ANSWER SCHEME FORM 2

SECTION A
QUESTION 1
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

do
keep
need
a
try
have
is
bored
having
changing

SECTION B
QUESTION 2
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

8 February 1903
Father of Independence
went to Bangkok
Penang Free School
to attend Cambridge University
Assistant District Officer
Deputy Public Prosecutor
President of UMNO
Chief Minister
Malaysias first Prime Minister

QUESTION 3
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)

TRUE
FALSE
TRUE
FALSE
The building used to house the Federal Court of Malaysia, the Court of Appeals and the
High Court of Malaya.
Old KL Railway Station and Masjid Jamek
i) iconic
ii) scattered
They were all built before Independence Day
These buildings should be preserved because they are a piece of Malaysias history.
Dear Jasmin,

Lets go and visit the Sultan Abdul Samad building this school holiday. I have only seen
the building on television so I would like to see it up close. It is also quite a historical
building, dating back to 1897. Please let me know what you think about my suggestion.
Your friend,
@$#%#^&
(REFER TO THE MARKING CRITERIA)

SECTION C
QUESTION 4
a) Jennifer might sacrifice her time to learn, play and relax.
b) Consistent in her studies.
c) Manage her time well.
d) Call Susy.
e) Seven hours
f) Her mind and body needs the rest and time to rejuvenate after a long day.
g) i) good grades
ii) jeopardizing
iii) nurture
iv) opportunities
h) She will have the opportunities to learn other skills.
i) i) Avoid unnecessary stress
ii) She will be missing out on all the other exciting and educational activities.
j) i) Accept any suitable answer.
ii) Accept any suitable answer.

QUESTION 5
a) It is about the setting sun.
b) The hot sun
c) It bleeds
d) i) Bravery and strength
ii) Powerful sounds like a band

QUESTION 6
(REFER TO THE MARKING CRITERIA)

QUESTION 7
This is a drama about false impressions. Towers Chandler, an office worker, has an interesting
routine. He sets aside a dollar every week from his earnings. Then on the tenth week, he spends
the money on a night out on the town. He wears his finest clothes, goes to a fine restaurant and
pretends to be someone from the upper class. One day, he has a chance encounter with a young,
plainly-dressed woman named Marian. Chandler takes a liking to her and asks her to join him for
dinner. During dinner, Chandler keeps up with his pretenses and tells her about his life as a man
of leisure. Marian seems disappointed that he has no proper job or ambition and leaves the
restaurant after dinner. When Marian gets home, it becomes apparent that she is actually a lady
from the upper class, and not a shop girl as Chandler had assumed. She is regretful that although
she likes Chandler, she does not like the lifestyle that he leads. The ending makes the readers
wonder if a friendship could have developed between them if only they had been genuine with
each other.

Marking Criteria for Question j

Band /
Mark
Criteria
Task fulfilment
Language
Accuracy
Organisation
and
Development
Sentence
Structure
Lifting from text

9-10

7-8

5-6

3-4

1-2

Fulfilled

Fulfilled
Largely
accurate

Fulfilled
Sufficiently
accurate
Sufficiently
organised
with some
details

Fulfilled
Partially
accurate

Fulfilled
Hardly
accurate

Lacking
organisation
and details

Hardly any
organisation
and details

Some
variety

Lack variety

Distorted
sentence
structure

Some lifting

Almost
wholesale
lifting

Total lifting

Accurate
Wellorganised and
welldeveloped

Organised
and
developed

Varied and
effective

Largely
varied

Hardly any
lifting

A little lifting

Note:
Award 0 mark when there is
-

no response or response written in language other than English; or

mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric

Marking Criteria For Question 6

BAND

A
EXCELLENT
25-30
Task is fulfilled

B
GOOD
19-24
Task is fulfilled

C
SATISFACTORY
13-18
Task is fulfilled

D
WEAK
7-12
Task is partially

E
VERY WEAK
1-6
Task is hardly

D
E
S
C
R
I
P
T
O
R
S

fulfilled
Ideas are
partially
developed and
lack organisation

fulfilled
Ideas are not
developed and
not organised

Ideas are welldeveloped and

well-organised
with supporting
details

Ideas are
developed and
organised with
main ideas and
supporting
details

Ideas are
sufficiently
developed with
some organisation
and supporting
details

Language is
accurate with
few first draft
slips

Language is
largely accurate
with some minor
errors

Language is
sufficiently
accurate. Errors
are mostly SWEs

Sentence
structures are
varied and used
effectively

Sentence
structures are
mostly varied

Sentence
structures are
sufficiently varied

Vocabulary is
wide and
precise

Vocabulary is
wide enough
and mostly
precise

Vocabulary is
sufficient but lacks
precision

Vocabulary is
limited

Vocabulary is
inappropriate

Interest is
aroused and
sustained

Interest is largely
aroused

Interest is
sufficiently
aroused

Interest is
partially aroused

Interest is hardly
aroused

Language is
partially
accurate. Errors
are mostly
MWEs
Sentence
structures lack
variety and are
repetitive

Language is
inaccurate

Sentence
structures are
distorted

Note:
Award 0 mark when there is
- no response or response written in language other than English; or
- mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric

Marking Criteria For Question 7

BAND

A
EXCELLENT
9-10

B
GOOD
7-8

C
SATISFACTORY
5-6

D
WEAK
3-4

E
VERY WEAK
1-2

D
E

R
I
P
T
O
R
S

Task is hardly
fulfilled

Vocabulary is
sufficient but lacks
precision

Vocabulary is
limited

Vocabulary is
inappropriate

Interest is
sufficiently
aroused

Interest is
partially aroused

Interest is hardly
aroused

Task is fulfilled

Ideas are welldeveloped and

well-organised.
Well supported
with evidence
from the text.

Ideas are largely

developed and
organised.
Largely
supported with
evidence from
the text.

Language is
accurate with
few first draft
slips

Language is
largely accurate
with some minor
errors

Language is
sufficiently
accurate. Errors
are mostly SWEs

Sentence
structures are
varied and used
effectively

Sentence
structures are
mostly varied

Sentence
structures are
sufficiently varied

Vocabulary is
wide and
precise

Vocabulary is
wide enough
and mostly
precise

Interest is
aroused and
sustained

Interest is largely
aroused

S
C

Task is partially
fulfilled
Ideas are
partially
developed and
lack
organisation.
Minimal
evidence from
the text.
Language is
partially
accurate. Errors
are mostly
MWEs
Sentence
structures lack
variety and are
repetitive

Task is fulfilled

Task is fulfilled
Ideas are
sufficiently
developed but
lack organisation.
Supported with
some evidence
from the text.

Note:

Award 0 mark when there is

no response or response written in language other than English; or
mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric

Hardly any
ideas.

Language is
inaccurate

Sentence
structures are
distorted