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R2 Mark allocation sets the length of the answer

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2026-10-21Not started → Not startedpaper #10: Q3 2-mark parts answered as 1-mark (suggestion only, x3); Q5 3 marks answered with one idea said twice. loss=techniquesession 128
2026-10-02Not started → Not startedTest #6 resit, 2 Oct: 12 marks about 30 words and 1 quotation; 16 marks about 95 words and 2 quotations.session 70
2026-10-02Not started → Not startedTest #5, 2 Oct: answer length against marks — 4 marks four letters; 8 marks about 65 words; 12 marks five words; 16 marks ten words.session 67
2026-09-30Not started → Not startedTest #3, 30 Sep: 1 sentence for 20 marks, 3 sentences for 8 marks, 2 sentences for 8 marks; the 4-mark list got four full points. Length did not scale with marks above 4.session 60
2026-09-28Not started → Not startedCS paper 2, 28 Sep: 3 min and two sentences on a 6-mark question with a 9-min guide — tariff not read as length.session 55
2026-09-28Not started → Not started24-mark question answered in one sentence (21 min); 8-mark two-part question answered with quotations only, the 'explain' half of each part and the 'effect' half of part 2 left out. Tariff not read as length. Single paper, no status change.session 51

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