How to Score Higher in AQA A Level Panjabi (Listening, Reading, Writing) (7682)

• •Never open with an introductory sentence — there are no marks for introductions and it wastes your word budget
• •Manipulate the grammar, not just individual vocabulary: changing a single word distorts meaning and earns no AO3 credit
• •If unsure about a bullet point, do not pad that section — incorrect padding can push correct later answers past the cut-off
• •Check your verb forms, pronouns, genders and adjectives for agreement before finishing — these AO3 errors are flagged every year

• •Extract five specific points from the reading passage for AO2 — students who scored fewer AO2 marks than AO4 marks had not fully engaged with the given passage
• •Answer BOTH parts of the question — in 2023, most students only answered the first part and lost marks on the second
• •Do not copy from the reading passage — copied text earns no AO2 marks
• •Keep to 300 words: longer essays invite more AO3 errors than they gain in content marks

• •Read the question carefully and plan before writing — recycled pre-written essays often miss the specific focus of the question set
• •Analyse incidents and demonstrate knowledge of the issues — do NOT simply retell incidents with a lot of detail
• •Indicate clearly at the start of your answer which of the two question options you have chosen — omitting this information caused confusion in 2022 and 2023
• •There is a clear correlation between detailed planning and higher AO3 scores — always plan in Panjabi

• •Show evidence of understanding both the written insert AND the spoken recording — answers based solely on own knowledge score no AO1 marks
• •Manipulate the language from both sources — copying from the insert or recording scores no AO1 or AO3 marks
• •Draw valid conclusions that link the sources to your own research — this is where AO4 marks are earned
• •Keep within the word limit: the quality of language (AO3) is more important than volume, and longer essays lead to more grammatical mistakes

Render every element of the Panjabi source passage into clear, comprehensible English. The translation is considered successful only if each element of the original text is present in the answer.

“The translation is considered successful if each element of the original text is found in the translation.”

Render the English passage into accurate Panjabi. Every word must be spelt correctly. Alternative translations are only accepted if both the alternative and the standard answer are correct.

“errors of spellings are not tolerated in the translation, and they should avoid writing alternative words because the alternatives are not accepted unless both alternative and the answer are correct.”

Locate a word or phrase in the passage that means the same as the given word. The answer must come from the text — invented or memorised synonyms cannot be awarded any marks.

“words written from outside the text can not be awarded any marks.”

Summarise the relevant information for each bullet point in your own Panjabi words within a 90-word maximum. Marked for AO1 (content) and AO3 (manipulation of language). There are no marks for an introduction.

“long summaries are marked for content or language as far as the first natural break, i.e. the end of the sentence or main clause between 90 and 100 words.”

Write a structured, analytical essay in Panjabi on the chosen topic or question. For Paper 1 Section B, extract five points from the reading passage (AO2) and link them to your own research (AO4). For Paper 2, write critically about a prescribed text or film. Keep to approximately 300 words.

“most students wrote too many words. The students are advised to write to the point; if they write more words, they are likely to make more mistakes hence they would lose marks for AO3.”

Write an essay for Paper 3 Q6 drawing on both the written insert and the spoken recording, supplemented by your own research. You must demonstrate understanding of both sources and draw valid conclusions — not simply copy from them.

“students cannot be awarded any marks for AO1 and AO3 if they do not show any evidence of understanding the spoken and written sources.”