WJEC Educas Component 2 Section A: ‘Waste not Want not’

I’m presenting my research at the NATE Conference, Saturday 24^th June 2017, 09.15 Research slot.

This analysis of the first extract ‘Waste not Want not’ from the WJEC Educas sample assessment material (SAM).  This builds on a series of posts that begin with my quest, then move onto analyse AQA 1 and AQA 2 extracts and then Edexcel 1 and Edexcel 2.

Overall this extract is fitting the patterns seen so far – magazine as a context is slightly up, probably due to the lifestyle nature of the article (food).  The number of Tier Two words is mid-way through the range already seen in previous extracts from AQA and Edexcel.

102 Tier Two words
admitted	afford	agony	approximately	article
attitude	Average	balaclava	barmy	begging
boiled	Carton	case	challenge	champions
charities	Chucks	cluck	confessed	constantly
context	Cover	dedicated	deposited	derives
dinner	Dose	dumped	during	earliest
edible	Fraction	handed	heaped	hell
however	interview	interviewer	joint	landfill
latest	Least	local	lurks	manure
memories	Merely	moral	mould	mug-full
murderer	naturally	needy	nonsense	official
partly	Passed	passing	perfectly	plain
portions	product	Proverb	rationing	reasonably
recipe	recommend	recycling	regulations	report
restaurant	Revealed	ridicule	rummage	seconds
serial	shameful	shovel	site	slit
smarting	Smug	speciality	steak	superiority
swift	Temple	threatening	thrown	tons
typical	unquestioned	waiters	wasteful	weighs
whites	wickedness	wilds	wonders	worship
worth	Yolks

 

Contexts

Fiction and academic texts are again the two most dominant contexts: 28 and 18 respectively.  For the least frequently occurring words (under 1000 in the corpus) fiction is the most frequently occurring largest context(17/46) and then magazine (11/46).  There were 46 words under 1000 frequency (matches the highest score so far – Edexcel extract 1).

 

Places

Places have come up again as useful to know: that a common stereotype about Texas is that everything is bigger there and that Africa and Ethiopia are places we may associate with famines.

 

Measurements

Quite a few measurements in feet, inches, ounces and tons that all need making sense of if the amounts are to be understood.

 

Glossary

I was slightly surprised to find no glossary – not even for ‘proverb’ which I would have thought might need it.  I also think ‘Sunday joint’  might have needed an explanation.  Would be interesting to find out how it is decided what needs a glossary entry.

 

Full data lists below:

 

