THE 4 SCENARIOS

12/1 – READING COMPREHENSION

12/4 – LISTENING COMPREHENSION
THE NORMAL SCRIPT SCENARIO

• A script where all answers are transferred to the Answer Sheet.

• Marking should be done in the Answer Sheet only regardless of whether the answers
have been transferred accurately or not.
• In instances where the answer is not transferred accurately, only the answer in the Answer
Sheet will be considered.
 MARKING METHOD
Tick a
correct
answer
Evidence of self-
correction, give a
tick provided the
answer is correct.
When candidates blacken
partially, and if the answer can
be determined without a doubt,
give a tick.
When candidates mark the
answer unconventionally, give a
tick if the answer is correct.
5/
When candidates answered
wrongly, or have transferred
their answer wrongly, cross the
correct answer.
When candidates answer more
than once, cross the correct
answer.
When the answer is doubtful,
cross the correct answer.
Count the number of correct
answers and write the total of
each part like so.
 MARKING METHOD

apple Count the number of correct

boy answers for Part 3 and write the
Mark with a tick or
cat total here.
a cross at the end of able
each response.
box
Please refer to the car
PP for the correct
apple
answer boy
cat
4/
able
box Count the number of correct
car answers for Part 4 and write the
apple total here.
boy
cat
able
box
car 5/
THE PARTIAL SCRIPT SCENARIO

• Answers have been transferred partially to the Answer Sheet. Some answers were done
on the Question Paper itself.
• Marking should be done in the Answer Sheet only regardless of whether the answers
have been transferred accurately or not.
• In instances where the answer is not transferred accurately, only the answer in the Answer
Sheet will be considered.
 MARKING METHOD
Tick a
correct
answer
When candidates
answered wrongly but
didn’t transfer the answer,
cross the correct answer
here and write ‘QP’ at the
end.
When candidates didn’t answer
the question, cross the correct
answer here and write ‘NA’ at
the end.
When candidates answered
wrongly, or have transferred
their answer wrongly, cross the
correct answer.
QP When candidates answered
correctly but didn’t transfer the
QP
answer, tick the correct answer
QP here and write ‘QP’ at the end
QP
NA Count the number of correct
answers and write the total of
QP
5/ each part like so.
 MARKING METHOD

apple
If candidates answered in the
boy
Mark with a tick or question paper incorrectly, cross
QP
a cross at the end of here and write ‘QP’ at the end
QP
each response.
NA
Please refer to the
If candidates answered in the
PP for the correct
question paper correctly, tick
answer
here and write ‘QP’ at the end

If candidates didn’t answer the

question, cross here and write
‘NA’ at the end
Don’t forget to count the correct answers and
write the total at the end of each part.
THE QUESTION PAPER SCENARIO

• Answers have not been transferred at all to the Answer Sheet. All answers were done on the
Question Paper itself.
• Marking should be done in the Question Paper only. Nothing should be done in the Answer
Sheet.
• If even one answer is transferred to the Answer Sheet, then it becomes a Partial Script
Scenario and must be marked as such (see previous scenario).
• ‘NA’ should accompany a cross in instances where candidates did not answer the question.
• Count the correct answers and write the total at the end of each part.
THE UNATTEMPTED PAPER SCENARIO

• Questions have not been answered at all.

• Write ‘NA’ at the lower right-hand corner of every page.
SELF-CHECK

• Please count the number of correct answers accurately and write the total at the end of
each part.
• Transfer the total of each part to the corresponding table cell on the front page.
• Circle the grand total like so:
• 15

• On the last page with your markings, you should also write the grand total and circle it
like the example above at the lower right-hand corner. However, this does not apply to the
Unattempted Paper Scenario.