ANSWER SCHEME MIDYEAR

ANSWER SCHEME MIDYEARFORM 2

SECTION A1. They there2. Is are3. On at4. At - in5. Meets meet6. Were was7. At in8. Has have9. Arrives arrive10. Starts start

SECTION B11. False12. True13. False14. True15. True16. Bunga National Park17. Miss Aida18. a) The Dissappearing of Monarch Butterflyb) Organic Life c) Our Shrinking Forestsd) Jewellery Making 19. to create awareness about environment (accept any possible answers)

SECTION C20. begin at a very young age21. due to their ever-changing emotional needs / immediate environmental influence.(or both)22. a) multi-racialb) friendships23. a) have similar interest with themb) be with them through good and bad timesc) share their success and failures24. nice / clever / share same hobbies / accept any possible answers

SECTION D25. I Wonder26. Jeannie Kirby27. Wind

Greenseenb. nestrestc. roundfoundd. outaboute. skyhighf. supposeknows28. 10 / ten29.

Column AColumn B

takes a restpart that is not there[1 mark]

the missing bitfade away[1 mark]

blow outNot full[1 mark]

fluffyBecome stationary

not quite roundSoft like cotton balls[1 mark]

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SECTION E31. The students can answer the guiding questions given and write it in the form of an essay. They essay must have an introduction / body / conclusionBANDMARK RANGEBAND DESCRIPTORS

Excellent21 25 Task fulfilled with ideas and details well-developed and well-organised. Language is accurate with first draft slips. Varied sentence structures are used effectively to convey meaning. Vocabulary is apt and widely used. Accurate use of mechanics of writing. Interest of the reader is aroused and sustained.

Credit16 20 Task fulfilled with ideas and details developed and organised. Language is largely accurate with few minor errors. Simple and compound sentence structures are accurate. Vocabulary is wide enough but lack precision. Almost always accurate use of spelling, punctuation and paragraphing. Interest of the reader is aroused but not sustained.

Achievement11 15 Task fulfilled with ability to develop some ideas but lacks details; ideas adequately organised. Language is sufficiently accurate with frequent serious errors. Simple and compound sentence structures are attempted. Vocabulary is sufficient to convey meaning. Some errors in spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.

Weak6 10 Task partially fulfilled with ideas less developed; ideas lacking organisation. Language is barely accurate with frequent serious errors that hamper reading. Vocabulary is limited. Serious errors in spelling, punctuation and paragraphing.

Very Weak1 5 Task hardly fulfilled; ideas lack cohesion. High density of errors; meaning is hardly conveyed.

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