Mis Metheven 2007
June 2007
3 our
3 hours
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
Paper 3/s
Name (print) ……………………………………………………………
Candidate Number …………………………………………………..
Signature ……………………………………………………………….
Complete the box above.
Attach this sheet to your answer paper
Write in blue or black ink.
Answer all the questions.
You may answer the questions in any order
Maximum possible marks for each question are given in brackets.
Take care to write clearly and answer in complete sentences where
appropriate.
Write the question number clearly.
No papers may be removed from the examination room by the candidate.
Dictionaries may not be used in the written part of the examination.
Kesva an Taves Kernewek 2007
Mis Metheven 2007
June 2007
3 our
3 hours
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
Paper 3/s
Question 1 (15 marks)
The following passage contains five phrases/clauses in English, these are
indicated in bold, italic type. Give the Cornish for these English
expressions. There is no need to copy out the whole passage.
When he was just a young lad ev a gara kerdhes dhe’n treth
which was no more than half a mile a-dhiworth y dre.
Ena da o ganso kuntell shells and stones hag a dhegi yn y sagh
ha’ga diskwedhes a-wosa dh’y vamm.
Nyns o y vamm pes da and she would shout at him: ‘Prag y
fynnydh dri oll an atal ma a-berth y’gan chi?’
An mab a worthybi dhedhi: ‘A Vamm, mes ass yns i teg? Don’t you
think so too?
Question 2 (30 marks)
Write at least 150 words on one of the following topics.
a)
Keskows yn diwotti (A conversation in a pub)
b)
Balyow a Gernow (Mines of Cornwall)
ch)
Hwedhel trist (A sad story)
TREYL MAR PLEG/TURN OVER
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Question 3 (25 marks)
Read the following passage. Do not translate it but translate the questions
which follow into Cornish and then answer each question in Cornish in a
full sentence.
Gerva verr:
1sputnik, Russek Спутник hag a styr kesvyajyer (fellow traveller); 2loerell, satellite;
3 res-efanvos, space race
Kales yw krysi bos gyllys hanterkans blydhen a-ban glywsyn a-dro
dhe’n kynsa sputnik1. An hanow russek ma a veu res dhe’n kynsa tra
gwrys gans mabden dhe dhiank a’n planet ma. An loerell2 ma a wrug
mos a-dro dhe’n bys ma pub eth mynysenn ha peswar-ugens. An jydh o
an peswara a vis-Hedra mil naw kans seytek ha dew-ugens.
An res-efanvos3 re dhallathsa yn hwir.
Unn mis a-wosa, dhe’n tressa a vis-Du 1957, Sputnik 2 a wrug doen
an kynsa tremenyas byw – ki henwys Laika. Soweth an ki ma a verwis
ha’n loerell ow tehweles dhe’n norvys.
Yth esa marth bras ha sowdhan serrys dhe wodhonydhyon y’n Statow
Unys, dres oll awos aga assayow i dhe fyllel.
Hag yth esa moy dhe sywya. An Unyans Sovietek a sewenas
unnweyth arta dhe’n 12ves a vis-Ebryl 1961 pan dheuth ha bos Yuri
Gagarin an kynsa den dhe nija yn efanvos.
Ha my maw byghan, yma kov dhymm, gans ow thas, a vires orth an
kynsa sputnik ow tremena y’n ebrenn dhe nos kepar ha sterennik
byghan.
a) In which year was the first sputnik launched?
b) What was the name of the dog in Sputnik 2 and what fate befell it?
ch) Why were the Americans annoyed?
d) The name of the first man in space will surely be remembered. Who
was he?
e) With whom did the writer look at the first sputnik in the night sky?
Question 4 (30 marks)
Ny yll bos digelmys kudynnow yn Kernow marnas der fondyans
Kuntelles Kernow. Problems in Cornwall can only be solved with the
establishment of a Cornish Assembly.
Discuss this statement giving a brief outline of what you think the main
problems are and give your opinion on which problems should have the
highest priority. You should write at least 150 words.
