of c. 250 words
Set at standard of Stage 20 of CLC
200-word DVL
Slight gradient of difficulty
Storyline: domestic, created specially
Grammar and Syntax
• 4 active tenses, indicative only
• Infinitive, imperative and present participle
• No 4th or 5th declension, unless glossed or
obvious
• Temporal, causal, concessive and relative
clauses
• No ablative except after prepositions
• Restricted parts of pronouns
The Questions
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About 30 marks of formal translation
Translation split into short sections
Standard comprehension questions
‘Write down (and translate) the Latin word’
‘Which three are true?’
‘Which combination are all true?’
‘Which is the best/correct translation?’
Personal response
Pictures
Standard comprehension questions
Varus ... laborabat (lines 1-2):
(i) how did Varus treat Morus? [2]
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(ii) why did he treat him in this way? [2]
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‘Write down (and translate) the
Latin word’
From line 4, write down and translate the
two Latin words that identify Varus’ dinner
guest. [4]
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‘Which three are true?’
Varus … Morus (lines 2-3): which three of the
following statements are true? Write your
chosen letters in the boxes underneath. [3]
A Varus had many slaves
B Morus was one of many slaves
C many others had slaves
D Morus worked harder than the other slaves
E the other slaves worked harder than Morus
F Varus worked hard
‘Which combination are all true?’
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tandem e thermopolio discessit et ad tabernam ambulavit (line 12): look at
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following statements based on these words:
(i) he left the bar however
(ii) he walked
(iii) at last he left the bar
(iv) he walked to the bar
(v) he visited a shop
(vi) he left the shop.
Which three of the above statements are true? Tick the box alongside the
combination
you think is correct. [1]
A (i), (ii) and (v)
B (ii), (iii) and (v)
C (iii), (iv) and (v)
D (iv), (v) and (vi)
‘Which is the best/correct
translation?’
mox omnes accubuerant (line 20): which of
the following is the correct translation?
Tick the box alongside the one you think is
correct. [1]
A it was the custom for everyone to lie down
B soon everyone lay down
C soon everyone had lain down
D soon everyone is lying down
Personal response
quid est hoc? (line 22): why do you think
Varus asked this? [1]
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The Mark Scheme
• Translations marked on a one mark per
Latin word basis
• Comprehension questions generally give
one mark for each significant Latin word
required for the answer
• No fractions, no scaling
Resources (both units)
• CSCP website (vocabulary drills)
• CLC Graded Tests
• My new book (due out 2011)
WJEC LEVEL 1
ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE
9514
Format of exam
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¾ hour
50 marks
33% of the qualification
One passage of 130-140 words
Set at standard of Stage 20 of CLC
200-word DVL
Slight gradient of difficulty
Grammar and Syntax
• 4 active tenses, indicative only
• Infinitive, imperative and present participle
• No 4th or 5th declension, unless glossed or
obvious
• Temporal, causal, concessive and relative
clauses
• No ablative except after prepositions
• Restricted parts of pronouns
Question Paper and Mark Scheme
• Formal translation only
• Mark Scheme:
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Marcus et Quintus erant amici.
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ubi per viam ambulabant, Marcus patrem laudabat
• Total mark : 150 / 3 = 50
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