2012 English form 3 exam paper 1WITH answer scheme ! Yeah !

SECTION A : SUMMARY

[ 10 marks ]

Read the passage and complete the following task.

It is a good practice to save money during school recess time. Here are some tips. First, bring home-made food to school. During recess, instead of buying, eat the food you have brought. The money you have saved can be put for better use. Bottle your own water. Drinking water is good for your health. Bottled water is the most convenient since it can provide protection against accidental spills. That said, buy bottled water only once in a while, and then reuse that bottle to fill your own water. Avoid the vending machines. Almost everything that is dispensed via vending machines has a huge mark-up. However, if you always feel hungry at school, bring small packets of biscuits. If you are going to buy food anyway, write down the food and the price you are paying for. This makes you to keep track of the food price and any price change .  You will not be able to see the balance unless you know how much pocket money you receive your parents give you, and how much money you have spent. So, keep a book of money-in money-out.

Your summary must:

• not be more than 60 words, including the 10 words given below
• be in continuous writing ( not note form )
• be written in one paragraph

Use your own words as far as possible without changing its original meaning.

Begin your summary as follows:

Here are some useful tips on how to save money …

SECTION B : LITERATURE

[ 6 marks ]

Question below is based on the stanza that follows

In the name of justice Wake up and form ranks sons of our ancestor Be brave And erect a wall of people Stand up heirs of our freedom

State three actions the poet urge the readers to do

i)                ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

ii)              ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

iii)            ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

Leisure

No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like stars at night. No time to turn at Beauty's glance, And watch her feet, how they can dance. No time to wait till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began.

Questions

State three actions we do not have time for

i)                ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

ii)              ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

iii)            ________________________________________________

(1 mark)

 (3 marks)

 

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION A: GUIDED WRITING

BAND

A EXCELLENT

B CREDIT

C ACHIEVEMENT

D WEAK

E VERY WEAK

DESCRIPTORS

Task fulfilled successfully.

Task fulfilled overall.

Task mostly fulfilled.

Task partially fulfilled.

Task hardly fulfilled.

Well-developed and well organized main ideas and supporting details.

Developed and organized main ideas and supporting details.

Some ideas are developed but lack details; adequately organized.

Ideas less developed, lack organization. Weak paragraphing.

Ideas not developed nor organized and lack cohesion. No paragraphing.

Language is accurate with minimal error and first draft slips. Meaning is accurate

Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Meaning is clear.

Language is sufficiently accurate with some minor errors. Meaning is never in doubt.

Language is partially accurate with few major and minor errors. Most meaning got through.

Language is largely inaccurate . Some meaning make sense.

Sentence structures are varied and used effectively to convey meaning.

Sentence structures are mostly varied.

Some monotonous sentence structure but variety is attempted.

Sentence structure lack variety. Repetitive.

Mostly simple sentence structures. Lifting or copying of ideas from text.

Vocabulary is apt and widely used.

Vocabulary is wide enough but lacks precision.

Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning.

Vocabulary is limited.

No new or own vocabulary.

Accurate mechanics of writing.

Few minor slips in mechanics of writing.

Some errors in mechanics of writing.

Serious errors in mechanics of writing.

Lack understanding of mechanics of writing

Note: Award ‘0’ marks if:

·        No response or response written in language other than English.

·        Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks of materials/text from other sources including rubrics.

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION B:LITERATURE

A Fighter’s Lines

1. i) and ii)  In stanza 1, state two conditions of the persona: (accept any 2) : old/ worn out/ have lost all his strength 

2.In stanza 3, state three actions the poet urges the readers to do(any three) :

Wake up (and form ranks sons of our ancestor), Be brave, And erect a wall of people, Stand up (heirs of our freedom)

3To fight for freedom

4.Sacrifice/ strive  for freedom/ love Malaysia/Appreciate freedom (any suitable answer)

5 Readers

Leisure

1. In couplet 2, what is it that we do not have time to do?:stand and stare/stand (beneath the boughs)/ stare (as long as sheep or cows)

2. In couplet 4, what is the effect of daylight to streams ?: The streams glimmer/shimmer/glitter

3. State three natural elements the poet has used (accept any 2): boughs, sheep, cows, wood, squirrels, nuts, grass, daylight, stars, night

4No time to watch people smile/No time to watch a smile that is developing.

5-?(I don’t know)

MARKING CRITERIA FOR SECTION C:SUMMARY

Here are some useful tips on how to save money (during school recess time).

Point number	Point
1	(First, )bring home-made food to school
2	Bottle your own water
3	Avoid the vending machines
4	(... if you always feel hungry at school,) bring small packets of biscuits.
5	(If you are going to buy food anyway,) write down the food and the price you are paying for
6	keep a book of money-in money-out.

Sentences in brackets are not obligatory