DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION

Department of Curriculum Management

Educational Assessment Unit
Track 1
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2016

FORM 4 MATHEMATICS TRACK 1 MARKING SCHEME

Notes for Marking of Scripts

Types of Marks

 M(ethod) marks are awarded for knowing a correct method of solution and attempting to apply
it. Method marks cannot be lost for arithmetic mistakes. They can only be awarded if the
method used would have led to the correct answer had not an arithmetic mistake been made. In
general a correct method is implied by a correct answer and therefore when a correct answer
is given and no work is shown, no method marks are lost.
 A(ccuracy) marks are given for correct answer only (c.a.o.) Incorrect answers, even though
nearly correct, score no marks. Accuracy marks are also awarded for incorrect answers which
are correctly followed through (f.t.) from an incorrect previous answer, provided that f.t. is
indicated in the marking scheme. No method (M) or accuracy (A) marks are awarded when a
wrong method leads to a correct answer.
 B marks are accuracy marks awarded for specific results or statements independent of the
method used.

Misreading

M marks can still be earned (unless that part of the question is trivialized) but the final A marks are
lost.

Crossed out working

An answer or working that is crossed out and not replaced is marked as if it was not crossed out. If
the answer or working is replaced, then the crossed out answer or working is ignored and should not
be considered for marking.

Units

In general, missing or inaccurate units are not penalised unless otherwise indicated in the marking
scheme.

Other

 Incorrect working or statement following a correct answer is ignored.

 Marks are not sub-divisible; no half marks may be awarded.
 Other abbreviations used:
 o.e. (or equivalent)
 e.e.o.o. (each error or omission)
 Markers are advised to indicate the M, A or B marks awarded in the body of the script and then
write their total in the margin. The total mark for each question should be written in the table
included at the top of page 1 of the main paper. This measure facilitates the moderation of
papers.
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Non Calculator Paper (20 marks)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
3ax 50 2.4 cm B) 9 €200 B) 26 ¾ B) 10 30 6
14 o.e. C) 78

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
B) 79 3 1
15 100 cm 60 3 D 10 45 19.24

Main Paper (80 Marks)

aa

(a) 940 M1 A1
1.
4
(b)  B1 B1

(a) 7 + 3 or 3 + 7 B1 B1
2.
4
(b) (i) 3 (ii) 2 B1 B1

(a) 20 m B1
3. (b) 12 m M1 A1 5
(c) 62.8 m M1 A1

(a) 25  25  40 M1
= 25000 cm3 = 25000 ml A1
4. (b) 200  400  300 M1 for conversion M1 for method M1 M1 7
= 24000000 cm3 A1
24000000  25000 M1
= 960 small tanks A1 f.t.
(a) 400  84  100 = 336 cm2 M1 A1
5. (b) 400  336 = 64 cm2 M1
6
64  4 = 16 cm2 M1 A1 f.t.
(c) 4 cm Accept any other valid method B1 f.t.

(a) A: 3, 0, 3 B: 1, 3, 2 C: 1, 4, 1 B1 B1 B1
6. (b) B B1 5
(c) 4 2 B1
or
6 3

(a) 3x  x = 9  7 M1
2x = 16 M1
7. x=8 A1 5
(b) 2x  4 = x M1
x = 4 A1

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 (a) B B1
(b) (i) C B1
8. 6
(ii) length = 16 cm, breadth = 10cm B1 B1
(iii) 4  4  6 = 96 cm3 M1 A1

(a) 192  12 = 16 per share M1

Buns: 16  5 = 80 M1 A1 f.t.
Doughnuts: 16  7 = 112 M1 A1 f.t.
9. (b) 5x  6y = 16 Give no marks if one number is incorrect B1 10
(c) 52 + 6y = 16 M1
6y = 16  10 = 6 M1
y = 6/6 = €1 M1 A1

(a) Correct plot B1 B1

10. (b) Correct line A1 f.t.
4
(c) 5 A1 f.t.

(a) 7x  y  5z M1 A1
11.
4
(b) 2 M1 A1

(a) Correct graph B1 B1

12. (b) 415 M1 A1 6
(c) 50:75:80 = 10:15:16 M1 A1

(a) (i) 135 M1 A1

13. (ii) 45 B1 4
(b) 20 cm B1

(a) 4, 3 respectively B1 B1
(b) 80%, 0.125 B1 B1
14. 10
(c) (i) 50  100 = 5000 M1 A1
(ii) 50  70  2 = 1750 M1 A1
(iii) 5000  1750 = 3250 M1 A1 f.t.

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