Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Marking Scheme
SECTION A
1.C
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.D
7.A
8.A
9.C
10.B
11.C
12.D
13.A
14.B
15.D
SECTION B
16. Kindle
17. Spellebrity Video
18. 1 to 4
19. Not longer than five minutes
20. 1st June 2016
21. Kuala Lumpur
22. An all-expenses-paid trip to the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee
23. Five
24. upload a completed parental consent form on spellebrity.com
25. spellebrity.com
SECTION C
26. (a) Ken was bullied by a group of students [who knocked him over and sent his belongings scattering.] (1m)
(b) Mark helped Ken / Mark rushed to Kens aid [and helped him to retrieve his spectacles and books.] (1m)
27. (a) Mark found Ken to be a nice guy [and developed a strong liking for his new friend.](1m)
(b) [Ken wanted] to become a doctor/ any job related to medical studies.(1m)
28. (i) Ken was more confident/popular.(1m)
(ii) Ken looked more attractive/handsome.(1m)
29. (a) He was planning to take an overdose of sleeping pills.(1m)
(b) Incredulity (1m)
30. Ken decided not to kill himself after befriending Mark because
-Marks simple gesture of kindness led Ken to believe that there was still hope for him
-He also realised that he wanted to savour the happiness that he had found through his friendship with
Mark.
-Any acceptable answer with similar idea[s].(2m)
[When Ken graduated from medical school,] he invited Mark for his
C6 1
graduation ceremony.
1
C8 [On graduation day,] Mark noticed that Ken was very confident
1
C9 and extremely popular on campus.
C10 In his speech, Ken revealed that he had once contemplated suicide. 1
C12 and sincerity [showed him that life was worth living.] 1
When Mark saw Ken being bullied, he rushed over to help. He helped him retrieve his spectacles and carried his
books. They got to know each other over the years and eventually became best friends. After finishing school,
both of them went to different universities. When Ken graduated from medical school, he invited Mark for his
graduation ceremony. He had been asked to give a speech and he wanted Mark to be present. On graduation
day, Mark noticed that Ken was very confident and extremely popular on campus. During his speech Ken
revealed that he had once contemplated suicide. During that crucial point in his life he unexpectedly met Mark.
Marks friendship and sincerity showed him that life was worth living. He thanked Mark for unwittingly saving his
life that day. (130 words)
SUMMARY: CRITERIA FOR STYLE AND PRESENTATION
Mark PARAPHRASE Mark USE OF ENGLISH
A sustained attempt to re-phrase Very occasional first draft slips. Language
text. Expression is secure. is accurate. Varied sentence structures.
5 5
Allowance given for phrases / words Use of original complex syntax.
lifted from text that are difficult to Punctuation and spelling accurate.
substitute.
A noticeable attempt to re-phrase Language almost always accurate.
text. Free from stretches of Isolated serious errors. Some varied
4 4
concentrated lifting. Expression structures. Sentences may include
generally sound. original complex syntax. Punctuation and
spelling nearly always accurate.
Intelligent and selective lifting. Language is largely accurate. Simple
Limited attempts to re-phrase. structures tend to dominate. Noticeable
3 3
Expression may not always be serious errors but not frequent.
secure. Sentences that show some varieties and
complexities will generally be lifted from
the text. Punctuation and spelling largely
accurate.
2 Wholesale copying of text material, 2 More frequent serious errors but meaning
not a complete transcript of the never in doubt. Simple structures but
original. Own language limited to accuracy not sustained. Simple
single word substitution. Irrelevant punctuation and spelling of simple words
sections more frequent. largely accurate. Irrelevant or distorted
details might destroy sequence in places.
Note:
Mark for P + Mark for UE
Mark for style and presentation L = ----------------------------------- (Language)
Example: L = 3 + 4 = 7/2 = 3 = 4
Question 33:
Marks awarded are as follows:
Content : 10 marks
Language : 5 marks
Total : 10 marks
Please refer to the band descriptors below before deciding which band best fits the mark for CONTENT
and LANGUAGE.
4 Language-largely accurate
Sentence structure- some variations.
Punctuation- accurate and generally helpful
Spelling- largely accurate
SECTION A
Format: 3 Marks
F1 Senders address and date 1 mark
*Note: mark will only be awarded if the two items are written correctly
F2 Salutation/greeting Dear John/Dear Alice etc 1 mark
F3 Closing Your friend/yours truly 1 mark
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3 marks
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Content: 12 Marks
C1 Invite to come over 1 mark
C2 Reason 1 for inviting 1 mark
C3 Reason 2 for invitng 1 mark
C4 Name of the 1st place to visit 1 mark ] mentioned
C5 Activity of the 1st place 1 mark ] together
C6 Reason for visiting the 1st place 1 mark ]
C7 Name of the 2nd place to visit 1 mark ] mentioned
C8 Activity of the 2nd place 1 mark ] together
C9 Reason for visiting the 2nd place 1 mark ]
C10 Other interesting plan 1 1 mark
C11 Other interesting plan 2 1 mark
C12 Looking forward to the cousins visit 1 mark
Note: All notes must be completed before any content point can be awarded. If any idea is
incomplete, content point cannot be awarded.
Language: 20 Marks
1. Marks are awarded for:
i. Accurate English
2. Read the script and indicate all the errors of language by underlining word, phrase or
punctuation where the mistake appears.
3. Please take note for good appropriate vocabulary, structure and tone.
Some sense
U (ii) Multiple Word Errors (MWE) very frequent, requires re-
8 13 reading before being understood, impedes reading/ blurring
Only a few accurate sentences mostly simple sentences
Length short