Est P1 Markscheme Sbp 2007

PEPERIKSAAN PERCUBAAN SELARAS SBP 2007 MARK SCHEME FOR EST (6355/1) Section A General Guidelines A response deemed to have satisfied the examination requirements must satisfy the following criteria: •

Spelling and grammatical accuracy are mandatory

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Only one response is allowed for each question / blank o Each question / blank with multiple responses correct will be awarded only one mark o Each question / blank with multiple responses partially correct will not be awarded any mark

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“Chunking” or the lifting of entire sentence(s) is/are not permitted

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Upper and lower cases must be strictly adhered to

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Meaningful paraphrasing and correct use of own words are permitted

Section A: Part 1

No.

Acceptable Responses

Unacceptable Responses Early contraction_ [Singular - Should be plural]

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Early (contractions)

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Irregular || Irregular, spaced between five to twenty minutes apart || Spaced between five to twenty minutes apart || Spaced between 5 – 20 minutes apart

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Last less than a / one / 1 minute || Less than a / one / 1 minute || Each contraction lasts less than a / one / 1 minute

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To dilate the cervix || Dilate the cervix || Dilating the cervix

Muscular / Uterine (contractions) [All the three stages relate to muscular / uterine contractions – thus, no distinction made]

Irregularly [Adverb – should be adjective ]

Space(s) [Noun – should be participial adjective] 5 minutes / min(s) 20 minutes / min(s)

Lasts less than … [Singular – should be- plural] then [Should be “than”]

Two or three days [Refers to “labour”] Dilates [Singular – should be plural] So that the baby can pass through the birth canal [Phrase refers to “result”, not “purpose”]

The baby can pass through the birth canal [Ambiguous - may refer to either “purpose” or “result”]

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6

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Strong Regular || Every two or three minutes || Occurring every two or three minutes || Every 2 – 3 minutes

(Last) longer than a minute || Longer than a minute || More than a minute

Regularly [Adverb- should be adjective] Two to three minutes / min(s)[Phrase indicates duration / Abbreviation] 2 minutes / min(s) [)[Phrase indicates duration / Abbreviation] 3 minutes / min(s) Phrase indicates duration / Abbreviation]

Lasts [Singular – should be plural] Continuously[Adverb – should be adjective]

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Continuous

Continually[Adverb – should be adjective]

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Usually completed in less than an / one / 1 hour || Completed in less than an / one / 1 hour || In less than an / one / 1 hour || Less than an / one / 1 hour

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Delivery of (the) placenta

Continue(s) [Verb – should be adjective] Complete [Verb or noun – should be participial adjective] Completes [Verb – should be participial adjective]

Placenta delivery [Wrong word order conveys distorted meaning - compare to “pizza delivery”]

Section A: Part 2 No.

1.

2.

3-7

Acceptable Responses

Unacceptable Responses Relationships [Plural – should be

The relationship of society to its tools singular] and the extent society controls its It [Pronoun – should be possessive noun] environment || Relationship of society to It’s [Contraction – should be possessive noun] its tools and the extent society controls Extend [Verb – should be noun] its environment * Note: The phrase preceding (The relationship Enviroment [Wrong spelling] of ….) and after “and” (the extent society …) Tool_ [Singular – should be plural] must both be included in the response Control_ [Plural – should be singular] They develop / have developed / Develops [Singular – should be plural] developed simple tools || They have Pass down the knowledge to their been known to develop simple tools || descendants [Indicates that technology is Development of simple tools || To used to pass down the knowledge which does not relate to how technology is develop simple tools || Develop simple utilised.] tools Accept any 5 in any order • Instrument [Noun – should be adjective] • Instrumental in developing more Advance [Noun or verb – should be advanced economies || Developing participial adjective] more advanced economies || __ advanced… [“More” omitted – Develop(s) more advanced “More” indicates a qualitative and economies / The development of quantitative advancement] more advanced economies || Economy [Singular – should be plural] Development of more advanced economies •

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Contributed / Contribute(s) / Contributing towards (the) emergence of a leisure class || The emergence of a leisure class || Emergence of a leisure class.

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Depleted / Deplete(s) / Depleting natural resources || The depleting of natural resources || Natural resources depleted || The depletion of natural resources || Depletion of natural resources

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Toward [American spelling] The leisure class [Refers to a specific class]

__ leisure class [“a” omitted – results in distortion in meaning] Classes [Plural – should be singular – results in distortion in meaning]

Resource_ [Singular – should be plural]

Natural resources deplete [Verb – should be participial adjective; Transitive verb requires an object]

No.

Acceptable Responses •

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Unacceptable Responses

Caused / Cause(s) / Causing • irreparable damage to the environment || Irreparable damage to the environment

Cause [Plural – should be singular] __ damage [“Irreparable” omitted –

Adversely affected / affects the values of society || Adverse effect(s) to the values of society

Affect [Plural – should be singular] Affected/Affects the values of society [With “adversely” omitted,

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“Irreparable” conveys a drastic scenario] Destroys / destruction [Conveys a pervasive meaning]

“affected” or “affects” becomes ambiguous with a positive or negative connotation] * Note: Affects/Affected (Verb) Effect (Noun)

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Caused / Cause(s) / Causing ethical dilemmas || Ethical dilemmas

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The ability to control fire || Ability to control fire || Controlling fire

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The invention of the wheel || Invention of the wheel

Dilemma_ [Singular – should be plural]

Fire [Does not relate to an “event”] The ability to control fires / a fire [“Fire” relates to “entity” whereas “fires” or “a fire” relates to instance(s) that entity] Discovery of fire [“Discovery” does not relate to technology]

Discovery / Creation / Manufacture of the wheel [Meaning distorted] The Internet / The) telephone [Does not relate to an “event”]

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The invention of the Internet || The invention of (the) telephone

The invention of the Internet and (the) telephone [Plural – should be singular and refer to one event only] __ Internet [Omission of “The”]

internet [“i” must be in the upper case] Telephones [Refer to instances of an entity]

Telefon (BM spelling)

PAPER 1 : SECTION B GRADE

A

MARK RANGE

25 – 30

DESCRIPTION OF CRITERIA • • • • • • • •

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19 – 24

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C

13 – 18

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D

E

7 – 12

1–6

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Complete realisation of task. Utilise all content points effectively. Excellent ability to analyse and justify points of view. Excellent organisation of ideas. Appropriate and precise use of science and technology expressions. Entirely accurate use of the language. Good realisation of task. Utilise all content points with detailed supporting information. Competent ability to analyse and justify points of view. Competent organisation of ideas. Appropriate use of science and technology expressions. Largely accurate English. Reasonable fulfillment of task. Utilise some content points with adequate detailed information. Satisfactory ability to analyse and / or justify points of view. Satisfactory organisation of ideas. Satisfactory use of science and technology expressions. Language sufficiently accurate. Limited fulfillment of task. Utilise some content points but inadequately supported. Limited ability to analyse and / or justify points of view. Some attempts to organise ideas. Limited use of science and technology expressions. Language largely inaccurate with frequent errors. Poor fulfillment of task. Mere mention of content points. No attempt to analyse and / or justify points of view. No attempt to organise ideas. Poor use of science and technology expressions. Language barely accurate.