Cambridge IGCSE Malay - Foreign Language 0546 — 2018 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 3
0546/43/M/J/18 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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Question paper, page 1
* 9 4 3 5 9 8 5 4 0 6 * This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (SC/SG) 145260/3 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MALAY 0546/43 Paper 4 Writing May/June 2018 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer three questions: Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3(a) or Question 3(b) or Question 3(c). The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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2 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 BLANK PAGE
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3 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Bahagian 1 1 Anda akan pergi ke sebuah tempat perkhemahan. Senaraikan 8 benda yang akan anda bawa ke tempat perkhemahan. Tulis jawapan-jawapan anda dalam Bahasa Melayu. Anda boleh menggunakan benda-benda yang ditunjukkan di dalam gambar sebagai panduan, atau anda boleh fikirkan sendiri benda-benda lain sebagai jawapan. Contoh: baju Contoh: _______________________ 1 _____________________________ 2 _____________________________ 3 _____________________________ 4 _____________________________ 5 _____________________________ 6 _____________________________ 7 _____________________________ 8 _____________________________ [Total: 5]
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4 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 2 Anda menyambut sebuah perayaan atau menyertai sebuah pesta. • Apakah perayaan atau pesta itu? • Ceritakan apa yang biasa anda lakukan pada hari perayaan atau pesta itu? • Apakah yang paling anda suka tentang perayaan atau pesta itu? • Apakah perayaan atau pesta lain yang ingin anda sambut atau sertai? Mengapa? Tulis antara 80–90 patah perkataan dalam Bahasa Melayu. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 15]
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5 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Sila buka halaman untuk Bahagian 2.
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6 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 Bahagian 2 3 Pilih salah satu daripada soalan-soalan berikut. Anda harus menulis antara 130–140 patah perkataan dalam Bahasa Melayu. (a) Anda menghantar permohonan ke kolej/universiti. Anda ingin menghantar permohonan untuk menyambung pelajaran di kolej/universiti impian anda. Tulis sebuah e-mel untuk dihantar kepada kolej/universiti itu dan nyatakan perkara-perkara berikut: • Mengapakah anda ingin belajar di kolej/universiti itu? • Apakah persediaan yang telah anda lakukan untuk menyambung pelajaran di kolej/universiti itu? • Apakah pencapaian atau kejayaan anda di sekolah setakat ini? • Pada pendapat anda, mengapakah kolej/universiti itu harus menerima permohonan anda? • Apakah rancangan masa depan anda setelah tamat pelajaran di kolej/universiti itu nanti? ATAU (b) Pengalaman menaiki kapal terbang. Anda telah menaiki sebuah kapal terbang bersama keluarga anda untuk pergi bercuti. Tulis sebuah laporan mengenai pengalaman anda. Laporan ini harus mengandungi perkara-perkara berikut: • Ceritakan pengalaman anda di lapangan terbang sebelum anda menaiki kapal terbang. • Apakah pengalaman anda yang paling menarik sepanjang penerbangan itu? • Apakah kebaikan dan keburukan menaiki kapal terbang? • Apakah yang boleh anda lakukan untuk memastikan pengalaman penerbangan yang lebih baik di masa akan datang? ATAU (c) “Anda pergi ke pusat membeli-belah untuk membeli hadiah untuk kawan anda. Ketika hendak membayar, anda tidak jumpa beg duit anda… ” Sambung cerita ini. • Ceritakan apakah reaksi atau perasaan anda ketika itu. • Ceritakan apa yang berlaku selepas itu dan apakah tindakan anda. • Adakah anda dapat jumpa kembali beg duit anda? • Apakah yang boleh anda lakukan untuk memastikan kejadian seperti ini tidak berlaku lagi?
