ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PT3
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2017

MARK SCHEME

QUESTION
ANSWERS REMARKS
NUMBER
SECTION A
ERROR CORRECT WORD
a) are a) were
b) Jess b) Jess’s
c) struggled c) struggling
d) Their d) They
QUESTION
e) thought e) think
1
f) brave f) braver
Error Correction g) finger g) fingers
( 10 marks )
h) onto h) on
i) frighten i) frightened
j) a j) the

SECTION B
a) Kampung Bukit Treh / (in )Muar / Johor)
b) Arts (majoring in politics and psychology)
c) A marketing representative

QUESTION d) A copy writer

e) An executive creative director
2
f) tolerance /family / living in a multicultural society
Information g)
Transfer h) 2002- Rabun
-Places of Interest i)2004 – Sepet
( 10 marks ) j)2009 - Talentime

a. FALSE
b. TRUE
c. FALSE
d. TRUE
e. You can improve your health by practising good eating habits.

f. They are healthy breakfast food choices because they contain nutrients
the body needs.
QUESTION
3 g. i) impact
ii) temptations
Reading
Comprehension h. I think they are called healthy cooking methods as they do not require
-Non-Linear any oil for doing so. (or any other relevant responses)
(20 marks)
i. I should do this because they are unhealthy food options. (or any other
relevant responses)

j. Refer to marking scheme /

MARKING BAND FOR QUESTION 3(j) – Short Writing

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 (a)different ways old materials can be used to build a new house

(Accept any plausible answer)

(b) to reuse or to find a new use of materials

(c) it lessens the amount of new materials used to build the house
(d) materials from the house being torn down / beach / a farm
QUESTION
(e) driftwood for railing / tires for wall / metal from old umbrellas to make lighting
4 fixtures
Reading
f) i. junkyard ii. Driftwood
Comprehension
-Linear iii. grain silo iv. Crate

(15 arks) (g) recycled houses don’t have to be built with recycled materials

(h) newspapers weave into basket / plastic bottles as flower pots / plastic carton
as jewellery box

a) The worm lives in contaminated soil/ acidic soil poisons the worm/it
kills the robin when it eats the worm.
It had poisoned robin indirectly
(Accept any plausible answer)
b) By its tainted flesh / by its contaminated flesh /
(Accept any plausible answer)
QUESTION
c) I ensured that it died
5
Poem

-Poisoned Talk
(5 Marks) d) (Accept any plausible answer)

QUESTION
6
Guided Writing -Refer to marking scheme / scoring criteria for long writing-
-Recount

QUESTION
7
Novel
-Theme -Refer to marking scheme / scoring criteria for Novel Response -
 MARKING BAND FOR QUESTION 3(j) – Short Writing

Marks Response
range
A Task is successfully fulfilled.
(9 - 10) Language is accurate with few first draft slips.
Sentence structures are varied.
B Task is largely fulfilled.
(7 - 8) Language is largely accurate.
Sentence structures are mostly varied.
C Task is sufficiently fulfilled.
(5 - 6) Language is sufficiently accurate.
Sentence structures are sufficiently varied.
D Task is partially fulfilled.
(3 - 4) Language is partially accurate.
Sentence structures lack variety and are repetitive.
E Task is hardly fulfilled.
(0 - 2) Language is inaccurate.
Distorted sentence structures.

MARKING BAND FOR QUESTION 6 – Long Writing

Marks Response
range
A Task is successfully fulfilled.
(25 -30) Language is accurate with few first draft slips.
Sentence structures are varied.
B Task is largely fulfilled.
(19 - 24) Language is largely accurate.
Sentence structures are mostly varied.
C Task is sufficiently fulfilled.
(13 - 18) Language is sufficiently accurate.
Sentence structures are sufficiently varied.
D Task is partially fulfilled.
(7 - 12) Language is partially accurate.
Sentence structures lack variety and are repetitive.
E Task is hardly fulfilled.
(0 - 6) Language is inaccurate.
Distorted sentence structures.
 MARKING BAND FOR QUESTION 7 – Novel Response

Marks Response
range
A Task is successfully fulfilled.
(9 - 10) Language is accurate with few first draft slips.
Sentence structures are varied.
B Task is largely fulfilled.
(7 - 8) Language is largely accurate.
Sentence structures are mostly varied.
C Task is sufficiently fulfilled.
(5 - 6) Language is sufficiently accurate.
Sentence structures are sufficiently varied.
D Task is partially fulfilled.
(3 - 4) Language is partially accurate.
Sentence structures lack variety and are repetitive.
E Task is hardly fulfilled.
(0 - 2) Language is inaccurate.
Distorted sentence structures.