CO-ORDINATED MID-YEAR EXAMINATION

PMR 2011 (PERAK)

MARK SCHEME
PAPER 1
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C
A
A
A
D
B
D
D
D
B

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A
B
B
C
B
C
C
D
A
D

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D
B
A
D
D
A
C
A
A
A

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D
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B
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C
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B
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A

PAPER 2
SECTION A: GUIDED WRITING
Marking Criteria
MARKS
25 30

19 24

13 - 18

7 - 12

1-6

DESCRIPTORS
Task fulfilled with ideas and details well-developed and well-organised.
Language is accurate with few minor errors and first draft slips.
Varied sentence structures are used effectively to convey meaning.
Vocabulary is apt and widely used.
Accurate usage of mechanics of writing.
Interest of the reader is aroused and sustained.
Task fulfilled with ideas and details developed and organized.
Language is largely accurate with some serious and minor errors.
Simple and compound sentence structures are accurate.
Vocabulary is wide enough but lack precision.
Almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.
Interest of the reader is aroused but not sustained.
Task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but lacks details; ideas
adequately organised.
Language is sufficiently accurate with frequent serious errors.
Simple and compound sentence structures are attempted.
Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.
Some errors in mechanics of writing.
Task partially fulfilled with ideas less developed; ideas lack organization.
Language is barely accurate with frequent serious errors that hamper
reading.
Vocabulary is limited.
Serious errors in mechanics of writing.
Task hardly fulfilled; ideas lack cohesion.
High density of errors; meaning is hardly conveyed.

**Award 0 mark when there is no response(no attempt NA) or response written in

language other than English. A mark of 0 is also awarded for mindless lifting of irrelevant
chunks from other sources including rubrics.
When awarding marks, apply the best fit principle. No script will fit neatly into any one of
the bands. To determine the appropriate mark, identify the band the response belongs to
and refer to the criteria in the band to confirm. Examiners should assess the script
holistically.
SECTION B: SUMMARY
Content ( C ) - 5 marks
Language ( L ) 5 marks
10 marks
Content Points. (Maximum 5 marks)
1. take notes
2. highlight the important points
3. take breaks / take a break and relax
4. talk to your teachers
5. having group studies
6. not just memorise / try to understand the concepts and main points
7. use colouful mind maps
Marking Criteria for Language
5 Marks
- marked ability to paraphrase
- accurate language
- hardly any lifting
- accurate mechanics of writing
4 Marks
- ability to paraphrase
- largely accurate language
- minimal lifting
- largely accurate mechanics of writing
3 Marks
- sufficiently ability to paraphrase
- sufficiently accurate language
- selective lifting
- some errors in mechanics of writing
2 Marks
- hardly any ability to paraphrase
- partially accurate language
- almost wholesale lifting
- numerous errors in mechanics of writing

1 Mark
- unable to paraphrase
- wholesale lifting
- serious errors in mechanics of writing
**Award 0 mark when there is no response(no attempt NA) or response written in
language other than English. A mark of 0 is also awarded for mindless lifting of irrelevant
chunks from other sources including rubrics
SECTION C:NOVEL
Marking Criteria
Band ( 9 10 marks ):
- Task successfully fulfilled
- Ideas well developed and supported with evidence from the text
- Language is accurate, varied structures used effectively, wide vocabulary aptly used
- Interest of reader aroused and sustained
Band ( 7 8 marks ):
- Task largely fulfilled
- Ideas largely developed and largely supported with evidence from the text
- Language is largely accurate, mostly varied structures, vocabulary wide enough and
mostly apt
- Interest of reader largely aroused
Band ( 5 - 6 marks):
- Task sufficiently fulfilled
- Ideas sufficiently developed and supported with some evidence from the text
- Language is sufficiently accurate, sufficiently varied structures, vocabulary lacks
precision
- Interest of reader sufficiently aroused
Band ( 3 4 marks ):
- Task partially fulfilled
- Ideas lack development with minimal evidence from the text
- Language is partially accurate, repetitive structures, limited vocabulary
- Interest of reader partially aroused
Band ( 1 2 marks ):
- Task hardly fulfilled
- Hardly any ideas
- Language is inaccurate, distorted structures, inappropriate vocabulary
- Interest of reader hardly aroused
**Award 0 mark when there is no response(no attempt NA or question copied only) or
response written in language other than English. A mark of 0 is also awarded for mindless
lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubrics
Marking Scenario
Scenario
1
2

Textual Evidence
4 or >4
3

Marks
1 10
18

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4
5

2
1
No textual evidence

16
14
12