iGCSE ICT Word Processing Practice Paper

Pearson Edexcel iGCSE ICT (4IT1) Paper 2-style word processing practice assessment with mail merge, letter and flyer tasks, data files and mark scheme.

Give your iGCSE ICT pupils realistic practice for the word processing tasks in Paper 2 (Practical). This complete, ready-to-use practice assessment covers specification topic 6.1 Word processing and is set in an outdoor activity camp, Falcon Ridge Camp.

What’s included

• Question paper (PDF, 3 pages)
• Teacher mark scheme (PDF, 4 pages) and an editable DOCX version
• Model answer for the merged letter (DOCX)
• Data files zip: LETTER, FAMILIES (spreadsheet data source), FLYER TEXT, IMAGES (CAMP, CLIMBING, LOGO) and an EVIDENCE document for screenshots and written answers

Assessment format

45 marks, 1 hour 15 minutes.

Section A – Practical (32 marks)

• Task 1 – Letter (10 marks): logo in the header, an automatic date, a bold subject line, bullets, converting prices into a formatted three-column table, applying a house style, complimentary close and proofreading.
• Task 2 – Mail merge (7 marks): merge fields in the address, salutation and body, correct spacing and punctuation, filtering recipients by package, sorting by surname and finishing the merge.
• Task 3 – Flyer (15 marks): A5 portrait layout, images with text and a callout, a title to a given style, a text box with bullets, text wrap and borders, alt text, a formatted price table with merged cells, footer details and checking the flyer is fit for purpose.

Section B – Short answer (13 marks): advantages of mail merge, complimentary closes, alt text, evaluating the flyer design, accuracy tools, sans serif fonts, page breaks and templates.

Mark scheme

Point-by-point marking grids with “award the mark for” and “check / do not accept” guidance, every mark mapped to a learning objective and to the 4IT1 specification references (6.1.1–6.1.8, 5.3, 5.4).

Ideal for

End-of-unit practice, mock preparation, timed lab practice, homework or cover lessons, and teaching exam technique such as screenshot evidence and following a house style.

Notes

Designed for Microsoft Word with a spreadsheet data source for the mail merge. The scenario and all data are fictional.