MARKING CRITERIA PAPER 1 MARCH

2019

MARKING CRITERIA FOR PART 1

BAND /
MARKS A B C D E
(17 – 20) (13 - 16) (9 - 12) (5 - 8) (1 - 4)
CRITERIA
Very good Good attempt Satisfactory Inadequate Poor attempt at
attempt at the at the task. attempt at the attempt at the the task
TASK task. task. task
FULFILLMENT
Successfully Largely fulfilled Sufficiently Partially Hardly fulfilled
fulfilled fulfilled. fulfilled
No effort is Minimal effort Some effort is Significant Excessive effort
required of the is required of required of the effort may be is required of
LANGUAGE reader. the reader. reader. required of the the reader
ACCURACY reader
Accurate Largely Sufficiently Partially Hardly accurate
accurate accurate. accurate
All elements of All elements of One content Content Very little of
the message the language element elements the message is
are fully are omitted but omitted, or communicated
communicated communicated. others clearly unsuccessfully
ORGANISATION communicated. dealt with, so
& the message is
DEVELOPMENT only partly
communicated
Well organised Organised & Sufficiently Lacking Hardly any
& well developed organised with organisation & organisation
developed some details. details and details.
Varied and Largely varied Some variety Lacks variety Distorted
SENTENCE
effective sentence
STRUCTURE
structures

Notes:

1. Candidates must include all content points in their answer. If they leave out one content point, they
cannot gain full marks.
2. Answers must be linked to the context given in the question.
3. Answers must fulfil all parts of the task, or they will not receive top marks.
4. Candidates are assessed on the clarity of their message. Minor errors which do not impede
communication are not penalised (including minor spelling mistakes).
5. Award '0' mark when:
* content is totally irrelevant or incomprehensible
* there is too little language to assess
* there is no response or response is written in language other than English
* there is mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubrics
 MARKING CRITERIA PAPER 1 MARCH
2019

MARKING CRITERIA FOR PART 2

A B C D E
BAND
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK
MARK
(17 - 20) (13 - 16) (9 - 12) (5 - 8) (1 - 4)
S
Task is successfully Task is largely Task is sufficiently Task is partially Task is hardly fulfilled
fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
Ideas are well- Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are partially Ideas are not
developed and developed and sufficiently developed and developed and not
well-organised organised with developed with lack organisation organised
D with supporting main ideas and some organisation
details supporting details and supporting
E
details
S
Language is Language is largely Language is Language is Language is
C
accurate with few accurate with sufficiently partially accurate. inaccurate.
R
first draft slips some minor errors accurate. Errors Errors are mostly
I are mostly SWEs MWEs.
P
Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence structures
T structures are structures are structures are structures lack are distorted
O varied and used mostly varied. sufficiently varied. variety and are
R effectively. repetitive.
S Vocabulary is wide Vocabulary is wide Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
and precise. enough and sufficient but lacks limited inappropriate
mostly precise precision
Interest is aroused Interest is largely Interest is Interest is partially Interest is hardly
and sustained aroused sufficiently aroused aroused.
aroused

Note:
1. Award ‘0’ mark when:
 Content is totally irrelevant, i.e. mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources,
including rubrics.
 Target reader is not informed.
 There is no response or response is written in language other than English.
2. Candidates should aim to use a range of tenses, expressions and vocabulary, even if these contain
some minor mistakes. It’s important for candidates to show the full range of their language ability
and to be ambitious in their use of language.
3. Non-impeding errors, which do not affect communication, will not necessarily be penalised. These
include spelling, grammar or punctuation errors. However, errors which interfere with or cause a
breakdown in communication will be treated more severely.
4. The length of the response should not be a criterion in awarding marks. Award marks based on the
quality and relevance of the response.
5. 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 and the response fits into and refer to
the criteria in the band. Examiners should assess the script holistically and always refer to the
coordinated scripts for consistency.