ESSESENTIAL SKILLS WALES

ENTRY 3

COMMUNICATION

Practice Controlled Assessment

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Candidate Name

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Centre Number

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Candidate Number

/ ESSENTIAL SKILLS WALES ENTRY
(0904E3)
COMMUNICATION
(Entry 3)
CONTROLLED TASK
COOKING

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the spaces at the top of the page

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.

Reading Entry Level 3

Task 1

Read the recipe and answer the questions.

This recipe is suitable for people just learning how to cook through to experienced cooks.

What is great about this recipe for beginner cooks is that once you have done it a few times you can add other simple ingredients to your basic tomato sauce to completely change it.

Serves 4 people

Ingredients
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 red chilli
  • A bunch of basil
  • salt and pepper
  • 400g dried spaghetti
  • olive oil
  • 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes
  • 100g Parmesan cheese
To prepare your pasta

• Peel and finely slice the garlic
• Finely slice your chilli (halve and deseed it first if you don’t want the sauce too hot)
• Pick the basil leaves off the stalks, put to one side and finely chop the stalks

To cook your pasta

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, add the spaghetti and cook according to the packet instructions
• Meanwhile, put another large pan on a medium heat and add 2 good spoons of olive oil
• Add the garlic, chilli and basil stalks and give them a stir

• When the garlic begins to brown slightly, add most of the basil leaves and the tinned tomatoes
• Turn the heat up high and stir for a minute
• Season with salt and pepper

• Drain the spaghetti in a colander, then transfer it to the pan of sauce and stir well
• Taste and add more salt and pepper if you think it needs it

To serve your pasta

• Divide the pasta between your bowls, or put it on the table in a large serving dish and let everyone help themselves
• Roughly tear over the remaining basil leaves and grate over some Parmesan

1a.What is the mainpurpose of this text? Tick one box.

  1. To persuade you to eat more pasta
  2. To give instructions about how to cook pasta
  3. To explain where pasta comes from
  4. To describe how to deseed a chilli

1b.Would you be able to make this recipe if you were learning to cook?

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1c. How is the text organised? Tick one box.

  1. By time headings
  2. In steps
  3. Bullet points
  4. No order

1d.What colour should the garlic be when you add the basil and tomatoes?

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1e.Name 2 ways the recipe tells you to prepare the basil.

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Task 2

Read the food label and answer the questions

2a.What does this symbol mean? Tick your answer.

  1. The burgers should be turned whilst cooking.
  2. The packet is made of cardboard that can be recycled.
  3. The packaging is made of cardboard.
  4. Turn the packet round to read the information.

2b. Put the following in alphabetical order by using first place and second place letters:

Instructions MushroomsNutritionMicrowave

1.……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2cLook up the following words in a dictionary. What do they mean?

Artificial

Meaning:

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Nutrition

Meaning:

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2d.Is this product suitable for someone who has an allergy to nuts and cannot eat them?

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Writing – Entry level 3

Write a short letter to a friend about a place you have been to eat.It could be a place you visited on holiday or somewhere you had a terrible meal.

  • You may produce a plan.
  • You must write a draft and correct this document before writing the final version.
  • You must write at least 8 sentences.
  • Please check your spelling, punctuation and grammar.
  • Use a minimum of 2 paragraphs.

Plan

Draft

Final

WJEC Practice Controlled Assessment

Entry level 3
Questions / Mark Scheme/Comments / Date task completed / Criteria met / For WJEC / Coverage
Reading
1a / 2. To give instructions about how to cook pasta / CE3.2.1.4
1b / Yes / CE3.2.1.10/11
1c / 3. Bullet points / CE3.2.1.5
1d / (Slightly) brown / CE3.2.1.11
1e / Finely chop the stalks; tear the basil leaves / CE3.2.1.7
2a / 2. The packet is made from cardboard and can be recycled / CE3.2.1.12
2b / Instructions, Microwave, Mushrooms, Nutrition / CE3.2.1.1
2c / Correct meanings using suitable dictionaries / CE3.2.1.6
2d / No / CE3.2.1.10/11
Writing / Capital letters, question marks and full stops must be correct. Some spelling mistakes are allowed; provided meaning is clear. Text must be legible. Appropriate paragraphing. Punctuation and grammar should be accurate.

WJEC Practice Controlled Assessment