Eduqas GCSE English Language Spoken Language endorsement overview quiz quiz

Separately as Pass, Merit or Distinction, not counting towards the 9 to 1 grade

As part of the overall 9 to 1 grade, adding directly to the marks for the written papers

As a percentage score that is printed on the certificate next to the main English grade

It is not reported at all and stays a private record kept only by the school itself

An external examiner

Your teacher

Another student

No one

AO1, AO2 and AO3

AO5 and AO6

AO7, AO8 and AO9

AO4 only

Only the topic chosen, regardless of how the talk is organised or delivered

Reading the whole talk word for word from a full script held in your hand

The sheer length of the talk, with longer presentations always scoring higher

Well-selected, well-organised content delivered with control

A hook, two or three developed points, and a strong close

No structure at all, just talking freely about whatever comes to mind

Only a conclusion, with no opening or developed points before it at all

A long list of unrelated facts read out one after another in any order

Reading a full script word for word so that nothing at all important is ever missed out

Rehearsing from cue cards rather than reading a script, so you can make eye contact

Speaking as fast as possible so you can fit in as much information as you can

Avoiding eye contact with the audience so that nerves do not put you off your talk

Reading a passage aloud and then writing a short written summary of it straight afterwards

Spelling words correctly and using accurate grammar in the prepared talk

Listening (understanding the question) and responding (answering it relevantly)

Planning the opening of the talk and planning the ending of the talk

Ignore the question completely and simply carry on talking about your prepared topic instead

Answer a completely different, easier question of your own that you would much rather the audience had asked you

Give a single one-word reply and then quickly move on before anyone can ask you anything more

Stay composed, take a brief moment to think, and answer the question actually asked with a developed response

The form of English using widely accepted grammar and vocabulary, used as a formal register choice

A judgement that every other way of speaking, such as a regional dialect or accent, is simply wrong

Slang and casual everyday speech of the kind used with close friends and family at home

A particular regional accent that marks out where in the country a speaker comes from

Very casual, relaxed speech of the kind you would use chatting with your closest friends

A formal register of Standard English with accurate grammar, sustained throughout

Slang and informal expressions used in the answers to sound friendly and approachable

Long silences and pauses between sentences to give the audience time to take notes

It does not need to be sustained at all, because only the prepared talk itself is ever judged for its formal register and grammar

Because the questions at the end are not assessed in any way, so casual speech in the answers does not matter at all

Because AO9 rewards using Standard English effectively throughout; dropping into casual speech afterwards breaks the register

Because the prepared talk is the only assessed part, and the question section is just an informal chat afterwards

They are completely separate and share nothing at all with the rest of the English course

They use no other skills from the course and have to be learned entirely from scratch

They replace the written components, so a strong talk means you can skip the exam papers

They apply familiar skills (structuring a talk, choosing a register) in a spoken form