MARKING SCHEME FOR QUESTION 1

BAND

DESCRIPTORS

Task very well fulfilled

All sentences constructed correctly.
EXCELLENT
Hardly any grammatical, spelling or punctuation
error
Good presentation of ideas, relevant to the stimulus.
Task fulfilled
Most sentences constructed correctly
Few single word errors found in the sentences
constructed
CREDIT
Few errors in grammatical, spelling and punctuation
errors
Satisfactory presentation of ideas, relevant to the
stimulus
Task is almost fulfilled
Some single word errors found in sentences
ACHIEVEMENT
constructed
Some grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors
Meaning is clear
Task partially fulfilled
LOW
Disorganised sentence structures but meaning is still
clear
ACHIEVEMENT
Chunking of words
Poor use of language
* 0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy

MARKS

9 - 10

78

56

1-4

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DESCRIPTORS
MARKING
B- QUESTION 2 (b)
EXCELLENT

Excellent and confident use of the language

QUESTIONQUESTION
1 a variety of sentence
Reason(s) conveyed clearly through

CREDIT

ACHIEVEMENT

LOW
ACHIEVEMENT

MARKS

structures
Reason(s) well-planned, relevant and are linked so as to
sustain the interest of the reader
Overall accurate use of spelling and punctuation

Proficient use of the language throughout

Attempts made to construct a variety of sentence structures
Most reason(s) is/are well organised, relevant and
conveyed clearly
Punctuation and spelling errors may occur occasionally but
the overall meaning is still clear
Correct use of the language
Simple sentences with minor errors but meaning is still
clear
Satisfactory presentation of reason(s)
Vocabulary is adequate to convey meaning
A few punctuation and spelling errors may be found in the
script
Poor use of the language
Multiple errors found sentences
Reason(s) are incomprehensible even after a few readings
Limited and incorrect use of vocabulary
Many spelling and punctuation errors
Direct lifting

23

* 0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy

Marking Scheme For Section C Question 3

BAND

DESCRIPTORS

EXCELLENT

CREDIT

ACHIEVEMENT

LOW
ACHIEVEMENT

MARKS

Excellent and confident use of the

language.
Ideas conveyed clearly through a variety
of sentence structures
Ideas are well-planned, organised and are
linked so as to sustain the interest of the
reader
Overall accurate use of spelling and
punctuation

13 15

Proficient use of the language throughout

Attempts made to construct a variety of
sentence structures but occasional errors
occur
Most ideas are well organised, relevant
and conveyed clearly
New words used correctly
Punctuation and spelling errors may occur
occasionally but the overall meaning is still
clear

9 - 12

Correct use of the language

Simple sentences with minor errors but
meaning is still clear
Satisfactory presentation of ideas
Vocabulary is adequate to convey
meaning
A few punctuation and spelling errors may
be found in the script
Poor use of the language
Multiple errors found sentences
Ideas are incomprehensible even after a
few readings
Limited and incorrect use of vocabulary
Many spelling and punctuation errors
Direct lifting

58

1-4

0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy

ENGLISH MARKING SYMBOLS

SYMBOLS

DEFINITION
Correct sentence

(ayat betul)
New words used correctly/Good sentence

(perkataan baru diguna/ ayat yang amat baik)

Omission of words

tertinggal perkataan)
Repetition

(pengulangan)
Punctuation

(tanda bacaan)
Inappropriate word / Vocabulary

( perkataan yang tidak sesuai)

Grammatical Errors

wwwwwwwwwwww

(kesalahan tatabahasa)
Structural error

=============

(kesalahan struktur ayat)

Unclear meaning

(maksud ayat/ perkataan tidak jelas)

Sp

Spelling error

(kesalahan ejaan)
Total distortion / Blatant Irrelevancy
//

(ayat tidak bermakna)

Redundancy

Rd

(bertindan)
Chunking

( )

(pengumpulan)
Irrelevancy / General Statement

(tidak releven)
Word Order
(susunan perkataan)