Can scores from two parts with different totals be added?

Yes, add the marks, but divide by the combined full mark of 85 for a percentage.

Why does note-taking carry so much weight?

Each blank scores on its own, so a misspelling or wrong plural loses that blank outright.

What should be done with five minutes left?

Fill every blank first, then check spelling and plurals.

S4 English: Paper 3 Listening Practice Paper 4

2026-11-02

Tutor Prep Guide · Secondary English

Set four uses an 85-mark paper: full mark and real answering time first, then blank totals and their share, then marks a minute and speech rate, then percentage score and time per item, ending with the error of reading a score as a percentage.

Quick answer　85 marks, 40, 65 minutes, 36 marks, 42.4 per cent, 0.9 marks a minute, 120 words a minute, 72 out of 85 or 84.7 per cent, about 2.7 minutes and 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 40 marks and Part B carries 45 marks. What is the full mark?
FoundationPart A has eight sections worth 5 marks each. How many marks is Part A?
FoundationThe paper allows 75 minutes, and 10 of them go to the recording and the instructions. How long is left for answering?
FoundationThe note-taking task has 18 blanks worth 2 marks each. How many marks is that section worth?
IntermediateThose 36 marks for note-taking are out of a full mark of 85. What percentage is that?
IntermediatePart B carries 45 marks and must be finished in 50 minutes. How many marks a minute is that on average?
IntermediateThe recording script runs to 960 words over 8 minutes. What is the average speed in words a minute?
ChallengeA candidate scores 32 out of 40 in Part A and 40 out of 45 in Part B. What percentage of the 85-mark paper is that?
ChallengeThe paper has 24 items and 65 minutes of answering time. How many minutes per item on average?
Error redoA candidate scores 60 out of 75 and writes 60 per cent. What is the correct percentage?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	85 marks	Forty plus forty-five is eighty-five.
2	40 marks	Eight times five is forty, which matches the Part A total.
3	65 minutes	Seventy-five minus ten is sixty-five.
4	36 marks	Eighteen times two is thirty-six.
5	About 42.4 per cent (42.35 per cent)	Thirty-six out of eighty-five is 0.4235, so about 42.4 per cent.
6	0.9 marks a minute	Forty-five divided by fifty is 0.9.
7	120 words a minute	Nine hundred and sixty divided by eight is 120.
8	72 out of 85, that is about 84.7 per cent	Thirty-two plus forty is seventy-two, and seventy-two over eighty-five is about 84.7 per cent.
9	About 2.7 minutes	Sixty-five divided by twenty-four is about 2.7.
10	80 per cent	Sixty over seventy-five is 0.8, that is 80 per cent; the score itself is not the percentage.

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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