Skills for Life Writing Entry 1-3 – Form/questionnaire
Task Description
What do the candidates have to do?
The candidates have to complete a form or questionnaire.
How do the candidates know what to write?
The purpose of the form/questionnaire is given to the candidate in the rubric. The form instructs the candidate what to write.
What is the purpose of this type of question?
This type of question assesses the candidate’s ability to respond appropriately using words or phrases and complete sentences.
How is the candidates' writing marked?
Their writing is marked by trained markers using a general markscheme and task-specific notes. Sentence and Word elements are assessed here, each allocated 3 marks. Where longer responses are indicated in the sentence section, there may be 6 marks for Sentence. Text is not assessed in forms.
Understanding the Task
To understand better how candidates need to approach this task, it may help you to do the activity yourself and analyse what you had to do to find the right answer.
Look at the sample form task on page 2 of this Skills for Life Writing Entry 3 sample paper. Complete the task, thinking about how you are doing it.
Things to consider
Now look at these questions about how you approached the task and consider your answers.
- What was the relevance of the topic area of this task?
- How did you know how much to write?
- Which features of the form are common to all types of form?
- How authentic is section 3 of the task?