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FINAL EXAM 2017/2018 TEST ITEMS

1. Students will be given three long articles (1 ½ - 2 pages long, article details: author,
year, page, article title)

2. Types of questions:

a) stating reasons/facts/effects/causes (5 marks) (direct from text)

b) stating main ideas and state major supporting details (3 marks)

(SD can be direct from text)

c) stating implied main idea (own words) and state major supporting details
(4 marks) (SD can be direct from text)

d) paraphrasing selected sentences/paragraph (4 marks)

Mark Description for Language and Technique (Paraphrase Question)

Complex manipulation and/or substitution of grammatical and lexical items.
4
High degree of accuracy of form. No copying or lifting.
Some appropriate adaptation and re-expression of grammatical and/or lexical
2.5 – 3.5 items. Generally accurate use of structure and vocabulary. Only little copying
done.
Limited adaptation and re-expression of grammatical and/or lexical items.
1.5 - 2 Some errors in structure and vocabulary. Some copying from text. Meaning
obscure/changed.
Little or no re-expression of structure and vocabulary. Intrusive errors of
0.5 - 1
grammar and vocabulary. Total lifting from original. Meaning obscure/changed.

e) Summarising a paragraph/passage (10 marks)

With reference to Article ___ , summarize ………………. in about 120 words. This
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summary should contain an introductory phrase with a citation technique.

Breakdown Description Marks

Introduction 1 mark for correct citation and introductory phrase,

& 0.5 for incorrect citation or no introductory phrase 0 - 1.5
Citation (details: IP, name, year)
(1.5 mark)
Content 0 - 3.0
(3 marks)
Language Very good to excellent: Summarised using own 4.5 - 5.5
and words. Meaning correctly interpreted. No lifting
vocabulary, done. Few errors in sentence construction. Highly
organisation coherent and cohesive.

(5.5 marks) Average to good: Attempts to use own words but 3-4
almost similar in style/sentence construction as the
original. Some lifting done. Some errors in sentence
construction and choice of words but meaning not
obscured. Some coherence with the use of cohesive
devices.

Fair to poor: A lot of lifting done or poor sentence 1.5 - 2.5

construction and word choice till meaning obscured.
Lack of coherence and cohesion.
0-1
Very poor: Total lifting or not enough to evaluate.

*0.5 mark will be deducted if exceed 120 words.

*0.5 mark will be deducted if write more than 1 paragraph.

f) Write a 5-paragraph opinion based essay on the topic given in about 350 words. This essay
should include a clear thesis statement with 3 main points. Use all 3 articles and at least 3
of the APA citation techniques (short/long quotation, paraphrase, summary, synthesis). (14
marks)
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*1 mark will be deducted if only 2 articles used (applicable for complete essays only).
*2 marks will be deducted if only 1 article used (applicable for complete essays only).

Breakdown Description Marks

Very good to Excellent: Clear thesis statement 4-5
with a stand and main points. The points have
been clearly presented and voice fully
developed. Excellent response.

Average to good: Clear thesis statement with a 2-3.5

stand and main points/general main points.
Ideas and voice are relevant but may be
inadequately developed or unclear. Good
response.
Poor to Fair: Has a stand but main points and
support are mostly irrelevant/non-existent. 1-1.5
Ideas may be repetitive, irrelevant or not well
supported. Voice poorly developed. Not
fluent. Poor response.
Very poor: Fails to address the question. No 0-0.5
stand and no development. No voice. Not
enough to evaluate.

*For incomplete essays (3 paragraphs and

below), highest mark that can be awarded is
2.5 (provided there is a specific thesis
statement)
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Very good to Excellent: Sophisticated range

and effective word choice. Appropriate
5 -6
register. Use effective complex structure, few
errors of agreement, tense word order etc.
Well-organised. Logical sequencing. Cohesive.
No lifting of words/sentences from passages.
Average to good: Adequate range and
organisati vocabular Language,
occasional errors of word choice but meaning 3-4.5
not obscured. Use effective but simple
structure, minor problems in complex
structure, several errors of agreement, tense,
etc but meaning not obscured. Loosely
organised but main ideas still stand out. Some
lifting of words/sentences from passages but
attempts to use own words.
Poor to Fair: Limited range and frequent errors
1-2.5
of word choice and meaning obscured. Major
problems in simple/complex structure,
frequent errors of agreement, tense, etc.
Meaning obscured. Lack of coherence. Mostly
lifting of words/sentences from passages.
Very poor: Virtually no mastery of sentence 0-0.5
construction. Dominated by errors or not
enough to evaluate. No recognizable
organisation. Mostly lifting of words/sentences
from passages.
Very good to excellent: At least three 3
techniques used. Full, correct citation given.
Good use of techniques.
Average to good: At least three techniques
used. Occasional errors in citation. Some errors 2-2.5
in the use of techniques.
Poor to Fair: Less than three techniques used.
1-1.5
Frequent errors in citation. Frequent lifting of
words/sentences from passages. Not many
attempts to use own words.
Very poor: Only one technique used. No
0-0.5
citation given. Major lifting of words/sentences
from passages or not enough to evaluate.
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