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Aqa Beng2 Wre Jun17

The report details the performance of A-Level Bengali students in the June 2017 examination, noting an increase in the number of candidates and generally strong performances, particularly in essay writing. Students excelled in comprehension and translation sections, while literary and non-literary essay questions also saw good responses, especially on Bengali fiction and social issues. However, fewer students attempted questions on novels, poetry, and music, with some challenges noted in specific areas such as the independence of Bangladesh.

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Aqa Beng2 Wre Jun17

The report details the performance of A-Level Bengali students in the June 2017 examination, noting an increase in the number of candidates and generally strong performances, particularly in essay writing. Students excelled in comprehension and translation sections, while literary and non-literary essay questions also saw good responses, especially on Bengali fiction and social issues. However, fewer students attempted questions on novels, poetry, and music, with some challenges noted in specific areas such as the independence of Bangladesh.

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A-LEVEL

BENGALI
Unit 2 Reading and Writing
Report on the Examination

2635
June 2017

Version: 1.0
Further copies of this Report are available from aqa.org.uk

Copyright © 2017 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved.


AQA retains the copyright on all its publications. However, registered schools/colleges for AQA are permitted to copy material from this
booklet for their own internal use, with the following important exception: AQA cannot give permission to schools/colleges to photocopy any
material that is acknowledged to a third party even for internal use within the centre.
REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION – A-LEVEL BENGALI – BENG2 – JUNE 2017

General comments

This year the number of students increased considerably compared to last year. The majority of
students performed well due to a combination of hard work and sound subject knowledge. This
was reflected in the students’ overall responses to questions, in particular the essay.

Like last year, the vast majority of students answered the literary question on drama. A large
number of students also answered essay questions from non-literary topics on various problems
faced by the young boys and girls living in Britain. The questions on short stories and Bengali
cinema were attempted by a considerable number of students in roughly equal numbers. However,
only a few students attempted the questions on novels and poetry, and hardly any answered on
music.
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Most students demonstrated their ability to write a structured essay exemplifying many aspects of
the marking criteria. They often showed linguistic skills and originality in their responses, and so
were awarded good marks. It is important to remind students that more credit is given for the
quality of language including the range of vocabulary, idioms and structure rather than for accuracy
alone.

Section 1 Comprehension

There were seven parts to Question 1(a). Students were expected to give seven short answers.
The vast majority of them answered these questions well. A small number of less able students
found Question 1(a)(vii) hard and gained no marks. As in Question 1(a), the majority of students
performed well in Question 1(b). However, a small number of students found these multiple choice
questions difficult. In Question 1(c), students were asked to replace five words or phrases with
words or phrases with the same meaning used in the text. Only a few students failed to identify the
correct word for Part (ii) and were awarded zero.

Section 2 Translation

This question required students to translate a passage of 150 words from English to Bengali. Most
students answered well. The majority understood the contents of the passage and scored good
marks. Only a very small number of students struggled to transmit the meaning fully.

Section 3 Literary and non-literary essays

Questions 3(a) and 3(b)

These two questions were on Bengali fiction. The first question was based on a novel the student
had read and the main characters s/he liked most, and the second was based on a short story. A
considerable number of students answered these questions and achieved good marks.

Questions 4(a) and 4(b)

Question 4(a) was about a Bengali poem to depicting rural life and environment, which was to be
briefly discussed. Question 4(b) was about a Bengali play; a favourite character in the play was to
be discussed. The majority of students attempted this latter question and generally scored good
marks.

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REPORT ON THE EXAMINATION – A-LEVEL BENGALI – BENG2 – JUNE 2017

Questions 5(a) and 5(b)

There were two non-literary topics in this question. Question 5(a) concerned the independence of
Bangladesh, and Question 5(b) the problems faced young British Bengali boys and girls and the
possible solutions to these problems. Question 5(b) attracted more students than Question 5(a).
Some students performed very well and showed good understanding of the topics. They appeared
to have a good knowledge about the various problems and were able to put these forward in a
logical fashion. As a consequence a pleasing number of students scored high marks. Question
5(a) proved to be more challenging to those who attempted.

Question 6(a) and 6(b)

A considerable number of students answered the Question 6(a) on cinema well and scored good
marks. Examiners were surprised to note that, this year, hardly any students chose to answer the
Question 6(b) on music.

Use of statistics
Statistics used in this report may be taken from incomplete processing data. However, this data still
gives a true account on how students have performed for each question.

Mark Ranges and Award of Grades


Grade boundaries and cumulative percentage grades are available on the Results Statistics
page of the AQA Website.

Converting Marks into UMS marks


Convert raw marks into Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) marks by using the link below.
UMS conversion calculator

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