ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

MARKING SCHEME

JUNE 2005

ENGLISH 1122/2

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SECTION A

QUESTION 1: 11 Marks (1+1+2+2+1+2+1+1)

1. (a) (i) ‘man in danger’

ACCEPT: He saw the figures of the young men waiting under the tree
[1]

(ii) ‘the danger’

ACCEPT: Being set upon by the young men/ young men wanted to
attack him/ being robbed/ killed (mugged)/ murdered [1]

(iii) ‘island of safety’

(for the bus)

ACCEPT: The only place/ the one place free from danger/ giving
protection/ providing security/ refuge [1]

‘sea of perils’

ACCEPT: Place full of danger/ harm/ great danger/ immense danger/

harm [1]

(iv) ‘man… hopeless’

ACCEPT: It was too late to run after the bus [1]

Give 0 for: The bus had left (alone)

AND

ACCEPT: The street/ place was dark/ it was dark [1]

(b) ‘that’

ACCEPT: The wages/ stipend/ salary/ income/ pay/ earnings/ money/

remuneration [1]

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 (c) (i) ‘place…well chosen’

ACCEPT: There was a high wall OR/ and

There was a barred door (that would not open) [1]

AND

There was a wasteland [1]

(ii) ‘safe in the wasteland’

ACCEPT: He hoped to hide/ not to be seen by his pursuers among the

wire and iron/ bodies of old cars [1]

Both elements must be written for the answer to score

(iii) ‘undecided’

ACCEPT: Irresolute [1]

QUESTION 2: 9 Marks (2+2+5)

2 (a) ‘life…unfair’ N.B.: Own words question

‘hard-working and law-abiding’

ACCEPT: Hard-working – industrious/ energetic [1]

Law-abiding - obeying/ observing set/ established rules by the

authorities [1]

(b) ‘the silence’

ACCEPT: Because of their evil intention/ they all knew what they intended to
do/ they had an agenda [1]

AND

The impact of the death of Freddy/ one of them [1]

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 (c)

Word/ Phrase ACCEPT Give 0 for

1. Pounding Beating heavily/ drumming/ hammering/ throbbing/ Beating (alone)/
(l. 6) thudding/ thumping palpitating/ beating fast
2. Instant Sudden/ immediate/ without delay/ there and then/ Imminent/ pressing/
(l. 19) abrupt/ prompt/ at once/ at that moment urgent/ looming
3. Unwary Incautious/ unwatchful/ unguarded/ heedless/ Careless/ unthinking/
(l. 27) unsuspecting reckless/ unaware
4. Grotesque Distorted/ odd/ weird/ unusual/ bizarre/ unnatural/ Deformed/ ugly/
(l. 31) strange monstrous
5. Ripping Cutting/ gashing/ slashing/ lacerating/ tearing Wounding/ scratching/
(l. 34) hacking
6. Crumpled Fell heavily/ collapsed/ crashed/ sank heavily/ fell Fell (alone)/ crushed/
(l. 41) with a thud folded up/ crumbled
7. Struggled Lifted with great effort/ exertion/ difficulty/ Fought/ battled
(l. 65) laboured/ strained
8. Obstruction Barricade/ hindrance/ barrier/ impediment/ obstacle/ Blockage/ blockade/
(l. 67) hurdle/ disturbance/ stumbling block interference/ problem

[5 marks]

NOTES

1. Mark only the first FIVE words attempted.

2. If more than FIVE are offered, cross out the rest and write RUBRIC.
3. For each word attempted, mark the first answer only when more than one answer is
offered. A comma, a stroke or the word ‘or’ indicates a second attempt.
4. For two answers joined by ‘and’, allow one correct answer if the other answer is not
wholly wrong but neutral, e.g. ‘wildly and foolishly’ for blindly.
5. For a short phrase answer, mark the first seven words only and cross out the rest
(RUBRIC). Credit a correct element within this limit despite the excess.
6. Ignore mis-spelling if the word is phonetically recognizable.
7. Ignore errors of tense and grammatical form but only if the meaning is correct.
8. If answers are numbered and the question word has been given as well, accept the word if
numbering does not agree.

QUESTION 3: 20 MARKS (15 + 5)

MARK TO A MAXIMUM OF 15 OUT OF 18 FOR POINTS. EACH POINT SCORES 1 MARK.

THE MECHANICAL ACCURACY MARK IS ALLOCATED TO A MAXIMUM OF 5 (10X½).

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See Note 5 below, ‘Standard Deductions’.

NOTES

1. Points to be rewarded and their marks are indicated on the next page.
2. Introductory Words
No penalty for omission; no penalty for any errors made in them or for incompleteness, but
penalize with standard deductions any punctuation or grammatical error immediately
following them.
3. Length
Draw a double line where the introductory words end, or should end.
Count to 150, the number of words used by the candidate after the double line and write
down this number at the bottom left of the candidate’s answer.
DO NOT use the candidate’s word-total without checking it.
STOP at 150 and cross out excess words.

(N.B. This maximum takes into account the ten introductory words to tally with rubric of
question, i.e. 160 words)
4. Marking Technique
(i) Indicate by numbered tick the point rewarded.
(ii) Assign the mark-scheme number to points rewarded on all scripts.
5. Standard Deductions
Deduct ½ mark for each error listed.
Stop after ten, but for answers shorter than the 150 words apply the following maxima for
the Mechanical Accuracy mark:

0 – 25 (0); 26 – 50 (1); 51 – 75 (2); 76 – 100 (3); 101 – 125 (4); 126 – 150 (5).

