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2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 1 The 2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 1 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary English assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 2 The 2014 Primary English Specimen Paper 2 is a released assessment from the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint and provides comprehensive feedback on students' strengths and weaknesses in the subject. This assessment contains a combination of free-response and non free-response questions. The Cambridge Primary English assessment covers five content areas or ‘strands’ and further subdivided into ‘sub-strands’. These are:
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2015 English Literature (BES) Specimen Paper 1 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature (BES) Specimen Paper 1 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure, and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature (BES) Specimen Paper 2 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature (BES) 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure, and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature (BES) Specimen Paper 3 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature (BES) Specimen Paper 1 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure, and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 1 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 1 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 2 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 3 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 3 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 4 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English Literature Specimen Paper 4 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students' ability to (1) show detailed knowledge of the content of literary texts in the three main forms, (2) understand the meanings of literary texts and their contexts, and explore texts beyond surface meanings to show deeper awareness of ideas and attitudes, (3) recognize and appreciate ways in which writers use language, structure and form to create and shape meanings and effects, and (4) communicate a sensitive and informed personal response to literary texts. This assessment includes:
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2015 English-First Language (BES) Specimen Paper 1 (Cambridge IQCSE) The 2015 English- First Language (BES) Specimen Paper 1 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 contains free-response questions. The assessment tests students in (1) reading, (2) writing, and (3) speaking and listening. This assessment includes:
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