How to score

Hi, Teachers and students.

By now, you should be ready for the exam.

Now, you have to sit for two papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2.

The types of questions you have to answer are as follows:

TO SCORE, you must answer all the questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2.

How can you score in the exam?

To know how, read on.

PAPER 1

PAPER 1 is an objective paper. It tests pupils’ knowledge on:

PAPER 2

PAPER 1 is a subjective paper. It tests pupils’ writing skills.

In this question you must construct sentences.

First, look at the picture carefully.

Then look at the words given. Then write your sentences.

Here is an example of a question, a pupil’s answer, and the marking.

Look at the picture carefully. Write five sentences about it. You may use the words in the boxes to help you.

Picture of a football match and many people watching the game
match	teams	cheered	clapped	crowd

careless spelling mistake

PUPIL’S ANSWER

punctuation: capital letter, full stop – left out

new word – good

1 There was a big corwd on the field.

2 it was an exciting match¢

	wrong grammar

3 The two teams playing well.

	wrong spelling
			Good! Use of ‘and’ to show compound sentence.

4 Tema B scored 2 goals and team A scored a goal.

	a good sentence

5 We cheered and clapped for Team A.

Marker’s Comments: Careless punctuation – no capital letters, no full stops - minus 1 mark Careless spelling mistake – minus 1 mark Grammar – wrong tense – minus 1 mark Marker’s Tips 1 Use ALL the words given to make sentences about the picture. 2 Do not change the tense of the words given. If the words end with an -ed, keep the -ed. 3 Add new words to your sentences. This will make your sentences interesting. 4 Write long and short sentences (simple and compound sentences). Use ‘and’, but’, ‘because’ for the longer sentences. 5 You do not have to follow the order of the words given. Choose your own order. 6 Write clearly and neatly. You will lose marks if examiners cannot read your handwriting.

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In this question you must complete a table and then write a paragraph.

First, look at the pictures carefully. Then look at the table given.

Complete the table with the correct information.

Here is an example of a question, a pupil’s answer, and the marking.

2 a Study the posters carefully. Then complete the table using the information given in the

pictures.

Diamond Hotel Port Dickson ■ Free sports facilities ■ Free trips to town RM 95 per night – single room RM 120 per night – double room 10% discount on room rates

Gold Hotel Kuala Perlis ■ Free boat rides ■ Free gym facilities RM 65 per night – single room RM 90 per night – double room 15% discount for dinner

Emerald Hotel Melaka ■ Free boat facilities ■ Free swimming lessons RM 95 per night – single room RM 100 per night – double room 10% discount for meals

A Complete the table below based on the posters above.

Place	Diamond Hotel	Gold Hotel	Emerald Hotel
Location		Kuala Perlis
Price per night for a family	RM 120.00	90	100
Facilities	Free sport facilities	Free gym facilites	Free boat facilities
Other features	Free trips to town
Discounts	10% discount	15% discount for dinner	10% discount for meal

Information given

	RM missing		Careless spelling mistakes

Table not complete

Information not complete

Marker’s Comments: Careless spelling mistakes – 0 mark Table not completed –0 mark Information not complete – 0 mark Marker’s Tips 1 First, read and understand the information in the notes about the 3 items given. 2 Transfer certain relevant information from the notes into the table. Make sure you complete the 10 blanks. 3 Follow the clues given in the answers. e.g. if it is RM4.99, then write as RM ­­­­__. 4 Do not make any mistakes in spelling or punctuation. Even if your answer is partially correct, you will not get any mark. 5 Remember, you will only get 1 mark or 0 mark. There is no ½ mark. 6 Write clearly and neatly. Do not lose marks unnecessarily.

2b Your parents asked your opinion as to where the family should

spend their holidays. Which place would you choose?

Give reasons for your answer.

I would choose Melaka because it is not far from Kuala Lumpur.

The hotel is also not expensive. The family can stay in the double room.

It would only costy father RM 100 per night. Furthermore, there is also a

10% discoun on meals. So my father can saves more money.

The hotel also gives free swimming lessons. So we can all learn to swim.

in the morning or evening, we can go island hopping. The boat trips are

free¢

	bonus marks
	careless spelling mistakes
	grammar mistake
	careless punctuation mistakes
	new interesting word. Bonus mark given.
¢	careless punctuation mistakes

Marker’s Comments: Careless spelling mistakes – will lose marks Grammar mistakes – 0 mark Careless punctuation – will lose marks Marker’s Tips 1. Read the notes given and the information in the table. 2. Make a choice. 3. Give reasons for your choice. Use the given notes in the table in Q2A. 4. Use the clues given in the notes/ graphics. 5. Use word like ‘moreover, furthermore, besides, in addition to’ etc in context. 6. Use your own words to make your writing more interesting. 7. Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation. Do not lose marks for carelessness.

In this question, you must write paragraphs on a set of pictures.

This is also called notes expansion.

This section tests your writing skills.
Read instructions carefully.
Study the pictures – see what event, incident or process is being shown. Look at the words given.
Follow the order of the words so that you do not leave out any word. Use ALL the words given.
Check the tense being used. Do not change the tense or spelling.
Add in your own words and phrases. You will get extra marks.
Write at least three sentences for each picture. Write in a paragraph form.
Use a variety of sentences – long and short sentences.
Check your answer for grammar, spelling or punctuation errors.
Write neatly and clearly.
Remember it is the QUALITY and not the length of your answer that is important.

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