OLIMPIADA DE LIMBĂ ENGLEZĂ - GIMNAZIU

ETAPA LOCALĂ - 16 FEBRUARIE 2019

CLASA a VIII-a
BAREM DE CORECTARE ȘI NOTARE - Varianta 2

I. READING COMPREHENSION
10 x 2.5p = 25 points

1.F 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F 9. F 10. F

II. USE OF ENGLISH (50 points)

A. 10 x 1.5 points = 15 points 1. asked 6. finishes

2. would call 7. were doing
B. 10 x 1p = 10 points 3. had been working 8. will be handed in
1. B 6. B 4. didn’t seem 9. are making
2. B 7. C 5. hasn’t he phoned 10. will/ can try
3. B 8. B
4. A 9. C
5. D 10. A

C. 10 x 1p = 10 points
1. by 6. as
2. was 7. it
3. to 8. for
4. than 9. one
5. in 10. per/ every/ a/ each

D. 10 x 1p = 10 points
1. … he is always on time 6. … I believe …
2. Money doesn’t buy … 7. … the woman whose …
3. … I need some/ a piece of advice … 8. … the worse your results …
4. … that cat running … 9. Jill didn’t go to …
5. … lived happily ever after … 10. I and my friend haven’t got any …

E. 5 x 1p = 5 points
1. she was going
2. is being interviewed
3. unless it rains
4. can’t be
5. have ever visited
III. WRITING (25 points)

MARKING SCHEME FOR THE NARRATIVE COMPOSITION – 8th GRADE – 25 points

ANALYTICAL EXCELLENT GOOD ADEQUATE LIMITED INCOMPLETE
CRITERIA 5p 4p 3p 2p / POOR
1p
CONTENT The story is The story is fairly The story is The story is The story is
completely completed with all partially completed faulty, incomplete, the
relevant to the the sequencing with slight logical including sequencing of
topic describing elements of a impediments in serious logical the narrative
places / events / narrative. sequencing the impediments in moments being
characters / moments of the the sequencing inconsistent.
atmosphere / narrative. of events.
reaching climax,
including the
final reactions of
the protagonist.
ORGANISATION There is There is a fairly There is partial There is Paragraphs are
/ COHESION complete logical completion of completion of the serious incomplete, both
connection of paragraph task. Paragraphs are inconsistency linking devices
paragraphs due organization due to partially complete in the and length
to a judicious use scarce use of due to unfinished organization of requirements
of linking linking devices (4 ideas and scarce use the paragraphs having been
devices (at least different) and of linking devices due to the disrespected.
5 different length (3 different) and misuse of the
narrative requirements (140 length requirements linking devices
linkers), length words). (120 - 130 words). and length
requirements requirements
(150 - 180 (under 120
words) and a words).
well-balanced
structure
(balanced
paragraphs).
VOCABULARY / A wide range of A range of The range of A limited A very narrow
SPELLING vocabulary is vocabulary is used vocabulary is range of range of
Wrong word: used appropriately and adequately used in vocabulary is vocabulary is
- 3 ww: -1p appropriately accurately in the the story; errors in present within present; errors in
- 5 ww: -2p and accurately story; occasional word choice / the story; less word choice /
- more than 5 ww: - throughout the errors in word formation are common items formation
3p story; precise choice / formation present when more of vocabulary predominate;
Spelling error: meaning is are possible; sophisticated items are rare and spelling errors
- 5 errors: -1p conveyed; minor spelling is well of vocabulary are may be often can make the
- 10 errors: -2p errors are rare; controlled with attempted; spelling faulty; spelling story obscure at
- more than 10: -3p spelling is very occasional slips. can be faulty at errors can make times.
well controlled. times. text
understanding
difficult.
STRUCTURES A wide range of A range of A mix of complex A limited A very narrow
grammatical grammatical and simple range of range of
Grammar mistakes: structures is used structures is used grammatical grammatical grammatical
- 2 errors: -1p accurately and accurately and structures is present structures is structures is
- 4 errors: -2p flexibly with some throughout the present along present within
- more than 4: -3p throughout the flexibility along story; errors are the story; the story; errors
story; minor the story; present when complex predominate.
errors are rare. occasional errors complex language is language is rare
 are possible. attempted. and may be
often faulty.

EFFECT ON The interest of The text has a The effect on the The effect on The effect on the
THE TARGET the reader is good effect on the reader is the reader is reader is non-
READER total. reader. satisfactory. non- relevant.
satisfactory.