ANSWER SCHEME PT3 ENGLISH LANGUAGE MID YEAR

2016
Suggested Answers
SECTION A
Question 1
a passed
b raise
c contacted
d response
e in

f. overjoyed
g. for
h. following
i. to
j. thanks

SECTION B
Question 2
a Murut // Muruts
b Negritoes // Negritoes
c Senoi // Senois
d - Animals
e - Birds
f More accurate
g Less accurate / Hard to shoot in straight line
h Sap of certain trees and snakes venom
i 28 metres
j Traditional ritual (Accept any possible answer)
Question 3
a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c .FALSE
d TRUE
e. Putra Bayu Beach Resort

j. SHORT WRITING TASK (e-mail)

Refer the marking scheme attached

f. Bayou Lagoon Park

g. (i) accommodation
g. (ii) stroll
h. They offer walking tours, cooking class,
and night games
i. Fishing / fly kites/ paddy planting/rubber
tapping

SECTION C
Question 4
a. Preparing for her final semester exam
b. Her aunty needs some tips /advice as she had taken a course in landscaping.
c i) Buy sun-loving plants if her balcony faces the sun
ii)Buy shade-loving plants if her balcony does not face the sun.
d i) Create a vertical garden attaching a planter box on the wall and grow plants in it. or
ii) Put a shallow planter box and grow grass in it. or
iii) Arrange small flower pots of flowering plants along the balcony railing.
The word WALL is mandatory to show that the place is limited
e. i) sun-loving plants
ii) shallow
iii) railing
iv) fragrant aromas
f, grass
g. She will probably go for her class.
h. It can appeal to the sense of smell and sight.
i. 1. Plants clean the air. - More oxygen at night
2. Your house/room will be much cooler
3. Plants make you happy
4. Plants help deter illness
( Accept any other logical answers )
Question 5 - POEM
a. A grandchild
b. The grandparents are ignorant about pollution, stress, traffic jam, destructions of forests.
(environmental or health problems / problems of modern day living)
c. Nature is at risk because of the attitude of irresponsible and greedy people. / actions of the
present generation
d. Yes, perhaps they would learn to relax and be more calm.
No, because they are so used to the comfort of modern day gadgets.
(Accept any logical answers)
SECTION D (LONG WRITING TASK)
Question 6
Refer the marking scheme attached
NOVEL
Question 7

Refer the marking scheme attached

QUESTION 3 (j) ( e-mail)

GRADE
A

MARKS
9-10

7-8

5-6

3-4

1-2

DESCRIPTION
Requirements of task fulfilled.
No errors except for first draft slips
Very good sentence structures, some
complex sentences are evident.
Excellent language usage
Requirements of task fulfilled.
A few minor errors.
Grammar and spelling are generally
secure.
Overall good language usage.
Requirements of task largely fulfilled.
Some grammar errors but mistakes do
not impede reading.
Fair language usage.
Requirments of task partially fulfilled.
Many grammar errors and errors of
expression.
Poor language may impede readers
understanding .
Poor language usage.
Requirements of task hardly fulfilled.
The sentence structures are insecure,
straightforward.
Very frequent serious grammatical and
spelling errors.
Writing is difficult to follow and impede
understanding.

QUESTION 6
MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION D LONG WRITING TASK BAND DESCRIPTORS
BAND

MARKS

EXCELLENT

25-30

DESCRIPTORS

CREDIT

19-24

ACHIEVEMENT

13-18

WEAK

7-12

VERY WEAK

1-6

Task fulfilled with ideas and details well-developed and

well-organised.
Language is accurate with few minor errors and first
draft slips.
Varied sentence structures are used effectively to
convey meaning.
Vocabulary is apt and widely used.
Accurate use of mechanics of writing.
Interest of the reader is aroused and sustained.
Task fulfilled with ideas and details developed and
organised.
Language is largely accurate with some serious and
minor errors.
Simple and compound sentence structures are
accurate.
Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision.
Almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and
paragraphing.
Interest of the reader is aroused but not sustained.
Task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but lacks
details, ideas adequately organised.
Language is sufficiently accurate with frequent serious
errors.
Simple and compound sentence structures are
attempted.
Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.
Some errors in mechanics of writing.
Task partially fulfilled with ideas less developed; ideas
lack cohesion.
Language barely accurate with frequent serious errors
that hamper reading.
Limited vocabulary
Serious errors in mechanics of writing.
Task hardly fulfilled with ideas lack cohesion.
High density of errors; meaning is hardly conveyed.
Very limited vocabulary

QUESTION 7
MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION D NOVEL BAND DESCRIPTORS
BAND

MARKS

EXCELLENT

9-10

DESCRIPTORS

CREDIT

7-8

ACHIEVEMENT

5-6

WEAK

3-4

Requirements of task fulfilled

Ideas and details well-developed, well-organised with
evidence from text
Varied sentence structures (simple and compound)
Wide and apt vocabulary
Accurate use of language
Accurate mechanics of writing
Requirements of task fulfilled
Ideas and details largely developed, organised and
supported with evidence from text
Varied sentence structures (simple and compound)
Vocabulary wide enough
Largely accurate use of language
Largely accurate mechanics of writing
Requirements of task fulfilled
Ideas and details sufficiently developed with some
organisation and supported with some evidence from
text
Sentence structures lack variety (simple structures
dominate)
Adequate vocabulary used
Sufficiently accurate use of language
Fairly accurate mechanics of writing
Requirements of task partially fulfilled
Ideas lack development and organisation with minimal
textual support mere narration
Sentence structures mostly simple with errors that
hamper reading
Limited vocabulary
Language barely accurate with errors that hamper
reading
Inconsistent mechanics of writing

VERY WEAK

1-2

Requirements of task hardly fulfilled

Hardly any development of relevant ideas or textual
support
High density of errors; blurring evident, lack cohesion
Very limited vocabulary
Numerous errors in mechanics of writing