WJEC LEVEL 1

CORE LANGUAGE

9511

Format of exam

• 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

• 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]

………………………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) why did he treat him in this way? [2]

………………………………………………………………………………………………

‘Write down (and translate) the Latin word’

From line 4, write down and translate the two Latin words that identify Varus’ dinner

guest. [4]

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

‘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?’

• tandem e thermopolio discessit et ad tabernam ambulavit (line 12): look at the

• 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]

……………………………………………………………………………………….

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

• 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: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7

Marcus et Quintus erant amici.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10

ubi per viam ambulabant, Marcus patrem laudabat

• Total mark : 150 / 3 = 50