Tier 2 Words – Alphabetical Order

Tier 2 Word	Type of word – in context	British National Corpus Frequency	Largest context
admitted	Verb	5459	Newspaper
afford	Verb	4347	Spoken then newspaper
agony	noun	899	Fiction
approximately	Adverb	2759	Academic
article	Noun	6501	Academic
attitude	Noun	5815	Academic
average	Adjective	9651	Misc then academic
balaclava	Noun	69	Newspaper then fiction
barmy	Adjective	84	Fiction
begging	Verb	475	Fiction
boiled	Verb	655	Fiction
carton	noun	140	Fiction
case	Noun	44616	Academic
challenge	verb	6656	Newspaper
champions	Noun	1462	Newspaper
charities	Noun	924	Newspaper
chucks	Verb	30	Magazine then spoken
cluck	Verb	17	Fiction
confessed	verb	698	Fiction
constantly	Adverb	2961	Magazine
context	Noun	8431	Academic
cover	Verb	10763	Magazine
dedicated	Adjective	1896	Magazine
deposited	verb	713	Non-academic
derives	Verb	605	Academic
dinner	Noun	5858	Fiction
dose	Noun	1631	Academic
dumped	Verb	851	Newspaper then fiction
during	Preposition	42784	Non-academic
earliest	Adverb (superlative)	1944	Non-academic
edible	Adjective	198	Magazine
fraction	Noun	1443	Academic
handed	verb	3309	Fiction
heaped	verb	197	Fiction
hell	noun	5005	Fiction
however	Adverb	58967	Academic
interview	Noun	4522	Newspaper
interviewer	Noun	552	Misc
joint	Noun	6822	Non-academic
landfill	Noun	231	Magazine
latest	Adjective (superlative)	6277	Newspaper
least	Determiner	29875	Academic
local	Adjective	45548	Academic
lurks	Verb	85	Magazine
manure	Noun	294	magazine
memories	Noun	2498	Fiction
merely	Adverb	7372	Academic
moral	Adjective	5236	Academic
mould	Noun	992	Magazine
mug-full (mugful)	noun	2	Fiction (Mug-full 0 /mugful = 2)
murderer	Noun	760	Fiction
naturally	Adverb	4086	Fiction
needy	Adjective	244	Newspaper
nonsense	Noun	1527	Fiction
official	Adjective	9335	Non-academic
partly	Adverb	5519	Academic
passed	Verb	10032	Fiction
passing	Verb	4588	Fiction
perfectly	Adverb	4268	Fiction
plain	Adjective	4002	Magazine
portions	Noun	414	Non-academic
product	noun	10875	Misc
Proverb	Noun	96	Non-academic
rationing	Verb	316	Misc, non-academic
reasonably	Adverb	2969	Academic
recipe	Noun	975	Magazine
recommend	Verb	1754	Magazine
recycling	Noun	1042	Misc
regulations	noun	4160	Misc
report	Noun	23257	Non-academic
restaurant	Noun	3315	Misc
revealed	Verb	5102	Newspaper
ridicule	Noun	240	Misc, then fiction
rummage	Verb	63	Misc
seconds	Noun	4010	Fiction
serial	Noun	1073	Non-academic
shameful	Adjective	230	Fiction
shovel	noun	196	Spoken then fiction
site	Noun	9708	Newspaper
slit	Verb	372	Fiction
smarting	Verb	78	Fiction
smug	Adjective	262	Fiction
speciality	noun	471	Misc
steak	Noun	463	Spoken
superiority	noun	743	Academic
swift	Adjective	1187	Swift
temple	Noun	2024	Misc
threatening	Verb	1892	Newspaper
thrown	Verb	2861	Fiction
tons	Noun	1130	Non-academic
typical	Adjective	4737	Academic
unquestioned	Adjective	92	Academic
waiters	noun	233	Fiction
wasteful	Adjective	278	Non-academic
weighs	verb	307	Magazine
whites	Noun	910	Magazine
wickedness	Noun	158	Fiction
wilds	noun	90	Fiction
wonders	Noun	812	magazine
worship	Noun	1583	Misc
worth	Noun	11878	Newspaper
yolks	Noun	97	Magazine

 