Kesva an Taves Kernewek 2007
Mis Metheven 2007
June 2007
3 our
3 hours
Dasskrif an Apposyer
Examiner’s Copy
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
Paper 3/s
Mark Scheme
1
2
pan o ev marnas maw yowynk
(verb must follow pan)
nag esa namoy es hanter milder
(negative relative clause, long form imperfect of bos)
kregyn ha meyn
(irregular plural nouns)
ha hi a arma (a wre garma) orto
(imperfect tense, preposition with pronominal ending)
a ny’n krysydh ynwedh?
(negative questions, infixed pronoun object)
All words correctly spelt
1 or 2 errors
> 2 errors
Maximum marks
Subject
content
Excellent, relevant, descriptive
Good, mostly relevant
Fair some relevance
Poor mostly irrelevant
Grammar
Excellent, very few errors, subordinate
clauses used
Good, some minor errors, most verbs
and mutations ok
Major errors but comprehensible,
overuse of gul
Poor very difficult to understand
Vocabulary
Excellent, varied expressions
Good, some expressions
Fair but routine
Poor, weak
Maximum marks
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3
3
3
3
2
1
0
15
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
30
3
4
Py blydhen y feu lanchys an kynsa sputnik?
Lanchys veu yn 1957
Pyth o hanow an ki yn Sputnik 2 ha pana denkys a
hwarva dhodho?
Hanow an ki o Laika hag ev a verwis
Prag yth o serrys an dus amerikanek?
Serrys ens awos an Unyans Sovietek dhe seweni (po,
awos i dhe fyllel)
Hanow an kynsa den y’n efanvos a vydh kovhes heb
mar. Piw o ev?
Ev o Yuri Gagarin
Piw ganso y hwrug an skrifer mires orth an kynsa
sputnik y’n ebrenn dhe nos?
Gans y das y firas
Maximum mark
Subject
content
Excellent, relevant, good argument put
forward, fully justified
Good, mostly relevant, good points
made, some justification
Fair some relevance, arguments lack
justification
Poor mostly irrelevant
Grammar
Excellent, very few errors, subordinate
clauses used
Good, some minor errors, most verbs
and mutations ok
Major errors but comprehensible,
overuse of gul
Poor very difficult to understand
Vocabulary
Excellent, varied expressions
Good, some expressions
Fair but routine
Poor, weak
Maximum marks
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5
5
5
5
5
25
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
9-10
7–8
4-6
<4
30
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June 2007
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
Paper 3/wa
Gwari rol
Dasskrif an ombrofyer
Role Play
Candidate’s Copy
Do not write on this card.
This card may not be removed from the examination room.
You have 10 minutes to prepare the role-play. You may use a dictionary
in the preparation of this role-play, you are not allowed help from any
source other than the dictionary. You may make notes on the paper
provided. You may not use the dictionary in the examination room but
you may make use of your notes.
The role-play is worth 30 marks.
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Role-play
You are in a supermarket when a lady stops you. You ask her
what she wants. She answers that she has found a purse on
the floor. She asks if it might be yours. You say that it is not
and that your wallet is in your pocket. She says she found it in
the cooked meat department. You look and say that there is
no-one there now. She asks what she should do. You advise
her that the best thing would be to go to the check-out or even
go to the manager’s office and explain what has happened.
She thanks you for your help.
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June 2007
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
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Gwari rol
Role Play
Dasskrif an apposyer
Examiner’s Copy
The following appears on the candidate’s copy:
Do not write on this card.
This card may not be removed from the examination room.
You have 10 minutes to prepare the role-play. You may use a dictionary
in the preparation of this role-play, you are not allowed help from any
source other than the dictionary. You may make notes on the paper
provided. You may not use the dictionary in the examination room.
The role-play is worth 30 marks.
