ANSWER SCHEME

Section A
1
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2
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3
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B
B
D

4
.
5
.
6
.

B
C
D

7
.
8
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9
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D
C
A

10 D
.
11 A
.
12 C
.

13
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14
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15
.

D
C
D

Section B
16. Astro SuperSport
17. Tvi.
18. Animal Planet.
19. Primo TV.
20. TV5

21. Coolden Musical

22. Cat Family
23. Football match between Arsenal and
Chelsea Saturdays Live
24. Family Twists
25. Armchair Shopping

Section C
26. a) The days when the rain beats like bullets on the roofs.
b) the days when the mango and the logwood blossom/
when the bushes are full of the sound of bees and the scent of
honey/
when the tall grass sways and shivers to the slightest breath of
air/
when the buttercups have paved the earth with yellow stars/
(any two)
c) rain beats like bullets/swish of water

Section D
Response - 10 marks (Refer to the band descriptors for response)
Language - 5 marks (Refer to the band descriptors for language)
RENSPONSE(10MARKS)
Score
BandDescriptors
Response is relevant to the task specified and is well-supported
with evidence from the text. Main and supporting ideas are
9-10
relevant to the task specified. Ideas presented clearly, wellorganised and easily understood.

7-8

Response is relevant to the task specified and is usually supported

with evidence from the text. Main and supporting ideas are mostly
relevant to the task specified. Ideas presented fairly clear, and
easily understood.

5-6

Response is likely to be intermittently relevant to the task

specified. The response is supported with some evidence from the
text. Writing contains some ideas that are relevant to the task
specified. Ideas presented generally clear and can be understood.

3-4

0-2

Response may be barely relevant to the task specified. The

response is unlikely to have textual support. Writing barely contains
ideas that may be relevant to the task specified. Ideas presented
may be difficult to understand.
Has barely any understanding of the requirements of the task.
Writes in a disorganised way. No coherence. Has no understanding
of the task. Response provided in language other than English or
no response.

LANGUAGE(5MARKS
Score
BandDescriptors
Apart from occasional slips, language is always accurate. Sentence
5
structure is varied. Punctuation is accurate. Spelling is secure.

4
3

Language is almost always accurate. Unnoticeable serious errors

may occur. Punctuation is accurate. Spelling is nearly always
secure.
Language largely accurate. Simple structures tend to dominate.

Noticeable serious errors may occur when more complex structures

are attempted. Punctuation is largely accurate. Spelling is mostly
secure.
Meaning is not in doubt. Serious errors become more frequent. Very
simple structures used but accuracy is not sustained. Simple
punctuation is usually correct. Spelling of simple words accurate.
Irrelevant or distorted details destroy the sequence.

Heavy frequency of serious error impedes reading. Fractured

1
syntax is rampant. Punctuation falters. Spelling mostly inaccurate.
Section E
FORMAT&CONTENTMARKS:
FORMAT3marks
F1Greeting
F2Thetitle/purposeofthetalk
F3Thanktheaudience
Subtotal

1mark
1mark
1mark
3marks

ContentPoints:
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12

write things down

complete your important tasks first
set your goals
plan your day or week
make a timetable
do not wait until the last minute
use your time wisely
develop self-discipline
postpone unnecessary activities until work is done
give up unimportant activities if necessary
think before you agree to do something
complete your work first before helping others

**Donotawardonemarkforthemerementionofthemainidea.
CRITERIAFORMARKINGLANGUAGE
Question28:DirectedWriting
DESCRIPTORS
MARKRANGE

A
1920

DESCRIPTIONOFCRITERIA

-The language is entirely accurate apart from very occasional

first draft slips.
-Sentence structure is varied and shows that the candidate is
able to use various types of sentences to achieve a particular
effect.

B1618

C1315

D1012

E79

-Vocabulary is wide and is used with precision.