Tier 2 Words – BNC Frequency

Tier 2 Word	Type of word – in context	British National Corpus Frequency	Largest context
however	Adverb	58967	Academic
local	Adjective	45548	Academic
case	Noun	44616	Academic
during	Preposition	42784	Non-academic
least	Determiner	29875	Academic
report	Noun	23257	Non-academic
worth	Noun	11878	Newspaper
product	noun	10875	Misc
cover	Verb	10763	Magazine
passed	Verb	10032	Fiction
site	Noun	9708	Newspaper
average	Adjective	9651	Misc then academic
official	Adjective	9335	Non-academic
context	Noun	8431	Academic
merely	Adverb	7372	Academic
joint	Noun	6822	Non-academic
challenge	verb	6656	Newspaper
article	Noun	6501	Academic
latest	Adjective (superlative)	6277	Newspaper
dinner	Noun	5858	Fiction
attitude	Noun	5815	Academic
partly	Adverb	5519	Academic
admitted	Verb	5459	Newspaper
moral	Adjective	5236	Academic
revealed	Verb	5102	Newspaper
hell	noun	5005	Fiction
typical	Adjective	4737	Academic
passing	Verb	4588	Fiction
interview	Noun	4522	Newspaper
afford	Verb	4347	Spoken then newspaper
perfectly	Adverb	4268	Fiction
regulations	noun	4160	Misc
naturally	Adverb	4086	Fiction
seconds	Noun	4010	Fiction
plain	Adjective	4002	Magazine
restaurant	Noun	3315	Misc
handed	verb	3309	Fiction
reasonably	Adverb	2969	Academic
constantly	Adverb	2961	Magazine
thrown	Verb	2861	Fiction
approximately	Adverb	2759	Academic
memories	Noun	2498	Fiction
temple	Noun	2024	Misc
earliest	Adverb (superlative)	1944	Non-academic
dedicated	Adjective	1896	Magazine
threatening	Verb	1892	Newspaper
recommend	Verb	1754	Magazine
dose	Noun	1631	Academic
worship	Noun	1583	Misc
nonsense	Noun	1527	Fiction
champions	Noun	1462	Newspaper
fraction	Noun	1443	Academic
swift	Adjective	1187	Swift
tons	Noun	1130	Non-academic
serial	Noun	1073	Non-academic
recycling	Noun	1042	Misc
mould	Noun	992	Magazine
recipe	Noun	975	Magazine
charities	Noun	924	Newspaper
whites	Noun	910	Magazine
agony	noun	899	Fiction
dumped	Verb	851	Newspaper then fiction
wonders	Noun	812	magazine
murderer	Noun	760	Fiction
superiority	noun	743	Academic
deposited	verb	713	Non-academic
confessed	verb	698	Fiction
boiled	Verb	655	Fiction
derives	Verb	605	Academic
interviewer	Noun	552	Misc
begging	Verb	475	Fiction
speciality	noun	471	Misc
steak	Noun	463	Spoken
portions	Noun	414	Non-academic
slit	Verb	372	Fiction
rationing	Verb	316	Misc, non-academic
weighs	verb	307	Magazine
manure	Noun	294	magazine
wasteful	Adjective	278	Non-academic
smug	Adjective	262	Fiction
needy	Adjective	244	Newspaper
ridicule	Noun	240	Misc, then fiction
waiters	noun	233	Fiction
landfill	Noun	231	Magazine
shameful	Adjective	230	Fiction
edible	Adjective	198	Magazine
heaped	verb	197	Fiction
shovel	noun	196	Spoken then fiction
wickedness	Noun	158	Fiction
carton	noun	140	Fiction
yolks	Noun	97	Magazine
Proverb	Noun	96	Non-academic
unquestioned	Adjective	92	Academic
wilds	noun	90	Fiction
lurks	Verb	85	Magazine
barmy	Adjective	84	Fiction
smarting	Verb	78	Fiction
balaclava	Noun	69	Newspaper then fiction
rummage	Verb	63	Misc
chucks	Verb	30	Magazine then spoken
cluck	Verb	17	Fiction
mug-full (mugful)	noun	2	Fiction (Mug-full 0 /mugful = 2)

 

Notes: 46 words under 1000 frequence: 17 Fiction, 11 Magazine, 5 misc, 4 newspaper, 4 non-academic, 3 academic, 2 spoken.

 

24 nouns, 15 verbs, 7 adjectives

 

