MAY 2016 Level 2 Diploma in Legal Administration Proofreading in the legal environment

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1 MAY 2016 Level 2 Diploma in Legal Administration Proofreading in the legal environment Thursday 5 May 2016 You should have the 10:00 10:45 following for this examination a pen with black or blue ink Fill in these particulars Centre number SUB Candidate enrolment number Candidate s name Candidate s signature General instructions The duration of this paper is 45 minutes. Read each question carefully. The test is formed of two parts. Part 1 contains ten extracts and Part 2 contains 40 errors overall which will be in the form of spelling, punctuation, consistency, grammar and presentation. You can identify up to a maximum of 50 errors in Part 2 of this test. However, if more than 50 errors are identified, your examination result will become void. You are required to achieve a minimum number of marks in both parts in order to pass. You will be allowed to use English, legal or mother tongue dictionaries to assist you in this test. The invigilator will tell you when you can start the test. At the end of the 45 minutes, the invigilator will tell you to stop writing and to put your pens down. The invigilator will then collect the papers and return them to City & Guilds to be marked. For examiner s use only Part 1 Part 2 The City and Guilds of London Institute 2016

2 Part 1 Candidate instructions Each extract below contains one error which has been identified and will be in the form of spelling, punctuation, consistency, grammar and presentation. You are required to circle, in pen, the correct answer ie a) b) or c). 1 I enjoyed sitting in the visitors gallery at the local Magistrates Court where I heard a case regarding fraud. a) visitors b) visitor s c) visitors s 2 The girl swore on oath that the youth in the dock was definatley the person she saw leaving the premises after her neighbours were burgled. a) definitley b) definately c) definitely 3 The bus driver started to leave the bus stop as an elderly gentleman was alighting from the bus. He fell awkwardly. Luckily there is many witnesses at the bus stop. a) were b) where c) was 4 The jury had to be accomodated overnight as they had not reached a verdict in the murder trial. a) acommodated b) acomodated c) accommodated 5 The trainee secretary had difficulty understanding the jargon in wills and Codicils as she had only recently been transferred to the Probate Department. a) will s b) Wills c) wills 6 The CILEx Legal Secretaries Diploma allows you to study Legal Studies including The Legal Environment plus one other unit! The unit can be an area in which you are presently working or one in which you would like to specialise. a) unit, b) unit. c) unit; 7 The youth who was on trial for stealing a mobile phone was heard to plead not guilty but later on changed his plea to guilty and asked for seven other offences to be included. a) not guilty b) not guilty c) not guilty 8 Being able to spell correctly is an essential skill for a trainee legal secretary as accuracy in legal documents is parimount to both the secretary and the partnership he/she works for. a) paramount b) paremount c) paramont

3 9 The dogs owner had to go to court as his dog bit the paperboy who required several stitches. a) dog s b) dogs c) dogs s 10 The student received a letter yesterday to say she has been granted an interview at the local Solicitor s office near where she lives and needs to call them to confirm the apointment. a) apoinntment b) appointment c) appoinntment (10 marks) For examiner s use only See next page Spelling Punctuation Consistency Grammar Presentation

4 Part 2 Candidate instructions The draft Will contains forty errors which will be in the form of spelling, punctuation, consistency, grammar and presentation. You are required to circle, in pen, all the errors that you can find. DRAFT THIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me GEORGE WALTER CONWAY of 32 Brooke Street Maida Vale Londan 1 I HEREBY REVOKE all former Wills and testementary dispositions heretofore made by me! 2 I APOINT my wife SHEILA ROSEMARY CONWAY, of 32 Brooke Street Maida Vale London and PAMELA JOYCE PARMENTER of 42 Eastman Avenue Dulwich London to bee the Executrices and Trustees of this my Will 3 I GIVE my entire colection of model boats made from match sticks to my brother HENRY ARTHUR CONWAY for his own soul use and benefit absolutely 4 I GIVE the sum of FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS ( 5;000) to my daughter ELIZA KAY DORKINS for her own sole use and benefitt absolutely 4 I GIVE the sume of THREE THOUSAND POUNDS ( 3,000) to my son RICHARD DAVID CONWAY for his own sole use and benefit absolutley 6 SUBJECT to the payment thereout of my just debts funneral and testamentary expences I GIVE DEVISE AND BEQUEETH the rest residue and remainder of my estate both real and personnal of what soever nature and wheresoever situate UNTO my wife SHEILA ROSEMARY CONWAY for her own sole use and benefit absolutely 7 IF my wife SHIELA ROSEMARY CONWAY fails to attain a vested interest hereunder (but not otherwise? the following provision s of this my Will shall take affect

5 8 MY Trustes shall hold my residiary estate UPON TRUST for such of my children as shall be living at the expiration of the period of twenty-eight clear days after the death of the survivor of myself and my wife and shall attain the age of twenty- one years or marry under that age and if more than one in equal shares absolutely 9 ANY TRUSTEE being a solictor or other person engaged in any profession or buisness shall be entitled to charge and be paid all profesional or other charges for any business or act done by him or his firm in the administration of my estate or the trusts hereof including acts wich any Executor or Trustee could have done personally on the same basis if he was not one of my Trustees but employed to carry out the work on their behalf IN WITNES whereof I has hereunto set my hand to this my Will this day of Two thousand and SINGED by the said ) GEORGE WALTER CONWAY ) as his last Will in our joint presence ) and then by us jointly in his presence ) Witness Name Address Occupation: Witness Name Address Occupation For examiner s use only Spelling Punctuation Consistency Grammar Presentation