Mark for English Paper 2

MARKING SYSTEM

Paper 1 = 40 marks Paper 2 = 40 marks, To get “A” is around 80% .That’s mean you must get a total of 64 marks from both paper.

SCORING CRITERIA FOR PAPER 2

MARKING SCHEME FOR SECTION A : 

QUESTION 1 ( SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION ) 

BAND DESCRIPTIONS :

EXCELLENT ( 9-10 MARKS ) Excellent and confident use of language. Ideas convey clearly through a variety sentence structure. Confident to use new words to express ideas. Ideas are well-planned, relevant and linked. Overall accurate use of spelling and punctuation. 

CREDIT ( 5-8 MARKS ) Confident use of language throughout. Attempts made to construct variety types of sentence structures but occasional errors occur. Most ideas are well planned but links may be absent or inappropriate. Most of the ideas are well organized and conveyed clearly. Overall meaning is still clear. ACHIEVEMENT ( 3-4 MARKS ) Generally, confident use of the language. Simple sentences with minor errors but meaning is still clear. Satisfactory presentation of ideas. A few punctuation and spelling errors. 

LOW ACHIEVEMENT ( O-2 MARKS ) Poor use of language. Multiple errors found in sentences. Ideas are incomprehensible even after a few readings. Limited and incorrect use of vocabulary. Many spelling and punctuation errors. There is no answer given.