GRADE ELEVEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ELECTIVE MARKING GUIDE

END-OF-YEAR EXAM 2009/ 2010 TOTAL: 60 !"#$

READING %1& #$' # (RITING 1 %1& #$' (RITING 2 %1& #$' (RITING ) %1& #$'
READING 1 %6 #$'
1* I
2* A
)* D
+* C
&* H
6* G
Notes: One mark each.
Letters must be clearly
legible
READING 2 %9 #$'
,* A
-* B
9* B
10* A
11* B
12* A
Notes: One-and-a-half
marks each. Letters must
be clearly legible.
Correct word or phrase
would also be
acceptable.
1&
Description is clear and
conveys all the important
information.
Language is mostly correct.
Provides relevant information effectively
and in an interesting ay.
!he content is ell"organised and very
clear.
!as# achievement is very good.
$riting successfully meets the #ey
criteria.
Language used is mostly correct and
employs a fair range of structures and
voca%ulary.
12
Description is reasona%ly
clear and conveys most of the
important information.
Hoever& there are some
noticea%le language errors.
Provides relevant information ith
reasona%le success.
An o%vious effort has %een made to
organise the content& %ut this is not fully
effective.
!as# achievement is good.
$riting is reasona%ly successful in
meeting the #ey criteria.
Language used is reasona%ly
correct& though limited in range.
9
'anages to produce a
description conveying some
relevant information.
Hoever& there are fre(uent
language errors.
'anages to provide some relevant
information& %ut only in a limited ay.
)rganisation of the content is attempted&
%ut only partly ade(uate.
!as# achievement is ade(uate& %ut
no more.
$riting does ma#e an attempt to
meet the #ey criteria& %ut ith only
limited success.
Language used is fre(uently
inaccurate
6
!as# is only attempted
partially or in a very limited
ay.
Language includes serious
errors& ma#ing meaning
unclear in parts.
An attempt is made to provide some
information& %ut the result is o%viously
inade(uate.
Inade(uate organi*ation of content ma#es
it rather difficult for the reader to follo.
!as# achievement is inade(uate.
$riting only meets the #ey criteria in
a very limited or hapha*ard ay.
Language used contains many
serious errors.
3
A very unsatisfactory
attempt at the tas#: much too
short and+or language is
seriously flaed.
A very fee%le attempt& providing very little
relevant information.
Content shos little or no sign of any
attempt at organi*ation.
!as# achievement is poor.
$riting clearly fails to meet the #ey
criteria.
Language is e,tremely limited and+or
seriously distorted.
0
No attempt at the task: -I!H-. Irrelevant. /0ot related to the instructions& topic or pictures1
). 0o riting at all& or not ritten in -nglish. ). 2imply copied from the e,am paper ). Complete nonsense.