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Set A3 - M.S . Code
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J0285A
MARKING SCHEME
ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SECTION A
(Reading) (20 marks)
Note:
(i) The Reading Section focuses on testing a candidate’s ability to comprehend.
(ii) Marks to be awarded only if the response reveals structure or semblance of
coherent thought rather than a transcribed chunk/exact line/s from the
passage in an attempt to pass off as a response.
Guidance
1 mark for correct answer
No partial credit
1. Value points
(i) (a) to stroll/ (c ) To hike
(ii) (d) Because the depressing daily routine is forgotton
(iii) a new meaning and significance to us
(iv) hiking takes us in the midst of nature / Sights of waterfalls, flowers, streams, trees and
bushes/ sounds of nature like the murmur of the brook or a song of a bird acquire a new
meaning and significance for us. (any one)
(v) Flowers
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(vi) (b) Because of the excitement of climbing up and adventure of coming down
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(vii) (d) It is an escape from our busy schedule
(viii) Mouse peeping out of the hole / snake casting its slough/ squirrel leaping on
branches/ bird flying past us (Any two)
(ix) We walk along a zigzag motor road or cut across a mountain path in search of
adventure / it ensures a complete escape from urgent and busy activities of life / the feeling
of unlimited freedom makes our hearts leap with joy/ because a connect is established
between us and nature (any other relevant answer to be accepted) (any one)
(x) excited / ecstatic / elated ( a similar word or a relevant phrase to be accepted from or
outside the passage)
2.
Guidance
1 mark for correct answer
No partial credit
Value points
1 a retired civil engineer came up with the idea of artificial
glaciers/ because of artificial glaciers
2 (c ) – glaciers melt
3 Ice
4 a. on sloping hills facing distribution channels
5 c. - July, August, September
5 3 – 4 months
6 a. glaciers.
7 (a ) found / ( c)
situated 8
river water gets diverted to a shady area where winter sun is blocked by ridge
making the water flow on the sloping hills
stone embankments are built at regular intervals
(any two)
9 because of low annual rainfall rate / due to water shortages / for
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continuous supply of water (any one)
10 (c ) artificial glacier
SECTION B 20 Marks
(Grammar and Creative Writing Skills)
Award 1 mark for complete answer
No partial credit
3. Grammar 1×10=10
Award 1 mark for complete answer
No partial credit
3.
(i) (a) brought in / (c)– brought about
(ii) That she would have liked to but didn’t think that she would be selected
(iii) (a ) should / ( c) must
(iv) ( c) are----is
(no mark to be deducted if the format is not given)
(v) (d ) – put off
(vi) Indication
(vii) (He enjoyed) the one in which he had to build a remote control car.
(viii) Has – had
(no mark to be deducted if the format is not given)
(ix) Shahid asked Raziya if / whether she had participated in the tree plantation drive
(x) ( b) – has been studying
(xi) (b) he should drive for 4 kilometers and then turn right
(xii) was-----is
(no mark to be deducted if the format is not given)
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4. (Creative writing skills) Letter 5
Format – 1 Content -2 Organisation of ideas -1 Accuracy 1
Format
Sender’s address, Date, Receiver’s address, Subject and Salutation/ Salutation
and Subject, Letter, Complimentary close (largely accepted -Yours truly– editor & Yours
sincerely- formal
/business)
FORMAT – 1 mark
NOTE - full credit if all aspects included. Partial credit (½ mark) if one-two aspects are
missing. No credit if more than two aspects are missing.
If there is no content in a letter, no marks are to be awarded for format.
NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if
ALL descriptors match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at
a level lower.
CONTENT – 2 marks
Value Points
The points given in the question paper are indicative. Accept any relevant point that the
candidate writes to develop the given writing task.
2 marks
All points included
Well-developed with sustained clarity
1½ marks
Almost all points incorporated
Reasonably well-developed
1 mark
Some points incorporated
Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response
½ mark
Most of the points of the given task not incorporated
Limited awareness of task development
ORGANISATION OF IDEAS
1 mark
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1 mark-- Consistent to frequent display of the listed parameters.
Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly with
appropriate layout of a formal letter viz. addresses, salutation, subscription, and
ending
Carefully structured content with organised paragraphing presented cohesively.
Highly effective register (formal tone, tense, and vocabulary), relevant
and appropriate sentences for conveying the ideas precisely and
effectively.
½ mark – Limited display of listed parameters.
Inconsistent style, expression sometimes awkward, layout barely accurate.
Poor sequencing of ideas; often sporadically clear and related to the given topic in
an attempt to maintain a general overall cohesion. Displays disjointed portions,
exhibiting a lack of coherence of ideas.
Range of vocabulary is limited but manages to convey, largely, the overall meaning
and the purpose of the writing. Large portion of vocabulary copied from question.
