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Kertas 1
2017

PEPERIKSAAN PENGGAL SATU

SMK BAGAN JAYA

BAHASA INGGERIS

Kertas 1

Satu jam empat puluh lima minit

NAME: . CLASS:..

JANGAN BUKA KERTAS SOALAN INI SEHINGGA DIBERITAHU

Arahan
1. Kertas soalan ini mengandungi dua bahagian : Bahagian A dan Bahagian B.
2. Jawab kedua-dua bahagian.
3. Anda dinasihati supaya mengambil masa 45 minit untuk menjawab soalan Bahagian A dan satu
jam untuk Bahagian B.

Instructions
1. This question paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
2. Answer both sections.
3.You are advised to spend 45 minutes on Section A and one hour on Section B.

Set by, Approved by, Certified by,

. .
..

(MISS TAN BEE FEI) (PUAN KOGELAVANI) (PUAN MAGALETCHIMY)

 Section A

Directed Writing

[35 marks]

[Time suggested: 45 minutes]

The English Language Society of your school has recently made a trip to a hill resort. The
teacher-advisor of the society has asked you to write a report on the trip for the school magazine.
As Secretary of the society, write out the report.
Write the report based on the information below.
State the place
Number of participants
Objectives of the trip
- appreciate nature
- learn the importance of nature and environment
- get to know each other
Places visited
- garden or park
- state another place
Activities
- sightseeing
- nature walk
- activity 3
Successful visit
One good memory of the trip

When writing the report, you must:

- address the report to the principal
- provide a tittle
- include your name
- use all the notes given
- give your own ideas when needed
Note:
For your report, you will receive up to 15 marks for the format and content points, and up to 20
marks for the quality of your writing.
 Section B: Continuous Writing
[50 marks]
[Time suggested: One hour]

Write a composition of about 350 words on one of the following topics.

1 Describe an exciting holiday you had with your friends and how you felt about it.

2 Outdoor activities are important to instill leadership in oneself. Discuss

3 Describe how a sudden change in the weather brought disaster to your community.

4 Write a story about a young boy who lost his family ending with:

... he realized that it was the best decision he had made.

5. Man proposes but God disposes.

Describe an experience when something you had planned well shattered into pieces.

KERTAS SOALAN TAMAT

 MARKING SCHEME FOR PAPER 1

Section A : Directed Writing

FORMAT : 3 marks
CONTENT : 12 marks
LANGUAGE : 20 marks
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TOTAL : 35 marks
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FORMAT ( 3 marks )

F1 : Addressing the report to the principal.1 mark

F2 : Providing a tittle ..1 mark

F3 : Writers name ..1 mark

CONTENT POINTS ( 12 MARKS )

C1 State the place 1 mark

C2 Number of participants 1 mark

C3 - appreciate nature 1 mark

C4 - learn the importance of nature and 1 mark

environment

C5 - get to know each other 1 mark

C6 - garden or park 1 mark

C7 - state another place 1 mark

C8 - sightseeing 1 mark

C9 - nature walk 1 mark

C10 - activity 3 1 mark

C11 Successful visit 1 mark

C12 One good memory of the trip 1 mark

CRITERIA FOR MARKING LANGUAGE (Section A : Directed Writing)

Mark Description of Criteria

Range
The language is entirely accurate apart from occasional first draft slips.
Sentence structure is varied and sophisticated - shows that the candidate is able to use sentence length and t
type to achieve an intended effect.
Vocabulary - sophisticated and is used with precision.
A
Punctuation is accurate and helpful to the reader.
19 - 20
Spelling is accurate across the full range of vocabulary used.
Paragraphs have unity and are appropriate linked.
The style and tone are appropriate. The reader is convinced that this could be a real report.

The language is almost accurate but there will be minor errors or first draft slips.
Sentence show some variations in length and type, including the confident use of complex sentences.
Vocabulary is wide enough to convey intended shades of meaning with some precision.
B Spelling is nearly always accurate.
16 18 Written in paragraphs which show some unity and are usually linked appropriately.
The style and tone are appropriate for an article. The reader is satisfied that a genuine attempt has been made
to write a report.

The language is largely accurate.

Simple structures are used without error; mistakes may occur when more sophisticated structures are
attempted.
Vocabulary is adequate to convey intended meaning although it may not be sufficiently developed to achieve
precision.
C Sentences show some variety of length and structure although there is a tendency to repeat some sentence
13 - 15 types, giving it a monotonous effect.
Punctuation is generally accurate although errors may occur in more complex uses.
Spelling is generally accurate for common vocabulary.
Written in paragraphs which show some unity, although links may be absent or inappropriate at times.
The style and tone may generally be appropriate for a report.

The language is sufficiently accurate for meaning to come through.

There will be patches of clear, accurate language particularly when simple vocabulary and structures are
used.
Mistakes will occur when more complex sentences are attempted.
There may be some variety of sentence length and type but this may not be successful in enhancing meaning or
arousing interest.
D Vocabulary is adequate but lacks precision.
10 - 12 Punctuation is generally correct but does not enhance or clarify meaning.
Simple words are spelt correctly, but errors may occur when unfamiliar words are used.
Sentence separation errors may occur.
Written in paragraphs which may show some unity in topic and attempts to use links.
The style and tone may not be entirely appropriate for a report but some attempt has
been made.