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7 0546/43/M/J/18 © UCLES 2018 TULIS JAWAPAN UNTUK SOALAN 3 DI SINI … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 30]
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IGCSE™ is a registered trademark. This document consists of 17 printed pages. © UCLES 2018 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MALAY 0546/43 Paper 4 Writing May/June 2018 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 50 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2018 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 2 of 17 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 3 of 17 GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 4 of 17 1 General Marking Principles 1.1 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 1.2 For Questions 2 and 3, if the candidate has written an answer in the space provided for that purpose, you should ignore anything written anywhere else, unless: (a) there is an indication from the candidate that other material should be considered. (b) the candidate has continued their answer outside the space provided. (c) there is no answer in the space provided. 1.3 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme: (a) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark. (b) BOD = benefit of the doubt and is used to indicate that the Examiner has considered the answer/that part of the answer and judged it to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 5 of 17 1.4 No response and ‘0’ marks There is a NR (No Response) option in RM Assessor. Award NR (No Response): If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not. 1.5 Optional questions: You must mark all questions attempted by the candidate. Where a question has not been attempted then NR must be entered. (For Question 3 only, after marking the question(s) the candidate has answered, NR is populated automatically when you click on ‘Complete’.) Where the candidate attempts more than one of the alternatives in Question 3, RM Assessor will automatically only aggregate the candidate’s best result. 1.6 English words: Do not allow English words which are not yet acceptable in Bahasa Melayu. Our point of reference is Kamus Dewan.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 6 of 17 Question Answer Marks Question 1 Candidates are required to list 8 items in Malay. Read all of the items that the candidate has listed and award marks as follows: (i) Select the most correct items up to a maximum of 5. Award 1 mark for each correct item up to a maximum of 5. Stop ticking once 5 items have been rewarded. (ii) On Question 1, award marks for items wherever the candidate has written them. (iii) Answers should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is clear: ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read aloud what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer? (iv) The pictures provided on the question paper are only suggestions. (v) Mark for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is clear. Ignore any verbs/ unnecessary adjectives. (vi) If spelling is wrong, refer to the bullet points below: • ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? • Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer, e.g. one letter missing but no other word created. • If the first part of the word is correct, small errors in what comes next are less likely to impede communication (unless they suggest another meaning). • Where letters are transposed, the word is likely to communicate (unless another word has been created). (vii) Award marks wherever these are in the list. This approach may allow questionable versions to be ignored. (viii) Refuse all nouns which are repeated and which do not have a separate meaning: • Football boots, hockey boots: award one mark for the first boots (if the test is about clothing, there is no reward for using a list of sports as adjectives, and repeating the same item of clothing) (ix) Reject misspelt words which suggest a word with a different meaning. Where nouns are usually plural, accept the singular and vice versa.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 7 of 17 Question Answer Marks 1 Things to take on a camping trip sebarang kata nama yang merujuk kepada peralatan/barang perkhemahan Khemah/Kemah snek/makanan ringan beg baju baju renang/bikini ubat beg tidur selipar minuman/botol air/botel/air Kasut/sepatu bantal periuk pisau peralatan memancing cawan mancis Do not accept: mancing/memancing bottle snack obat Do not accept nouns which are repeated e.g. Beg perkhemahan, beg tangan, beg plastik • The use of loan words from English must be referred to Kamus Dewan Total for Question 1: 5 marks 5
