Cambridge Progression Test Stage 3 English 2022 Paper 2 With Mark Scheme

1. Reading comprehension and grammar: identifying story timing (e.g. last summer), describing tone and word choice (e.g. Grasshopper’s communication), distinguishing sentence types (statement, command, question), understanding verb tenses and sentence structure
2. Play script features: identifying stage directions, speaker labels, dialogue format, character placement on stage, onomatopoeia, noun phrases
3. Text structure and comparison: scene transitions for time change, identifying conditional sentences, recognizing play vs. narrative formats, comparing traditional tale (Text A) with modern play (Text B)
4. Vocabulary and inference: describing seasonal changes (gradual), understanding character emotions and motivations (hunger, rejection), identifying moral lessons (e.g. “Work today, enjoy the rewards later”)
5. Literary devices: onomatopoeia, noun phrases, modern word choice in playscript, differences in tone and character behavior from traditional to modern form
6. Creative writing: planning and writing a modern version of a known traditional tale with updated characters, setting, plot, and possible moral message