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SULIT

BAHAGIAN PENGURUSANSEKOLAH BERASRAMA PENUH

DAN SEKOLAH KECEMERLANGAN
KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

PENTAKSIRAN DIAGNOSTIK AKADEMIKK SBP 2012

PERCUBAAN SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA

PERATURAN PERMARKAHAN
BAHASA INGGERIS
KERTAS 2

SECTION A
ANSWERS
1. A

11.

2. B

12.

3. B

13.

4. C

14.

5. D

15.

6. B
7. A
8. A
9. C
10. C

SECTION B : INFORMATION TRANSFER

16

20

Merdeka Day celebration

The State Library and MyBank
(both answers are mandatory)
Perdana Hall
(the) auditorium
(no 18 & 19 are interchangeable)
9.00 a.m.

21

spellingbee@yahoo.com/ online/website/ internet

22

25sthAugust 2012

23
&

(cash prize of ) RM500 (each)

(
) optional

24

A holiday package to Andaman Resort for two

All of the above must be mentioned to award 1 mark

17
18
19

(no 23 & 24 are interchangeable)

25

Now everyone can spell

SECTION C : COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS 26 30
26.

In an aquarium / in a 73,000- gallon aquarium / in a tank (in Clearwater, Florida)

[1mark]

27.

(a) She would honour her by swimming with a dolphin (an animal they both adored)
[1 mark]
(b) A mortar shell fired by Croat separatists exploded in the courtyard of her building
leaving her badly injured /and she was badly injured
[1 mark]

28.

(a) intensely painful

[1 mark]

(b) (i) Received a BA in Psychology (from Saint Francis University, Pennsylvania).

(ii) Worked at an insurance firm

(iii) Launched her own website development company
(iv) Played the occasional round of golf or set of tennis
( Award 2 marks for any TWO of the above answers)
29.

30.

(a) It/ Winter/ The dolphin had lost its tail in a crab trap.

[1 mark]

(b) for the first time in almost 16 years, I was pain-free

( all words above are mandatory)

[1 mark]

Accept any plausible answers

[2 marks]

Note :

[ 2 marks]

Underlined words are mandatory.

Words in brackets are optional

SECTION C : SUMMARY
CONTENT :
10 marks
LANGUAGE : 5 marks
__________
TOTAL
15 marks
__________
31.

CONTENT POINTS

Note

: Award 1 mark for each content point to a maximum of 10 marks.

NO

POINTS
left arm and both legs riddled by shrapnel

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

her left leg was (deemed beyond repair and)

amputated just below the knee
there was no anaesthesia
her leg wound became infected
without antibiotics, she drifted in and out of
consciousness
spent nearly two years in a hospital in
(Cumberland, Maryland)
the prosthesis/artificial leg was hard to fit (as so
little bone was left)
her right leg damaged, making walking intensely
painful
The underlined word is mandatory
underwent dozens of surgeries
still hobbled on an imperfect prosthesis
watched the dolphins played at (Clearwater
Marine) aquarium
A (young) dolphin, Winter, had lost her tail in a
crab trap
saw trainers were fitting Winter with a high-tech
tail
Approached the trainers, who put her in touch with
the inventors
within ten days, she had a new leg
(soft liner and built-in microprocessor that adjusted
the) fit for different activities and terrains

LINES

TASKS

14
15 16
16
17 18

How Kazazic
suffered due to
her leg injury

18
21
22 - 23
23 -24
29
30
32
33
35 36
40
41
41 42

What she did to

possess a new
leg

STYLE AND PRESENTATION DESCRIPTOR FOR LANGUAGE

Marks for Style and Presentation are awarded based on the average sum total (to the nearest
rounded fraction/decimal) of Paraphrase and Use of English. Annotate as follows :
Paraphrase
= 5
Use of English

= 4
------9 2 = 4.5 = 5 marks

BAND DESCRIPTORS FOR SUMMARY

Marks

PARAPHASE

Candidates make a sustained

attempt to rephrase the text
language. Their expression is
secure. Allow phrases from the
text which are difficult to
substitute

There is a noticeable attempt to

re-phrase the text. The
summary is free from stretches
of concentrated lifting and the
expression is generally sound.

Intelligent and selective lifting

with recognizable but limited
attempts to rephrase the text.
Their expression may not
always be secure but the
attempts to substitutes will
gain credit.

