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Cambridge Primary Progression Test - Stage 5 English Mark Scheme May 2026

| Component | Focus | Mark Scheme Features | |-----------|-------|----------------------| | | Reading comprehension (information texts, reports, explanations) + short writing (e.g., summary, note-taking) | Tick-box answers, short answer key words/phrases, acceptable alternative phrasings. | | Paper 2 – Fiction | Reading comprehension (stories, poems, play scripts) + narrative/descriptive writing task | Exemplar responses (top, middle, low bands), point allocation for inference, prediction, language effect. | | Paper 3 – Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling | Sentence grammar, word classes, punctuation, spelling of common exception words | Right/wrong answers (no partial credit except for compound spelling items). |

| Question type | Correct answer | Also accepted | |---------------|----------------|----------------| | “What does ‘enormous’ mean?” | very big | huge, massive, giant | | “Why did the author use short sentences here?” | to create tension | to make it exciting, to show something is happening quickly | | Circle the adverb: “She ran quickly home.” | quickly | (only ‘quickly’ – no other) | | Component | Focus | Mark Scheme Features

Land acknowledgement

Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history.

We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us.

Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.

Land acknowledgement

Embrace Autism recognizes and acknowledges the traditional lands of the Indigenous peoples across Ontario. From the lands of the Anishinaabe to the Attawandaron and Haudenosaunee, these lands surrounding the Great Lakes are steeped in First Nations history. We are in solidarity with Indigenous brothers and sisters to honour and respect Mother Earth. We acknowledge and give gratitude for the wisdom of the Grandfathers and the four winds that carry the spirits of our ancestors that walked this land before us. Embrace Autism is located on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit. We acknowledge and thank the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation—the Treaty holders—for being stewards of this traditional territory.

A First Nations symbol, consisting of a Sun surrounded by four Eagle feathers.
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