MARKING SCHEME FOR QUESTION 1 BAND Excellent DESCRIPTION Task fulfilled. All sentences constructed correctly.

constructed correctly. Words used correctly. Hardly any spelling or punctuation error. Variety of sentence structures Good presentation of ideas relevant to the stimulus. Task mostly fulfilled. Most sentences constructed correctly. Words used correctly. A few single word errors found in sentences constructed. A few errors in spelling or punctuation. Satisfactory presentation of ideas relevant to the stimulus. Task partially fulfilled. Some single word errors founds in sentences constructed. Some spelling or punctuation errors found in sentences constructed. Meaning is clear. Most words used correctly. Task almost fulfilled. Disorganized sentence structure but meaning is still clear. Lifting intelligently. Some correct use of words. Chunking of words. Poor use of the language. MARKS

9 - 10

Good

7-8

Average

5-6

Low Average

1-4

0 mark No answer given.

MARKING SCHEME FOR SECTION B - QUESTION 2b BAND Excellent Good Low Average DESCRIPTION Confident use of the language. Reasons conveyed clearly through a variety of sentence structures. Confident use of new words to express reasons. Reasons are well-planned, relevant and are linked so as to sustain the interest of the reader. Overall accurate use of spelling and punctuation. Proficient use of the language throughout. Attempts made to construct a variety of sentence structure but occasional errors occur. Most reasons are well-organized, relevant and conveyed clearly. Punctuations and spelling errors may occur occasionally but overall meaning is still clear. Correct use of the language. Simple sentences with minor errors but meaning is still clear. Satisfactory presentation of reasons. Vocabulary is adequate to convey meaning. A few punctuation and spelling errors may be found in the script. Poor use of the language. Multiple words errors found in sentences. Reasons are incomprehensible even after a few reading. Limited and incorrect use of language. Many spelling and punctuation errors. Direct lifting. MARKS

Average

2-3

0 mark No answer given.

MARKING SCHEME FOR SECTION C - QUESTION 3 BAND Excellent Good Average DESCRIPTION Excellent and confident use of the language. Ideas conveyed clearly through a variety of sentence structures. Confident use of new words to express ideas. Ideas are well-planned, relevant and are linked so as to sustain the interest of the reader. Overall accurate use of spelling and punctuation. Proficient use of the language throughout. Attempts made to construct a variety of sentence structure but occasional errors occur. Most ideas are well-organized, relevant and conveyed clearly. Punctuation and spelling errors may occur occasionally but overall meaning is still clear. Correct use of the language. Simple sentences with minor errors but meaning is still clear. Satisfactory presentation of ideas. Vocabulary is adequate to convey meaning. A few punctuation and spelling errors may be found in the script. Poor use of the language. Multiple errors found in sentences. Ideas are incomprehensible even after a few reading. Limited and incorrect use of language. Many spelling and punctuation errors. Direct lifting. MARKS

13 -15

9 12

58

Low Average

14

0 mark No answer given.

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Reference ________ (2005). Bahasa Inggeris UPSR (SK): Format Pentaksiran Mulai 2005. Kuala Lumpur: Malindo Printers Sdn. Bhd.