Where are marks most often lost?

Usually in note-taking, where a misspelling or a dropped plural scores nothing for that blank.

Should an unsure blank be left empty?

Write the most likely word first and check later, because an empty blank always scores zero.

Is it worth guessing a multiple-choice item?

Yes, even a pure guess keeps a one in four chance.

S4 English: Paper 3 Listening Practice Paper 2

2026-11-01

Tutor Prep Guide · Secondary English

Set two starts from reworked mark totals for the two parts and the real answering time, then blank weighting, time per question and guess odds, then speech rate and percentages, ending with the error of adding scores from parts with different full marks.

Quick answer　70 marks, 20, 40, 88 minutes, 30, 40 minutes, 25 per cent, 120 words a minute, 45.5 marks, and 56 out of 70 which is 80 per cent.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 questions
Suggested time	25 minutes
Difficulty mix	Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: S4 English: Paper 3 Listening – Tutor Lesson Plan
Level	S4

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationPaper 3 Part A carries 25 marks and Part B carries 45 marks. What is the total?
FoundationThere are four tasks, each worth 5 marks. What is the total?
FoundationThere are 20 questions worth 2 marks each. What is the full mark?
FoundationThe paper lasts 100 minutes and 12 minutes are for reading the questions. How long is left?
IntermediateA note-taking task has 10 blanks worth 3 marks each. What is the maximum score?
IntermediateTwenty-five questions at 1.6 minutes each take how long?
IntermediateWith four options and one correct answer, what is the chance of a correct guess?
ChallengeA speaker says 480 words in four minutes. What is the words-per-minute rate?
ChallengeThe paper is out of 70. What is 65 per cent of it?
Error redoPart A scores 20 out of 25 and Part B 36 out of 45. How should the total be written?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	70 marks	Add 25 and 45 to get 70.
2	20 marks	Four times five is 20.
3	40 marks	Twenty times two gives 40.
4	88 minutes	One hundred minus twelve leaves 88.
5	30 marks	Ten blanks at three marks each give 30.
6	40 minutes	Twenty-five times 1.6 equals 40.
7	One in four, that is 25%	Only one of four options is right, so the chance is 1 over 4.
8	120 words per minute	Divide 480 by 4 to get 120.
9	45.5 marks	Seventy times 0.65 gives 45.5.
10	Fifty-six out of 70, that is 80 per cent, not 56 per cent	The two parts have different full marks, so add the scores to 56 and divide by 70.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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