ENGLISH PAPER 2(Marking Scheme)

JUNE 2001

POSSIBLE ANSWERS

Section A

Question 1 8 marks

a)i. ‘one word’ captive

Give 0 for : unnatural/ artificial

ii). ‘natural environment’

There is no need to change/ adjust the facts of the study

Give 0 for: no artificial adjustments (alone)

b) ‘activities of wild snakes’

i). ‘different”
Not as strange/ similar to those of other wild animals.

ii). ‘similar’
they are varied and curious.
NB: one limb of the answer may score.

c). ‘untrue’
that pythons insert claw like organs into the nostrils of captures animals to
kill them.
Or: the python uses the claw like organs to kill.

d). ‘four consecutive words’

tackle more formidable prey

e). 2 reasons a ‘strategic position’

i). in order top conceal themselves from baboons
 Give 0 for : the baboons were on a high rocky outcrop

ii). To be able to shoot at the baboons/ attack or kill the baboons

Question 2 12 Marks

a). ‘succession’
the barks came one after the other/ repeatedly/ recurrently/ continually/
intermittently / in series
Give 0 for: The bark came continuously / ..intermingle with lesser grunts
and squeals…/without stopping / incessant

b). ‘evidence of position taken’

The baboons were totally oblivious of the presence of the author and his
friends/ the sentinels were not aware of their presence/ although the
baboons were close to the observation post, they did not see the men.

Give 0 for: it was strategic.

c). ‘what made it possible’

The python grabbed the hindquarter only / the python had grabbed the
hind quarter and the baboon’s fore limbs were free/ it could use its teeth

d)i. ‘two phrases of three words each’

‘emotionally’
Feeling very dejected

ii). ‘physically’
limped very slowly

iii). ‘destroy the python’

‘it was too severely mauled/ seriously wounded/ very badly wounded/
critically wounded/ gravely wounded/ extremely injured/ lacerated/
savaged/ mutilated

- to continue living/ remain alive/ survive / to exist

Give 0 for: fatally/ dangerously hurt/ bitten

e). 5 marks (5 x 1)

1 Mark 0 Mark

Tackle take on / attack/ engage/ deal with/ handle/ tight with/

(line 20) try to bring down/ grapple with bring down/ have a go at/ catch/
Seize/ confront/ hunt/ challenge

Heralded announced/ signaled/ ushered pointed out/ warned/ preceded

(line 32) in/ made known by/ accompanied

Worrying bothering/ troubling/ torturing nagging/ biting/ irritating

(line 56) pestering/ harassing/ tormenting

Constrict squeeze/ crush/ tighten/ coils strangle/ crush/ tighten (alone)/

(line 65) around victim/ suffocate through compress/ suffocate (alone)
Squeezing

Quarry prey/ victim/ the hunted the kill/ prize/ the enemy/ bush
(line 73) buck/ target/ the animal being
Pursued

To no avail without success/ in vain/ it was hopeless (alone)/ did not succeed
(line 89) it was of no use/ futile/ fruitless was not successful/ did not work
Unsuccessful/ useless/ ineffective/
With no positive result/ to no end/
Achieve nothing

Succumbed (NB: The word has two ideas or resigned (alone)

Ideas or connotations i.e death
And surrendering. Accept either)
Gave up/ gave in/ died/ submitted/
Surrendered / resigned itself/ capitulated

Flexible stretching/ elastic/ adaptable/ plasticity/ supple/ pliant/

Adjustable/ extendable/ able to pliable/ changing (alone)
Expand/ mouth could easily
Change in size/ able to become bigger
Question 3 – 20 Marks (15 + 5)

Excess words to the 150 required are not marked. The candidate is marked for
points in response to the given questions as well as the grammar used in
expressing them.

Each point scores 1 mark.

1. Spotted the movement of its quarry

2. Lifted its head slightly
3. Flicked out its tongue
4. Slowly moved closer to the edge of the pool
5. Positioned itself near a narrow animal track.
6. Concealed itself beneath the grass and bushes.
7. Re- arranged its coils.
8. Remained in this position for several minutes.
9. Watched the buck.
10. Waited for the buck to finish drinking.
11. The python singled out one of the younger buck.
12. Moved in a little closer.
13. Suddenly struck out.
14. Buried its large teeth into the animal’s neck.
15. Retained a firm grip.
16. The python wound (three) coils.
17. The snake methodically tightened the coils.
18. The python exerted enormous pressure.
19. Untwined its coils.
20. Started to examine the body.

Section B

Question 4 10 marks (5 x 2)

a)i. Accept: to be sarcastic/ mock/ ridicule/ laugh at/ make fun of/ to be
ironical/ poke fun at/ deride

Give 0 for: jeer/ scorn/ sneer/ humiliate

ii). Accept: rebuke/ reprimand/ showing disapproval/ censure/ reprove/

trim/ tell you/ upbraid
 Give 0 for: exhort/ admonish/ berate/ castigate/ chide/ blame/ slap
Down

b)i. Accept: rude/ impolite/ disrespectful/ discourteous/ ill- mannered

Give 0 for: blunt/ demanding/ bad mannered

ii). Accept: polite/ well mannered/ respectful/ courteous

Give 0 for: kind/ nice/ requesting/ good – mannered

c)i. Accept: angry/ displeased/ disapproves/ curious/ indignant

Give 0 for: interrogation/ querying/ he wants to know/ inquiring/

Questioning

ii). Accept: surprise/ taken aback/ astounded

Give 0 for: shocked

d)i. Accept: comply/ will attempt to solve/ correct/ look into/ rectify the
problem/ co-operative/ be understanding/ will attend to the
problem/ will be helpful/ will apologise

Give 0 for: helpful (alone)/ he is helpful/ he is apologetic

ii). Accept: offended/ annoyed/ angered/ infuriated/ will be angry/ send

you out/ scold/ rebuke/ reprimand/ chide

Give 0 for: displeased/ ignore/ unhappy/ send you off/ bored

e)i. to plead
ii. to flatter
iii. to advertise
iv. to hurt