2007 Information and Communication Technology Specimen Paper 2 (Cambridge IQCSE)

The 2007 Information and Communication Technology Specimen Paper 2 is a released Cambridge IGCSE assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and a contains free-response question. The assessment tests students' (1) practical skills and (2) knowledge and understanding.

This assessment includes:

• 1 free-response style question
• Scoring Guide

2011 English Language Specimen Paper 2

The 2011 English Language Specimen Paper 2 is a released Cambridge O Level assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' writing skills and evaluates students' ability to (1) communicate appropriately, with a clear awareness of purpose, audience and register, (2) communicate clearly and develop ideas coherently, at word level, at sentence level and at whole text level, (3) use accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar, and (4) communicate creatively, using a varied range of vocabulary, sentence structures and linguistic devices.

This assessment includes:

• 2 free-response style questions
• Scoring Guide

2011 English Language Specimen Paper 4

The 2011 English Language Specimen Paper 4 is a released Cambridge O Level assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' reading skills and evaluates students' ability to (1) understand explicit meanings, through literal and vocabulary questions, (2) understand implicit meanings and nuances of language, through inferential questions and questions on writer’s craft, (3) scan and analyze text, by identifying and summarizing required information, such as similarities and differences, or advantages and disadvantages, or problems and solutions, or causes and effects, or actions and consequences, and (4) identify and respond to main ideas of a text, such as follow a sequence or argument, identify a conclusion, distinguish fact from opinion, and give a personal response to a theme in a text.

This assessment includes:

• 19 free-response style questions
• Scoring Guide
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2011 Mathematics D (Calculator Version) Specimen Paper

The 2011 Mathematics D (Calculator Version) Specimen Paper is a released Cambridge O Level assessment. The assessment is designed to give student s a variety of ways to show their knowledge and skills and contains free-response questions. The assessment tests the ability of students to:

• Recognize the appropriate mathematical procedures for a given situation 
• Perform calculations by suitable methods, with and without a calculating aid
• Use the common systems of units
• Estimate, approximate and use appropriate degrees of accuracy
• Interpret, use and present information in written, graphical, diagrammatic and tabular forms
• Use geometrical instruments
• Recognize and apply spatial relationships in two and three dimensions
• Recognize patterns and structures in a variety of situations and form and justify generalizations 
• Understand and use mathematical language and symbols and present mathematical arguments in a logical and clear fashion
• Apply and interpret Mathematics in a variety of situations, including daily life
• Formulate problems into mathematical terms, select, apply and communicate appropriate techniques of solution and interpret the solutions in terms of the problems.

This assessment includes:

• 11 free-response style questions