ANSWER KEY: SET 2

SECTION A : IDENTIFICATION OF ERRORS

Question 1 : WhatssApp

1. to
2. has
3. users
4. your
5. become
6. it
7. providing
8. that/which
9. its
10. balanced

INFORMATION TRANSFER

Question 2 : Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad

a) 20 December 1925/ 20.12.1925/ 20/12/1025

b) King Edward VII College
c) Tun Dr Siti Hasmah bt Mohd Ali/(Tun) Dr Siti Hasmah (bt Mohd Ali)
d) The Malay Dilemma ] interchangeable
e) A Doctor in the House ]
f) Member of Parliament
g) President of United Malays National Organisation /(UMNO)
h) National car / PROTON (car)
i) MEASAT 1
j) The Multimedia Super Corridor / MSC
 SET 2 (QUESTION 3)
Answers for Questions (a-i)

Question Key/Answer Mark

a False 1 mark
b True 1 mark
c True 1 mark
d False 1 mark
e Fill in an entry form 1 mark
f RM150 in cash, a plaque and a 1 mark
certificate of merit (all the 3
things must be mentioned)
g i. gain confidence 1 mark
ii. late entries 1 mark
h The secretary wants to deter 1 mark
students from submitting the
entries late/she wants to
organise the contest more
efficiently/to make the students
take prompt actions/be more
alert
i They will get a mystery 1 mark
gift/gift/present (other suitable
answers)
 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

MARKING SCHEME QUESTION 4/ SET 1 (DENGUE)

a) Aedes aegypti mosquito /Aedes mosquito/Aedes

b) Dengue fever is contracted from the bite of a( striped) Aedes ( aegypti) mosquito.

c) A person-to-mosquito-to another-person (pathway)

d) Avoid being bitten by aedes mosquitoes.

e) Mosquito as the source of infection.
 f) Fill in the table with an appropriate word/phrase form the text.

No Meaning Word/phrase
i infectious contracted
ii increases flourishes
iii extreme severe
iv avoid prevent

g) Accept any 2 symptoms from the text.

h) Fluid replacement therapy.

i) http://www.cdc.gov/Dengue/

j) In your opinion, give two suggestions to fight dengue?

Accept 2 reasonable answers

QUESTION 5

a) The grandchild is curious to know how his grandparents managed to survive

without the aid of modern inventions/ Grandparents live in the old days.
b) Modern lifestyle / Using or depending on modern inventions.
c) Facsimile machines / Electric fans / Air Conditioners accept any reasonable answer.
d) The younger generations. (Now, people are money-minded and do not fear God and
nature.) Accept any reasonable answer.
 Marking Scheme For Section D
(40 marks)

Question 6 : 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 developed developed and developed
and well- and lack 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
structures are
Sentence
structures are
Sentence
structures are
Sentence
structures
Sentence
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.