O-Level Situational Writing: what makes up the 30 marks
O-Level Situational Writing carries 30 marks: Task Fulfilment 10, Language 20. The band descriptors, the word count, and why Band 3 to 4 is the real gap.
Put two rubrics on the same spoken answer. A speaking rubric marks pronunciation and fluency, your own marking scheme marks the content, and one recording comes back with both.


O-Level Situational Writing carries 30 marks: Task Fulfilment 10, Language 20. The band descriptors, the word count, and why Band 3 to 4 is the real gap.

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