SECTION A

[10 marks]

[Time suggested: 15 minutes]

Write five sentences about the situation in the picture below. You may use the
words in the boxes to help you.

downpour yesterday slope blocked clearing

tractor earth lorry drivers watch

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Suggested Answers

1 There was a heavy downpour yesterday evening.

2 Part of a hill slope collapsed onto the road and blocked it.

3 Some workers were busy clearing the road and there was a tractor removing
the earth from the road.

4 Then, the earth was put onto the back of a waiting lorry to be disposed.

5 Many drivers stopped their cars and got down to watch the men at work.
Marking Scheme

General Guidelines For Teachers

 Read the answer script as a whole

 Place in a band

 Reread and identify the errors

 Use symbols for errors or new words or interesting expressions

 Decide and reconfirm the band

 Award marks accordingly

 Do not correct the sentences

BAND (Marks)

Aspect A B C D

(9 – 10) (7 – 8) (5 – 6) (1 – 4)

Completion Task is very Task is fulfilled Task is almost Task is partially

well-fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled
of Task

Grammar All sentences Most sentences Some single Poor use of

constructed constructed word errors language
correctly. correctly; a few found
single word
errors found

Vocabulary Words used Words used Most words Some correct

correctly correctly used correctly use of words

Spelling / No spelling or A few spelling or Some spelling Many spelling or

Punctuation punctuation punctuation or punctuation punctuation
error errors errors errors found

Sentence Variety of Variety of Simple Disorganised

Structure sentence sentence sentences with sentence
structures structures minor errors structures
although
occasional
errors may
occur

Presentation Ideas well- Satisfactory Meaning is still Chunk of words

presented and presentation of clear but meaning is
of Ideas relevant to the ideas and still clear
stimulus relevant to the
stimulus