6. If the candidate uses note-form throughout the answer, give 0 for the Mechanical Accuracy
mark, but allow the points where they are clearly made.
7. Sequence errors: In general, only withhold the mark for a point if it is wildly out of
sequence or totally unsupported. Do not penalise the point that then follows.
8. N.B. Penalise once only under Standard Deductions any shift from ‘he’ to ‘I’, or any
inconsistency in the use of the personal pronoun.

N.B. It will be helpful if examiners ring only errors which are being penalised, i.e. no further
error after the first ten (or the appropriate maximum for short answer), and no error under
Section B on the Standard Deductions list.

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 3. Summary Points

Point Point
No.
1 He ran towards the wasteland

2 He swung his heavy stick

3 He swung the stick when a form loomed up at him/ at a figure (in the darkness)

4 He plunged into the wilderness/ darkness/ wire and iron/ bodies of cars

5 He brought his stick crashing down on something that caught his leg/ on a piece of iron

6 He pushed on/ moved on into the waste/ into the pieces of metal

7 He cried out
8 He tore at the wire

9 He cried out again/ when he saw the bus returning

10 He lifted the heavy stick

11 Brought it down on the head of his pursuer

12 He turned
13 He began to run again/ and began to run without direction

14 He gathered his wits

15 He ran into the side of the lorry/ he lay there/ he turned over twice

16 He was successfully under the lorry/ he managed to get under the lorry

17 He cried to calm his heart down

He tried to control the noise of his gasping breath
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STANDARD DEDUCTIONS

A. Penalise every time - ½

i. All spelling errors – but only once for each misspelt word.
ii. All apostrophe errors, except error in the same word.
iii. Use of small letter for capital letter (every time): use of capital for small letter (once
only).

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 iv. All omissions of a word or words, even slips, e.g. I saw big bull.
v. Wrong or superfluous prepositions = wrong preposition = I live at Bulawayo.
Superfluous preposition = He could not cope up with the work.
vi. Use of wrong word for context (e.g. who for which), e.g. The boys which were making
noise.
vii. Comma for full stop or semi-colon (or vice-versa) – She ran into the room, she saw a
snake on the table.
viii. Single comma at the beginning or end of a phrase or clause where there should be a pair
= These men Lester and Frank, deserve praise.
ix. Wrongly placed parenthesis, e.g. a dash at the beginning and a comma at the end or when
a second bracket is omitted = The men – Lester and Frank, deserve praise.
x. Omission of a comma after an initial adverb or adverb clause (e.g. However) = However
I believe the man is honest./ Unfortunately for the boys they were seen by the teacher.
xi. Omission of comma(s) before participial phrase = My little brother being afraid of dogs
started howling (only where meaning is distorted).
xii. Omission of comma between adjectives = The evening fog had settled in heavy
penetrating enveloping.
xiii. Use of comma between subject and verb or between verb and object = The angry young
man, stood up to denounce society./ He provoked, the bull.
xiv. Faulty sequence of tenses in the same sentence = He arrived home early but does not see
his wife. N.B. Do not penalise shift of tense between two separate sentences.
xv. False concord every time. = Mary go to see her mother every week.
xvi. Complete breakdown = The elephant was darted nimbly charged flee.
xvii. Absence of colon before list = Bring the following items pen, ruler and rubber.
xviii. Penalise word division e.g. inorder, a lot, can not.

B. DO NOT penalise:

i. Misuse of shall, will, should, could = I will explain later for I shall explain later.
ii. Use of ampersand.
iii. Omission of hyphen = He is a hardworking boy.
iv. Omission of full stop (a) in abbreviations (b) at the end of a sentence if a capital letter
follows (c) at the end of a paragraph, an answer, or part answer.
v. Omission of comma before ‘so’ = I had seen him so he was obliged to stop.
vi. Omission of comma after participial phrases if meaning is clear = Walking down the road
I saw a snake.
vii. Omission of comma separating a list of adjectives = I saw an old red brick wall.
If ambiguity arises, penalise as in xii above (A).
viii. Omission of two parenthetical commas, including those for non-defining clauses = James
the soccer star of the year got married yesterday./ The Ozie satisfied that the harness was
secure urged the elephant on.

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ix. Misrelated participles = Listening, closely, no sound was heard.
x. Faulty sequence of tense where conditionals and subjunctives are concerned = I wish
Jane were here./ If it rains we will be cold.

SECTION B

QUESTION 4: 10 marks (5 x 2)

(a) (i) ACCEPT: Dislike it/ have negative/ bad memories about it/ find it

uninteresting [1]

(ii) ACCEPT: Like it/ pleased with it/ impressed with it/ excited about it/

find it interesting [1]

(b) (i) For feeling ACCEPT: Disappointment/ delight/ surprise/

happiness/ pleasure [1]

(ii) For reasons ACCEPT: It is too little/ it is more than

expected [1]

(c) (i) ACCEPT: Arrogant/ unapologetic/ disrespectful [1]

(ii) ACCEPT: Humble/ apologetic/ concerned about your behaviour/

respectful [1]

(d) (i) ACCEPT: Shows anger/ displeasure/ she is hurt [1]

(ii) ACCEPT: You have been playful/ lazy [1]

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(e) ACCEPT (i) - mockery [½]

(ii) - excitement [½]

(iii) - indifference [½]

(iv) - anger [½]