WJEC LEVEL 2

CORE LANGUAGE

9521

Format of exam

• 1 ¼ hours• 100 marks• 67% of the qualification• Three-part story of c.250 words• Set at standard of Stage 29 of CLC• 400-word DVL• Gradient of difficulty• Storyline: mythology / history / biography

Grammar and Syntax

• 4 active tenses, indicative• 2 active tenses, subjunctive• Limited passive indicative tenses• Infinitive, imperative and 2 participles• All declensions• Temporal, causal, concessive and relative clauses• Purpose and result clauses• Time phrases• Gerundive of obligation (neuter only)• Simple conditionals• Prohibitions

The Questions

• First passage comprehension: 25 marks• Second passage formal translation: 40 marks

– Passage split into two with link in English• Third passage comprehension: 35 marks• Standard comprehension questions• ‘Write down (and translate) the Latin word’• ‘Which three are true?’• ‘Which combination is all true?’• ‘Which is the best/correct translation?’• Personal response• Derivation• Pictures

Standard comprehension questions

(b) deinde … pervenit (lines 1-2): how then did his route change? [1]

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(c) ubi … agebatur (lines 2-3): describe how Hippolytus was being transported. [3]

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‘Write down (and translate) the Latin word’

Write down and translate the two Latin words that describe Hippolytus in line 2. [4]

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‘Which three are true?’

equi … currerent (lines 4-5): which three of the following statements are true? Write your answers in the boxes underneath. [3]

A the horses were so frightenedB so many horses were frightenedC they were frightened because they ran away

from the rocksD they left the road because they were frightenedE they were frightened because they left the roadF they ended up in the rocks

‘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?’

Theseus alteram uxorem cepit (line 7): which of the following is the best translation of these words? Tick the box alongside the one you think is right. [1]

(i) He captured another wife

(ii) He took another wife

(iii) He took the other wife

(iv) Another wife married him

Personal responseHow far do you think Hippolytus deserved what happened to him? In

your answer you should make four points taken from any or all of the passages. [4]

(i) ………………………………………………………………………………….

(ii) ………………………………………………………………………………….

(iii) ………………………………………………………………………………….

(iv) ………………………………………………………………………………….

Derivation

Write down an English word that comes from credebat.

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The Mark Scheme (1)

• Translations marked on a one or two marks per Latin word basis:

1 1 1 1 1 [5]

sed nolebat hoc aperte facere.

1 1 1 1 1 1 [6]

itaque consilium callidum cepit:

The Mark Scheme (2)

• Comprehension questions generally give one mark for each significant Latin word required for the answer, but sometimes may be one mark for two Latin words.

• No fractions, no scaling

Resources (both units)

• CSCP website (vocabulary drills)

• CLC Graded Tests

• My new book (due out 2011)

• My Momentum Tests book

WJEC LEVEL 2

ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE

9524

Format of exam

• ¾ hour

• 50 marks

• 33% of the qualification

• One passage of 140-150 words

• Set at standard of Stage 40 of CLC

• 400 + 150 words DVL

• Gradient of difficulty

The Question Paper

• One passage

• Comprehension: 15 marks

• Translation: 35 marks

• Theme: history / biography / mythology

Grammar and Syntax

• All tenses, voices and moods• Except: no future passive infinitive• All declensions, including locatives• All types of subordinate clause with

indicative and subjunctive• Ablative absolute• Gerundives of obligation and purpose• Conditionals (simple only)

Question Paper and Mark Scheme

• Comprehension questions:– Same range as in 9521

• Translation Mark Scheme: 1 1 1 1 1

[5]

tum Magnus eum ad_urbem secutus est.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 [7]

Roscius ad_cenam a nobilibus quibusdam invitatus est.