Section A : Guided Writing

[30 marks]
[Time suggested : 40 minutes]
Section A

Your sister has written you a letter asking you for advice on buying a gift for your mother for
Mother's Day present. Given below are two items your sister has in mind. Write a reply to your
sister stating your choice giving reasons.

RM130
Made of leather
Attractive latest design
3 different colours
Free leather purse

RM150
Mums favourite brand
3 different fragrances
Free miniature perfume

When writing your letter:

Use all the notes given

Use an appropriate format
Elaborate on the notes to make it more interesting
Make sure it is not less than 120 words

Section B : Summary
2

[10 marks]
[Time suggested : 30 minutes]
Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

People say the best time to exercise is in the morning although it is possible to
exercise in the afternoon, evening or even at night. There are many sound reasons for
exercising in the morning.
Firstly, there are fewer distractions in the morning. If one were to wait till the end of
the day, there will be every excuse to give for not exercising. Besides, early morning
exercise can wake up a person and energise him or her for the day.
Not everyone can get out of bed early in the morning to exercise; doing so is a big
effort. However, it is good to get up, maybe a bit earlier to get it done with so that it does
not bother you for the rest of the day. This is because as time passes, it is harder to find a
slot for exercise. Also, the early morning temperature is cooler and the air is fresher
because it is less polluted.
However, one has to be careful because early in the morning, the muscles are stiff and
cold so it is easier to get injured. However, a bit of warming up before doing the exercise
can help prevent this.

Write a summary on why the best time to exercise is early in the morning.

Your summary must:

not 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:

The best time to exercise is the early morning because.

Section C :
3

[10 marks]
[Time suggested : 20 minutes]

The following are the graphic novels studied in the literature component in English language.

1. Black Beauty Anna Sewell

2. The Boscombe Valley Mystery Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
3. A journey to the Centre of the Earth Jules Verne

Based on one graphic novel above, write about the character you admire. Provide evidences
from the text to support your answer.
Your response should be:

not less than 50 words

in continuous writing ( not in note form)

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TAMAT--------------------------------------

Prepared by,

Checked by,

Approved by,

(Pn. Siti Raihan Shamsudin)

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN SEKSYEN 4

KOTA DAMANSARA, 47810 PETALING JAYA
SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

JSU BAHASA INGGERIS (Kertas 2)

FORM 2
MID YEAR EXAM 2011

Content/

Paper 2
1

Level of
difficulties

Section A:

Total
4

Guided writing

Section B:

Summary

Section C:

Literature
Shortstories

SUGGESTED ANSWER- (SECTION A)- 30 MARKS

5

BAND/ MARKS
A
Excellent
[25-30 marks]

B
Credit
[19-24 marks]

C
Achievement
[13-18 marks]

D
Weak
[7-12 marks]
E
Very weak
[1-6 marks]

DESCRIPTION
- task fulfilled with well-developed and well-organised ideas and
details.
- accurate language with few minor errors
- varied sentence structures
- abundant vocabulary
- able to arouse and sustain interest of the reader
-

task fulfilled with developed and organized ideas and

details
accurate language with some serious and minor errors
simple and compound sentence structures
large vocabulary but not precise enough
almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and
paragraphing
able to arouse interest of the reader
task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but not
detailed enough
sufficiently accurate language with frequent minor errors
simple and compound sentence structures
sufficient vocabulary to convey meaning
some errors in mechanics of writing
task partially fulfilled with less developed ideas
barely accurate language with frequent serious errors
limited vocabulary
task hardly fulfilled with less cohesive ideas
task hardly fulfilled with less cohesive ideas
high density of errors with meaning hardly conveyed

Note:
Award 0 mark:
-

No response or response written in language other than English

Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric.

SUGGESTED ANSWER- (SECTION B)- 10 MARKS

6

Award :
5 marks for main ideas + 5 marks for language = 10 marks
MAIN IDEAS
1. there are fewer distractions
2. as the day passes, it is difficult to fit exercise in, so it is better to get it done with.
3. it energises a person for the day.
4. it is cooler in the morning
5. the air is fresh because it is less polluted.
[ 1 mark X 5 main ideas = 5 Marks]
LANGUAGE
BAND/ MARKS
A
Excellent
[5 marks]
B
Credit
[4 marks]

C
Achievement
[3 marks]

D
Weak
[2 marks]

E
Very weak
[1 mark]

DESCRIPTION
- able to use own words
- accurate language with simple and compound sentences,
appropriate sentence connectors and correct use of grammar
- no lifting of sentences
- no irrelevant details
- able to use own words
- largely accurate language with simple and compound
sentences, appropriate sentence connectors and correct use
of grammar.
- Largely accurate spelling and punctuation
- Some minor errors
- Almost no lifting of sentences
- No irrelevant details
- Attempts to use own words
- Sufficient accurate language with majority of simple
sentences and some compound sentences; use of some
sentence connectors; some serious grammatical errors
found
- Some serious errors in spelling and punctuation
- Selective lifting of sentences
- Some irrelevant details
- No attempts to use own words
- Frequent serious errors in grammar, spelling and
punctuation
- Very few sentence connectors
- Large amount of lifting of text material
- Irrelevant details
- High density of errors
- Total lifting of text material
- Irrelevant details

Note:
Award 0 mark:
- No response or response written in language other than English
- Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric
SUGGESTED ANSWER- (SECTION C)- 10 MARKS
BAND/ MARKS

DESCRIPTION
7

A
Excellent
[9-10 marks]

B
Credit
[7-8 marks]

C
Achievement
[5-6 marks]

D
Weak
[3-4 marks]

E
Very weak
[1-2 mark]

- task successfully fulfilled

- well-developed and wee-organised ideas and details with
evidence from text
- varied sentence structures
- Wide vocabulary aptly used
- accurate language
- accurate mechanics of writing
-

Task largely fulfilled

Largely developed and organized ideas and details with
evidence from text
Mostly varied sentence structures
Wide enough of vocabulary
Largely accurate use of language
Mostly accurate mechanics of writing
Task sufficiently fulfilled
Sufficiently developed ideas and details with some
evidence from text
Majority of simple sentences
Adequate vocabulary used
Sufficiently accurate use of language
Fairly accurate mechanics of language

Task partially fulfilled

Lack development or less developed and organized ideas
with minimal textual support
Lack variety of sentence structures; simple sentences with
errors
Limited vocabulary
Inconsistent mechanics of writing
Numerous errors

Task hardly fulfilled

Hardly any evidence
Inaccurate and high density of errors
Less cohesive
Very limited vocabulary
Serious errors in mechanics of writing

Note:
Award 0 mark:
- No response or response written in language other than English
- Mindless lifting of irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric

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