ARKHAM INSTITUTION SG.

PETANI, KEDAH DARUL AMAN

MONTHLY ASSESSMENT YEAR 2022

FORM 3

ANSWER SCHEME

ENGLISH

PREPARED BY: CHECK BY: VERIFIED BY:

MR. BRUCE WAYNE MR. OSWALD COBBLEPOT MR. JIM GORDON

SUBJECT TEACHER COORDINATOR FORM 3 HEAD OF LANGUAGE

 ANSWER SCHEME FOR SECTION A
QUESTION 1-

QUESTION KEY/ ANSWER MARK

1 C 1 MARK

2 A 1 MARK

3 A 1 MARK

4 A 1 MARK

5 C 1 MARK

6 A 1 MARK

7 B 1 MARK

8 B 1 MARK

9 C 1 Mark
10 A 1 Mark
Question 11-19

Question Answer Explanation Marks

No

11. ALREADY DONE

12. drizzle The verb (‘drizzle’) should be in the basic form 1 Mark
when it is used in the infinitive (to drizzle)

13. feared The action/event has already happened so the past 1 Mark
tense form the verb (“fear”) is used.

14. it We use the pronoun “it” to refer to a situation 1 Mark

(“floods’) which is already know about or has been
mentioned

15. rolled We use the past tense of the verb (“roll”) because 1 Mark
the action has already happened.

16. a We use the indefinite article “a” before a word 1 Mark

beginning with a consonant sound and to mean
“one” (one bag for each person).

17. some We use “some” to talk about a number of things 1 Mark

(“documents”) when the exact number is not
mentioned.

18. entered The event happened in the past, so we use the past 1 Mark
tense of the verb (“enter”)
19 in We use the preposition “in” with a name of a 1 Mark
container (“fuse box”) to state where something
(“switch”) is located
Question 20-31

Question Mark

20. Test students’ skills in spelling 1 Mark

21.Lower secondary students 22.Upper secondary 2 Mark

students

23. 15 and 16 April 2019 24.17 and 18 April 2019 2 Mark

25. 2:00 p.m. 26.2:00 p.m. 2 Mark

27.RM 200 1 Mark

28.RM 100 1 Mark

29.RM 50 1 Mark

30.12 April 2019 1 Mark

31.Ryan Of 4 Neptune 1 Mark

Note: Spelling and Capital are Mandatory

QUESTION 32-40

Question Answer Mark

32. True 1 Mark

33. False 1 Mark

34. False 1 Mark

35. True 1 Mark

36. True 1 Mark

37. False 1 Mark

38. True 1 Mark

39. False 1 Mark

40. True 1 Mark

Marking Criteria for Section B (60 Mark)

BAND A B C D E
EXCELLENT GOOD SATISFACT WEAK VERY WEAK
ORY
MARK 60-50 50-40 30-20 20-10 10-0
S
D Task is Task is largely Task is Task is Task is hardly
E successfully fulfilled. sufficiently partially fulfilled.
S fulfilled. fulfilled. fulfilled.
C
R Idea are well Idea are largely Idea are Idea are Hardly any
I developed and developed and sufficiently partially idea.
P well- largely organized. developed developed and
T organised.Well Largely but lack lack
O supported with supported with organization organization.
R evidence from evidence from the supported Minimal
S the text. text. with the evidence from
evidence the text.
from the text.

Language is Language is Language is Language is Language is

accurate with largely accurate sufficiently partially inaccurate.
few first draft with some minor accurate. accurate.
slips. error. Errors are Errors are
mostly mostly MWEs
SWEs.

Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence Sentence

structures are structures are structures are structures lack structures was
varied and use mostly varied. sufficiently in variety and distorted.
effectively varied. repetitive.

Vocabulary is Vocabulary is Vocabulary Vocabulary is Vocabulary is

wide and wide enough and is sufficient limited. inappropriate.
precise. mostly precise. but lack
precision.
Interest is Interest is largely Interest is Interest is Interest is
aroused and aroused. sufficiently partially hardly
sustained aroused. aroused. aroused.

Well develop Largely develop Some Minimal Hardly any

evidence. evidence. evidence. evidence. evidence.
Note:
✓ Award 0 if:
• No response or response is written in other language than English.
• Mindless lifting or irrelevant chunks from other sources including rubric
✓ When awarding marks, apply the ‘best fit’ principle. No script will fit neatly into
any of a band. To determine the appropriate mark, identify the band response belong
to and refer to the criteria in the band. Examiners should assess the script
holistically and always refer to the coordinator scripts for consistency.
✓ The length of the response should not be a criteria in awarding marks.
✓ Award marks based on the quality and relevance of the response.
 Marking Procedures

Examiners are recommended to use the symbols given to ensure

consistency in marking and for ease of moderation.

Marking Symbols Meaning of symbols

M
E Merit – used to indicate apt
R vocabulary, good expression
I
✓ and structure where it occurs.
T
Gross errors

Minor errors

D
// Irrelevance, incomprehensible
E

M L Lifting

E Omission

R R Repetition

I S Stringing
T
Inverse word order
(transpose)