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Worked Example for Functional
Skills English Reading Level 2
Sample Assessment 1 – Band
Manager
Strong Pass
Note:
These materials relate to the Functional Skills English
assessments that will be in use from September 2015
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Band Manager
3748-013
Level 2 Functional Skills English
Reading
Sample Assessment
Band Manager
Candidate Name (First, Middle, Last)
Candidate enrolment number
DOB (DDMMYYYY)
Candidate signature and declaration*
Assessment date (DDMMYYYY)
Centre number
General information
 The duration of this paper is 1 hour.
 Answer all the questions.
 The maximum marks for each question are shown.
 The maximum number of marks is 40.
General instructions
 Read each question carefully.
 You do not need to write in complete sentences.
 You will not be assessed on spelling, punctuation and grammar.
 Dictionaries are allowed.
*I declare that I have no prior knowledge of the questions in this assessment and
that I will not divulge to any person information about the questions.
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Scenario
A friend in a band has asked if you are interested in becoming their Band Manager. To help you
decide, you read the following documents:
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a magazine article (Document 1)
a webpage (Document 2)
a flyer (Document 3).
Read the documents in the source booklet and answer the questions.
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Questions 1 to 3 are about Document 1.
1
What is meant by the phrase ‘put out the fires that other people start’?
1 mark
Being on hand to sort out the problems caused by other people 
Acceptable explanation
1 mark
2
What are the layout characteristics that show this document is an article?
A headline is essential to any article. It is also written in columns and
has an image. 
Only three features identified; 4 marks available is indicative of the number of
responses required.
3 marks
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What are two implications of having a poor network of contacts? Support your
answers with evidence from the text.
You wouldn’t be working with the key influencers in the music industry,
which is important if you want success. “Success in the music industry relies
more on who you know.” 
Your band won’t achieve success. 
Two implications identified, but only one is supported by a quotation from the
source document.
3 marks
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Questions 4 to 6 are about Document 2.
4
Identify the purpose of Document 2 and provide one reason from the text to
support your answer.
2 marks
The purpose of Document 2 is to provide information  and help people get into
the music industry. This can be seen from the title of the document – Music
Industry Tutorials. 
Clear purpose identified and supporting evidence from the text provided.
2 marks.
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5
What possible consequences are implied by Document 2 if unfair contracts are
negotiated?
There may be loopholes in the contract and you would have contracts that
aren’t fair. 
2 marks
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Document 2 uses some or all of the following techniques:
Idioms
Clichés
Humour
Alliteration
Rhetorical question
Colloquial expressions
Identify and give examples of two of these techniques being used in the text
and explain how they help to convey meaning.
First chosen technique and example from text
Idiom: Don’t sign your life away.  Tick awarded for the example of idiom
Explanation of technique
The person wouldn’t actually be signing their live away, but using this phrase
is a good way to get across the idea that contracts can be unfair if not checked
properly. It is a familiar phrase that gets across an idea in a succinct way 
Second chosen technique and example from text
Rhetorical question: Do you really know what you are getting yourself into?
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Explanation of technique
This makes the reader think about the question and makes them imagine
themselves in that context. 
Acceptable techniques identified, both supported with explanations of how
they help to convey meaning.
4 marks
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Questions 7 and 8 are about Document 3.
7
Identify five examples of opinion presented as fact from Document 3.
5 marks
one of the best groups you will ever see 
our journey to rock ‘n’ roll stardom 
awesome 
we are the only band you need 
Four correct examples identified; 5 marks available is indicative of the number
of responses required.
4 marks
8
Identify two ways the author is using language to persuade people to apply
for the position. Support your answers with quotes from the text.
He is making it sound exciting  by using phrases such as we are the next
big thing. 
There is a lot of bias in the document, as it only focuses on the positive
things about the band. For instance, the author says Let us get on with our
jobs of making awesome music. It is their opinion that the music is
awesome.
Candidate has identified two valid ways in which the author uses language to
persuade, each supported by an appropriate quotation from the source
document.
4 marks
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Questions 9 - 12 are about one, some or all of Documents 1 – 3.
9
Using Documents 1 and 3, provide a summary of four times the band
manager should let the band make decisions.
4 marks
When deciding about musical direction  and song arrangements.
They want to be in control of the line up and the style of the band. 
All valid answers
4 marks
10
According to the online resource, what personal attributes are needed to be a
successful band manager?
3 marks
Confident, determined, calm and knowledgeable
Although fourth response is also correct, only three marks are available.
3 marks
11
Compare the authors’ opinions of contracts in Documents 1 and 3.
4 marks
The author of document 1 says that contracts are the most important thing,
but the author of document 3 just says they are important, not the most
important.  However, in doc 3 the author also says they are boring (because
he is in the band and is not the manager) but this is not repeated by the
author of document 1.  There is some difference in opinion about who should
be involved in negotiating the contracts. The band in doc 3 don’t want to be
involved but the author of doc 1 says they have a right to be. 
Clear identification of both authors’ views, with explicit comparison, as opposed to merely listing
individual views. A full answer will use words such as ‘however’, ‘whereas’, ‘in contrast’, ‘as opposed to’,
etc.
4 marks
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According to L. Baden, what are three of the advertising tools you can use to
sell tickets to your concert?
Email , posters and radio
3 marks
Total of 37 marks achieved – a very strong pass. Where asked to, the
candidate has supported answers with quotations from the source
documents, and/or provided valid explanations of responses. Careful attention
to numbers of marks available may have resulted in even higher marks being
awarded.
Particularly strong performance can be seen in the responses to question 6,
where the candidate was required to explain techniques used to convey
meaning, and question 11 where the candidate was required to explicitly
compare authors’ views.
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