MARKING SCHEME

General Instructions

1. The marking Scheme provides general guidelines to reduce subjectivity in the marking. The answers given in the marking scheme are the suggested answers. The content is thus indicative.

If the student has given any other answer, which is different from the one given in the Marking Scheme, but conveys the same/ similar meaning such answers should be given full weightage.

2. Evaluation is to be done as per the instructions provided in the marking scheme. It should not  be done according to one’s own interpretation or any other consideration – Marking Scheme should be strictly adhered to and religiously followed.

3. If the question has parts, please award marks in the right hand side for each part. Marks awarded to the different parts of the question should be then totalled up and written in the left hand  margin and circled.

4. If the question does not have any parts, marks will be awarded in the left hand margin.

5. If a candidate has attempted any extra question, answer of the question deserving more marks should be retained and the other answer scored out.

6. Candidates repeatedly making grammatical mistakes should be penalized.

7. Candidates writing too long or too short answers should be suitably penalized. A margin of +20  or –20 words in an answer of 100 words may, however be allowed. An allowance of 10 words  may be given in an answer of 30 words.

8. A.1, A.2, A..3 are meant to test the comprehension ability of the candidates and not the ability of expression. Full credit should be given if the correct value point is given if the answer is not given in a full sentence.

9. Candidates attempting more points than required in a short type answer of 2 marks should be given a penalty of ½ mark for irrelevant points.

10. In Questions consisting of 4 or more than 4 marks, break up of marks should be shown separately  (as suggested in the Making Scheme) and then totalled.

11. A full scale of marks 0 to 100 has to be used. Please do not hesitate to award full marks if the  answer deserves it.

Writing Assessment Scale

Content/ 3

0 The answer bears almost no relation to the task set

1 The answer bears limited relevance to the task set. There are many gaps in the treatment of the topic and/ or pointless repetitions.

2 The answer is largely relevant but there is some repetition, redundancy and/or omission

3 The answer is fully relevant and adequate to the task set.

Fluency/ 1½

0 Ideas are fragmentary, not organized in a coherent manner, and the theme is not clear.

½ Although the general theme is clear, ideas are not logically presented and the style may be inappropriate.

1 The general theme is clear. Main ideas are adequately presented in a fairly appropriate style, but supporting details are not always coherent.

1½ The general theme, main ideas and supporting details are all well organized and presented in a style appropriate to the situation.

Accuracy/ 1½

0 Inadequate vocabulary even for basic part of the writing task, most grammatical patterns inaccurate, frequent punctuation and spelling errors.

½ Frequent grammatical and/or vocabulary inaccuracies, poor use of punctuation and spelling.

1 Use of vocabulary is adequate, though perhaps sometimes limited. There are still some minor grammatical, punctuation and/or spelling errors.

1½ Uses appropriate vocabulary with hardly any grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors.

MARKING SCHEME

SECTION A

READING

1.1 Objectives: To adopt different strategies for a literary text.

To identify the main points of a poem.

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer, no penalty for spelling, grammar or punctuation.

(a) gather eggs, and milk the cows

(b) he would miss his pets—his cats, dogs and horse

(c) what would happen to his pets

(d) All that his father did was declare the pets had to remain there at the farm and not leave with them. He did not offer any explanation.

(e) Disappointed; his father could not change the situation

1.2. Objectives: To deduce the meanings of expressions.

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer.

a) rear

b) declaration

c) seared

2.1. Objectives: To identify the main points of a text.

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer, no penalty for spelling, grammar or punctuation. Accept any other answer similar in meaning to the answer given below.

a) It disappeared into the sea

b) This was the onset of global warming

c) i) These islands are low-lying

ii) most prone to flooding due to predicted rise in sea level caused by one or two degree Celsius increase in the earth’s temperature.

d) i) environmental degradation

ii) due to high density of population.

3.1. Objectives: To identify the main points of a text.

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer, no penalty for spelling, grammar or punctuation. Accept any other answer similar in meaning to the answer given below.

a) It is a time to let off steam/ to relax

b) (i) both parents are working. (ii) A large number of people do not stay in joint families any longer. (1 +1)

c) five to six weeks (1)

d) i) adventure or sports ii) personality development iii) artistic pursuits. (any two)

SECTION B

WRITING

4. Objectives: To use an appropriate style and format to write a letter of complaint

Marking: Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale.

