AQE Answers 2018

ANSWERS 2018 CEA PAPER 1

Accept recognisable spelling unless otherwise indicated

Marks awarded are in brackets after each answer

  1. 106,012 (1)
  2. 93 (1)
  3. sphere (1)
  4. £71.88 (1)
  5. 3/20 (1)
  6. x = 120 (1)
  7. 54 (1)
  8. £75 (1)
  9. halt (1)
  10. now homeless (1)
  11. fictional (1)
  12. ..inside the van and ..of escape (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  13. heavy, descend, frantic, little (2) *any 3 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  14. True, False, True (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark
  15. of, to, their, past (2) *any 2/3 correct for 1 mark
  16. 40 pence (1)
  17. (5,6) (1) *accept correctly plotted points on the grid; do not accept (6,5)
  18. 12/24; 9/12 (1)
  19. 250 (1)
  20. x 4 + 1 and divide by 2 + 8 (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  21. Square based pyramid; Triangular based pyramid (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  22. 6 dots (1)
  23. 7,200 (1)
  24. since (1)
  25. line 8 (1)
  26. my family’s holidays (1)
  27. line 11
  28. line 7
  29. x = 105 (1)
  30. 41 (1)
  31. 9.5 hours (1)
  32. 40 (1)
  33. 36 (1)
  34. 40 (1)
  35. 6 (1)
  36. South-East (1)
  37. anticipation (1)
  38. jagged etchings (1)
  39. None take note (1)
  40. ecstatic, joyous, jubilant (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark
  41. despairing, desolate (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  42. splash, slap (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  43. (prepare), explain, reveal, celebrate (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  44. 6 (1)
  45. 18 (1)
  46. 4 (1)
  47. x = 2.5 (or written as 2 1/2) (1)
  48. False, True, False (1) *all correct for 1 mark
  49. 7 (1)
  50. Lucy (1)
  51. False, True, True (1) *all correct for 1 mark
  52. apprehensively (1)
  53. …panicking (1)
  54. giant = adjective; thought = verb; jokingly = adverb; step = noun (2) *any 2/3 correct for 1 mark
  55. ..to him and …friend (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  56. automobile (1)
  57. pupils (1)
  58. curricular and terrestrial (1) *both correct for 1 mark

ANSWERS 2018 CEA PAPER 2

Accept recognisable spelling unless otherwise indicated

Marks awarded are in brackets after each answer

  1. 75 (1)
  2. 90 (1)
  3. 6.5; 10.4 (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  4. 76 (1)
  5. £2.80 (1)
  6. £2.60 (1)
  7. 0 lines (1)
  8. 903 (1)
  9. sand (1)
  10. jagged (1)
  11. incessant (1)
  12. True, False (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  13. happy, scary (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  14. (eternity); rhythm; gold; chaos (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  15. (sky); standing; strong; surge; surrender (1)
  16. 4=18.5 = 25 (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  17. Hexagon (1)
  18. 256 + 387; 966 ÷ 322; 53 x 79 (1) *all three correct for 1 mark
  19. List 1: 47; List 2: 29; List 3: 89 (1) *all three correct for 1 mark
  20. clear plotted points at 2 across, 2 up; 12 across, 7 up; 8 across 5 up (1) *all three correct for 1 mark
  21. More than halfway (1)
  22. – 13 (1)
  23. (a) 5 mini pizzas (b) 9 mini pizzas (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  24. line 7 (1)
  25. line 6 (1)
  26. line 14 (1)
  27. line 7 (1)
  28. stolen (1)
  29. 0.693 (1)
  30. 25% (1)
  31. £35 (1)
  32. 24 (1)
  33. 1296 (1)
  34. 14 (1)
  35. 14 (1)
  36. 164 (1)
  37. farewell (1)
  38. unfamiliar (1)
  39. potential, possibilities (1) *both correct for 1 mark. Order not important.
  40. The children have combed their own hair… (1)
  41. False, False, False (1) *all correct for 1 mark
  42. wobbly=adjective; smiles=noun; blinks=verbs; firmly=adverb (2) *only 2/3 correct for 1 mark
  43. (foot); mouse; elf; deer; cactus (2) *any 3 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  44. (a) Outcome B; (b) Outcome D and E (1) *all 3 correct for 1 mark
  45. 280 (1)
  46. x = 6.8 (1)
  47. 22 (1)
  48. 3,7 (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  49. 30,000 (1)
  50. £17.80 (1)
  51. 5 (1)
  52. vacation (1)
  53. undoubtedly (1)
  54. revelation (1)
  55. impatient; competitive (1) *both correct for 1 mark
  56. think(s); skid(s); leap(s); read(s) (2) *any 3 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  57. driven; known; written (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. Must be spelt correctly.
  58. (hourglass); nightfall; daybreak; weekend; yearbook (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark.

ANSWERS 2018 CEA PAPER 3

Accept recognisable spelling unless otherwise indicated

Marks awarded are in brackets after each answer

  1. 32,000 (1)
  2. 60,000 (1)
  3. 80.31 (1)
  4. 36
  5. 8 packets (1)
  6. 12,600 meals (1)
  7. (a) March; (b) 900 people (1) *both correct for 1 mark.
  8. 280 minutes (1)
  9. cheering (1)
  10. frenzied (1)
  11. muffled (1)
  12. line 2 (1)
  13. …ground (1)
  14. gone; saw; did (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. 
  15. refer; admit (2) *any 1 correct for 1 mark. 
  16. A (1)
  17. -£10
  18. (a) 24 girls (b) 4 boys (1) *both correct for 1 mark.
  19. A is equal to B (1)
  20. (a) 85 syllables; (b) 11 Haiku poems (1) *both correct for 1 mark.
  21. 7,425 (1)
  22. True, False, True (1) *any three correct for 1 mark.
  23. 112 (1)
  24. line 18 (1)
  25. line 12 (1)
  26. line 11 (1)
  27. line 6 (1)
  28. line 1 (1)
  29. 7.5 days (1)
  30. 2,560 photos (1)
  31. 24 people (1)
  32. 18 metres (1)
  33. 8 (1)
  34. Parallelogram; Kite (1) *both correct for 1 mark.
  35. 2,100 (1)
  36. 80 (1)
  37. canopy (1)
  38. bulging (1)
  39. desperately (1)
  40. …thirst (1)
  41. True, False, False, False (2) *any 3 correct for 1 mark.
  42. (heave); spread; breathe; trickle (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. 
  43. exploratory = adjective; stealthily = adverb; twist = noun; yearn = verb (2) *any 2/3 correct for 1 mark. 
  44. 2,270 (1)
  45. x = 14 (1)
  46. ..acute or obtuse (1)
  47. True; False; True (1) *all correct for 1 mark. 
  48. 5 cards (1)
  49. Triangular-based pyramid (1)
  50. 50 pence (1)
  51. 3.1 metres (1) *accept 3⅒
  52. torment (1)
  53. enticing (1)
  54. ..water (1)
  55. ..show-off (1)
  56. least favourite (1)
  57. ..Flop (1)
  58. dreary; drap; dingy (2) *any 2 correct for 1 mark. 

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