Tier 2 Words – Largest Context

Tier 2 Word	Type of word – in context	British National Corpus Frequency	Largest context
however	Adverb	58967	Academic
local	Adjective	45548	Academic
case	Noun	44616	Academic
least	Determiner	29875	Academic
context	Noun	8431	Academic
merely	Adverb	7372	Academic
article	Noun	6501	Academic
attitude	Noun	5815	Academic
partly	Adverb	5519	Academic
moral	Adjective	5236	Academic
typical	Adjective	4737	Academic
reasonably	Adverb	2969	Academic
approximately	Adverb	2759	Academic
dose	Noun	1631	Academic
fraction	Noun	1443	Academic
superiority	noun	743	Academic
derives	Verb	605	Academic
unquestioned	Adjective	92	Academic
passed	Verb	10032	Fiction
dinner	Noun	5858	Fiction
hell	noun	5005	Fiction
passing	Verb	4588	Fiction
perfectly	Adverb	4268	Fiction
naturally	Adverb	4086	Fiction
seconds	Noun	4010	Fiction
handed	verb	3309	Fiction
thrown	Verb	2861	Fiction
memories	Noun	2498	Fiction
nonsense	Noun	1527	Fiction
agony	noun	899	Fiction
murderer	Noun	760	Fiction
confessed	verb	698	Fiction
boiled	Verb	655	Fiction
begging	Verb	475	Fiction
slit	Verb	372	Fiction
smug	Adjective	262	Fiction
waiters	noun	233	Fiction
shameful	Adjective	230	Fiction
heaped	verb	197	Fiction
wickedness	Noun	158	Fiction
carton	noun	140	Fiction
wilds	noun	90	Fiction
barmy	Adjective	84	Fiction
smarting	Verb	78	Fiction
cluck	Verb	17	Fiction
mug-full (mugful)	noun	2	Fiction (Mug-full 0 /mugful = 2)
cover	Verb	10763	Magazine
plain	Adjective	4002	Magazine
constantly	Adverb	2961	Magazine
dedicated	Adjective	1896	Magazine
recommend	Verb	1754	Magazine
mould	Noun	992	Magazine
recipe	Noun	975	Magazine
whites	Noun	910	Magazine
wonders	Noun	812	magazine
weighs	verb	307	Magazine
manure	Noun	294	magazine
landfill	Noun	231	Magazine
edible	Adjective	198	Magazine
yolks	Noun	97	Magazine
lurks	Verb	85	Magazine
chucks	Verb	30	Magazine then spoken
product	noun	10875	Misc
regulations	noun	4160	Misc
restaurant	Noun	3315	Misc
temple	Noun	2024	Misc
worship	Noun	1583	Misc
recycling	Noun	1042	Misc
interviewer	Noun	552	Misc
speciality	noun	471	Misc
rummage	Verb	63	Misc
average	Adjective	9651	Misc then academic
rationing	Verb	316	Misc, non-academic
ridicule	Noun	240	Misc, then fiction
worth	Noun	11878	Newspaper
site	Noun	9708	Newspaper
challenge	verb	6656	Newspaper
latest	Adjective (superlative)	6277	Newspaper
admitted	Verb	5459	Newspaper
revealed	Verb	5102	Newspaper
interview	Noun	4522	Newspaper
threatening	Verb	1892	Newspaper
champions	Noun	1462	Newspaper
charities	Noun	924	Newspaper
needy	Adjective	244	Newspaper
dumped	Verb	851	Newspaper then fiction
balaclava	Noun	69	Newspaper then fiction
during	Preposition	42784	Non-academic
report	Noun	23257	Non-academic
official	Adjective	9335	Non-academic
joint	Noun	6822	Non-academic
earliest	Adverb (superlative)	1944	Non-academic
tons	Noun	1130	Non-academic
serial	Noun	1073	Non-academic
deposited	verb	713	Non-academic
portions	Noun	414	Non-academic
wasteful	Adjective	278	Non-academic
Proverb	Noun	96	Non-academic
steak	Noun	463	Spoken
shovel	noun	196	Spoken then fiction
afford	Verb	4347	Spoken then newspaper
swift	Adjective	1187

 

Notes: Fiction 28, Academic 18, Magazine 16, Newspaper 13, Misc 12, Non-academic 11, Spoken 3 (missed 1)

 