Content 3 marks

Fluency 1½ marks

Accuracy 1½ marks

Layout Up to 1 mark may be deducted if layout is not correct. (Layout includes Sender’s address, date, Designation and address of addressee, subject, salutation and complimentary close)

1) washing machine—defective—brand—date of purchase

2) problem with machine

3) warranty period—request change/ repair

Or

Objectives: To use an appropriate style and format to write an informal letter

Marking: Total 6 marks. Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale.

Content 3 marks

Fluency 1½ marks

Accuracy 1½ marks

1) Opening statement

2) News about family members

3) Any interesting incident

4) Inquiring about welfare/ programme

Total – 6 marks

5.1 Objective — To use an appropriate style and format for making notes.

Title: Courtallam, A Tourist Resort/ The Healing Waters of Courtallam

I. Location:

I.1. Tirunelveli district

I.2. elevation 550 ft. W.Ghats

II. Popular Tourist Resort

II.1. 9 wtrfalls

II.1.i Sitararu river

II.2. Pilgrimage

II.2.i. Arulmigu Thirukkutralanathar temple

II.2.ii. dedicated to Lord Shiva

II.2.iii. Carvings—7 th cen. A.D.—Cholas and Pandyas

II.2.iv. Chitra Sabha

II.2.v. Shiva’s cosmic dance sabha

III. Health Resort

III.1. Wtr—medicinal properties

III.2. wtr passes forest—herbs

III.3. med. Team—E I Co water rejuvenating and reinvigorating

Key:

Ft—feet

W.-Western

wtr- water

med.-medical

EICo—East India Company

Marking:

Abbreviations/ symbols (with/ without key) any four 1 mark

Title 1 mark

Content (minimum two sub-headings with proper indentations and notes) 2 marks

The notes provided in the marking scheme are only guidelines. Any other titles and sub-titles should be accepted if they are indicative of the student’s understanding of the given passage and the notes include the main points with suitable and recognizable abbreviations. Complete sentences should not be accepted as notes. If a candidate writes complete sentences ½ mark will be deducted from the total. Numbering of points should be consistent.

5.2. The summary should include all the important points given in the notes. 4 marks be awarded with the following considerations in view.

Content 3 marks

Expression 1 mark

6. To use an appropriate style to write a paragraph expressing opinion

To plan, organise and present ideas coherently

To present an argument

Marking: Total 6 marks. Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale.

Content 3 marks

Fluency 1½ marks

Accuracy 1½ marks

Under content, credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her own ideas; however, some of the following points should be included:

1) Increasing role of children in advertisements—reference to given input

2) Reason for choice—children deciding factor in purchases—even car and refrigerator ads feature children

3) Effect on children/ on society

4) Suggestions

Or

To use an appropriate style for writing a paragraph expressing opinions

To plan, organise and present ideas coherently

Marking: Total 6 marks. Marking should be in accordance with the writing assessment scale.

Content 3 marks

Fluency 1½ marks

Accuracy 1½ marks

Under content, credit should be given for the candidate’s creativity in presenting his/her own ideas; however, some of the following points should be included:

1) Comparison between India’s performance and that of other countries

2) Reasons- lack of killer instinct/ no proper training

3) Solutions- competitive spirit to be developed, government to take more interest, professional training and facilities.

SECTION C

GRAMMAR

7. Objective: To use grammatical items accurately and appropriately, specifically: adjectives/adverbs, verb forms and number.

Marking: ½ mark for each correct answer. For the mark to be awarded, the word must be placed in context.

a) highly…high

b) were….are

c) lower…… lowers

d) scientist……. scientists

e) concern……. concerned

f) caused….. cause

8. To use grammatical items accurately and appropriately, specifically: prepositions, articles and noun phrases/clauses

Marking: ½ mark for each correct answer

a) reasons. At times

b) replace what was

c) resistance in advance

d) litres of new

e) into the veins

f) life for/to a

9. Objective: To test the use of reported speech

Marking: One mark for each correct answer

(a) knitting was a hot new hobby again

(b) she had made/ knitted that sweater for Archie.

