I have a question regarding format and mark scheme of new style Edexcel ESOL exams.

I am not asking about the content, vocabulary  or topics of the live exams. 

Has anyone on the list conducted practice and live exams for the following ? 

E1  writing

E2 writing

E2 reading

E3 reading

What I would like to know is 

a.  Is the format of sample and live assessments similar in terms of the individual 

activities, for example with the E1 writing practice paper the first activity is a 

'choose the right word' activity, the second is a 'Write one sentence' activity, 

the third is a 'rearrange the words' activity , the fourth is an extended text, message

writing activity

b. Are the rubrics of the activities similar ? 

c. Are the mark schemes in an identical format - eg for the aforementioned 

E1 writing sample assessment , learning outcome 1 had a maximum mark of 

12 and a pass mark of 8, while learning outcome 2 had a maximum of 6 marks

and a pass mark of 4.

Regards

Dominic