Cambridge IGCSE™

FOOD AND NUTRITION 0648/02

Paper 2 Practical May/June 2023
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 100

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2023 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some
Cambridge O Level components.

This document consists of 7 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers.
They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors
for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

 the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
 the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
 the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

 marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit
is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme,
referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
 marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
 marks are not deducted for errors
 marks are not deducted for omissions
 answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these
features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The
meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed
instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question
(however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate
responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should
not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.

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Science-Specific Marking Principles

1 Examiners should consider the context and scientific use of any keywords when awarding
marks. Although keywords may be present, marks should not be awarded if the keywords are
used incorrectly.

2 The examiner should not choose between contradictory statements given in the same question
part, and credit should not be awarded for any correct statement that is contradicted within the
same question part. Wrong science that is irrelevant to the question should be ignored.

3 Although spellings do not have to be correct, spellings of syllabus terms must allow for clear
and unambiguous separation from other syllabus terms with which they may be confused (e.g.
ethane / ethene, glucagon / glycogen, refraction / reflection).

4 The error carried forward (ecf) principle should be applied, where appropriate. If an incorrect
answer is subsequently used in a scientifically correct way, the candidate should be awarded
these subsequent marking points. Further guidance will be included in the mark scheme where
necessary and any exceptions to this general principle will be noted.

5 ‘List rule’ guidance

For questions that require n responses (e.g. State two reasons …):

 The response should be read as continuous prose, even when numbered answer spaces
are provided.
 Any response marked ignore in the mark scheme should not count towards n.
 Incorrect responses should not be awarded credit but will still count towards n.
 Read the entire response to check for any responses that contradict those that would
otherwise be credited. Credit should not be awarded for any responses that are
contradicted within the rest of the response. Where two responses contradict one another,
this should be treated as a single incorrect response.
 Non-contradictory responses after the first n responses may be ignored even if they
include incorrect science.

6 Calculation specific guidance

Correct answers to calculations should be given full credit even if there is no working or
incorrect working, unless the question states ‘show your working’.

For questions in which the number of significant figures required is not stated, credit should be
awarded for correct answers when rounded by the examiner to the number of significant
figures given in the mark scheme. This may not apply to measured values.

For answers given in standard form (e.g. a  10n) in which the convention of restricting the
value of the coefficient (a) to a value between 1 and 10 is not followed, credit may still be
awarded if the answer can be converted to the answer given in the mark scheme.

Unless a separate mark is given for a unit, a missing or incorrect unit will normally mean that
the final calculation mark is not awarded. Exceptions to this general principle will be noted in
the mark scheme.

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7 Guidance for chemical equations

Multiples / fractions of coefficients used in chemical equations are acceptable unless stated
otherwise in the mark scheme.

State symbols given in an equation should be ignored unless asked for in the question or
stated otherwise in the mark scheme.

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Question Answer Marks

1(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for coeliac disease meal  2 42 72

Two accompaniments 2+2 3+4

1(b) 22
Choice Quality

Cake using whisking method 4 7

Batch of scones 4 7

Question Answer Marks

2(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish cooking methods  3 43 73

2(b) 22
Choice Quality

Dish using yeast 4 7

Small cakes or tray bake 4 7

Question Answer Marks

3(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for weight loss meal  2 42 72

Two accompaniments 2+2 3+4

3(b) 22
Choice Quality

Dish using oats 4 7

Cake using creaming method 4 7

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Question Answer Marks

4(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for teen packed meal  3 43 73

4(b) 22
Choice Quality

Dish using pasta 4 7

Dish using fresh fruit 4 7

Question Answer Marks

5 55
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for 10-year old party  4 44 74

Decorated birthday cake 4 7

Question Answer Marks

6(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for pregnancy meal  2 42 72

Two accompaniments 2+2 3+4

6(b) 22
Choice Quality

Sweet dish using spice 4 7

Batch of savoury muffins 4 7

Question Answer Marks

7(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful HBV protein dish  3 43 73

7(b) 22
Choice Quality

Cold sweet dish 4 7

Hot dessert 4 7

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Question Answer Marks

8(a) 33
Choice Quality

Skilful dish for lacto-vegetarian meal  2 42 72

Two accompaniments 2+2 3+4

8(b) 22
Choice Quality

Savoury dish using coating batter 4 7

Sweet dish using piping bag 4 7

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