Tier 2 Words – types of word

Tier 2 Word	Type of word – in context	British National Corpus Frequency	Largest context
local	Adjective	45548	Academic
average	Adjective	9651	Misc then academic
official	Adjective	9335	Non-academic
moral	Adjective	5236	Academic
typical	Adjective	4737	Academic
plain	Adjective	4002	Magazine
dedicated	Adjective	1896	Magazine
swift	Adjective	1187	Swift
wasteful	Adjective	278	Non-academic
smug	Adjective	262	Fiction
needy	Adjective	244	Newspaper
shameful	Adjective	230	Fiction
edible	Adjective	198	Magazine
unquestioned	Adjective	92	Academic
barmy	Adjective	84	Fiction
latest	Adjective (superlative)	6277	Newspaper
however	Adverb	58967	Academic
merely	Adverb	7372	Academic
partly	Adverb	5519	Academic
perfectly	Adverb	4268	Fiction
naturally	Adverb	4086	Fiction
reasonably	Adverb	2969	Academic
constantly	Adverb	2961	Magazine
approximately	Adverb	2759	Academic
earliest	Adverb (superlative)	1944	Non-academic
least	Determiner	29875	Academic
case	Noun	44616	Academic
report	Noun	23257	Non-academic
worth	Noun	11878	Newspaper
product	noun	10875	Misc
site	Noun	9708	Newspaper
context	Noun	8431	Academic
joint	Noun	6822	Non-academic
article	Noun	6501	Academic
dinner	Noun	5858	Fiction
attitude	Noun	5815	Academic
hell	noun	5005	Fiction
interview	Noun	4522	Newspaper
regulations	noun	4160	Misc
seconds	Noun	4010	Fiction
restaurant	Noun	3315	Misc
memories	Noun	2498	Fiction
temple	Noun	2024	Misc
dose	Noun	1631	Academic
worship	Noun	1583	Misc
nonsense	Noun	1527	Fiction
champions	Noun	1462	Newspaper
fraction	Noun	1443	Academic
tons	Noun	1130	Non-academic
serial	Noun	1073	Non-academic
recycling	Noun	1042	Misc
mould	Noun	992	Magazine
recipe	Noun	975	Magazine
charities	Noun	924	Newspaper
whites	Noun	910	Magazine
agony	noun	899	Fiction
wonders	Noun	812	magazine
murderer	Noun	760	Fiction
superiority	noun	743	Academic
interviewer	Noun	552	Misc
speciality	noun	471	Misc
steak	Noun	463	Spoken
portions	Noun	414	Non-academic
manure	Noun	294	magazine
ridicule	Noun	240	Misc, then fiction
waiters	noun	233	Fiction
landfill	Noun	231	Magazine
shovel	noun	196	Spoken then fiction
wickedness	Noun	158	Fiction
carton	noun	140	Fiction
yolks	Noun	97	Magazine
Proverb	Noun	96	Non-academic
wilds	noun	90	Fiction
balaclava	Noun	69	Newspaper then fiction
mug-full (mugful)	noun	2	Fiction (Mug-full 0 /mugful = 2)
during	Preposition	42784	Non-academic
cover	Verb	10763	Magazine
passed	Verb	10032	Fiction
challenge	verb	6656	Newspaper
admitted	Verb	5459	Newspaper
revealed	Verb	5102	Newspaper
passing	Verb	4588	Fiction
afford	Verb	4347	Spoken then newspaper
handed	verb	3309	Fiction
thrown	Verb	2861	Fiction
threatening	Verb	1892	Newspaper
recommend	Verb	1754	Magazine
dumped	Verb	851	Newspaper then fiction
deposited	verb	713	Non-academic
confessed	verb	698	Fiction
boiled	Verb	655	Fiction
derives	Verb	605	Academic
begging	Verb	475	Fiction
slit	Verb	372	Fiction
rationing	Verb	316	Misc, non-academic
weighs	verb	307	Magazine
heaped	verb	197	Fiction
lurks	Verb	85	Magazine
smarting	Verb	78	Fiction
rummage	Verb	63	Misc
chucks	Verb	30	Magazine then spoken
cluck	Verb	17	Fiction

 

Notes: Nouns 49, Verbs 26, Adjectives 16, Adverbs 9

 

Tier 3 words

 

£400
£50
30
50
500000
6ft
6in
70
72oz
Africa
Americans
British
Ethiopian
Texan
Texas