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[1119/1]
[1119/2] English
PAPER 1119/1
SECTION A: DIRECTED WRITING

This question is assessed as follows:

FORMAT : 6 marks
CONTENT : 9 marks
LANGUAGE : 20 marks
TOTAL : 35 marks

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NO FORMAT MARK
F1 Address 2 marks
F2 Date 1 mark
F3 Title 1 mark
F4 Signature 1 mark
F5 Name 1 mark

NO CONTENT MARK
C1 How long have you been aware of this problem? 1 mark
C2 Where can you see this waste being littered about? 1 mark
C3 Station prefects near problem areas 1 mark
C4 Take serious action on students who litter 1 mark
C5 Ban the use of single-use plastic at the canteen 1 mark
C6 Your own point 1 mark
C7 Conduct environmental talks 1 mark
C8 Organise a #saynotoplastic campaign 1 mark
C9 Your own point 1 mark
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LANGUAGE (20 marks) : Please refer to the marking criteria below
Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Language - entirely accurate apart from
very occasional first draft slips.
Sentence structure - varied and various
types of sentences are used.
Vocabulary - wide and used with preci-
sion.
Punctuation - accurate and helpful to the
reader.
A Spelling - accurate across the full range of
19 - 20 vocabulary used.
Paragraphs - well-planned and are uni-
fied and linked.
Topic - addressed with consistent rele-
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vance.
Interest of the reader - aroused and
sustained throughout the writing.
Tone - appropriate for an informal letter.
Language - largely accurate.
Simple structures used without error;
mistakes found in more sophisticated
structures.
Sentence structure – may show some
variety in structure and length but may be
monotonous.
Vocabulary - wide enough but may lack
precision.
Punctuation - accurate in simple struc-
C D
ture.
13 - 15
Spelling – simple words may be spelt
correctly.
Paragraphs - may show some unity
although links may be absent or inappro-
priate.
Interest of the reader - aroused but not
sustained.
Tone - mostly appropriate for an informal
letter.
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Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Language - accurate with occasional
errors.
Sentence structure – some variation
of length and type, with some complex
sentences.
Vocabulary - aids the story enough and
used with some precision.
Punctuation - almost always accurate
B and generally helpful.
16 -1 8 Spelling -nearly always accurate.
Paragraphs - some evidence of planning
and unity and are linked appropriately.
Topic - story is relevant to the topic.
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Interest of the reader - aroused and
sustained.
Tone - appropriate for an informal letter.
Language - sufficiently accurate, of clear
language when simple vocabulary and
structures are used.
Sentence structure - some variety in
type and length.
Vocabulary -usually adequate to show
intended meaning.
Punctuation - generally correct but
does not clarify meaning.
Spelling - simple words spelt correctly
but with more errors.
10 - 12
Paragraphs - used but show lack of plan-
ning and unity.
Interest of the reader - lacking in liveli-
ness and interest value.
Tone - lapses in tone may be a feature of
an informal letter.
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Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Meaning - never in doubt, but single
word errors are sufficiently frequent and
serious to hamper reading. High inci-
dence of linguistic errors.
Sentence structures - simple struc-
tures. May be accurate, but not sustained
fthroughout the story.
Vocabulary – limited and too simple to
E U (i)
7-9 convey precise meaning.
Spelling - simple words are spelt correct-
ly but more complex words have frequent
errors.
Punctuation – frequent mistakes.
Paragraphs - lack unity or are haphazard-
ly arranged.
Tone - may be inappropriate for an infor-
mal letter.
Errors - multiple in nature, requiring the
reader to read and re-read to understand.
Sentence structure – few accurate but
simple sentences.
U(ii) Content - may be comprehensible, but
2-3 high with incidence of linguistic error.
Tone – the letter is comprehensible, but
its tone is hidden by the density of errors.
3
Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Meaning - fairly clear but high incidence
of errors will definitely impede the
reading.
Sentence structure – Many serious
errors of various kinds. Very few accurate
sentences.
Vocabulary – Frequent errors. Simple
words and very often repetitive.
Spelling - frequent spelling errors.
4-6
Punctuation - sometimes used
correctly.
Paragraphs - lack unity or there may not
be any paragraphs at all.