ACCURACY -1 mark
1 mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar consistently/largely accurate, with occasional
minor errors that do not impede communication.
½ mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar display some errors spread across, causing minor
impediments to the message communicated.
No credit
Frequent errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar, impeding communication.
5. Part II ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH WRITING 5
ANALYTICAL PARAGRAPH WRITING
Content -2 Organisation of ideas -2 Accuracy 1
NOTE FOR GIVEN DESCRIPTORS---Dedicated marks at a level are to be awarded only if ALL descriptors
match. If one or more descriptors do not match, the marks are awarded at a level lower.
CONTENT – 2 marks
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2 marks
All points included
Well-developed with sustained clarity
1½ marks
Almost all points incorporated
Reasonably well-developed
1 mark
Some points incorporated
Fair attempt at developing ideas with some impact on clarity of response
½ mark
Most of the points of the given task not incorporated
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Limited awareness of task development
ORGANISATION OF IDEAS -2 marks
2 marks
Highly effective style capable of conveying the ideas convincingly
Carefully structured content with an organised singleparagraph, presented cohesively.
Highly effective register (formal tone and vocabulary), relevant and appropriate sentences
for conveying the ideas precisely and effectively.
1 ½ marks
Frequent clarity of expression most of the times.
Ideas generally well sequenced and related to the giventop is maintaining over all cohesion of
ideas.
Range of vocabulary is mostly relevant and conveys theoverall meaning and the purpose of the
writing.
1 mark
Inconsistent style, expression sometimes awkward.
Sequencing of ideas is somewhat clear and related to the given topic attempting to
maintain a general over all cohesion.
Range of vocabulary is limited butmanages to conveytheoverall meaning and the purpose of
the writing.
½ mark
Expression unclear.
Poor sequencing of ideas but ideas related to the given
topic in a disjointed manner exhibiting a lack of coherence of ideas.
Very limited vocabulary or copying from the question.
Section C
(Literature) (40 Marks)
6. Guidance:
One mark for each correct answer
No partial credit
Reference to context 1×5=5
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6. A
(i) (c) – his vision was obstructed
(ii) (a) – malfunctioning / (d) stopped responding completely
(iii) the radio was dead
(iv) (d) Ragini matched the swimmer as he twisted twice in the air
before diving into the water
(v) disbelief / helplessness (any other relevant synonym to be accepted)
Or
6. B
(i) (d) – ownership of meadows
(ii) (b) – perpetuity
(iii) (c) – making bricks for Lomov’s aunt’s grandmother
(iv) her grandfather and great grandfather thought oxen meadows
extended to Burnt Marsh.
(v) forty
7. Guidance:
One mark for each correct answer
No partial credit
Reference to context 1 ×5=5
7. A
(i) (c )instructive
(ii) Tranquil
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(iii) True
(iv) (b) – Reprimanding
(v) (c) : bright
Or
7. B
(i) (a) – helplessness
(ii) he is waiting for his prey / deer
(iii) it makes a comparison (without using as/like)/ between
the softness of the paw and velvet
(iv) (d) – stalk
(v) false
8. Answer any four of the following. 43=12
Guidance:
Content: Award 2 marks for complete answer
Award 1 mark for partial answer
Expression - 1 mark if answer organised effectively
Deduct ½ mark if more than 3 grammatical / spelling
mistakes
(a) Value Points:
His crops were fatally destroyed by hailstones
He had nothing to feed his family
(b) Value Points:
The young seagull was hungry
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The mother motivated
he dived soaring gradually downward and outwards
was no longer afraid.
Then flapped his wings.
Then he forgot he was not able to fly.
(any 4)
(c) Value Points:
Paders are bakers (traditional Goan bakers)
Not only a vendor, children ran to meet him not for the food
but for the bread bangles / sometimes sweet bread.
The noise of his bamboo stick would wake them up.
(1 mark for baker + 1 mark for any two reasons)
(d) Value Points:
Valli had no playmates of her own age. Her favourite pastime was
to watch the happenings in the street outside standing in the
front doorway of her house.
Looking at people boarding and deboarding the bus
(e) Value Points:
Crippled with a wooden leg.
He had a black beard and a pistol each in both his hands. He
holds a cutlass in his teeth. He looked evil and frightening.
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9. Answer any two of the following: 2×3= 6
Guidance:
Content: Award 2 marks for complete answer
Award 1 mark for partial answer
Expression - 1 mark if answer organised effectively
Deduct ½ mark if more than 3 grammatical / spelling
mistakes
(a) Value Points:
Pumphrey overfed her dog
over pampered her dog Tricki
She served him with cream cakes/ chocolates/ cod-liver oil etc.
