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PT3 - English
I will first explain about the different parts of PT3 (Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga) papers before
scrutinising one by one. So there are FOUR parts to the English paper. Listening, Speaking, Reading
and Writing. All the four skills will be tested.
Written Paper will be conducted in October 2015. There are 5 written papers for PT3. Since it is a
school based assessment, the school will set the assessment timetable. Hence, it will be different for
each school but every school must start and finish the examination on the given dates.
Duration of the whole paper : 2 hours
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D

15 minutes
40 minutes
20 minutes
45 minutes

Section A: Question 1 - Error Correction

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Students will be asked to correct te erros by providing answers in the blanks provided. Each line will
consist of only ONE error. It will be testing solely on grammar.
For example: tenses, SVA, adverb, preposition, article (no spelling or punctuation error will be
tested)
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Marking scheme:
1 mark will be awarded when errors are identified and corrected.
No marks will be awarded when errors are NOT corrected.
If you look at the total marks for this section, it is 10 marks only. There are total of 10 question,
hence making it 10 marks altogether.

Section B: Question 2 - Limited Response (Information Transfer)

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Students will be given a passage, read and transfer the information into the graphic organiser given.
Marking scheme:
1 mark given for every right answer. Students are not allowed to paraphrase the answers. They are
supposed to TRANSFER the information required FROM the text to the graphic organiser.
For example:
If the phrase that the student is supposed to transfer is 'gain knowledge' but the student wrote, 'get
knowledge' (This is acceptable - minor grammatical error)
If the phrase that the student is supposed to transfer is 'do well in school' but the student wrote,
'score good marks in exam' (This is wrong - paraphrasing)
However, if students change the grammatical structure of the phrase, for example:
If the word given in the text is 'businessman' but students wrote 'businessmen' (This is acceptable
- a matter of singular and plural) OR 'read books' instead of 'read a book' (This is acceptable article)
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Section B: Question 3 - Non- Linear Text Comprehension

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i. The first part is TRUE or FALSE questions. (Always encourage students to write TRUE or
FALSE).
However, if students still insist in writing T or F or give a 'tick' symbol and an 'X' as their answers
at the end of the day, it is still acceptable.
BUT If their answer is 'Yes' or 'No', then it is unacceptable.
Followed by questions which require students to write the answers. The answers do not need to be a
complete sentence. As long as the key words are there, marks will be awarded.
For example:
e) Where can tourists go to visit museums?
Answer
: Penang
It doesn't need to be : Tourists can go to visit museums in Penang.
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ii. After that, you have finding the phrases from the passage to match the meanings given.
For this part, marks will still be awarded although minor grammatical errors are made as long as
meanings are not distorted.
For example: 'local food and delicacies' - mouth watering Malaysian cuisine. (this is acceptable
although this is considered over lifting)
'an overall sight from a high angle' - a bird eye view (this is acceptable although it should have
been a bird's eye view)
iii. For the final question of this section: Students will need to write a short response in which the
sample given was to write a postcard.

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The question:
You plan to visit one of the popular destinations in Malaysia. In about 50 words, write a
postcard to your friend. In your postcard:
encourage him/her to join you
give reasons to support your choice

add other relevant information to make your writing interesting

You are NOT encouraged to ask your students to lift the answers from text directly although the
points may be available on the text. This will pull their marks down. However, when I was attending
the course, marks for this section is not given yet. Hence, we marked according to the band first
while waiting for them to finalise the marking scheme.
This is the descriptors that we receive during the course and I have put in the marks according to the
descriptors.

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Section C: Question 4 - Linear Text - Comprehension Passage

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Basically the way this question is marked is similar to Question 3

Take note:
For Question c:
Examiners take your first two answers if you happen to give three answers.
For instance:
i) students give two points with one right and one wrong (1 mark)
ii) students give one correct point (0 mark)
Total marks: 1/2
i) students give two points but all wrong (0 mark)
ii) students give 1 correct point (0 mark)
Total marks: 0
i) students give two correct points (2 marks)
ii) no answer (nevermind, because for the first point, the student already give 2 points)
Total marks: 2/2
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Section C: Question 5 - Literature

Only poems will be tested in this section. ( Form 1-3 )

Marking scheme:
The way this section is marked is still the same. Probably I'll just highlight the last question where
they usually ask for students' opinions. ( HOTS - higher order thinking skills )
For example:
If you were 'Dad' would you answer the questions asked by the persona? Give a reason.
If students answer Yes followed by an acceptable reason - 2 marks
If students just give an acceptable reason without answering the first question - 1 mark
If students answer Yes without any reason - 0 mark

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Section D: Question 6 - Guided Writing

Students will be required to write an essay between 120 -150 words.

Prompts will be given.

Section D : Question 7 - Novel

For this section, students are required to write about a character that shows determination based on a
novel that the students have read.
Marking scheme:
Students should write the answer in 4 paragraphs. ( suggestions )
1st paragraph
Introduction
2nd paragraph
1st point + evidence
3nd paragraph
2nd point + evidence
4th paragraph
Conclusion
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It will be assessed based on :
i. reading skills
- understanding the rubric and fulfilling the requirements of the writing task
ii. thinking skills
- ability to reflect in depth and show maturity of thinking by giving ideas,
reasons and supporting them with appropriate elaborations
iii. language skills - language used is appropriate to provide correct tone, form and content as
required by the task. Accuracy of the language is also being assessed.
Marking Criteria for Questions 6 and 7

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