Marks

Use of English

Apart from very occasional slips,

the language is accurate. Any
occasional errors are either slips
or minor errors. Sentence
structure is varied and there is a
marked ability to original
complex syntax outside text
structures.
Punctuation
is
accurate and helpful to the
reader. Spelling is secure across
the full range of vocabulary
used.
The language is almost always
accurate. Serious errors will be
so isolated as to be almost
unnoticeable. Sentences will
show some variation including
original complex syntax outside
text structures. Punctuation is
accurate and generally Helpful.
Spelling is nearly always secure.
The language is fairly accurate
but simple sentences tend to
dominate the writing. When
candidates use more complex
structures, serious errors may
occur. Some major errors or verb
form and tense will be seen but
these
will
not
impede
understanding. Although linking
words are used, these may not be
very appropriate.

1-0

Wholesale copying of text

material but not a complete
transcript of the original.
Attempts to substitutes own
language will be limited to
single
word
expression;
irrelevant sections of the text
will be more frequent at this
and subsequent levels.

More or less a transcript of the

text
Originality
barely
noticeable. There will also be
random
transcription
of
irrelevant sections of the text-

1-0

Meaning is not in doubt, but

serious errors are becoming
more frequent. Simple structures
will be accurate, although this
accuracy is not sustained for
long. Simple punctuation will
usually
be
correct,
with
occasional errors of sentence
separation. Spelling is largely
accurate, but mistakes will occur
in handling more difficult words

Distorted detail will destroy the

sequence in places. Heavy
frequency of serious errors,
impeding the reading in many
places. Fractured syntax is much
more pronounced at this level,
and punctuation falters. Errors of
sentence separation are liable to
be frequent.

SECTION D : LITERATURE COMPONENT

QUESTIONS 32-33
32

(a) Insincere/ dishonest/ cannot be trusted/ deceitful/ untrustworthy

(Accept any plausible answer)

(1 mark)

(b) She loves the man/ She has feelings for the man/ She is naive/ She is unwise/
She is gullible/ She is stubborn
(1 mark)
(c) paradise

(1 mark)

(d) Accept any plausible answers.

Mention of quality
Mention of reason

(1 mark)
(1 mark)

QUESTION 33 : NOVEL
Marks awarded are as follows :
CONTENT :
LANGUAGE

TOTAL

10 marks
: 5 marks
_________
15 marks

Please refer to the band descriptors below before deciding which band BEST FITS the mark
for CONTENT and LANGUAGE.
BAND DESCRIPTORS FOR CONTENT
SCORE

BAND DESCRIPTORS

9 - 10

7-8

5-6

3-4

1 -2

Response relevant to specified task

Character & moral value chosen well supported and
linked with evidence or knowledge from text
Main and supporting ideas relevant to specified task
Ideas clearly presented, well- organised and easily
understood
Response relevant to specified task
Character & moral value chosen usually supported and
linked with evidence or knowledge from text
Main and supporting ideas mostly relevant to specified
task
Ideas clear and can be understood
Response intermittently relevant to specified task
Character & moral value chosen supported and linked
with some evidence or knowledge from text
Some ideas relevant to specified task
Ideas generally clear, can be understood but lack
organisation
Response barely relevant to specified task
Character & moral value chosen unlikely identified or
even when identified, not likely to be linked to the text
Ideas hardly relevant to specified task and difficult to
understand
Response no understanding of specified task
Character & moral value chosen incoherent and unlikely
linked to the text
Ideas no relevance to specified task

QUESTION 33 : NOVEL
BAND DESCRIPTORS FOR LANGUAGE
MARK

USE OF LANGUAGE

Language accurate, with very occasional slips

Occasional minor errors first draft slips
Sentence structure varied
Punctuation accurate and helpful
Spelling secure throughout response

Language largely accurate

Sentence structure some variations
Punctuation accurate and generally helpful
Spelling largely secure

Language almost always accurate

Sentence structure simple structures dominate
Punctuation accurate and helpful
Spelling mostly secure

Language serious errors, more frequent

Sentence structure simple structures accurate but not
sustained
Punctuation usually correct
Spelling nearly always secure

Language serious errors, heavy frequency

Sentence structure rampant fractured syntax
Punctuation falters
Spelling mostly inaccurate