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Exam Skills X7 · Past Papers & Examiner Feedback

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X7 Launch — Past Papers, the Mark Scheme & the Error-Log Methodإِطْلَاقُ X7 — الاِمْتِحَانَاتُ السَّابِقَةُ وَمُعَايِيرُ التَّصْحِيحِ وَسِجِلُّ الأَخْطَاءِ

Open the past-papers unit: learn how the four papers and their marks fit together, how examiners apply the mark scheme, and how to keep an error log that turns mistakes into marks.

ListeningReadingSpeakingWriting
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Orient · target · prepare

Objectives and exam focus

In this lesson you will

  • Map the four papers, their marks and timing.
  • Understand how examiners apply the mark scheme.
  • Learn the log–classify–repair error-log method.
  • Set a measurable target for the X7 unit.

You are exam-ready when…

Tick each as you secure it.

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Why work past papers?

Past papers are the closest thing to the real exam. Working them under timed conditions and then **marking yourself against the mark scheme** shows you exactly where marks are won and lost. The **error log** turns each mistake into a rule you will not break twice.

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The map

The four papers at a glance

PaperSkillMarksWhat it tests
Paper 1Listening45Understanding spoken Arabic
Paper 2Reading45Understanding written Arabic
Paper 3Speaking30Role play and conversation
Paper 4Writing30Directed and extended writing
04

Recognise · decode

Examiner & command-word vault

Exam & examiner terminology10 terms
اِخْتَرْchoose
أَكْمِلْcomplete
صِفْdescribe
اُذْكُرْstate / mention
عَلِّلْgive a reason
قَارِنْcompare
المُصَحِّحُthe examiner
مُعَايِيرُ التَّصْحِيحِthe mark scheme
سِجِلُّ الأَخْطَاءِerror log
التَّغْذِيَةُ الرَّاجِعَةُfeedback
Command-word mission

Fourteen rounds on command words and examiner terms — a wrong answer costs a life.

Round 1♥ ♥ ♥ 0 points

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Diagnostic — Listening

Transcript-based practice — read the script, then answer.

Listen for detail

Choose the correct option

5 marks
Listening script

يَقُولُ المُعَلِّمُ: قَبْلَ أَنْ تَحُلَّ أَيَّ وَرَقَةٍ، اِقْرَأِ التَّعْلِيمَاتِ بِعِنَايَةٍ وَانْتَبِهْ إِلَى كَلِمَةِ الأَمْرِ. إِذَا قَالَ السُّؤَالُ (عَلِّلْ) فَعَلَيْكَ أَنْ تُعْطِيَ سَبَبًا، وَإِذَا قَالَ (قَارِنْ) فَاذْكُرِ الفَرْقَ وَالتَّشَابُهَ. وَزِّعْ وَقْتَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَسْئِلَةِ.

1What should you read carefully first?

2What must you notice?

3If the question says “give a reason”, you must…

4If it says “compare”, you mention…

5What should you do with your time?

0/5
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Diagnostic — Reading

المُصَحِّحُ لَا يَبْحَثُ عَنِ الكَمِّ، بَلْ عَنِ الجَوْدَةِ. فَهُوَ يُكَافِئُ الإِجَابَةَ الَّتِي تُتِمُّ المُهِمَّةَ، وَتَسْتَخْدِمُ مُفْرَدَاتٍ مُتَنَوِّعَةً، وَتَكُونُ دَقِيقَةً فِي القَوَاعِدِ. أَمَّا الأَخْطَاءُ الَّتِي تَمْنَعُ الفَهْمَ فَتُخْفِضُ الدَّرَجَةَ. لِذَلِكَ رَاجِعْ إِجَابَتَكَ قَبْلَ التَّسْلِيمِ.

Read for detail

Prove each answer from the text

5 marks
1What does the examiner look for?

2What is rewarded?

3What lowers the mark?

4What should you do before submitting?

5What is the main message?

0/5
08

Speak · develop your answers

Diagnostic — Speaking

Prompts

  1. لِمَاذَا نُرَاجِعُ الاِمْتِحَانَاتِ السَّابِقَةَ؟
    Why do we review past papers?
  2. كَيْفَ تُخَطِّطُ لِلْمُرَاجَعَةِ؟
    How do you plan your revision?

Model exchange

Examiner

لِمَاذَا نُرَاجِعُ الاِمْتِحَانَاتِ السَّابِقَةَ؟

Question
You

نُرَاجِعُ الاِمْتِحَانَاتِ السَّابِقَةَ لِأَنَّهَا تُشْبِهُ الاِمْتِحَانَ الحَقِيقِيَّ، وَتُسَاعِدُنَا عَلَى مَعْرِفَةِ أَخْطَائِنَا. أُخَطِّطُ لِلْمُرَاجَعَةِ بِأَنْ أَحُلَّ وَرَقَةً كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ وَأُصَحِّحَهَا بِنَفْسِي.

Reason + plan
09

Diagnostic — Writing

Task

Write about 80–90 words: how you will use past papers and an error log to improve before the exam. Give reasons.

  • Address every required content point.
  • Use at least two tenses and an opinion with a reason.
  • Correct agreement, verb forms and spelling.
  • Keep to the word count.
Reveal a model answer

أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَحَسَّنَ قَبْلَ الاِمْتِحَانِ، لِذَلِكَ سَأَحُلُّ وَرَقَةً سَابِقَةً كُلَّ أُسْبُوعٍ تَحْتَ تَوْقِيتٍ حَقِيقِيٍّ. بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ سَأُصَحِّحُ إِجَابَاتِي بِمُعَايِيرِ التَّصْحِيحِ لِأَعْرِفَ نِقَاطَ ضَعْفِي. سَأَكْتُبُ كُلَّ خَطَإٍ فِي سِجِلِّ الأَخْطَاءِ مَعَ التَّصْحِيحِ وَالقَاعِدَةِ، ثُمَّ أُرَاجِعُهُ قَبْلَ الوَرَقَةِ التَّالِيَةِ. أَعْتَقِدُ أَنَّ هَذِهِ الطَّرِيقَةَ سَتَرْفَعُ دَرَجَتِي لِأَنَّهَا تُحَوِّلُ الأَخْطَاءَ إِلَى دُرُوسٍ.

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Score like an examiner

Mark scheme — how the examiner scores you

Communication / Task Completion — 6 marks

  • Every required point is addressed clearly.
  • Content is relevant and developed with detail.

Range — 4 marks

  • Varied vocabulary and structures.
  • Opinions with reasons and more than one tense.

Accuracy — 4 marks

  • Correct agreement, verb forms and spelling.
  • Errors do not block meaning.
Examiner note

Papers 1 and 2 are point-marked (one mark per correct answer); Papers 3 and 4 use these band criteria. Mark yourself honestly against the descriptors, not against how much you wrote.

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Log · correct · learn

Error log

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Diagnose · target

X7 target

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Reflection

One habit to build

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