MARKING SCHEME

PAT 2017
ENGLISH FORM 4
PAPER 1 & 2

Section A : Objective questions

1. B 6. B 11. C

2. A 7. D 12. C

3. B 8. B 13. D

4. C 9. B 14. C

5. A 10. D 15. B
MARKING SCHEME FOR SECTION B
21 Junior Reading Page
16. Top Secret
22. Beyond Earth
17. The Misfit
23. fiction
18. Cheater, Cheater
24. Top Secret
19. For The Love of Art
25. The Misfit
20. Beyond Earth

SECTION C

26 The prospect of being home

27 (a.) I think they were compared to ants as there were many people milling about

(b) the food // friends he would meet // hours he would spend time watching television

28 (a) (i) He had taken off his glasses and his eyesight was very poor.

(ii) What he saw took his breath away

(b) The people on the train look at Arvind because he is sleeping with his glasses on

29 (a) When the girl agreed to have tea with him

(b) Arvind felt embarrassed because Sneha had been his childhood friend and he had
not recognised her.

30 * accept any suitable answers – both action and reason need to be right and
relevant to each other (characteristic supported by logical reason) in order to score
marks

Example
Action : I think they will probably decide to meet again at another time
Reason : Arvind liked Sneha he would want to meet again. She too would have
wanted to resume their friendship
31. Summary writing : Marks are awarded as follow:

Content : 10 marks
Language : 5 marks
Total : 15 marks

Content points for summary

C1 a girl sat on the opposite seat

C2 the girl has all the features of his dream girl

C3 Arvind slept very little that night

C4 the next day he was very energetic, ‘hyperactive’

C5 gone to the bathroom in the train to freshen up

C6 make himself look more presentable

C7 his mind racing fast, planning his next move on the train

C8 Arvind asked her for tea

C9 the start that he was hoping

C10 behaved like a perfect gentleman

C11 began to tell her about himself

C12 invite her for lunch and dinner

C13 she said goodnight – Arvind did not have a good night sleep

C14 He spent the whole night planning how to impress her further
SECTION D – QUESTION 32 (POEM)

Question Answers
(a)
“ Forward the Light Brigade!
Charge for the guns!”

(b)
“blundered

(c)
Surrounded by enemies // “stormed at with shot and shell” //

(d)
* accept any suitable answers – both consequence and reason need to be right
and relevant to each other (effect supported by logical reason) in order to score
marks
example:
consequence : Their country will be invaded by foreign army
Reason : Enemy manage to get into their country because no army is
defending it.
MARKING SCHEME
PAPER 1 1119/1 - SECTION A – DIRECTED WRITING
Marks are awarded as follow :
Content - 12
Format - 3
Language - 20
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Total - 35
Marks for format

F1 Addresses (both need to be correct)

F2 title

F3 closing paragraph

Marks for content :

C1 date of visit

C2 objectives – love and appreciate nature

C3 number of members going on the trip

C4 duration of your stay

C5 where you will be staying

C6 day 1 – arrive at the Tasik Banding jetty

C7 day 1 – board a boat to Royal Belum National Park

C8 day 2 – hike up Pulau Tali Kail lookout area (Bird’s eye view)

C9 day 2 – visit the Pulau Tujuh waterfall

C10 day 3 – Observing the flora and fauna (spot Rafflesia flower)

C11 benefit 1

C12 benefit 2

* Candidate needs to show understanding of the point through the formation of

appropriate sentences in order to receive marks for each point.
* Do not award marks if the candidate is merely copying the point into their essay