UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Advanced Subsidiary and Advanced Level

MARK SCHEME for the November 2004 question paper

8682 FRENCH LANGUAGE (AS LEVEL)
9716 FRENCH (A LEVEL)
8682/02, 9716/02 Paper 2 (Reading and Writing), maximum raw mark 70

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were initially instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began. Any substantial changes to the mark scheme that arose from these discussions will be recorded in the published Report on the Examination.
All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the Report on the
Examination.

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CIE will not enter into discussion or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the November 2004 question papers for most IGCSE and
GCE Advanced Level syllabuses.

Grade thresholds taken for Syllabus 8682/9716 (French) in the November 2004 examination. maximum mark available
Component 2

70

minimum mark required for grade:
A

B

E

48

44

26

The thresholds (minimum marks) for Grades C and D are normally set by dividing the mark range between the B and the E thresholds into three. For example, if the difference between the B and the E threshold is 24 marks, the C threshold is set 8 marks below the
B threshold and the D threshold is set another 8 marks down. If dividing the interval by three results in a fraction of a mark, then the threshold is normally rounded down.
Boundaries for 8682 AS Language are lower than for the A level syllabus.

November 2004

GCE AS/A LEVEL

MARK SCHEME
MAXIMUM MARK: 70