Marking Scheme Band A: [11, 12] - Add new words/ideas intelligently - Use a variety of sentence patterns - Excellent command of English - Minor punctuation or spelling errors - Show confident use of English - Good handwriting Band B: [9, 10] - Use a variety of sentence patterns - Good command of English - Few punctuation and spelling errors - Few minor errors - Show confident use of English - Good handwriting Band C: [7, 8] - Meaning is clear - Satisfactory command of English - Few punctuation and spelling errors - Incomplete information - Confusion shown in structure - Legible handwriting Band D: [5, 6] - Meaning is mostly clear - Limited command of English - Some punctuation and spelling errors - Incomplete information - Confusion shown in structure - Legible handwriting Band E: [3, 4] - Meaning mostly unclear - Chunks of meaning detected - Limited command of English - Multiple errors in structure, punctuation and spelling Band F: [0, 1, 2] - No answer - Direct lifting - Incoherent - Total distortion
Section C (25 marks)
Marking Scheme Band A: [23, 24, 25] - Add new words/ideas intelligently - Use a variety of sentence patterns - Excellent command of English - Minor punctuation or spelling errors - Show confident use of English - Good handwriting Band B: [18, 19, 20, 21, 22] - Use a variety of sentence patterns - Good command of English - Few punctuation and spelling errors - Few minor errors - Show confident use of English - Good handwriting Band C: [13, 14, 15, 16, 17] - Meaning is clear - Satisfactory command of English - Few punctuation and spelling errors - Incomplete information - Confusion shown in structure - Legible handwriting Band D: [9, 10, 11, 12] - Meaning is mostly clear - Limited command of English - Some punctuation and spelling errors - Incomplete information - Confusion shown in structure - Legible handwriting Band E: [4, 5, 6, 7, 8] - Meaning mostly unclear - Chunks of meaning detected - Limited command of English - Multiple errors in structure, punctuation and spelling Band F: [0, 1, 2, 3] - No answer - Direct lifting - Incoherent - Total distortion