(c) she was getting better

(d) one sleeve had been way too long and the other way too short

(e) just work on the length and the next one could be perfect

10. Objective: To reorder sense groups into a syntactically correct and complete sentence

Marking: 1 mark for each correct answer

1. They were the honoured guests of King Lakho.

2. He had forbidden the hunting of flamingoes.

3. They came to Kutch from various parts of the world every year to breed.

4. People of India have traditionally believed in the sacredness of wild life.

SECTION D

LITERATURE

11. Objective: To test local and global understanding of prose passage

Marking: 5 marks

a) he is working for her freedom

b) working for the cause of humanity

c) by participating in the freedom struggle he is also doing a service to the entire humanity  by reducing their misery and suffering

d) people—men, women, boys and girls—participate in the struggle without caring for personal suffering

e) i) misery ; ii) progress

12. Objective: To test local and global understanding of prose passage

Marking: 5 marks

a) unplanned; backward, not commercialized

b) Shanty shops narrow lanes, selling religious souvenirs, flowers and temple offerings.

c) piles of stones smoothed out by the Narmada into Shivaling shapes

d) people who worship these will have their wishes fulfilled.

e) i) straggling ii) shanty

13. Objective: To test knowledge and extrapolation of the text

Marking: 6 marks

1) numerous pilgrimage centres on its banks

2) people throw flowers and coins in it for goddess

3) Udgam-Kund—source of origin is considered a holy place

4) River spouts from cow-head spout—holy

Or

Objective: To test knowledge and extrapolation of the text

Marking: 6 marks

1) could smell the delicious odour of ripe bananas—loved bananas

2) smell other good things—pineapples, oranges, vegetables

3) unusually quiet in the camp; no voices or smell of humans

4) no sign of humans even as they approached camp

14. Objective: To test local and global knowledge of the play

Marking: 4 marks

1) Dan tied up by runners

2) stranger recovers—hears he has been saved by Dan

3) cuts ropes with carving knife

4) Dan escapes

Or

Marking: 4 marks

1) Though a highwayman, Dan was kind and compassionate – one instance from the play to

support this.

2) Willing to take risk – one instance from the play to support this.

15. Objective: To test local and global understanding of a poem

Marking: 3 marks

a) winter, autumn, summer, and spring

b) as if they are dead

c) spring

Or

Objective: To test local and global understanding of a poem

Marking: 3 marks

a) Sir Ralph the Rover; he was looking at the bell on the Inchcape Rock.

b) Fellow sailors; lower the boats into the sea and row him to the rock

c) Cut off the bell

16. Objective: To test knowledge of theme and ideas contained in a poem

Marking: 3 marks

1) The whole day—calm

2) Rolls on the beach

3) Incessantly chews stone—like a dog gnaws bones

4) Licks its paws.

Or

1) Very strong—goes anywhere

2) Over sea and rocks; in caves on mountains

3) Violent—orchards, into rooms—shyly

17. Objective: To test appreciation of poems

Marking: 2 marks

1) Nature is eternal, indestructible

2) Nothing can stop its continuous activities (1+1)

18. Objective: To test appreciation of poems

Marking: 2 marks

1) people have forgotten how to listen

2) lack patience

3) needs to learn all this again

Or

Objective: To test appreciation of poems

Marking: 2 marks

1) God

2) Wants to have the patience to listen to others; to his conscience; to God

19. Objective: To test extrapolation and appreciation of the text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking: 7 marks

1) Taken in by Ausable—not done his research properly

2) Does not look beyond appearances—believes Ausable

3) Should have known room does not have balcony

4) Verified who was at the door

Or

Objective: To test knowledge and appreciation of the text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking: 7 marks

1) Pampered and spoilt—enjoys pampering

2) Friendly with other dogs

3) Part of the gang

4) Becomes physically fit

20. Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) Kind to him

2) Promised to teach him to read and write

21. Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) Once a year

2) Bought interesting books that he loved to read

Or

Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) Brute—cruel

2) Tiger was loving and did not hurt anyone

22. Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) Scientist—conducted many experiments—discovered rare drug

2) swallowing it made him invisible like a sheet of glass.

23. Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) pretty lady from poor family—married to petty clerk

2) wanted money, clothes, jewelry, moving about in high society

Or

Objective: To test knowledge and understanding of a text (Supplementary Reader)

Marking scheme: 2 marks

1) apparently missed him by five minutes wherever he went

2) could not find him—hack driver Lutkins himself

Assessing written answers on Literature

The literature section of the examination has questions on the prose, drama and poetry sections of the Textbook and on the lessons in the supplementary reader. Marks are awarded mainly for the content of the student’s answer. However, marks for expression/accuracy may be decided as per the following guidelines for the 6 mark, 4 mark and 7 mark questions:

6 mark questions: 4 marks for content and 2 marks for expression/accuracy.

4 mark questions: 3 marks for content and 1 mark for expression/accuracy.

7 mark questions: 5 marks for content and 2 marks for expression/accuracy.