E Meaning is never in doubt, but single words errors are sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper precision and
7-9 speed of reading.
Some simple structures will be accurate but accuracy is not sustained.
Vocabulary is limited and either too simple to convey precise meaning or is imperfectly understood.
Simple words may be spelt correctly but frequent mistakes in spelling and punctuation make reading the script
 difficult.
Paragraph lack unity. Links are incorrectly used. There may be errors of sentence separation and punctuation.
The style and tone may fail to achieve the formality required of the task. If it does, it may not show
understanding of the detailed requirements of the task.

Meaning is fairly clear but the incidence of errors is high and definitely impedes the reading.
A script at this level will have few accurate structures.
Vocabulary may not extend beyond a simple range of words that are inadequate top express intended shades
of meaning.
U (i)
There may be frequent spelling errors.
46
Punctuation will sometimes be used correctly but sentence separation errors may occur.
Paragraphs may not be used, or if used, show a lack of planning.
The style and tone are inappropriate for a report.

Sense will be decipherable, but some of the errors will be multiple in nature, requiring the reader to re-read and
re-organise before meaning becomes clear.
U (ii)
Whole sections may make little or no sense. There are unlikely to be more than one or two accurate sentences.
2-3
The content is comprehensible, but its style and tone are hidden by the density of errors.

Scripts in this category are mostly entirely impossible to recognize as pieces of English.
Whole sections of the speech may make no sense at all or are copied from the task.
U (iii)
Award 1 mark if some sense can be obtained.
0-1
The mark 0 should only be awarded if the report makes no sense at all from beginning to end.

CRITERIA FOR MARKING SECTION B : CONTINUOUS WRITING

Mark Description of Criteria

Range
The language is entirely accurate apart from very occasional first draft slips.
Sentence structure is varied and sophisticated - shows that the candidate is able to use various types of
sentences length achieve a particular effect.
Vocabulary is wide and used with precision.
A Punctuation is accurate and helpful to the reader.
44 - 50 Spelling is accurate across the full range of vocabulary used.
Paragraphs are well-planned, have unity and are linked.
The topic is addressed with consistent relevance.
The interest of the reader is aroused and sustained throughout the writing.

The language is accurate; occasional errors are either minor or first draft slips.
Sentences show some variation of length and type, including some complex sentences.
Vocabulary is wide enough to convey intended shades of meaning with some precision.
Punctuation is almost always accurate and generally helpful.
B
Spelling is nearly always accurate.
38 - 43
Paragraphs show some evidence of planning, have unity and are usually appropriately linked.
The piece of writing is relevant to the topic and the interest of the reader is aroused and sustained through most
of the composition.

C The language is largely accurate.

32 - 37 Simple structures are used without error; mistakes may occur when more sophisticated structures are
 attempted.
Sentences may show some variety of structure and length but there is a tendency to use one type of structure,
giving it a monotonous effect.
Vocabulary is wide enough to convey intended meaning but may lack precision.
Punctuation of simple structures is accurate on the whole but errors may occur in more complex uses.
Simple words will be spelt correctly but errors may occur when more sophisticated words are used.
The composition is written in paragraphs which may show some unity, although links may be absent or
inappropriate.
The writing is relevant but may lack originality and planning. Some interest is aroused but not sustained.

The language is sufficiently accurate to communicate meaning clearly to the reader.

There will be patches of clear, accurate language, particularly when simple vocabulary and structures are used.
There is some variety of sentence type and length but the purpose is not clearly seen. Punctuation is generally
correct but does not clarify meaning.
D Vocabulary is usually adequate to show intended meaning but this is not developed to show precision.
26 - 31 Simple words will be spelt correctly but more spelling errors will occur.
Paragraphs are used but show lack of planning or unity.
The topic is addressed with some relevance but the reader may find composition at this level lacking in liveliness
and interest value.

Meaning is never in doubt, but errors are sufficiently frequent and serious to hamper reading.
Some simple structures may be accurate, but a script at this level is unlikely to sustain accuracy for long.
Vocabulary is limited - either too simple to convey precise meaning or more ambitious but imperfectly
understood.
Simple words may be spelt correctly but frequent mistakes in spelling and punctuation make reading the script
E difficult.
20 - 25 Paragraphs lack unity or be haphazardly arranged.
The subject matter will show some relevance to the topic but only a partial treatment is given.
The high incidence of linguistic errors is likely to distract the reader from any merits of content that the
composition may have.

Meaning is fairly clear but the high incidence of errors throughout the writing will definitely impede the reading.
There will be many serious errors of various kinds throughout the script but they are mainly of the single word
type, i.e. they could be corrected without rewriting the whole sentence.
A script at this level will have very few accurate sentences.
U (i)
Although communication is established, the frequent errors may cause blurring
14 - 19
Sentences will be simple and very often repetitive.
Punctuation will sometimes be used correctly but sentence separation errors may occur.
Paragraphs lack unity or there may not be any paragraphs at all.

The reader is able to get some sense out of the script but errors are multiple in nature, requiring the reader to
read and re-read before being able to understand.
U (ii) At this level, there may be only a few accurate but simple sentences.
8 - 13 The content may be comprehensible, but the incidence of linguistic error is so high as to make meaning blur.
This type of script may also be far short of the required number of words.

Scripts in this category are almost entirely impossible to read.

Whole sections may make little or no sense at all.
U (iii)
Where occasional patches of clarity occur, marks should be awarded.
0-7
The mark 0 should only be given if the script makes no sense at all, from the beginning to the end.