DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION
Department of Curriculum Management
Educational Assessment Unit
Track 1
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2015
FORM 5
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
MARKING SCHEME
Section A Language
1.
30 marks
Fill in the blanks with the prepositions below. You can use the same preposition more than
once. The first one has been done for you.
10 x ½ mark = 5 marks
In number 6, ½ mark will be forfeited if a capital letter is not used.
2.
3.
4.
1. in
2. at/in
3. before
4. in
5.
in
6. By
7. in
8. of
9. of
10. in
Underline the correct form of the verb given in brackets. The first one has been done for you.
10 x 1 mark = 10 marks
1. went
2. was
3. joined
4. left
5.
moved
6. made
7. was
8. continued
9. left
10. died
Find the correct word from the box to complete the text below. The first one has been done
for you. Each word can be used only ONCE.
10 x ½ mark = 5 marks
1. very
2. million
3. every
4. side
5.
light
6. away
7. why
8. day
9. one
10. around
Your science teacher wants you to do a little experiment. Put the instructions the teacher gives
you in the correct order. The first one has been done for you.
5 x 1 mark = 5 marks
Spread one cloth on a plate.
3
Leave them in a warm place.
5
Soak two dishcloths in water.
1
Put the other in a plastic bag and tape it.
4
Feel the cloths the next day.
6
Wring them out so they are just damp.
2
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5.
Fill in the blanks with the correct adjective from the box. The first one has been done for you.
5 x 1 mark = 5 marks
1. tiny
2. damp
3. warm
4. dry
5. plastic
Section B Reading Comprehension
25 marks
In comprehension answers, spelling and grammar are not to be penalised. Answers need not be in
full sentences.
Passage 1
1.
i.
Underline the correct answer
b
1 x 1 mark = 1 mark
ii.
a
1 x 1 mark = 1 mark
1.
Put a tick () to show if these sentences are TRUE or FALSE.
8 x 1 mark = 8 marks
True
False
a.
Humming birds are different from other birds in the way they fly.

b.
Humming birds get their name from the sound of their wings.

c.
A humming bird can only fly forward.

d.
Most ostriches live in America.

e.
An ostrich is as tall as a giraffe.

f.
An ostrich can carry a child on its back.
g.
The ostrich’s wings are very big.
h.
An ostrich uses its wings to keep its balance when it runs fast.
3.
4.



A humming bird is like a helicopter because
a)
it can hover / it can stay in one place
b)
it can fly backwards
An ostrich is like a horse because
a)
it can run as fast as a horse
b)
it can kick as hard as a horse
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Questions on passage 2
1.
Match each bird with its description. The first one has been done for you.
4 x 1 mark = 4 marks
2.
1.
toucan
3.
has colourful feathers
2.
humming bird
4.
has some funny feathers on its head
3.
parrot
1.
has a big beak
4.
hoatzin
5.
has long feathers
5.
bird of paradise
2.
is very small
Fill in the blanks with one word from the poster.
3 x 1 mark = 3 marks
A parrot can crack nuts with its beak and a hoatzin eats leaves.
Section C Writing tasks
1.
25 marks
Read the passage below and fill in the blanks with a suitable word.
Accept any possible grammatically and semantically correct answer.
10 x 1 mark = 10 marks
1.
Hobby
2.
Early
3.
other, some
4.
spot, place
5.
interesting, beautiful
6.
by, near
7.
Fit
8.
Enjoy
9.
great, wonderful, fantastic
10
new, many
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2.
You are Sam ([email protected]) and your friend Ben ([email protected]) wants to buy a
bicycle. Look at the table below about bicycle safety. Write an email to Ben about staying
safe when riding a bicycle. You may write around 150 words.
15 marks
If email grid is not filled in correctly, deduct ½ mark each for the ‘To’ and ‘From’ lines and
1 mark for the ‘Subject’ line.
13 – 15
Very good
10 – 12
Good
7–9
Pass
4–6
Weak
1–3
Communicates all the relevant information and is interesting to read. Hardly any
mistakes of grammar, lexis, spelling or punctuation.
Communicates the information needed. Few mistakes of grammar, lexis, spelling
or punctuation.
Communicates most of the information needed. Quite a few mistakes, but it is
possible to understand.
A lot of information is not communicated and mistakes make it difficult to
understand.
Has communicated very little.
Very weak
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