How to give marks and answering technique for UPSR English Paper 2

Scoring Good and Excellent marks for Question 1

Good marks - 7 and 8 
- Most sentences are correct. 
- Few single word errors.
- Few errors in grammar, spelling and punctuation.
- Ideas are relevant to the picture. 

Excellent marks – 9 and 10
- Simple and compound sentences - Sentences are correct. - 
- Nearly no grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
- Ideas are relevant to the picture. 

 Language used is good. 
- Simple and compound sentences.
- Some errors. Most reasons are well planned, relevant and clear.
- Some punctuation and spelling errors.
- Meaning is still clear.

Excellent mark - 5
- Language used is very good.
- Hardly any errors. 
- Reasons are clear and well planned, relevant and interesting.
- Simple and compound sentences. 
- Spelling and punctuation correct. 

MARKS FOR PAPER 2 QUESTION 3

Full Marks - 15
Excellent - 13 – 15 Language used is very good. Ideas are clear, 
well-planned and interesting. Simple, compound and 
complex sentences.New words are used. No spelling and 
punctuation errors.

Good 9 – 12 Language used is good. Tried to make simple, compound 
and complex sentences. Some errors made. Most ideas 
are well-planned, relevant and clear. New words are 
used. Some spelling and punctuation errors. Meaning is 
clear

Average 5 – 8 Language used is correct. Simple sentences with errors.
Meaning is clear. Ideas are quite good and vocabulary 
is enough.Vocabulary is adequate to convey meaning. A 
few punctuation and spelling errors.

Weak 1 – 4 Poor use of the language. Many errors in sentences, 
spelling and punctuation. Ideas cannot be 
understood. Vocabulary is very weak. Sentences must 
have meaning.