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 8 of 17 Question Answer Marks Question 2 Candidates are required to answer the question. Read the whole answer and award marks as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10, according to the instructions in 2.1. • Language: award a mark out of 5, according to the instructions in 2.2. 2 A celebration or a festival 2.1: Award a mark out of 10 for Communication (i) Place the appropriate ‘numbered’ tick as close as possible to each relevant communication point in the body of the answer. (ii) For each piece of relevant information conveyed, award a tick flexibly across the tasks, up to a maximum of 5. HOWEVER, each of the 5 communication points must be covered to get the 10 communication marks: • If 1 of the tasks is missing, the maximum communication mark is 9. • If 2 of the tasks are missing, the maximum communication mark is 8 (and so on). (iii) Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication. (iv) For COMMUNICATION be tolerant of time frames/spelling (for spelling, use ‘rules’ in Question 1: look alike, sound alike, etc.). (v) LISTS a maximum of 3 marks for communication: lists of 1–3 items = 1 mark; lists of 4 items = 2 marks; lists of 5–6 items = 3 marks dia mempunyai rambut yang hitam dan mata yang cantik dan mulut yang kecil = 1 mark (1 verb = a list of 3) dia mempunyai rambut yang hitam (1), berketinggian sederhana /dia sederhana tinggi (1), dan dia ada rupa yang cantik (1) = 3 marks (3 verbs). (vi) Only reward each piece of information once, e.g. “dia pemain hebat” cannot score both as description and reason for liking “dia pemain hebat” and “muzik dia hebat” can both be rewarded). (vii) Do not penalise factual errors. (viii) What the candidate writes may not follow the order of the tasks on the question paper – this is fine. 15
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 9 of 17 Question Answer Marks 2 Tick Accept 31 What is the celebration/festival 1 mark for name of celebration/festival Accept: Hari jadi, pesta pengakap/pandu puteri, majlis perpisahan, sambutan hari ibu/bapa 32 Describe what you usually do on the day of the celebration/festival REWARD: any form of description of things that candidate does during the celebration/festival 33 What do you like most about the celebration/festival REWARD: any reasonable response as to what they like about the celebration/festival 34 What other celebration/festival would candidate want to experience REWARD: name of any other celebration/festival Accept: If candidate mentions that they do not want to celebrate another festival 35 Why does the candidate want to experience the other celebration/festival REWARD: any reasonable response why *If candidate does not get mark for point 4, they can still be awarded mark for point 5 if the reason given is reasonable Additional Points The extra relevant information must support any of the 5 communication points, i.e. it must be about the celebration/festival. If not sure about the relevance, use BOD where necessary. • Do not accept the following general statement: Setiap orang ada perayaan kegemaran. Minggu lalu, tahun lalu, Pada hari Ahad (time indication) Setiap orang mempunyai/menyambut perayaan...
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 10 of 17 Question Answer Marks 2 2.2: Award a mark out of 5 for Language Award a mark out of 5 for Language*, according to the Grade descriptors in the table below (see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors (Appendix)). Grade descriptors for Language (Question 2) 5 Straightforward vocabulary and structure. The style of writing is basic, but reasonably coherent. Use of a limited range of affixes, generally successful. More accuracy than inaccuracy. 4 Basic vocabulary and structure. Some awareness of affixes usage, but inconsistent. The writing is sufficiently accurate for meaning to be conveyed. 3 Very basic vocabulary and structure. Little awareness of affix usage. Despite regular errors, the writing often conveys some meaning. 2 A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible. Very simple sentence structure. 1 Disjointed words or short phrases, one or two of them accurate enough to be comprehensible. 0 Nothing worthy of credit. *Consider the whole answer when awarding mark for language Total for Communication: 10 marks Total for Language: 5 marks Total for Question 2: 15 marks
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 11 of 17 Question Answer Marks Question 3 Candidates answer 1 question from a choice of 3. Read the whole answer and award marks as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10, according to the instructions in 3.1 • Language: award a mark out of 10 for Accuracy, according to the instructions in 3.2 award a mark out of 10 for Range/Variety/Appropriateness, according to the instructions in 3.3. For question-specific guidance, see later in this mark scheme. 3.1: Award a mark out of 10 for Communication (i) There are 5 relevant communication points per question, each worth a maximum of 2 marks. (ii) For each relevant communication point, use the appropriate numbered tick and place up to 2 of these ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point (in the body of the answer). 2 ticks Message clearly communicated. Minor errors (adjective endings, use of prepositions etc.) are tolerated. The two tick must be close each other. 1 tick Communication of some meaning is achieved, but the message may be ambiguous or incomplete. 0 ticks Nothing of worth communicated. (iii) Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication.
