Form 5

FIRST ASSESSMENT 2016

An analysis of common errors

PAPER 1

*Based on 5SF papers

SECTION APurpose of the talk

Write a talk on keeping fitNOT

a talk on Health Week

SECTION B• QUESTION 1

Describe a place that you would go to when you are feeling sad or down

Keyword: a place

Good one: She writes about Korea (a place); from general to specific places in Korea,

together with the descriptions of the place and reasons why she chooses Korea

SECTION B• QUESTION 5

- Describe how determination and hardwork helped a friend achieved his

dreams,

NOT

How you can help him

Keyword: helped

Common Grammatical Errors

ERROR CORRECTIONmore healthier healthier

more easy easiermore happy happier

Common Grammatical ErrorsERROR CORRECTION

The place has a beach that makes me calm.

There is a beach at the place that makes me calm.

The place has not many people who come.

There are not many people come to the place

Common Grammatical ErrorsERROR CORRECTION

You cannot spend too much time on social networks. We have to make time for your family too.

You cannot spend too much time on social networks. You have to make time for your family too.

We cannot spend too much time on social networks. We have to make time for our family too.

We need to be determined to achieve your dreams.

We need to be determined to achieve our dreams.

You need to be determined to achieve your dreams.

Common Grammatical ErrorsERROR CORRECTION

Most youngsters have their own social networks such as facebook, twitter, instagram and others/many others/another.

Most youngsters have their own social networks accounts such as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Common Grammatical ErrorsERROR CORRECTION A shoes A pair of shoes

A shoeAn enemies An enemy

A new friends A new friendAs a teenagers As a teenager

As teenagersOne of the student One of the studentsA lots of problems A lot of problems

Lots of problems

Common Grammatical ErrorsERROR CORRECTION

His father was proud with him.

His father was proud of him

The teacher was angry to me.

The teacher was angry with me.

The teacher was angry at me.

*angry at

Common Vocabulary Errors / Choice of word

ERROR CORRECTIONMake revision Do revisionMake an action Take an actionYou have to practise to do the questions.

You have to practise to answer the questions.

I would like to story about my successful friend.

I would like to tell about my successful friend.

I would like to tell a story about my successful friend.

Common Spelling ErrorsERROR CORRECTION

SuccesfulSuccessful

?

Untill ?Good morning to our principle, Pn. Aminah

?

Smilling ?Peoples ?

Thankfull ?DissapointedDissappointed

?

Affect vs effect ?

PLEASE..

1. READ the questions extra carefully

2. WRITE the Question No. in your answer sheet

SEE YOU IN YOUR NEXT WRITING

GOOD LUCK!