Tone - may not be appropriate for an
informal letter.
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Almost entirely impossible to read.
May make little or no sense at all or are
copied from the task.
Marks should be awarded where occa-
U(iii) sional patches of clarity occur.
0-1 1 mark - if some sense can be obtained.
0 mark - only be awarded if the letter
makes no sense at all from beginning to
end.
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SECTION B: CONTINUOUS WRITING
Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Language - entirely accurate apart from
very occasional first draft slips.
Sentence structure - varied and used to
achieve a particular effect.
Vocabulary - wide and is used with
precision.
Punctuation - accurate and helpful to the
reader.
Spelling - accurate across the full range of
A B
44 - 50 vocabulary used.
Paragraphs - well-planned, have unity
and are linked.
Topic - addressed with consistent rele-
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vance.
Interest of the reader - aroused and
sustained throughout the writing.
Language - largely accurate.
Simple structure - simple sentences
used without error. Mistakes in more
sophisticated structures. May show some
variety in structure and length, but rather
monotonous.
Vocabulary - wide enough but may lack
precision.
Punctuation - accurate on the whole but
C D
errors may occur in more complex uses.
32 - 37
Spelling - simple words may be correct.
Errors occur in more sophisticated words.
Paragraphs - may show some unity, but
links may be absent or inappropriate.
Topic - Relevant but may lack originality
and planning.
Interest of the reader - Some interest is
aroused but not sustained.
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Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Language - accurate. occasional errors
are either minor or first draft slips.
Sentence structure - some variation
of length and type with some complex
sentences.
Vocabulary - wide enough to convey
intended shades of meaning with some
precision.
Punctuation - almost always accurate
and generally helpful.
38 - 43
Spelling - nearly always accurate.
Paragraphs - some evidence of plan-
ning, have unity and are usually appro-
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priately linked.
Topic - relevant to the story.
Interest of the reader - aroused and
sustained through most of the writing.
Language - sufficiently accurate.
Patches of clear, accurate language.
Sentenc structure - Some variety in
type and length.
Vocabulary - simple vocabulary and
structures are used. Words used are
generally adequate to express intended
meaning.
Punctuation - generally correct.
Spelling - more spelling errors will
26 - 31
occur.
Paragraphs - used but show lack of
planning or unity.
Topic - addressed with some relevance.
Interest of the reader - lacking in liveli-
ness and interest value.
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Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Meaning - never in doubt, but single
word errors are sufficiently frequent and
serious to hamper reading. High inci-
dence of linguistic errors that may be
distracting to the reader.
Sentence structures - some simple
structures used. May be accurate, but
accuracy is not sustained.
Vocabulary - limited. Either too simple
E U (i)
20 - 25 to convey precise meaning or more ambi-
tious usage of words that are imperfectly
understood.
Spelling - frequent mistakes.
Punctuation – Errors that make reading
the script difficult.
Paragraphs - lack unity or are haphazard-
ly arranged.
Tone - some relevance to the topic but
only partial treatment is given.
Meaning – story makes some sense but
with multiple errors (Reader has to read
and re-reread to understand).
Sentence structure – Only a few accu-
rate (but simple) sentences.
U(ii)
Vocabulary – Content may be compre-
8 - 13
hensible, but the incidence of linguistic
errors is so high that meaning is blurred.
Length – May be far under the required
word count.
5
Mark Description of Criteria
Range
Meaning - fairly clear, but the high inci-
dence of errors impede reading.
Sentence structure - Many serious
errors of various kinds. (Single-word
type, which can be corrected without
rewriting the whole sentence). Very few
accurate sentences. Simple and very
often repetitive.
Punctuation - used correctly but sen-
tence separation errors may occur.
14 - 19
Paragraphs - lack unity or there may not
be any paragraphs at all.
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Almost entirely impossible to read.
Whole sections may make little or no
sense at all.
Marks are awarded where occasional
patches of clarity occur.
U(iii)
0-7
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PAPER 2