-Punctuation is accurate and helpful to the reader.
Spellingis accurate across the full range of vocabulary used.
-Paragraphs are well-planned, have unity and are linked.
-The styleand toneis appropriate for a report.
-The language is almost always accurate; occasional errors are
either minor or first draft slips.
-Vocabulary is wide enough to convey intended shades of
meaning with some precision.
-Sentences show some variation of length and type, including
some complex sentences.
-Punctuation is almost always accurate and generally helpful.
-Spelling is nearly always accurate.
Paragraphsshow some evidence of planning, have unity and are
usually appropriately linked.
-The styleand toneis appropriate for a report.
-The languageis largely accurate.
-Simple structures are used without error; mistakes may occur
when more sophisticated structures are attempted.
-Vocabulary is adequate to convey intended meaning but may
not be sufficiently developed to achieve precision.
-Sentences may show some variety of structure and length but
there is a tendency to use one type of structure, giving it a
monotonous effect.
-Punctuation of simple structures is accurate on the whole but
errors may occur in more complex uses.
-Spellingis generally accurate for common vocabulary.
-The composition is written in paragraphswhich may show some
unity, although links may be absent or inappropriate.
-The styleand toneis mostly appropriate.
-The language is sufficiently accurate to communicate meaning
clearly to the reader.
-There will be patches of clear language, particularly when
simple vocabulary and structures are used.
-There is some variety of sentence type and length but the
purpose is not clearly seen
-Punctuationis generally correct but does not clarify meaning.
Vocabulary is usually adequate to show intended meaning but
this is not developed to show precision.
-Simple words will be spelt correctly but more spelling errors
will occur.
Paragraphsare used but show lack of planning and unity.
-The styleand toneare unlikely to be appropriate for a report.
Meaning is never in doubt, but single word errors are
sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper reading.
-Some simple structures may be accurate, but a script at this
level is unlikely to sustain accuracy for long.
Vocabulary is limited either too simple to convey precise

meaning or more ambitious but imperfectly understood.

-Simple words will be spelt correctly but frequent mistakes in
spelling and punctuationmake reading the script difficult.
Paragraphslack unity or are haphazardly arranged.
-The high incidence of linguistic errors is likely to distract the
reader from any merits of content that the composition may
have.
-There may be errors of sentence separation and punctuation.
-The style and tone may be inappropriate for a report to the
Principal.

U(i)46

U(ii)23

U(iii)01

Meaning is fairly clear but high incidence of error throughout

the writing will definitely impede the reading.
-A script at this level will have fewaccuratestructures.
There will be many serious errors of various kinds throughout
the script but they are mainly of the single word type, i.e. they
could be corrected without rewriting the whole sentence.
Although communication is established, the frequent errors
may cause blurring.
Vocabulary may not extend beyond a simple range of words
that are inadequate to express shades of meaning
Sentenceswill be simple and very often repetitive.
Punctuation will sometimes be used correctly but sentence
separation errors may occur.
Paragraphslack unity or there may not be any paragraphs at all.
-There may be frequent spellingerrors.
-The styleand tonemay not be appropriate for a report or, if it is,
may not show understanding of the detailed requirements of
the task.
-The reader is able to get some senseout of the script but errors
are multiple in nature, requiring the reader to re-read and reorganise before being able to understand.
-At this level, there may be only a few accurate but simple
sentences.
The contentmay be comprehensible, but the incidence of
linguistic error is so high as to make meaning blur.
-This type of script may also be far short of the required
number of words.
-Whole sections of the article may make little or no sense.
-There are unlikely to be more than one or two accurate
sentences.
The content is comprehensible, but its styleand toneis hidden
by the density of errors
-Scripts in this category are mostly entirely impossibleto read.
-Whole sections of the article may make little or nosenseat all
or are copied from the task.
-Where occasional patches of clarity occur, marks should be

awarded.
-Award 1 mark if some sense can be obtained.
-The mark 0 should only be awarded if the letter makes no
sense at all from beginning to end.