When you don't know

WJEC Eduqas Component 3 — Spoken Language (NEA)

A questioner asks: "What is the per-capita youth-unemployment rate in Wales compared to England?"

You have not researched this specific figure. Write a 50–70 word response that handles the gap honestly while still demonstrating thought. (3 marks)

Mark scheme (AO8):

• 1 mark for honestly acknowledging the gap ("I haven't checked that specific figure", "I don't have that statistic to hand").
• 1 mark for converting the gap into a related principle or partial answer.
• 1 mark for offering to follow up or for tying back to a point you DID address.
• A flat "I don't know" with no follow-on gains 0.
• Waffle that fakes knowledge loses 2 marks.

Total: 3 marks (AO8).