Section A:

1. B 6. B 11. B
2. D 7. C 12. B
3. C 8. C 13. C
4. C 9. A 14. B
5. C 10. C 15. B

Section B:

16 Get vaccinated
Avoid close contact
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18 Clean your hands
19 Get plenty of sleep/Be physically active
20 Manage stress/Drink plenty of fluids/Eat nutritious food
21 Flu antiviral drugs
22 Cover mouth and nose
23 Clean your hands
24 Nose or mouth
25 Practising healthy habits/Practising good habits

SECTION C:

26 The hardships she and her family, as well as thousands of other refugees,
have endured.
27 Amira and her family had to flee their hometown Hama after the air strikes.
28 a) They got help from a driver, then they hitched rides or walked.
b) A blanket and her favorite books along with her identification papers,
including documents for school.
29 a) Deserted.
b) A caring and responsible person who always try to make others feel good
and safe.
c) Yes, I would. Because just by listening, I can take the burden off some-
one’s shoulders.

30 Answer: Yes.
Reason: Because that is where a person grows up and spend most of his/her
life with his/her loved ones.

*Or any other suitable answer

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SUMMARY

C1: They had to flee to the countryside.

C2: They felt like they were going to die.
C3: The family found a driver to take them to Idlib.
C4: They also hitched rides or walked.
C5: Amira brought her books and documents but lost them during the journey.
C6: It was very hot and there was not enough water.
C7: They felt terrified looking at empty villages.
C8: Amira had to stay strong for her family.
C9: She comforted her siblings with hugs.
C10: She promised them that they were going to a nice place.
C11: Amira became parents to her siblings.

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C12: She listened to them.
C13: She asked them how they felt.

Maximum Marks Awarded:

CONTENT : 10 marks
LANGUAGE : 5 marks
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TOTAL 15 marks

STYLE AND PRESENTATION DESCRIPTOR FOR LANGUAGE [SUMMARY]

Marks for Style and Presentation are awarded based on the average sum total (to the nearest rounded
fraction/decimal) of Paraphrasing and Use of English.
Annotate as follows:
Paraphrasing : 5 marks
Use of English : 4 marks
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9 marks ÷ 2 = 4.5 = 5 marks
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BAND DESCRIPTIONS FOR SUMMARY
MARKS PARAPHRASING
5 Candidates make a sustained attempt
to rephrase the text language. Their
expression is secure. Phrases from the
text that are difficult to substitute are
allowed.
4 There is a noticeable attempt to re-
phrase the text. The summary is free
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from stretches of concentrated lifting
and expression is generally sound.
3 Intelligent and selective lifting with
recognisable but limited attempts to
rephrase the text. Their expression
may not always be secure but attempts
to substitute will gain credit.
2 Wholesale copying of text material
but not a complete transcript of the
original. Attempts to substitute own
language are limited to single-word
expressions. Irrelevant sections of the
text are more frequent at this and
subsequent levels.
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MARKS USE OF ENGLISH
5 Apart from very occasional slips,
the language is accurate. Any oc-
casional errors are either slips or
minor errors. Sentence structure
is varied and there is a marked
ability to original complex syntax
outside text structures. Punctua-
tion is accurate and helpful to the
reader. Spelling is secure across
the full range of vocabulary used.
4 The language is almost always
accurate. Serious errors will be so
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isolated as to be nearly unnotice-
able. Sentences show some vari-
ation, including original complex
syntax outside text structures.
Punctuation is accurate and gen-
erally helpful. Spelling is nearly
always secure.
3 Language is fairly accurate but
simple sentences tend to dom-
inate the writing. When candi-
dates use more complex struc-
tures, serious errors may occur.
Some major errors of verb forms
and tenses are seen but these will
not impede understanding. Al-
though linking words are used,
they may not be too appropriate.
2 Meaning is not in doubt, but
serious errors are more frequent.
Simple structures are accurate,
although this accuracy is not
sustained for long. Simple punc-
tuation is usually be correct, with
occasional errors in sentence
separation. Spelling is largely
accurate, but mistakes occur in
handling more difficult words.
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Section D
a) There is nothing in her bed but an old ragdoll.
b) For her expenses/For transport fare/To buy food.
c) So that the persona won’t be worried/The mother did not know how to explain the situation to
the young persona.
d) Answer: I would wait until my mother is calm.
Reason: Because only then will she be less angry and sad and be able to explain what actually
happened.
*Or any other suitable answer

NOVEL [ 15 marks ]
CONTENT : 10 marks
LANGUAGE : 5 marks
TOTAL : 15 marks

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BAND FOR MARKING QUESTION 33 (NOVEL)
Mark Content
Mark Language
Range Range
9 - 10 • an always relevant response to the task. 5 • accurate
• almost always provides detailed and well devel- • very well-organised
oped textual evidence. • easily understood
• maintains a consistent and convincing point of
view.
• students can relate the characters to evidence
mentioned for them.

7-8 • a relevant response to the task. 4 • largely accurate

• usually provides textual evidence. • well-organised
• maintains a consistent point of view. • easily understood
• convincing point of view and with some devel-
opment.
• students can relate the characters with some
evidence.

5-6 • an intermittently relevant response to the 3 • frequent errors but

task. meaning is not in doubt
• provides little textual evidence. • fairly organised
• point of view is consistent in parts. • can be understood
• students can relate the characters with little
evidence.
3-4 • a response of very little relevance to the task. 2 • some blurring in mean-
• hardly any textual evidence. ing
• point of view is difficult to establish. • poorly organised
• mere mention of characters. • generally difficult to
• more towards narration. understand

1-2 • shows barely any understanding of the re- 1 • makes little or no sense
quirement(s) of the task. at all
• point of view is not established. • lacks organisation
• difficult to understand
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Note: The mark ‘0’ should only be awarded if

• the response is in a language other than English.
• the response is not related to any of the novels.

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