The CXC Spanish Examination 2014 (CSEC

and CAPE) How to prepare for and ace

your Spanish exam
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The examinations conducted by the CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) are popular
examinations in the Caribbean countries. Spanish is one of the subjects in this examination.
Today, we share some details on the pattern of this examination, topics covered, and also talk
about ways by which students can excel in their CXC Spanish test (resource references are at the
end of the post).
CXC is the regional examining body of the Caribbean that provides educational
certifications in 16 English speaking Commonwealth Caribbean Countries, and some Dutch
speaking Territories. Its new vision is to assure the global human resource competitiveness of
the Caribbean
For employers and parents, CXC is about certification, mainly CSEC or CAPE. Most
Caribbean people see CXC largely as an examining body which issues certifications that have
become increasingly recognized worldwide.
The Caribbean Secondary Education Certification (CSEC) - usually taken by
students after five years of secondary school. It is equivalent to the Ordinary Level (O-
Levels) examinations and are targeted towards students sixteen and older.
The Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) taken by students who
have completed their secondary education and wish to continue their studies. The CAPE
is equivalent to the British Advanced Levels (A-levels).
CXC Spanish examination CSEC
In this blog post, we will cover the guidelines, exam pattern, the syllabus, and resources for past
papers for CSEC Spanish (part of the Modern Languages) and also how one can easily learn
Spanish for this examination. In the next post, you will find the same details for the CAPE
Spanish exam.
The Spanish syllabus focuses on developing students ability to communicate in Spanish. As
students develop the competence to listen, speak, read and write in Spanish and interpret aspects
of the culture, they acquire the means to facilitate deeper interaction with Caribbean neighbors.
Exam pattern
The exam tests candidates on: listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills.
1. Paper 01 General Proficiency (1 hour 20 minutes) 60 marks A 60-item Multiple
Choice test in two sections
1. Part A Listening Comprehension (30 items)
2. Part B Reading Comprehension (30 items)
2. Paper 02 Written paper (2 hours 15 minutes) 100 marks
1. Section 1 Requires candidates to provide written responses to various situations
in Spanish
2. Section 2 Choose between writing an informal letter (130-150 words) OR a
composition (130-150 words)
3. Section 3 Choose between writing a contextual announcement (80-100 words)
OR a contextual dialog (80-100 words)
4. Section 4 Reading comprehension candidates need to read a comprehension in
Spanish and answer the questions in English
3. Paper 03 - Oral (10-15 minutes) 80 marks
1. Section 1 Requires candidates to answer orally (in Spanish) to situations given
in English (see some sample papers)
2. Section 2 Read a passage in Spanish aloud
3. Section 3 Answer orally to 4 questions
Syllabus
Candidates should be able to carry out guided conversations based on the following topics:
1. Home and Family
2. School and Career
3. Sports and Recreation
4. Daily Routines
5. Shopping
6. Travel
Tenses:
1. Present
2. Present Continuous
3. Future
4. Preterite
5. Imperfect
6. Past Continuous
7. Present Perfect
8. Pluperfect
9. Conditional
Moods:
1. Indicative
2. Imperative
3. Infinitive
4. **Present Subjunctive
5. *Imperfect Subjunctive*
*For recognition at General Proficiency only
The CXC guidelines also list out the detailed topics that students should know such as greetings
and responses, farewells, introductions, beginning and ending letters, expressing gratitude,
inviting, filling a form, describing weather, expressing opinions, commands, and more!