ANSWER SCHEME

FORM 2
SECTION A
Question 1
a) Have
b) Eggs
c) At
d) Go
e) Sell
f) Buy
g) Is
h) neighbours
i) their
j) ourselves

SECTION B
Question 2
a. businessman
b. surgeon
c. engulfed/amazed -choose two
d. confused
e. to go to school
f. gain knowledge
g. help dad to wash the car
h. water the plants
i. watch tv/read a book -choose two
j. / play football

Question 3
a. False
b. True
c. True
d. False
e. Penang
f. enjoy/experience the overall view of the island/gunung mat chincang
g (i) a bird’s eye view
(ii) Malaysian cuisine
h. jungle trekking and camping are challenging/ adventurous activities
i. to avoid from the sea water/water
j. – (10 marks)
Format : Dear (a friend’s name) 1 mark
From (student’s name) 1 mark
Content : encourage to join 1 mark
Reasons 2 or more 2 marks
Language:
MARK
BAND BAND DESCRIPTOR
RANGE
Requirements of task fulfilled.
Ideas and details well-developed, well-organised with evidence from text.
Excellent 5 Varied sentence structures (simple and compound).
Wide and apt vocabulary.
Accurate use of language.
Accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task fulfilled.

Ideas and details largely developed, organised and supported with
evidence
Credit from text.
4 Varied sentence structures (simple and compound).
Vocabulary wide enough.
Largely accurate use of language.
Largely accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task hardly fulfilled.

Ideas and details sufficiently developed with some organisation and
supported
Achievement with evidence from text.
3 Sentence structures lack variety (simple structures dominate.
Adequate vocabulary used.
Sufficiently accurate use of language.
Fairly accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task not fulfilled.

Ideas lack development and organisation with minimal textual support.
Weak 1-2 Sentence structures mostly simple with errors that hamper reading.
Vocabulary
limited.
Language is barely accurate with errors that hamper reading.
Inconsistent mechanics of writing.

SECTION C
Question 4
a. Deepavali
b. to ask for tips on how to do well in examination
c. i & ii . learn to help each other/sharing notes/exchanging ideas/having discussion
d. borrow a book
e. i.just around the corner
ii. forthnight
iii. avoid
iv. at the eleventh hour
f it is quite/ comfortable/ so that students will focus and concentrate
g. tips on how to do well/information
h i. get addicted
ii. waste a lot of valuable time
i. accept 2 other suggestions (different from the text)
Question 5
a. the persona is thinking about the nature
b. who taught the birds to build the nest/how the birds to build the nest
c. stars
d. Accept any possible reason

Question 6
30 marks

Format : Greetings 1 mark

Closure 1 mark
Content :
 Ways 3 or more = 4 marks
 Benefits 2 or more = 4 marks

BAND MARK BAND DESCRIPTORS

RANGE

Excellent 16 – 20 Task fulfilled with ideas and details well-developed and well-
organised.
Language is accurate with first draft slips.
Varied sentence structures are used effectively to convey meaning.
Vocabulary is apt and widely used.
Accurate use of mechanics of writing.
Interest of the reader is aroused and sustained.

11 - 15 Task fulfilled with ideas and details developed and organised.

Language is largely accurate with few minor errors.
Credit Simple and compound sentence structures are accurate.
Vocabulary is wide enough but lack precision.
Almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and
paragraphing.
Interest of the reader is aroused but not sustained.

Task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but lacks details;
ideas adequately organised.
Achievement 6-10 Language is sufficiently accurate with frequent serious errors.
Simple and compound sentence structures are attempted.
Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.
Some errors in spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.

Task partially fulfilled with ideas less developed;ideas lacking

organization/ no organisation.
Weak 1-5 Language is barely accurate with frequent serious errors that hamper
reading..
Vocabulary is limited.
Serious errors in spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.
Question 7
MARK
BAND BAND DESCRIPTOR
RANGE
Requirements of task fulfilled.
Ideas and details well-developed, well-organised with evidence from text.
Excellent 9 – 10 Varied sentence structures (simple and compound).
Wide and apt vocabulary.
Accurate use of language.
Accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task fulfilled.

Ideas and details largely developed, organised and supported with
evidence
Credit from text.
7– 8 Varied sentence structures (simple and compound).
Vocabulary wide enough.
Largely accurate use of language.
Largely accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task fulfilled.

Ideas and details sufficiently developed with some organisation and
supported
Achievement with evidence from text.
5-6 Sentence structures lack variety (simple structures dominate.
Adequate vocabulary used.
Sufficiently accurate use of language.
Fairly accurate mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task hardly fulfilled.

Ideas lack development and organisation with minimal textual support.
Weak 3-4 Sentence structures mostly simple with errors that hamper reading.
Vocabulary
limited.
Language is barely accurate with errors that hamper reading.
Inconsistent mechanics of writing.

Requirements of task not fulfilled.

No development of relevant ideas or textual support.
Very weak 1-2 High density of errors; blurring evident, lacks cohesion.
Vocabulary very limited.
Mechanics of writing – numerous errors.