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MARKING SCHEME
ENGLISH PAPER 2 014/2

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING QUESTIONS .

Read the answers given. Check to see if the answer is relevant to the assessment
objectives specified.
All answers should be considered at sentence level ( simple, compound, complex )
Merits and errors should be noted.
Candidates abilities to express ideas and use of interesting expressions should be given
consideration.
Candidates may or may not use all the words given.
Candidates need not comply to the word order given.

CHECKLIST FOR MARKING.

The quality of the answer should be given greater consideration over the quantity or
length of the answer. ( Do not get impress with good / neat handwriting)
Read the answer script as a whole.
Place in band.
Reread and identify the errors and merits.
Use the given symbols to highlight the errors or additional details like new words or
interesting expressions.
Reconfirm the band.

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Award marks accordingly
GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION A
Candidates must answer this question.
Total marks : 5
For Question 2 (a) :
full marks awarded is 2.
award one mark for each correct answer.
award one mark for any relevant answer related to the text.
do not accept answers with spelling errors.
do not award half marks.
*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.
Answers:
1.

2.

Suggested answers:
Volcanic eruptions
Volcano eruption
Any relevant answer.
Natural disaster

For Question 2 (b):

full marks awarded is 3.
award half mark for each correct answer.
do not accept answers with spelling errors.
*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.

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GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION B

Candidates must answer this question.

Total marks : 5
award one mark for each correct answer.
do not accept answers with spelling errors.
do not award half marks.
*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.
Answers:
1.

FALSE

2.

TRUE

3.

TRUE

4.

FALSE

5.

TRUE

GUIDELINES FOR MARKING SECTION C

Candidates must answer this question.
Total marks : 10
award one mark for each correct answer.
do not accept answers with spelling errors.
do not award half marks.
*0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy.
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

deadliest
better
most expensive
biggest
highest

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

most disastrous
worst
worst
more common
most common

GUIDELINES FOR MAKING SECTION D

Candidates must answer this question.
The total mark for this section is 10.
The answer script must be assessed as a whole for marks to be awarded. Examiners must
consider the coherence (in meaning and stimulus) of each sentence before awarding
marks.
Candidates must show their ability to construct a grammatically correct sentence.
Candidates should not be penalised if they change the order of the words given as long as
meaning is clear throughout.
Merits and errors must be noted using the given symbols to highlight them.
BAND

DESCRIPTORS

Task very well fulfilled

All sentences constructed correctly.
EXCELLENT
Hardly any grammatical, spelling or punctuation
error
Good presentation of ideas, relevant to the stimulus.
Task fulfilled
Most sentences constructed correctly
Few single word errors found in the sentences
constructed
CREDIT
Few errors in grammatical, spelling and punctuation
errors
Satisfactory presentation of ideas, relevant to the
stimulus
Task is almost fulfilled
Some single word errors found in sentences
ACHIEVEMENT
constructed
Some grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors
Meaning is clear
Task partially fulfilled
LOW
Disorganised sentence structures but meaning is still
clear
ACHIEVEMENT
Chunking of words
Poor use of language
* 0 mark No answer given / Blatant irrelevancy

MARKS

9 - 10

78

56

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MARKING SYMBOLS

SYMBOLS

DEFINITION

Correct sentence

New words used correctly/Good sentence

Omission of words

Repetition

Punctuation

Inappropriate word / Vocabulary

Grammatical Errors

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Structural error

Unclear meaning

Sp

Spelling error

//

Total distortion / Blatant Irrelevancy

Rd

Redundancy

( )

Chunking

( )

Irrelevancy / General Statement

Word Order