Edexcel GCSE English Language Spoken Language endorsement overview quiz quiz

As one of the numbers within the 9 to 1 grade for the qualification

As a percentage score out of one hundred printed on your final certificate

As a letter grade running from A down to E, as in older GCSEs

Separately as Pass, Merit or Distinction (or Not Classified)

No, it is reported separately and does not count towards it

Yes, it is worth a full twenty per cent of the final written exam grade

Yes, a pass replaces the marks you lost on Paper 2

Only if you fail it, when it then lowers your overall grade

Write an extended essay on a teacher-chosen topic and hand it in to be formally marked

Give one formal presentation and respond to questions, using spoken Standard English

Sit a third written exam paper on top of the two papers already assessed

Read a prepared text aloud to the class quietly without any follow-up questions

AO1 to AO4, the reading objectives that are assessed across the two written exam papers

AO5 and AO6, the writing objectives for clarity, accuracy and organisation

AO7 (presenting), AO8 (responding to questions), AO9 (spoken Standard English)

AO2 only, which is focused on analysing a writer's language and structure

Full written scripts are banned outright by the exam board for the talk

Cards are simply quicker to write up than a fully planned out script

A full written script would always have to be memorised perfectly word for word

Prompt cards let you talk naturally to the audience with eye contact

No; it is about formal register, standard grammar and vocabulary, not accent

Yes, you must change your accent to a more neutral one for the whole talk

Yes, you should switch to a southern English accent for the assessment

Only for the introduction, after which your usual everyday accent is perfectly fine

Steady eye contact made with different people across the whole audience

Filler words like 'um' and 'like' and non-standard grammar like 'we was'

A clear structure that carefully signposts each point for the audience

A strong conclusion that pulls all of the main ideas back together very neatly

A one-word answer that simply confirms or denies what the questioner asked

Repeating the whole presentation again, in full, right the way through from the very beginning

Listening fully, answering directly, and developing the answer with reasons or examples

Avoiding the question politely and steering the talk on towards a brand new point

Become defensive at once and stubbornly insist your original point was completely right

Ignore the challenge and quickly move on to a different question

End the presentation early to avoid having to answer it at all

Stay composed, acknowledge the point, and defend or refine your view with a reason

A clear structure: an engaging opening, developed points, a strong conclusion

A long script read out word for word from start to finish

Cramming in as many detailed slides as you can possibly fit into the time given

Speaking very fast so you cover the maximum amount of content

It is required for a separate rehearsal mark on the day

To fix the timing, smooth the delivery, and remove filler habits

To memorise the whole talk word for word before delivering it

Because the topic usually changes between rehearsal and the talk