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 12 of 17 Question Answer Marks 3.2 – award a mark out of 10 for Accuracy of Grammar and Structures Award a mark out of 10 according to the table below. 9–10 Highly accurate including in the correct use of affixes and classifiers and more complex structures. Minor slips which do not affect the meaning are acceptable. 7–8 Accurate in the use of simple structures. Complex structures may contain occasional more serious errors/more frequent slips, which do not change the meaning. 5–6 Displays some control of simple structures. Unsuccessful with more complex language. 3–4 Inconsistent, but a number of examples of accurate usage (including the spelling). 1–2 Substantially inaccurate, with only isolated examples of accurate usage. 0 No examples of accurate usage
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 13 of 17 Question Answer Marks 3.3 – award a mark out of 10 for Range, Variety and Appropriateness 9–10 Apt use of a wide range of vocabulary. Confident use of a wide range of complex sentence patterns and structures. Able to use idiom appropriately (meaning the language flows well). 7–8 Good range of vocabulary with little repetition. A positive attempt to introduce variety. Ambitious in use of a variety of complex sentence patterns. 5–6 Some attempt to extend range of vocabulary but still rather repetitive. Shows some ability to produce syntax and structures appropriate to the task. 3–4 Narrow range of vocabulary. Frequent repetition of common words. Some attempt at more complex sentence patterns but errors occur even in common structures. 1–2 Very limited vocabulary. Very limited range of structures. Only very simple sentence patterns. 0 Nothing worthy of credit Total for Communication: 10 marks Total for Accuracy of Grammar and Structures : 10 marks Total for Range, Variety and Appropriateness: 10 marks Total for Question 3: 30 marks
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 14 of 17 Question Answer Marks 3(a) E-mail application to a university/college 3.1: Award a mark out of 10 for Communication – see generic guidance above Tick Accept Mark 31 Why do you want to study at the university/college? Allow any plausible reason (JUSTIFICATION) 2 32 What preparations have you made to study there? Allow anything sensible (PAST) e.g. saya telah mula mengumpul duit e.g. saya telah banyak membaca tentang universiti/kolej itu e.g saya banyak membaca tentang universiti/kolej itu e.g saya akan mengumpul duit 2 33 What are your achievements in school so far? Allow anything sensible (PAST) 2 34 Why should the university/college accept your application? Allow any plausible reason (OPINION) 2 35 What are your future plans after finishing your study at the university/college? Allow anything sensible (FUTURE) 2 30
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 15 of 17 Question Answer Marks 3(b) Experience travelling on an aeroplane 3.1: Award a mark out of 10 for Communication – see generic guidance above Tick Accept Mark 31 Describe experience at the airport prior to flying. Allow anything sensible (PAST) E.g. talking about the environment at the airport or the activities that take place 2 32 What was the most interesting experience during the flight? Allow anything sensible (OPINION/PAST) 2 33 What is the advantage of travelling on an aeroplane? Allow anything sensible (OPINION) 2 34 What is the disadvantage of travelling on an aeroplane? Allow anything sensible (OPINION) 2 35 What can you do to ensure a better flying experience in the future? Allow anything sensible (FUTURE/PRESENT) 2 30
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 16 of 17 Question Answer Marks 3(c) Continuation of story about missing wallet/purse 3.1: Award a mark out of 10 for Communication – see generic guidance above Tick Accept Mark 31 Description of reaction or emotion in such situation. Allow anything sensible. (FEELING/OPINION/THOUGHT) 2 32 What happened after that? Allow anything sensible (PAST) 2 33 What did you do after that? Allow anything sensible (PAST) 2 34 Did you manage to find your wallet/purse? Allow anything sensible (PAST) 2 35 What can you do to ensure something like this does not happen again? Allow anything sensible (FUTURE/PRESENT) 2 30
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0546/43 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2018 © UCLES 2018 Page 17 of 17 Appendix I Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors It is important that you award marks positively. In order to ensure that you reward achievement rather than penalise failure or omissions, you should start at the bottom of the mark scheme and work upwards through the descriptors when awarding marks. You should adopt a ‘best fit’ approach. You must select the set of descriptors provided in the mark scheme that most closely describes the quality of the work being marked. As you work upwards through the mark scheme, you will eventually arrive at a set of descriptors that fits the candidate’s performance. When you reach this point, you should always then check the descriptors in the band above to confirm whether or not there is just enough evidence to award a mark in the higher band. For example, when marking Question 3 you may find that a candidate uses a variety of relevant vocabulary but has varied success with more complex structures. In such cases, you will need to award a mark that takes into account both the strengths and weaknesses of the piece of work. To select the most appropriate mark within each set of descriptors, use the following guidance: • If most of the descriptors fit the piece (and after you have considered the band above), award the top mark in the band. • If there is just enough evidence (and you had perhaps been considering the band below), award the lowest mark in the band. Note on irrelevant material In the case of a deliberately evasive answer which consists entirely of irrelevant material exploited in defiance of the rubric, a score of 0 is given. This is extremely rare. A genuine attempt to answer the question which fails due to a misunderstanding of the rubric will normally lose Communication marks but will score for Language. You should consult your Team Leader. See separate document for more detailed guidance on irrelevant material.
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2018 May/June, Paper 4 · Variant 3. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.