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MARKING SCHEME

ENGLISH PAPER 2 014/2

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING QUESTIONS .

Read the answers given. Check to see if the answer is relevant to the assessment objectives specified.

All answers should be considered at sentence level ( simple, compound, complex )

Merits and errors should be noted.

Candidates abilities to express ideas and use of interesting expressions should be given consideration.

Candidates may or may not use all the words given.

Candidates need not comply to the word order given.

CHECKLIST FOR MARKING.

The quality of the answer should be given greater consideration over the quantity or length of the answer. ( Do not get impress with good / neat handwriting) Read the answer script as a whole.

Place in band.

Reread and identify the errors and merits.

Use the given symbols to highlight the errors or additional details like new words or interesting expressions.

Reconfirm the band.

Award marks accordingly

GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION A

Candidates must answer this question.

Total marks : 5

For Question 2 (a) :

full marks awarded is 2. award one mark for each correct answer.

award one mark for any relevant answer related to the text.

do not accept answers with spelling errors.

do not award half marks.

*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.Answers: 1.Suggested answers:

Volcanic eruptions

Volcano eruption

Any relevant answer.

2.Natural disaster For Question 2 (b):

full marks awarded is 3. award half mark for each correct answer.

do not accept answers with spelling errors.

*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION B

Candidates must answer this question.

Total marks : 5

award one mark for each correct answer.

do not accept answers with spelling errors.

do not award half marks.

*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.

Answers:

1.FALSE

2.TRUE

3.TRUE

4.FALSE

5.TRUE

GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION C

Candidates must answer this question.

Total marks : 10

award one mark for each correct answer.

do not accept answers with spelling errors.

do not award half marks.

*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.

Answers:

1.deadliest6.most disastrous

2.better7.worst

3.most expensive8.worst

4.biggest9.more common

5.highest10.most common

GUIDELINES FOR MAKING SECTION DCandidates must answer this question.

The total mark for this section is 10.

The answer script must be assessed as a whole for marks to be awarded. Examiners must consider the coherence (in meaning and stimulus) of each sentence before awarding marks.

Candidates must show their ability to construct a grammatically correct sentence.

Candidates should not be penalised if they change the order of the words given as long as meaning is clear throughout.

Merits and errors must be noted using the given symbols to highlight them.BANDDESCRIPTORSMARKS

EXCELLENT Task very well fulfilled

All sentences constructed correctly.

Hardly any grammatical, spelling or punctuation error

Good presentation of ideas, relevant to the stimulus.9 - 10

CREDIT Task fulfilled

Most sentences constructed correctly

Few single word errors found in the sentences constructed

Few errors in grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors

Satisfactory presentation of ideas, relevant to the stimulus7 8

ACHIEVEMENT Task is almost fulfilled

Some single word errors found in sentences constructed

Some grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors

Meaning is clear5 6

LOW

ACHIEVEMENT Task partially fulfilled

Disorganised sentence structures but meaning is still clear

Chunking of words

Poor use of language1 - 4

* 0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy

MARKING SYMBOLSSYMBOLSDEFINITION

Correct sentence

New words used correctly/Good sentence

^Omission of words

RRepetition

0Punctuation

VInappropriate word / Vocabulary

Grammatical Errors

=============Structural error

?Unclear meaning

SpSpelling error

//Total distortion / Blatant Irrelevancy

RdRedundancy

( )Chunking

[ ]Irrelevancy / General Statement

( )Word Order