Scheme of Marking for 013

Section 2 marks awarded for correct and relevant answer.

B 1 mark awarded for answers with punctuation, structure or/and spelling errors.
0 mark for distorted or no answers.
0 mark for totally unclear or incomprehensible answer.
0 mark if one part of the sentences contradicts the others.

Scheme of Marking for 014

Section Award 2 marks for each correct answer with NO error.
A Award 1 mark for each correct answer with spelling or punctuation errors.
(10marks No mark for distorted or unclear meaning in answer.
)
Section Award 1 mark for each correct answer with NO spelling or punctuation errors.
B (i) No mark for answer with errors and distorted or unclear meaning. (no half mark)
(3 marks)
Section Super EX Excellent Good Band Satisfactory Weak Band
B (ii) Band Band (5, 6 & 7) Band (0, 1 & 2)
(12marks (11 & 12) (8, 9 & 10) (3 & 4)
)
Section
C (23 - 25) (18 – 22) ( 12 – 17) (5 - 11) (0 - 4)
(25marks
)
- All ideas are - Most ideas - Some ideas - Ideas are in - Most ideas
very relevant are well- are relevant paragraph(s). are in chunks
and well- organized and and organized and almost
organized in relevant in in disorganized.
well-plotted sequenced paragraph(s).
paragraphs. paragraphs.

- Very - Excellent - Proficient - Use of - Poor use of

excellent and use of the use of the language is the language
proficient use language language with just sufficient with too
of the language throughout some errors in with frequent many
throughout with a few both grammar errors in multiple
with hardly errors in structures. grammar and errors in
any error in grammar and structures. grammar and
grammar and structures. structures.
structures.
- A few errors - Some errors
- Almost in punctuation in spelling and - Frequent Spelling and
perfect in and spelling punctuation. errors in punctuation
punctuation and correct Vocabulary is spelling and errors are
and spelling use of just sufficient. punctuation found
with a high vocabulary. .Vocabulary is throughout.
command of barely Vocabulary
vocabulary. sufficient. can hardly
convey any
meaning.
Sample answers

Section A - 1) a/ the Sri MutiaraRini apartment (2 marks)

2) 4 rooms and 2 bathrooms (2 marks)

3) a 24-hour security, swimming pool, playground and car park (2 marks)

4) free gift/ token (Accept reasonable answers.) (2 marks)

5) drive (2 marks)

Section B(i) - i) Any of the three animals (1 mark)

ii) as listed below (1 mark)

iii) in SINGULAR or PLURAL form. (1 mark)

( Gorillas / Tigers / Elephants / Pandas / Dugongs / Whales / Sharks / Turtles )

Section B(ii) - 1) Firstly, stop hunting them to eat their meat. Next, reduce jungle
clearance to build more buildings and roads. This will preserve their habitats. Thirdly, we must
not dump all toxic wastes into the sea and rivers as pollution kills them in masses. We must also
enforce stricter laws to forbid hunting animals for leather, fur and tusks. Offenders must be
jailed. We see too many incidents of elephants being killed just to get their tusks. If all these are
done, these animals live. (82 words)
(This is a suggested answer. The total number of words is around 80. It is Super EX 12.)
2) These endangered animals are facing the five threats below. When people clear
jungles to build roads and houses, the natural habitats are destroyed. Hunters kill these animals
for food. Rich people demand for their skins and body parts. Their number gets lesser. Uncaring
businessmen dump toxic wastes into the rivers and sea. It pollutes and kills these animals. (58
words) (Suggested answer for 9 or 10 marks.)
3) The first step is to relocate them in animal sanctuaries. Next, fine the hunters who
hunt them. Thirdly, plan, reduce or stop building roads through the forests. We must also prevent
water pollution. Lastly, we must stop hunting and eating the meat of these animals. (45 words)
(Suggested for 7 marks.)
 4) No eat meat. Don’t pollution. No hunt animals. No cut trees. (2 marks)

Section C
Q.1 One day, Lily was cycling home after school. The sun was scorching hot. As Lily
turned a bend into the main road, she saw a large crowd gathering at the middle of the
road. She stopped cycling and ran towards the onlookers. There was an accident and a
pedestrian was knocked down by a car. The driver was calling 911 to direct help to the
scene. After about ten minutes, the ambulance arrived 63 and the attendants attended to
the victim. After barely 3 minutes, they lifted the girl on a stretcher into the ambulance. It
zoomed its way to the hospital as the siren wailed loudly. Lily continued cycling home.
(100 words) 25 marks.

Q.2 One morning, Princess Aiko saw a tall woman wearing her diamond bracelet.
She recognized it was hers. Princess Aiko confronted her and told her to return it to her.
The woman insisted she was not wearing any bracelet. Princess Aiko asked her if she was
wearing a bracelet with white and yellow diamonds. So, she held the woman’s hand and
pulled the sleeve of the covered wrist. Indeed, the bracelet was hers. Her palace guards
came and caught the woman. Finally, Princess Aiko found her favourite bracelet.
(83 words) 25 marks.

** The two suggested answers have all the descriptors listed in the scheme of marks. Hence,
they qualify for the Super Ex band. Regardless of the length of the answer, as long as the answer
given is within the range of words listed and its content matches all the descriptors in a band, it
qualifies for the highest mark of that band. Nevertheless, please bear in mind that marking is still
subjective.**