ANSWERS

SET 1

QUESTION 1

a) and
b) is
c) an
d) My
e) has
f) eyes
g) studying
h) reads
i) too
j) in

Question 2
a. 17 September 2003
b. Baking
c. Singing
d. Ahmad Farhan
e. Ahmad Faris
f. Farah Alia
g. English
h. History
i. General Manager
j. Pretty / cute

Question 3

(a) TRUE

(b) FALSE

(c) FALSE

(d) TRUE

(e) between 3 am to 4 am
(f) use blankets or hot water bottle

(g) (i) internal

(ii) flickering

(h) 3 (ways) / They make noises and give off light and you’re tempted to check them.

(i) (It is when) our recovery processes are especially effective / (It has a) restorative
effect.(accept any reasonable answer)

QUESTION 4

a) schoolmates and classmates

b) i) fair
ii) pretty /
dimpled cheeks
c) a white blouse, a long skirt and black shoes
d) At Nursarah's house
e) i) respectable
ii)foppish
iii) keep me company
iv) difficulties
 v) excellent
f) English and Mathematics
g) She is active and smart / She is good at studies and games
h) Yes
i) i) because she is beautiful
ii) because she is smart /
she has good qualities / any acceptable answer

Question 5 (set 1) – Sad I Ams

(a) A porridge pan/ a pan / pan/ porridge pan /

(b) mends
(c) sad/abandoned/neglected
(d) accept any reasonable answers for (i) and (ii). (interchangeable)
Some sample answers would be :
 feed them
 take care of the cats
Set 1.Question 6
 MARKING CRITERIA FOR QUESTION 7

BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACTORY WEAK VERY WEAK
MARKS 9-10 7-8 5-6 3-4 1-2
DESCRIPTORS Task is Task is largely Task is Task is Task is hardly
successfully fulfilled sufficiently partially fulfilled
fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
Ideas are well- Ideas are Ideas are Ideas are Hardly any
developed largely sufficiently partially ideas.
and well- developed developed but developed
organised. and lack and lack
Well- organised. organisation. organisation.
supported Largely Supported Minimal
with evidence supported with some evidence from
from the text with evidence evidence from the text
form the text the text
Language is Language is Language is Language is Language is
accurate with largely sufficiently partially inaccurate
first few draft accurate with accurate. accurate.
slips. some minor Errors are Errors are
errors mostly SWEs. mostly MWEs.
Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence
structures are structures are structures are structures lack structures are
varied and mostly varied. sufficiently variety and distorted
used varied are repetitive.
effectively
Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary is
wide and wide enough sufficient but limited inappropriate
precise and mostly lacks precision
precise
Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is Interest is
aroused and largely sufficiently partially hardly
sustained aroused aroused aroused aroused.

NOTE :

 Award ‘0’ mark when there is :

o no response or response written in language other than English; or
o mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric
 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 the response belongs to and refer
to the criteria in the band. Examiners should assess the script holistically and always refer to the
coordinated scripts for consistency.
 The length of the response should not be the criteria in awarding marks. Award marks based
on the quality and relevance of the response.