NO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

ANSWER C A A B A C B C D B C A A C A

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM 1 (PAPER 1 & 2) FINAL-YEAR EXAMINATION ANSWER SCHEME NO ANSWER NO ANSWER 16 D 31 C 17 B 32 D 18 C 33 A 19 C 34 B 20 D 35 D 21 D 36 B 22 A 37 C 23 B 38 C 24 A 39 A 25 A 40 D 26 C 27 B 28 A 29 C 30 A

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION A: GUIDED WRITING A EXCELLENT (25-30) 25-26 27-28 29-30 19-20 B CREDIT (19-24) 21-22 23-24 C ACHIEVEMENT (13-18) 13-14 15-16 17-18 7-8 D WEAK (7-12) 9-10 11-12 1-2 E VERY WEAK (1-6) 3-4 5-6

BAND MARKS

Task fulfilled successfully.

Task fulfilled overall.

Task mostly fulfilled.

Task partially fulfilled.

Task hardly fulfilled.

Well-developed and well organized main ideas and supporting details.

Developed and organized main ideas and supporting details.

Some ideas are developed but lack details; adequately organized. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Meaning is never in doubt. Some monotonous sentence structure but variety is attempted.

Ideas less developed, lack organization. Weak paragraphing. Language is partially accurate with few major and minor errors. Most meaning got through. Sentence structure lack variety. Repetitive.

Ideas not developed nor organized and lack cohesion. No paragraphing.

DESCRIPTORS

Language is accurate with minimal error and first draft slips. Meaning is accurate Sentence structures are varied and used effectively to convey meaning.

Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Meaning is clear.

Language is largely inaccurate . Some meaning make sense.

Sentence structures are mostly varied.

Mostly simple sentence structures. Lifting or copying of ideas from text.

Vocabulary is apt and widely used.

Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision.

Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.

Vocabulary is limited.

No new or own vocabulary.

Accurate mechanics of writing.

Note: Award 0 marks if:

Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

Some errors in mechanics of writing.

Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

Lack understanding of mechanics of writing

No response or response written in language other than English. Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION B: SUMMARY WRITING

BANDS

A EXCELLENT (5) 5 Marked ability to paraphrase/use own words.

B CREDIT (4) 4 Ability to paraphrase/use own words Minimal lifting of sentences from text. Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

C ACHIEVEMENT (3) 3 Sufficient ability to paraphrase/use own words. Selective lifting of sentences. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Some errors in mechanics of writing.

D WEAK (2) 2 Hardly any ability to paraphrase/use own words. Almost wholesale lifting/copying of sentence from text. Language is partially accurate with major and minor errors. Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

E VERY WEAK (1) 1 No paraphrasing. Total lifting/copying of sentence from text. Language is largely inaccurate. Meaning makes some sense. Lack understanding of mechanics of writing.

MARKS

DESCRIPTORS

Hardly any lifting of sentences. Language is accurate with minimal minor errors and first draf slips. Accurate mechanics of writing. Note: Award 0 marks if:

No response or response written in language other than English. Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

CONTENTS:

1. can prevent heart disease/ stroke 4. can provide us with fibre/fibre keeps

2. can lower our blood pressure 5. can keep our eyes in good shape

3. can lower bodys cholesterol level 6. help keep our gums and teeth

our intestines healthy

healthy

** underlined words are mandatory. Accept other words as long as the meanings are the same ** accept any 5 appropriate content points to award full Content Points (5 marks) ** refer to band descriptors above to award marks for Language (5 marks)

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION C: NOVEL

BAND MARKS

A EXCELLENT (9-10) 9 - 10

B CREDIT (7-8) 7-8

C ACHIEVEMENT (5-6) 5-6

D WEAK (3-4) 3-4

E VERY WEAK (1-2) 1-2

Task fulfilled successfully.

Task fulfilled overall.

Task mostly fulfilled.

Task partially fulfilled.

Task hardly fulfilled.

Well-developed and well organized main ideas and supporting details.

Developed and organized main ideas and supporting details.

Some ideas are developed but lack details; adequately organized. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Meaning is never in doubt. Some monotonous sentence structure but variety is attempted.

Ideas less developed, lack organization. Weak paragraphing. Language is partially accurate with few major and minor errors. Most meaning got through. Sentence structure lack variety. Repetitive.

Ideas not developed nor organized and lack cohesion. No paragraphing.

DESCRIPTORS

Language is accurate with minimal error and first draft slips. Meaning is accurate Sentence structures are varied and used effectively to convey meaning.

Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Meaning is clear.

Language is largely inaccurate . Some meaning make sense.

Sentence structures are mostly varied.

Mostly simple sentence structures. Lifting or copying of ideas from text.

Vocabulary is apt and widely used.

Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision.

Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.

Vocabulary is limited.

No new or own vocabulary.

Accurate mechanics of writing.

Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

Some errors in mechanics of writing.

Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

Lack understanding of mechanics of writing

Note: Award 0 marks if: No response or response written in language other than English. Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

MARKING GUIDE: POSSIBLE ANSWER AND MARKS

SENARIO 1 2 3 4

ESSAY CONTENTS A CHARACTER + 2 REASONS + 2 EVIDENCE A CHARACTER + 1 REASON + 1 EVIDENCE A CHARACTER + 1 REASON + 1 VAGUE / WRONG EVIDENCE A CHARACTER + NO REASON +/ SYNOPSIS AN IMPLIED SCRIPT

MAXIMUM MARKS 10 6 4 2