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English – Marking Scheme – Form 3 Secondary – CCP – 2015 Page 1 of 3
DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATIONDepartment of Curriculum ManagementEducational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2015
FORM 3 ENGLISH MARKING SCHEME
READING 25 MARKS
Note: Markers are reminded not to penalise language errors unless what is written is
unintelligible. Answers do not have to be in full sentences. Unless otherwise instructed, award marks for answers which include the following
content which may be rephrased
A - Carla and Tim buy a box of cereal. Read the list of ingredients on the box and answer the questions below. (5 x 1 mark = 5 marks)
1. Corn2. Yes3. Orange flower / Orange flower honey4. Six / 65. Iron
B - Carla and Tim want to bake some cookies. Read the steps of the recipe and match each picture with each step. The first one has been done for you. (10 x 1 mark = 10 marks)
1. 10.2. 7.3. 11.4. 1.5. 8.6. 9.7. 2.8. 5.9. 6.10. 4.11. 3.
CoreCurriculumProgramme
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C. Look at the map below. Then answer the questions. (10 x 1 mark = 10 marks)
i) 1a 2c 3d 4b 5c
ii)1. TRUE2. FALSE3. TRUE4. FALSE5. FALSE
WRITING 25 MARKS
A. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets. The first one has been done for you. (10 x ½ mark = 5 marks)
Karen Smith says:
I (0) live (live) in London with my husband, Paul. I (1) am a teacher and Paul (2) is a doctor. We
(3) live in a flat. Paul (4) works in a big hospital and I work in a primary school. We (5) have a
car but I don’t drive to work. I always (6) take the bus to school. At weekends, Paul (7) plays
football with some friends and I usually (8) go for long walks. We both (9) read a lot. On
Saturday evenings we usually watch a film on TV and Paul (10) cooks dinner for our friends.
B. The following is a dialogue between a shop assistant and Helen, a customer. Read the dialogue and fill in the blanks with the word that matches with the picture provided. The first one has been done for you. (5 x 1 mark = 5 marks)
Shop assistant: (0) Good morning. Can I help you?
Helen: Good morning. I’d like to buy a (1) t-shirt.
Shop assistant: What (2) size and (3) colour would you like?
Helen: I’d like a a medium one in green please. It’s my favourite colour.
Shop assistant: Here it is.
Helen: How much does it cost?
Shop assistant: It’s €8.50.
Helen: I’ll take it. Here’s the (4) money.
Shop assistant: Thanks.
Helen: Thanks. (5) Goodbye / Bye.
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C. Look at this survey. These are David’s answers. Write down what David does or doesn’t do. The first one has been done for you. (5 x 1 mark = 5 marks)
1. David doesn’t wash his clothes.
2. David cleans the car.
3. David goes shopping.
4. David doesn’t set the table.
5. David makes his bed.
D. You’re Chris and your email address is [email protected]. Write a short email to your friend Kim at [email protected], describing your best friend at school. (10 marks)
9 – 10 marks
Very good
Communicates all the relevant information and is interesting to read. Hardly any
mistakes of grammar, lexis, spelling or punctuation.
7 – 8 marks
Good
Communicates the information needed. Few mistakes of grammar, lexis, spelling
or punctuation.
5 – 6 marks
Pass
Communicates most of the information needed. Quite a few mistakes, but it is
possible to understand the writing.
3 – 4 marks
Weak
A lot of information is not communicated and mistakes make it difficult to
understand the writing.
1 – 2 marks
Very weak
Has communicated very little.