ANSWER KEY: SET 1

SECTION A : IDENTIFICATION OF ERRORS

Question 1 : Dr Vida

1. her
2. remains
3. has
4. for
5. the
6. what
7. facing
8. becomes
9. to
10. agreed

INFORMATION TRANSFER

Question 2 : The Dangers of Vape

a) 2003
b) 3.7 V Battery ] interchangeable
c) A small wire coil around a wick/e-liquid or e-juice ]
d) Propylene Glycol (PG) ]
e) Vegetable Glycerin (VG) ] interchangeable
f) Nicotine ]
g) flavorings. ]
h) dry skin/dry mouth ]
i) rash/burning feeling on face ] interchangeable
j) itchiness/ Puffy / dry eyes ]
 SET B (QUESTION 3)
Answers for Questions (a-i)

Question Key/Answer Mark

a True 1 mark
b False 1 mark
c False 1 mark
d True 1 mark
e Matthew Raj 1 mark
f Thats Delicious A Collection of 1 mark
Local Recipes
g i. sports enthusiasts 1 mark
ii. mouth-watering dessert 1 mark
h Because it is a collection of local 1 mark
family recipes (passed down
from generation to
generation)/this is the book that
teaches how to prepare meals
the way Grandma did
i Pictopaedia 1 mark
 Question 3: Marking Criteria For Question (j)

Band/ A B C D E
Mark (9-10) (7-8) (5-6) (3-4) (1-2)
Criteria
Task Succesfully Largely Sufficiently Partially Hardly
Fulfillment fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
Language Accurate Largely Sufficiently Partially Hardly
Accuracy accurate accurate accurate accurate
Organisation Well Organised Sufficiently Partially Hardly
and organised and organised organised organised
Development and well developed and and and
developed developed developed developed
Sentence Varied and Largely Some Lack Distorted
Structure effective varied variety variety sentence
structure
Lifting from Hardly any A little Some Almost Total lifting
Text lifting lifting lifting wholesale
lifting

QUESTION 5: Literature Component (Poem)

a) In a countryside/village/rural areas
b) (The) squirrels hide their nuts in (the) grass.
c) The streams have sparkling water that look like the stars at night / stream full of stars
d) Accept any reasonable answer
Marking scheme-Aman Dani Q4 Set 2

a) He was diagnosed with a type of cancer that is rare in Malaysia - Acute Lymphocytic
Leukemia (ALL)./He was dignosed with cancer.

b) The terrible news received by the family in March 2014./He was three years old.

c) His/Aman Danis mother best friend.

d) Instagram
e) Five/ 5 intensive weeks of chemotherapy treatment
f) Fill in the table with an appropriate word/phrase form the story.

No Meaning Word/phrase
i Detected Diagnosed
ii Shocking Devastating
iii Fight Struggle
iv Give Donate

g) i)Pale (interchangeable)
ii)Sunken eyes (interchangeable)

h) O+ blood type from men

i) Sharing his story through her blog.
J i) Accept any reasonable answer
ii) Accept any reasonable answers
 Mark Scheme For Section D
(40 marks)

Assessment Objectives

This part assess students ability to:

write a report based on the given notes using correct and appropriate
language.
add more information, opinion and elaborate ideas.
write using coherent and cohesive structures to convey meaning effectively.
write an appropriate response based on a novel that they have read.

A. How writing is assessed

In the assessment of writing skills at the lower secondary school level, students are
assessed on their ability to demonstrate the following skills in their written responses:
reading skills in understanding the rubric and fulfilling the requirement of the
writing task.
thinking skills to reflect depth and maturity of thinking by giving ideas,
reasons and supporting them with appropriate elaborations.
language skills in terms of using language appropriately to provide the
correct tone, form and content by the task.

The emphasis is on how well the response fulfils the set task and the level of
language used. Accuracy of language in terms of grammar, sentence
structures and mechanics of writing is essential for effective communication.
The examiner must be able to understand and follow the presentation of ideas
or events conveyed in the students responses. Creativity is important but
should not be the sole criterion in the assessing of writing.

B. What is expected of a student

A student must at least be able to

identify the requirement of the task
provide the appropriate content according to the task specified.
use an appropriate format.
give evidence/ reasons to support given response (novel)
 use correct grammar, sentence structures and mechanics of writing.
Use paragraphs to organise ideas.
Elaborate and develop ideas e.g. by adding details, give reasons or examples
to make responses more interesting.

C. General instructions to examiners for marking Section D

1. Marked on a 5-band impression scale with marks ranging from 1 - 30 (Question 6)

and 1 10 (Question 7).
2. Read whether the response provided is relevant to the assessment objectives
given.
3. Indicate merit and demerit expressions.
4. Check whether response fulfils the criteria specified in a given band.
5. Look for details which make the writing more interesting. Responses which are
generally free from serious errors should be placed in the upper bands.
However, responses with frequent serious and minor errors should be placed
in the lower bands.
6. Read the response again to check the general criteria specified in the new band
selected.
7. If there is a change in band, read the response again to check the general criteria
specified in the new band selected.
8. Award marks accordingly.
 Marking Criteria For Question 6

A B C D E
BAND EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK

Marks 25 - 30 19 - 24 13 18 7 - 12 16
Task is Task is Task is sufficiently Task is Task is hardly
D successfully largely fulfilled partially fulfilled
E fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
S Ideas are well- Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are not
C developed and developed sufficiently partially developed
R well-organized and developed with developed and not
I with organised some organisation and lack organised
P supporting with main and supporting organisation
T details ideas and details
O supporting
R details
S
Language is Language is Language is Language is Language is
accurate with largely sufficiently partially inaccurate
first draft slips. accurate accurate. Errors accurate.
with some are mostly SWEs. Errors are
minor errors. mostly
MWEs.
Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence
structures are structures structures are structures structures are
varied and are mostly sufficiently varied lack variety distorted.
used varied. and are
effectively. repetitive.
Vocabulary is Vocabulary Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
wide and is wide sufficient but lack limited. inappropriate
precise. enough and precision.
mostly
precise.
Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is
aroused and largely sufficiently partially hardly
sustained. aroused. aroused. aroused aroused.

Note:
Award 0 mark when there is:
- no response written in language other than English; or
- mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric
When awarding marks, apply the best fit principle. No script will fit neatly 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 and always refer to the coordinated scripts for consistency.
The length of the response should not be a criteria in awarding marks. Award
marks based on the quality and relevance of the response
 Marking Criteria For Question 7

A B C D E
BAND EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK
Marks 9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2
Task is Task is largely Task is Task is Task is hardly
successfully fulfilled. sufficiently partially fulfilled.
fulfilled. fulfilled. fulfilled.
Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are Hardly any
well- largely sufficiently partially ideas.
D developed
and well-
developed
and
developed and
lack
developed
and lack
E organised. organised. organisation. organisation.
Well Largely Supported Minimal
S supported supported with some evidence
C with evidence with evidence evidence from from the text.
from the text. from text. the text.
R Language is Language is Language is Language is Language is
accurate with largely sufficiently partially inaccurate.
I few first draft accurate with accurate. accurate.
P slips. some minor Errors are Errors are
errors. mostly SWEs. mostly
T MWEs.
I Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence
structures are structures are structures are structures structures are
O varied and mostly varied. sufficiently lack variety distorted.
used varied. and are
N effectively. repetitive.
Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
wide and wide enough sufficient but limited. inappropriate.
precise. and mostly lacks precision.
precise.
Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is
aroused and largely sufficiently partially hardly
sustained. aroused. aroused. aroused. aroused.