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iGCSE English Language 0522 - How many marks do I need for an A or a B?

For the coursework, I achieved 41/50, and on the speaking and listening I got 20/30

I'm going to do the 0522 exam on 3rd May 2016, and I'm wondering how many marks I need on the reading paper to get an A or a B overall. Would someone be kind enough to approximately or precisely tell me how many marks I need? On question 1 practice papers I'm getting around 16/20, question 2 around 6/10 and question 3 around 16/20.

Thanks :smile:

Reply 1

username2482755

Good luck

we are doing the same one.

Reply 2

Faizanasif

Nice

They have really made question 3 easy. It takes around 15 minutes to get the 15 points which is 15 marks, but 30 minutes to get 5 marks :biggrin:

Good luck

Original post by ShahbazKHAN

Good luck

we are doing the same one.

Reply 3

samkajj

i'm not sure about the grades.. but to maximise your point scoring
1. Do question 3a first (large proportion of marks)
2. Do question 1(also 15 marks +5 available for writing)
3. Then complete question 2 (10 marks available -so 2nd highest amount of marks you can score)
4. Finally complete 3b (5 marks for a lot of writing can go right at the end if you don't have enough time).

Reply 4

Faizanasif

Original post by k.m.b

That's a good technique, but not for me. I tried doing exactly that, but I somehow concentrate better at doing the first question at the beginning, then 3a, then question 2, then 3b. However, I really do prefer your technique :u:

Reply 5

samkajj

Original post by Faizanasif

So you're saying you change texts in between answering the questions? If I'm aware, the passage for 3a is different to the passage in Q1. sounds complicated...

Reply 6

Faizanasif

Original post by k.m.b

So you're saying you change texts in between answering the questions? If I'm aware, the passage for 3a is different to the passage in Q1. sounds complicated...

After question 1, the first passage is practically done. Question 2 just focuses on a specific shortish paragraph anyway

Reply 7

Sheikhbrumie99

Hi, does anyone know how many marks you need for an A in the reading paper.

Reply 8

0lut0

Goodluck bruh same here i'd say its about 30 for a B because I got 28 and I got a C.
I don't like the way the paper is marked at all and the grade boundaries are so tight as well...

Reply 9

Faizanasif

Original post by 0lut0

Goodluck bruh same here i'd say its about 30 for a B because I got 28 and I got a C.
I don't like the way the paper is marked at all and the grade boundaries are so tight as well...

Ikr! I thought it was just me; the grade boundaries are so damn tight! I'm thinking I need a mid C for a B, so judging by what I'm getting from practice papers, I could get an A :h:

Reply 10

Faizanasif

Original post by Sheikhbrumie99

Hi, does anyone know how many marks you need for an A in the reading paper.

I'm getting told its 38 to get an A, but don't assume that!

Reply 11

Muttley79

Original post by Faizanasif

No-one can answer your question - even the examiners don't know the answer yet.

Your coursework marks are unmoderated so you can't be sure of them either - forget about grade boundaries and focus on getting as many marks as you can.

Reply 12

Faizanasif

Original post by Muttley79

I got told that the exam board is unlikely to even moderate the coursework. The highest they would do is to send them a sample and moderate that. I wasn't asking for the precise mark only, I was accepting approximation. But obviously, I'll do the best I can! :u:

Reply 13

Georgeharbey

Original post by Faizanasif

Hi mate

I got 44/50 in coursework and 24/30 and speaking and listening, but the exam board changes the maximum mark of 30 to 25 to get a raw mark, so I got 19/25 for speaking and listening. That's 63 in total.

my teacher said I needed 96 marks for an A, meaning 33 is an A in the exam, so 23 is a B and 43 is an A*!