Answer scheme SET 2 QUESTION 1 a) has b) effects c) on d) and e) the f) learning g) good h) home i) pay j) when

Set 2.Question 2 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.

Can cause health hazard Lead to diseases Waste of money Focusing energy to studies Be in the company of non-smokers Prevent yourself from being influenced by those who smoke Do regular exercises Get involved in voluntary work Jogging swimming

( Road safety ) Question 3 (a) TRUE (b) TRUE (c) FALSE

(d) FALSE (e) sleepiness (f) Drivers are less alert to various road signs and conditions while they are using mobile phones (g)

(i) take a break (ii) hazard (s)

(h) The seat belt prevents you from crashing through the car windscreen. (i) to prevent accidents from happening. / (accept any reasonable answer)

QUESTION 4 a) b) c) d)

Nazeem, Fikri and (his 5 friends) friends 200 years old They left behind rubbish twice a year / two times a year / two

e) local villagers f) i) speechless ii) previous iii) approaching iv) equipment v) authorities g) They cut (chopped) down the trees ( to make space) h) They will die / run away / become sick / any acceptable answer i)many animals will die / Flood / hotter / many species of trees will become extinct / any acceptable answer j) impose heavy fine / arrest them / sue them / any acceptable answer

Answer for question 5 set 2 (newsbreak) a. A parent b. The child’s face is clean, the clothes is without crease and he/she saved his/her luncheon money c. Lamb d. Accept any reasonable answer. Sample answers would be : a. Because he/she is afraid that he/she will be scolded by the mother b. He/she is trying to be nice so as not to shock his/her parent with the unexpected results, which might be bad results.

Set 1.Question 6

MARKING CRITERIA FOR QUESTION 7 BAND MARKS DESCRIPTORS

A EXCELLENT 9-10 Task is successfully fulfilled Ideas are welldeveloped and wellorganised. Wellsupported with evidence from the text Language is accurate with first few draft slips. Sentence structures are varied and used effectively Vocabulary is wide and precise Interest is aroused and sustained

B GOOD 7-8 Task is largely fulfilled Ideas are largely developed and organised. Largely supported with evidence form the text Language is largely accurate with some minor errors Sentence structures are mostly varied.

Vocabulary is wide enough and mostly precise Interest is largely aroused

C D SATISFACTORY WEAK 5-6 3-4 Task is Task is sufficiently partially fulfilled fulfilled Ideas are Ideas are sufficiently partially developed but developed lack and lack organisation. organisation. Supported Minimal with some evidence from evidence from the text the text Language is Language is sufficiently partially accurate. accurate. Errors are Errors are mostly SWEs. mostly MWEs. Sentence Sentence structures are structures lack sufficiently variety and varied are repetitive.

E VERY WEAK 1-2 Task is hardly fulfilled Hardly any ideas.

Language is inaccurate

Sentence structures are distorted

Vocabulary is sufficient but lacks precision

Vocabulary is limited

Vocabulary is inappropriate

Interest is sufficiently aroused

Interest is partially aroused

Interest is hardly aroused.

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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.

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The length of the response should not be the criteria in awarding marks. Award marks based on the quality and relevance of the response.