Role-play
You are in a supermarket when a lady stops you. You ask her
what she wants. She answers that she has found a purse on
the floor. She asks if it might be yours. You say that it is not and
that your wallet is in your pocket. She says she found it in the
cooked meat department. You look and say that there is no-one
A suggested conversation is not given at this level
there now. She asks what she should do. You advise her that
the best thing would be to go to the check-out or even go to the
manager’s office and explain what has happened. She thanks
you for your help.
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Grade 3
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Goslowes (20 merk)
Listening (20 marks)
Name (print)………………………………………………………..
Candidate number………………………………………………..
Signature……………………………………………………………
Complete the box above.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided in this booklet.
Write in blue or black ink.
Maximum possible marks for each question are given in brackets.
Take care to write clearly but complete sentences are not required.
Extra paper is available on request.
Write your name on any extra sheet(s) of paper you use.
Write the question number clearly if you are using an extra sheet.
No papers may be removed from the examination room by the candidate.
Dictionaries may not be used in the listening part of the examination.
Listen carefully to the instructions on the tape.
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The passage will be read three times with a short pause before each reading.
You may answer the questions at any time during the readings.
A narrator is giving a news report.
Answer in English.
1 How did the Cornish Language Weekend go?
(2 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
2 Where was it held and when?
(3 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
3 For whom will the next one be organised?
(2 marks)
………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
4 Where will this be held and between which dates?
(3marks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………..………....
Answer in Cornish
5 Py par annedhyans a vydh dhe’n Bennseythun?
(2 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………..
6 P’eur fydh an jydh-dege rag erghi le?
(3 marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………...
…………………………………………………………………………………………..…
7 Py bagas-dons a vydh ena Nos Sadorn?
(2 marks)
………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
8 Dhe biw y fydh res skrifa dhodho rag erghi le?
(3 marks)
………………………………………………………………………………………..…..……
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
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Mis Metheven 2007
June 2007
Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
Paper 3/wa
Goslowes (20 merk)
Dasskrif an apposyer
Listening (20 marks)
Examiner’s Copy
The following appears on the front of the candidate’s copy:
Complete the box above.
Answer all questions in the spaces provided in this booklet.
Write in blue or black ink.
Maximum possible marks for each question are given in brackets.
Take care to write clearly but complete sentences are not required.
Extra paper is available on request.
Write your name on any extra sheet(s) of paper you use.
Write the question number clearly if you are using an extra sheet.
No papers may be removed from the examination room by the candidate.
Dictionaries may not be used in the listening part of the examination.
Listen carefully to the instructions on the tape.
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Transcript
Open your answer paper. You now have two minutes to read the
questions.
The passage will be read three times with a short pause before each
reading. You may answer the questions at any time during the readings.
A narrator is giving a news report.
Wosa bos sewena vras an Bennseythun Gernewek Porthia dhe
dhiwedh mis Hedra, yma Kowethas an Yeth ow restra onan arall. An
Bennseythun ma a vydh rag dallethoryon ha studhyoryon gans tamm
byghan a Gernewek hepken.
Yma govenek dhyn a ordena hemma ynter an 12ves dhe 14ves a-vis
Meurth. Synsys vydh dhe Lostwydhyel ha’n annedhyans a vydh a-ji dhe
garavannow kepar dell o kyns.
Tus mar mynnons dos, res yw dhedha skrifa dhe Jori an Gov kyns
diwedh mis-Genver. Yma Konsel an Kowethas ow restra an dowlenn y’n
eur ma ha ni a woer an bagas-dons Ros Kernewek dhe dhos Nos Sadorn.
Pella derivadow ha form omrolya yw dyllys a-ji dhe An Gannas an mis
ma ha Warlinenn mis Genver.
Ny vydh ker an kost, a-dro dhe beswar-ugens peuns. Byttegyns, gwell
via fistena hag erghi le!
End of first reading
End of second reading.
End of third reading
You now have two minutes to finalise your answers.
Now stop writing.
The following questions appear on the candidate’s answer paper.
Answer in English.
1
2
3
4
How did the Cornish Language Weekend go?
Where was it held and when?
Who will the next one be organised for?
