Answer Scheme and Marking Criteria for Form 2 English Language

Semester 2 Examination 2016

SECTION A

Question 1

Error The correct word

a) Departs Departed
b) Us Them
c) Final Finally
d) is Was
e) they Them
f) a The
g) around With
h) or And
i) have Had
j) attentive attentively

SECTION B

Question 2

(a) Malaysia

(b) Vietnam

(c) Thailand

(d) Sumatran tiger

(e) Siberian tiger

(f) Indochinese tiger

(g) To defend its territory

(h) To communicate with other tigers

(i) By excreting urine

(j) By scratching trees

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Question 3

a) True
b) False
c) False
d) True
e) Its open concept that gives the impression that the animals are in their natural
habitat.
f) One can see nocturnal animals amidst the splendour of nature and experience the
similar environment of wildlife habitat complete with animal sounds.
g) i. rejuvenating experience
ii. primary objective
h) They are attracted by its architectural uniqueness in the shape of a pagoda.
i) This is shown by its establishment of the River Terrapin Breeding project to
conserve river terrapins that are endangered and the bird sanctuary and zoo at the
Taiping Zoo and Night Safari.
j)

SECTION C

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Question 4

(a) Floods occur when it rains heavily.

(b) Floods occur when there is an overflow of water on the riverbank.

(c) (i) Floods make the land fertile.

(ii) Floods help in the increase of food production.

(d) high floods are harmful as most of the time, they destroy the crops.

(e) (i) silt

(ii) adversary

(iii) thatched houses

(iv) cattle

(f) They are covered with sands.

(g) It is blocked by a heavy deposit of soil at the mouth of the river.

(h) (i) It causes a lot of destruction to people, animals and plants.

(ii) It takes time to repair the damage caused by the flood.

(i) (i) Improve the drainage system in the city.

(ii) Build more dams to store large amounts of water during rainy season.

(Accept any suitable answers)

Question 5

(a) It is mostly about how brave his dad is.

(Accept any suitable answers)

(b) Dad is most afraid of spiders.

(c) The moral value learned is we must respect our parents even if they have
weaknesses.
(Accept any suitable answers)

(d) It is to show that his father has no fear of anything at any time of the day
regardless day or night.

(e) He will do this as he knows his son hero-worships him and he does not want to let
his son down.

SECTION D

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Question 6

GUIDED WRITING BAND DESCRIPTORS

BAND MARKS DESCRIPTORS

Task is successfully fulfilled.

Ideas are well-developed and well-organised with supporting details.
EXCELLENT 25-30 Language is accurate with few first draft slips.
Sentence structures are varied and used effectively.
Vocabulary is wide and precise.
Interest is aroused and sustained.
Task is largely fulfilled.
Ideas are developed and organised with main ideas and supporting details.
Language is largely accurate with some minor errors.
GOOD 19-24
Sentence structures are mostly varied.
Vocabulary is wide enough and mostly precise.
Interest is largely aroused.
Task is sufficiently fulfilled.
Ideas are sufficiently developed with some organisation and supporting
details.
SATISFACTORY 13-18 Language is sufficiently accurate. Errors are mostly sufficiently word errors.
Sentence structures are sufficiently varied .
Vocabulary is sufficient but lacks precision.
Interest is sufficiently aroused.
Task is partially fulfilled
Ideas are partially developed and lack organisation.
Language is partially accurate. Errors are mostly multiple word errors.
WEAK 7-12
Sentence structures lack variety and are repetitive.
Vocabulary is limited.
Interest is partially aroused.

Task is hardly fulfilled.

Ideas are not developed and not organised.
VERY WEAK 1-6 Language is inaccurate.
Sentence structures are distorted.
Vocabulary is inappropriate.
Interest is hardly aroused.

Note:

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 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 rubrics

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 to confirm. 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.

Question 7

SHORT STORY/DRAMA BAND DESCRIPTORS

BAND MARKS DESCRIPTIONS

Task is successfully fulfilled.

Ideas are well-developed and well-organised. Well supported with
evidence from the text.
EXCELLENT 9 - 10 Language is accurate with few first draft slips.
Sentence structures are varied and used effectively.
Vocabulary is wide and precise.
Interest is aroused and sustained.
Task is largely fulfilled.
Ideas are largely developed and organised. Largely supported with
evidence from the text.
GOOD 7-8 Language is largely accurate with some minor errors.
Sentence structures are mostly varied.
Vocabulary is wide enough and mostly precise.
Interest is largely aroused.
Task is sufficiently fulfilled.
Ideas are sufficiently developed but lack organisation. Supported with
some evidence from the text.
Language is sufficiently accurate. Errors are mostly sufficiently word
SATISFACTORY 5-6
errors.
Sentence structures are sufficiently varied.
Vocabulary is sufficient but lacks precision.
Interest is sufficiently aroused.

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 Task is partially fulfilled
Ideas are partially developed and lack organisation. Minimal evidence
from the text.
WEAK 34 Language is partially accurate. Errors are mostly multiple word errors.
Sentence structures lack variety and are repetitive.
Vocabulary is limited.
Interest is partially aroused.
Task is hardly fulfilled.
Hardly have any ideas.
Language is inaccurate.
VERY WEAK 1-2 Sentence structures are distorted.
Vocabulary is inappropriate.
Interest is hardly aroused.

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 rubrics

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 to confirm. 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.