Italian

Assessment

For the A level, there are three exams. All exams test your competency concerning the topics you have learned. The Paper 1 exam (Listening, Reading and translation into English) will test your listening comprehension skills, and your ability to read and respond to a variety of texts. It lasts 2 hours and is worth 40% of the A level. The Paper 2 exam (Written response to works and translation into target language) examines you, in Italian, on “Life is Beautiful” and “Six Characters in Search of an Author.” It lasts 2 hours 40 minutes and is worth 30% of the A level. The Paper 3 exam (Speaking) is an oral exam that lasts about 20 minutes and is worth 30% of the A level.