Where will this be held and between which dates?
(2
(2
(3
(3
marks)
marks)
marks)
marks)
(2
(3
(2
(3
marks)
marks)
marks)
marks)
Answer in Cornish
5
6
7
8
Py par annedhyans a vydh ena?
P’eur fydh an jydh-degeans rag erghi le?
Py bagas-dons a vydh ena Nos Sadorn?
Dhe biw y fydh res skrifa rag erghi le?
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Tressa Gradh
Grade 3
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Kewsel
Dasskrif an apposyer
Speaking
Examiner’s Copy
(there is no candidate copy for this part of the examination.)
1 (20 marks)
Ask the candidate these questions. One question from each line when
alternatives are given.
1 Py hanow os ta?/Piw os ta?/Pyth yw dha hanow?
(2)
2 Dhe by le y hwre’ta mos rag dyski Kernewek?
(2)
3 A wruss’ta mos tramor rag dha dhy’goelyow y’n termyn
yw passys?
(4)
4 Dhe by le y karses ta mos y’n norvys mar pia arghans lowr
dhis?
5 Desskrif an skeusenn ma.
Speaking 2 (30 marks)
The candidate must be prepared to discuss one of the topics set. The
topics will have been set by Kesva an Taves Kernewek and will have been
made available to the candidate some weeks previously. The examiner
will start the discussion. Candidates will be expected to give a logical,
reasoned opinion.
a) Kostow chiow yw re ughel yn Kernow y’n dydhyow ma. Prag?
b) Yma an havow ow tos ha bos toemma ha’n gwavow ow tos ha bos
glyppa ha moy gwynsek. Prag? Yw hemma nowodhow da rag Kernow?
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Mark Scheme
Role-play (30 marks)
Quality of Language
0– 4 Frequent basic errors which impede comprehension
5– 8 Reasonable attempt to use basic structures
9-12 Good range of structures, range of vocabulary and
expressions
13–15 Very good use of complex structures, good use of idiomatic
expressions
Pronunciation and Fluency
0– 4 Inadequate pronunciation which impedes comprehension
5– 8 Slow, hesitant delivery
9-12 Good, clear, flows well
13–15 Communication is clear, flows well
Speaking (20 marks)
Questions 1 and 2 are warm-up questions and have 2 marks each
Questions
1
2
3
4
3 and 4
for monosyllabic answer
if the examiner needs to prompt frequently
for good attempt to convey information
for fluent answer with few errors
Question 5
1-2
3-4
5-6
7-8
Inadequate pronunciation which impedes comprehension
Slow, hesitant delivery
Good, clear, flows well
Communication is clear, flows well
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Listening ( 20 marks)
1
It was a great success
2
2 -1 eeo
2
It was held at St Ives at the end of
October
1
2
2
3
4
The next one will be organised for
beginners and students with a little
Cornish
It will be held at Lostwithiel
between the 12th and 14th of March
1
2
3
1
3
3
5
6
An annedhyans a vydh a-ji dhe
garavannow
An jydh-degeans a vydh dhe
dhiwedh mis-Genver
10
2
2
2
1
3
7
An bagas-dons Ros Kernewek a
wra dos Nos Sadorn
1
1
1
8
Res vydh skrifa dhe Jori an Gov
2
2
3
10
Prepared Topic (30 marks)
Preparation
0–1 Poor attempt to prepare and research the topic
2–4 Some attempt made to prepare and develop ideas
5-7 Good use of material, opinions expressed
8–10 Very good preparation, good development of ideas
Quality of
0–1
2–4
5-7
Language
Frequent basic errors which impede comprehension
Reasonable attempt to use basic structures
Good range of structures, range of vocabulary and
expressions
8–10 Very good use of complex structures, good use of idiomatic
expressions
Pronunciation and Fluency
0–1 Inadequate pronunciation which impedes comprehension
2–4 Slow, hesitant delivery
5-7 Good, clear, flows well
8–10 Communication is clear, flows well
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