Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Spanish (9SP0) Paper 02
Written Response to Works and Translation
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
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provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
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Summer 2025
Question Paper Log Number P75538A
Publications Code 9SP0_02_2506_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners
must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark
the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than
penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark
scheme should be used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the
answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be
prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not
worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide
the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification
may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate
has replaced it with an alternative response.
3
, GCE A Level Spanish
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct
individual section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid which also
outlines the alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be
rejected. Marking principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly
above the grid.
Marking principles
Accents: non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example jovenes rather
than jóvenes unless they cause ambiguity (for example entro rather than entró).
Spelling: non-grammatical mis-spellings are tolerated, for example imigracion rather
than inmigración, as long as they are not ambiguous or in the wrong language (for
example eimigración or immigration).
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised (for example Español instead of
español).
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the acceptable
answers column.
Text Correct Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Answer
1 Puerto Rico is an Puerto Rico con solo lugar 1
island of just es una isla sólo
de (tan) solo apenas
únicamente
solamente
rozando los
• que tiene una población
de solo 3,5 millones de
habitantes y que (this
would be correct for boxes
1+2)
• en donde viven solo 3,5
millones de habitantes y
que (this would be correct
for boxes 1+2)
2 3.5 million 3,5 millones la cual inhabitants* 1
inhabitants de habitantes ciudadanos millón
which que residentes un 3,5 millones
3.5
4
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Spanish (9SP0) Paper 02
Written Response to Works and Translation
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body. We
provide a wide range of qualifications including academic, vocational, occupational and specific
programmes for employers. For further information visit our qualifications websites at
www.edexcel.com or www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the
details on our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help everyone
progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of
people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years,
and by working across 70 countries, in 100 languages, we have built an international
reputation for our commitment to high standards and raising achievement through innovation
in education. Find out more about how we can help you and your students at:
www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2025
Question Paper Log Number P75538A
Publications Code 9SP0_02_2506_MS
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
,General Marking Guidance
• All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners
must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way as they mark
the last.
• Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be
rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than
penalised for omissions.
• Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not
according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie.
• There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark
scheme should be used appropriately.
• All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded.
Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e. if the
answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be
prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not
worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
• Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide
the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification
may be limited.
• When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the
mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team leader must be
consulted.
• Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate
has replaced it with an alternative response.
3
, GCE A Level Spanish
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct
individual section of language. A correct translation is provided in a grid which also
outlines the alternative translations that will be accepted or the translations to be
rejected. Marking principles for error tolerance with examples are given directly
above the grid.
Marking principles
Accents: non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example jovenes rather
than jóvenes unless they cause ambiguity (for example entro rather than entró).
Spelling: non-grammatical mis-spellings are tolerated, for example imigracion rather
than inmigración, as long as they are not ambiguous or in the wrong language (for
example eimigración or immigration).
Verb endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised (for example Español instead of
español).
Accept any appropriate alternatives that do not already appear in the acceptable
answers column.
Text Correct Acceptable Answers Reject Mark
Answer
1 Puerto Rico is an Puerto Rico con solo lugar 1
island of just es una isla sólo
de (tan) solo apenas
únicamente
solamente
rozando los
• que tiene una población
de solo 3,5 millones de
habitantes y que (this
would be correct for boxes
1+2)
• en donde viven solo 3,5
millones de habitantes y
que (this would be correct
for boxes 1+2)
2 3.5 million 3,5 millones la cual inhabitants* 1
inhabitants de habitantes ciudadanos millón
which que residentes un 3,5 millones
3.5
4
