ENGLISH LANGUAGE PMR TRIAL EXAMINATION 2012 ANSWER SCHEME

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION A: GUIDED WRITING A EXCELLENT (21-25) 25 24- 23 22- 21 20 B CREDIT (16 - 20) 19- 18 17-16 C ACHIEVEMENT (11 - 15) 15 14 -13 12 -11 10 D WEAK (6 - 10) 9- 8 7- 6 5 E VERY WEAK (1-5) 4-3 2-1

BAND MARKS

Task fulfilled successfully. Well-developed and well organized main ideas and supporting details. Language is accurate with minimal error and first draft slips. Meaning is accurate Sentence structures are varied and used effectively to convey meaning. Vocabulary is apt and widely used.

Task fulfilled overall.

Task mostly fulfilled.

Task partially fulfilled.

Task hardly fulfilled.

Developed and organized main ideas and supporting details.

Some ideas are developed but lack details; adequately organized. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Meaning is never in doubt. Some monotonous sentence structure but variety is attempted.

Ideas less developed, lack organization. Weak paragraphing.

Ideas not developed nor organized and lack cohesion. No paragraphing. Language is largely inaccurate. Some meaning make sense.

DESCRIPTORS

Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Meaning is clear. Sentence structures are mostly varied.

Language is partially accurate with few major and minor errors. Most meaning got through. Sentence structure lack variety. Repetitive.

Mostly simple sentence structures. Lifting or copying of ideas from text. No new or own vocabulary.

Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision. Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.

Vocabulary is limited.

Accurate mechanics of writing.

Some errors in mechanics of writing.

Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

Lack understanding of mechanics of writing

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION B: POEM

1. a) b) Fought for independence i. celebrate Independence/National Day ii. sing the National Anthem. (Any relevant answers)

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION B: NOVEL

BAND MARKS A EXCELLENT 12 - 10 Task fulfilled successfully. Well-developed and well organized main ideas and supporting details. Language is accurate with minimal error and first draft slips. Meaning is accurate Sentence structures are varied and used effectively to convey meaning. Vocabulary is apt and widely used. Accurate mechanics of writing.
Note: Award 0 marks if: No response or response written in language other than English. Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

B CREDIT 9 -7 Task fulfilled overall. Developed and organized main ideas and supporting details. Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Meaning is clear. Sentence structures are mostly varied.

C ACHIEVEMENT 6-5 Task mostly fulfilled. Some ideas are developed but lack details; adequately organized. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Meaning is never in doubt. Some monotonous sentence structure but variety is attempted. Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning. Some errors in mechanics of writing.

D WEAK 4-3 Task partially fulfilled. Ideas less developed, lack organization. Weak paragraphing. Language is partially accurate with few major and minor errors. Most meaning got through. Sentence structure lack variety. Repetitive. Vocabulary is limited.

E VERY WEAK 2-1 Task hardly fulfilled. Ideas not developed nor organized and lack cohesion. No paragraphing. Language is largely inaccurate . Some meaning make sense.

DESCRIPTORS

Mostly simple sentence structures. Lifting or copying of ideas from text. No new or own vocabulary. Lack understanding of mechanics of writing

Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision. Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION C: SUMMARY WRITING A EXCELLENT (5) 5 Marked ability to paraphrase/use own words. B CREDIT (4) 4 Ability to paraphrase/use own words Minimal lifting of sentences from text. Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Few minor slips in mechanics of writing. C ACHIEVEMENT (3) 3 Sufficient ability to paraphrase/use own words. Selective lifting of sentences. Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Some errors in mechanics of writing. D WEAK (2) 2 Hardly any ability to paraphrase/use own words. Almost wholesale lifting/copying of sentence from text. Language is partially accurate with major and minor errors. Serious errors in mechanics of writing. E VERY WEAK (1) 1 No paraphrasing. Total lifting/copying of sentence from text. Language is largely inaccurate. Meaning makes some sense. Lack understanding of mechanics of writing.

BANDS

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DESCRIPTORS

Hardly any lifting of sentences. Language is accurate with minimal minor errors and first draf slips. Accurate mechanics of writing. Note: Award 0 marks if:

No response or response written in language other than English. Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

Suggested Content Points : Effects of fast food to childrens health 1. Their easy to eat and tastes allure them (children) away from healthy vegetables/ homemade nutritious food. 2. As the food contain starch, they do not make the child feel full/ do not give a feeling of fullness / makes them hungry most of the time 3. thus leading to overeating 4. obesity/ increase in weight Accept any five appropriate content points Underlined words are mandatory. Accept other words as long as the meanings are the same. A total of 10 marks for this question Award 5 marks for 5 content points (C)

5. obese children spend little time in physical activity/ sports 6. leading to sedentary lifestyle 7. leads to mental stress 8. and other emotional disturbances