9.

Correct the tense used in the sentences below:

(a) Many migrant birds visit Japan last year.

……………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………
[1]
(b) Every year many species of birds were migrating to hotter
regions to escape the cold season.

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……………………………………………………………………………………
[1]

10. From the following sentence, select one adjective and one adverb.
Write the selected word into the blank space provided.

The exquisite song of the nightingale is particularly noticeable at night

because no other birds are singing.

Adjective …………………………. Adverb……………………………

[2]

11. Some songbirds sing at dawn.

A synonym for dawn is ………………………..

[1]
12. Add either a prefix or a suffix to the following words from the box.
Write your answer in the blank provided below.

pair necessary notice belly

………………………………… …………………………………

………………………………… …………………………………
[2]
 Section B: Writing
Spend 25 minutes on this section.

5. The Nightingale is a report taken from information books.

Write your own report for an information book.
It could be about:
Endangered species of animals.
 Types of endangered species
 Why these species are in danger
 What should be done to protect them
 What will the future be like if these species become extinct

Appendix to Mark Scheme 0844/01 April 2016: Cambridge Primary Checkpoint.

Adapted to Mark Scheme for MindRich Prep English 10/2020.
0844/01/16CPC MR Prep English 10/2020 Notes for Marking Answers

Qn 7 (a) (b) Qn 1 (a) [1] (b) [1] 1 mark for each correct sentence
Qn 10 (b) Qn 2 [3] 1 mark for each correct link
Qn 8 Qn 3 [2] 1 mark for each correct tick
Qn 9 Qn 4 [2] For any acceptable suggestion
within the text or own idea
Section A = 9 marks

Section B = 20 marks Based on band descriptors

appended for Qn 5
Section C = 21 marks Grammar/Vocabulary

Qn 12 Qn 6 [4] 1 mark for each correct answer

Qn 13 Qn 7 [1] Must be correctly underlined
Qn 16 Qn 8 [2] 1 mark each
Qn 9 (a) [1] (b) [1] Must be a correct sentence
Qn 10 [2] Must be a correct spelling
Qn 11 [1] Must be a correct spelling
Qn 12 [4] Must be a correct spelling
Qn 13 [2] Apostrophe correctly inserted
Qn 14 [3] Correctly punctuated. Deduct 1
mark for every two errors.