MARKING SCHEME

END-YEAR EXAMINATION 2011

ENGLISH
PAPER 2

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 SECTION A - GUIDED WRITING
(Total marks – 30 marks)
MARKING CRITERIA
BAND MARKS DESCREPTIONS
 Tasks fulfilled with ideas and details well developed and well-organised
EXCELLENT 25-30  Language is accurate with few spelling/construction errors and first draft slips
 Varied sentence structures are used effectively to convey meaning
 Vocabulary is apt and widely used
 Accurate use of mechanics of writing
 Interest of the reader is aroused and sustained

CREDIT 19-24  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 lacks precision
 Almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and paragraphing
 Interest of the reader is aroused but not sustained


ACHIEVEMENT 13-18  Task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but lacks details, ideas adequately organized
 Language is sufficiently accurate with frequent serious errors
 Simple and compound sentence structures are attempt
 Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning
 Some errors in mechanics of writing

WEAK 7-12  Task partially fulfilled with ideas less developed; ideas lacking organized

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  Language is barely accurate with frequent serious errors that hamper reading
 Vocabulary is limited
 Serious errors in mechanics of writing

VERY WEAK 1-6  Task hardly fulfilled; ideas lack cohesion

 High density of errors; meaning is hardly conveyed

When awarding marks, apply the ‘best fit’ principle. No script will fit 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. Examiners should assess the script holistically.

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 SECTION B : SUMMARY (10 MARKS)
BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK
MARKS 5 4 3 2 1
D - Marked ability - Ability to - Sufficient ability to - Hardly any - Unable to
E to paraphrase / paraphrase / use ability to paraphrase
S paraphrase / use own words own words paraphrase /
C use own words - Language is - Language is use own words
R - Language is largely accurate sufficiently - Language is
I accurate accurate partially
P accurate
T
- Hardly any - Minimal lifting - Selective lifting - Almost - Wholesale
O
lifting wholesale lifting lifting
R
S - Accurate - Largely - Some errors in - Numerous - Serious
mechanics of accurate mechanics of errors in errors in
writing mechanics of writing mechanics of mechanics of
writing writing writing
Note : Award ‘0’ mark when there is :
● no response or response written in language other than English; or
● mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric.
Content Points (Maximum 5)
1. Snorkelling in the calm waters 4. Go hiking

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 2. Hire a boat / go island hopping 5. go for a picnic
3. Take a tour (to Pulau Dayang Bunting) 6. shop for / buy souvenirs

SECTION C (10 MARKS) – SHORT STORY BAND DESCRIPTORS

BAND MARKS DESCRIPTORS

 Requirements of task fulfilled
EXCELLENT 9 - 10  Ideas and details well-developed, well organized with evidence from the text
 Varied sentence structures- simple and compound
 Wide and apt vocabulary
 Accurate use of language
 Accurate mechanics of writing
 Requirements of task fulfilled
CREDIT 7–8  Ideas and details largely developed, organized and supported with evidence from the text
 Varied sentence structures -simple and compound
 Vocabulary wide enough
 Largely accurate use of language
 Largely accurate mechanics of writing
 Requirements of task fulfilled
ACHIEVEMENT 5–6  Ideas and details sufficiently developed with some organization
 Sentence structures lack variety ( simple structures dominates )
 Adequate vocabulary used
 Sufficiently accurate use of language

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  Fairly accurate mechanics of writing
 Requirements of task fulfilled
WEAK 3–4  Ideas lack development and organizations with minimal textual support-mere narration
 Sentence structures mostly simple with errors that hamper reading
 Vocabulary limited
 Language is barely accurate with errors that hamper reading
 Inconsistent mechanics of writing
 Requirements of task hardly fulfilled
VERY WEAK 1–2  Hardly any development of relevant ideas or textual support
 High density of errors, blurring evident, lacks cohesion
 Vocabulary very limited
 Mechanics of writing-numerous errors