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 That’s Delicious – A Collection of Local Recipes 1 mark
i. sports enthusiasts 1 mark
g
ii. mouth-watering dessert 1 mark
Because it is a collection of local family recipes
(passed down from generation to generation) OR
h 1 mark
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/Mark A B C D E
Criteria (9-10) (7-8) (5-6) (3-4) (1-2)

Task Succesfully Largely Sufficiently Partially Hardly

Fulfillment fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
Language Largely Sufficiently Partially Hardly
Accurate
Accuracy accurate accurate accurate accurate
Well Sufficiently Partially Hardly
Organisation Organised
organised organised organised organised
and and
and well and and and
Development developed
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
wholesale Total lifting
Text lifting lifting lifting
lifting
Marking scheme - Aman Dani Q4 Set 2

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

b) The terrible news received by the family in March 2014. OR He was three years old.
c) His/Aman Dani’s 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 an y reasonable
answers
 Mark Scheme For Section D (40 marks)

Assessment Objectives
This part assesses student’s ability to:
 write a response 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 /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 responses fulfill 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 fulfills 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 1–6
Task is Task is Task is
D Task is sufficiently Task is hardly
successfully largely partially
E fulfilled fulfilled
fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
S
C Ideas are
R Ideas are well- developed Ideas are
Ideas are
I developed and and sufficiently Ideas are not
partially
P well-organized organised developed with developed
developed
T with with main some organisation and not
and lack
O supporting ideas and and supporting organised
organisation
R details supporting details
S details
Language is
Language is
Language is partially
Language is largely
sufficiently accurate. Language is
accurate with accurate
accurate. Errors Errors are inaccurate
first draft slips. with some
are mostly SWEs. mostly
minor errors.
MWEs.
Sentence Sentence
Sentence
structures are Sentence structures Sentence
structures
varied and structures are lack variety structures are
are mostly
used e sufficiently varied and are distorted.
varied.
ffectively. repetitive.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary is is wide Vocabulary is
Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
wide and enough and sufficient but lack
limited. inappropriate
precise. mostly precision.
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 (NOVEL)

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 Task is

Task is largely Task is hardly
successfully sufficiently partially
fulfilled. fulfilled.
fulfilled. fulfilled. fulfilled.

Ideas are Ideas are

Ideas are
largely sufficiently Ideas are
well- developed
developed and developed and partially
and well-
organised. lack organisation. developed and Hardly any
organised. Well
Largely Supported lack organisation. ideas.
supported
supported with some Minimal evidence
with evidence
with evidence from evidence from from the text.
from the text.
text. the text.

Language is
DESCRIPTORS

Language is Language is
Language is partially
largely accurate sufficiently Language is
accurate with few accurate.
with some minor accurate. Errors inaccurate.
first draft slips. Errors are
errors. are mostly SWEs.
mostly MWEs.

Sentence Sentence Sentence

Sentence Sentence
structures are structures are structures lack
structures are structures are
varied and used sufficiently variety and are
mostly varied. distorted.
effectively. varied. repetitive.

Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
wide enough and sufficient but lacks
wide and precise. limited. inappropriate.
mostly precise. precision.

Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is

aroused and largely sufficiently partially hardly
sustained. aroused. aroused. aroused. aroused.