External Assessment

• External assessment
• Principles
• Proxy qualifications
• Wider Key Skills Qualifications Pilot
• Sample test papers
• Information and Communication Technology
• ICT datafiles 2004-2005
• Guidance to test writers

Sample test papers

Sample external assessment papers and mark schemes for Levels 1-3 are now available from the QCA website or by clicking any of the links (below):

Application of Number

Test paper
Level 1 (PDF 388kb)
Level 2 (PDF 385kb)
Level 3 (PDF 118kb)

Communication

Test paper
Level 1 (PDF 90kb)
Level 2 (PDF 229kb)
Level 3 (PDF 30kb)

ICT

Test paper
Level 1 (PDF 590kb)
Level 2 (PDF 493kb)
Level 3 (PDF 168kb)

If you would like copies of the answer sheets, please request these from your awarding body.

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Summary of this section

• Principles
  Information on the principles of external assessment.
• Proxy qualifications
  Information on proxy qualifications for key skills assessment.
• Wider Key Skills Qualifications Pilot
  Information on the Wider Key Skills qualifications pilot.
• Sample test papers
  Sample external test papers for Levels 1 - 3.
• Information and Communication Technology
  Advice on the tests for Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
• ICT datafiles 2004/2005
  Link to QCA ICT datafiles 2004/2005.
• Guidance to test writers
  QCA basic and key skils test standards for staff students preparing for the external tests in key skills Application of Number, Communication and ICT.