She treated him like her son
(b) Value Points:
Ausable’s tricky and clever brain that helped him to kill Max
without using a weapon
Cooked up story of a balcony under his window
Convinced Max about this lie
(c) Value Points:
Ebright had to tag butterflies for Dr. Urquhart. Window of the
butterfly season was short
Catching / tagging them one by one was a long / tedious process
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10. Answer any one of the following. 6
Content 3 Expression 2 Accuracy 1
Curriculum document-Questions on theme or plot involving interpretation,
extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch.
Use the given descriptors to mark the LQs. For CONTENT (refer to
Value points) and Expression
If the response does not justify all points of a level, the response is
marked down.
Descriptors for Content (with reference to value points) – 3 marks
Sustained, clear, well-developed personal response to the task
Well-developed and justified arguments/evidence provided
Largely, a reasonably well developed personal response to the task
Clear justification with arguments/evidence provided
Fairly competent personal response to the task
Justification with restricted arguments/evidence
Limited awareness of the task
Limited justification or relevant arguments/evidence
Descriptors for Expression (Coherence and Cohesion) – 2 marks
Carefully structured content with a beginning, middle and end with highly
relevant ideas presented cohesively.
Highly effective vocabulary usage, relevant and appropriate sentences for
Range of vocabulary suffices in large parts to convey the overall idea and
meaning
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Ideas sequenced fairly well and related to the given topic, sometimes
maintaining cohesion of ideas.
Range of vocabulary is limited and conveys a basic idea of the overall
meaning
Poor sequencing of ideas; though related to the given topic, expressed in a
disjointed manner exhibiting a lack of coherence of ideas.
Very limited expected/ topical vocabulary as per question asked
Descriptors for accuracy – 1 mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar are almost always or mostly accurate
with occasional minor errors which do not impede communication
Spelling, punctuation and grammar fairly accurate, with some minor
errors that mildly impede communication
A lot of errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar that impede
communication.
A Value Points:
Buddha sermonized Kisa Gotami that life in this world is troubled and
filled with sorrows.
Death is unavoidable and none — near and dear ones can save
anyone from death
No amount of lamenting and weeping can bring dead back to life
World is afflicted with death and decay
B Value Points:
People must learn to hate, if they can learn to hate, they can be
taught to love, for love comes more naturally to human heart.
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One must see humanity
Goodness is a flame that can be hidden but never extinguished
11. Answer any one of the following. 6 marks
Content 3 Expression 2 Accuracy 1
Curriculum document-Questions on theme or plot involving interpretation,
extrapolation beyond the text and inference or character sketch.
Use the given descriptors to mark the LQs. For CONTENT (refer to
Value points) and Expression
If the response does not justify all points of a level, the response is
marked down.
Descriptors for Content (with reference to value points) – 3 marks
Sustained, clear, well-developed personal response to the task
Well-developed and justified arguments/evidence provided
Largely, a reasonably well developed personal response to the task
Clear justification with arguments/evidence provided
Fairly competent personal response to the task
Justification with restricted arguments/evidence
Limited awareness of the task
Limited justification or relevant arguments/evidence
Descriptors for Expression (Coherence and Cohesion) – 2 marks
Carefully structured content with a beginning, middle and end with highly
relevant ideas presented cohesively.
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Highly effective vocabulary usage, relevant and appropriate sentences for
Range of vocabulary suffices in large parts to convey the overall idea and
meaning
Ideas sequenced fairly well and related to the given topic, sometimes
maintaining cohesion of ideas.
Range of vocabulary is limited and conveys a basic idea of the overall
meaning
Poor sequencing of ideas; though related to the given topic, expressed in a
disjointed manner exhibiting a lack of coherence of ideas.
Very limited expected/ topical vocabulary as per question asked
Descriptors for accuracy – 1 mark
Spelling, punctuation and grammar are almost always or mostly accurate
with occasional minor errors which do not impede communication
Spelling, punctuation and grammar fairly accurate, with some minor
errors that mildly impede communication
A lot of errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar that impede
communication.
A Value Points:
Contentment in one’s life is very important to lead a peaceful
life
Should be happy with what we have, not crave for what we don’t
have
She avoided her friends because she did not have jewels, she was
not content
Her husband was rich in values, she never respected that
She wanted to lead a luxurious life
She lost the necklace that she had borrowed
The process of paying back the debt ruined her life
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B Value Points:
If assurance is given and right track of humanity is shown, thieves
will surely give up theft
Anil had trust on Hari Singh – kindness shown by Anil – gave him
job- trusted him despite being aware of his lies
educated him - taught him to write his name and cook
Anil’s trust and compassion did not let him go – didn’t tell
the police about his theft
He changed Hari’s life
