NAIKAVAKI COLLEGE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION 2018
ENGLISH – YEAR 10
MARKING
SCHEME
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SECTION A [25 marks]
QUESTION 1 FORMAL WRITING (15 marks)
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QUESTION 3 MASS MEDIA, LIBRARY & DICTIONARY (10 marks)
PART I MASS MEDIA (3 marks)
1.Two forms are:
single frame cartoon – where there is only one frame in a cartoon, and is focussing on an issue.
Cartoon strip - a comic series which come out daily or weekly in newspapers or magazines,
consisting of more than 1 frame and usually tells a story. (2 marks)
2. The byline the name of the person who has written an article and this is found between the headline
and the text of the article. (1 mark)
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PART II LIBRARY (3 marks)
1. The inventory book contains a list of all the materials contained in the library, inclusive of
written and digital materials. (1 mark)
2. This is a detachable cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations,
protecting the hard inner cover. (1 mark)
3. The Acknowledgement Page is where the author thanks all those people who helped him to write,
edit and publish a book. (1 mark)
PART III DICTIONARY (4 marks)
1. a.) adjective
b.) noun (1 mark)
2. i) opposite (1/2 mark)
ii) synonyms (1/2 mark)
3. 2 meanings (1 mark)
4. pronunciation (1 mark)
QUESTION 4 COMPREHENSION (15 marks)
Passage I (10 marks)
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 C
5 C
6 A
7 C
8 C
9 A
10 D
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Passage II (5 marks)
1 D
2 B
3 C
4 B
5 A
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QUESTION 5 LANGUAGE (20 marks)
QUESTION 5 GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (10 MARKS)
1 D
2 A
3 A
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 A
8 C
9 C
10 A
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QUESTION 6 LANGUAGE II (10 MARKS)
Error Correction
1. Return back/ back Return/ redundant word
2. Where were
3. Forgot Forgotten
4. Of For/over
5. Wise Wisest
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SECTION C LITERATURE [30 MARKS]
QUESTION 7 NOVEL (15 marks)
PART I
Extract A (5 marks)
i) Hari’s father (1 mark)
ii) because he had taken toddy from the Khanekar brothers on credit and when he couldn’t pay, the
Khanekar brothers killed Pinto. (2 marks)
iii) For not working since Hari and Lila had to leave school to cater for the family and also for being a
drunkard since he had to sell his boat and cow to buy toddy. (2 marks)
Extract B (5 marks)
i) on the beach in Thul. (1 mark)
ii) because a while back, he was proud that his boat was being launched but now, the boat tilted to one
side and slipped off the roller. When this happened, the villagers started to laugh at him. (2 marks)
iii) He loses his source of happiness and pride since the boat could not be launched with pomp and show
as he had wished. Instead, the boat is launched quietly without any spectators. (2 marks)
PART II Short Answers (5 marks)
a) happy incidents – when Hari goes to Shri Krishna Eating House
- When he makes friends with Mr. Paanwallah
- When Lila and the girls are employed by Mr. DeSilva and family
and later by Mr. Sayyid Ali Sahib
- when Hari comes back from Bombay
- when they celebrate Diwali together as a family. (1 mark)
b) Main Characters – Hari and Lila
Lessons - Progress: Good and Bad Effects
- Family Love and Unity
- Love, Care and Re – enforcement
- Positive Attitude and Hope
- Poverty/ Poor Life can be very Difficult to Lead
- Determination and Courage (2 marks)
c) Two problems faced by the main character – poverty, lack of education and opportunities, lack of
family support (sick mother and drunkard father), lack of skills. (2 marks)
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QUESTION 8 SHORT STORIES (15 MARKS)
PART I
Extract A (5 marks)
a) Title: A Peculiar Picnic
Author: Frances Pene (1 mark)
b) X is __________________________ (1 mark)
c) X is talking to the children. (1 mark)
d) We learn that fizzy drinks and soft drinks are bad for our teeth and instead raw sugar juice and
water are better options. (2 marks)
Extract B (5 marks)
a) Title: A Friend
Author: Isimeli Tagicakiverata (1 mark)
b) Z is Wame while Y is Etika (1 mark)
c) Drugs for Etika’s uncle. (1 mark)
d) - Bad deeds can land one in trouble.
- Lack of parental care or adult supervision may lead a young person on the wrong path.(2 marks)
PART II Short Answers (5 marks)
a) Title: Mateuteu (Be Prepared)/ The Brothers
Author: Pesi Fonua/ Rejieli Racule (1 mark)
b) Mateuteu (Be Prepared)- Umu Tagata – quality: helpful and kind
- the narrator – quality: responsible and clever
The Brothers – Vesi – quality: Kind, polite, respectful, cheerful, helpful , obedient.
- Damu – quality: Rude, disrespectful, always complaining and grumbling,
disobedient
- Old lady – quality: Kind and generous and Rewards people who do good.
- Rabuabua - quality: Father of Vesi and Damu, who teaches them the skills of
survival (2 marks)
c) One important lesson I learnt from the story Mateuteu (Be Prepared) is Be prepared and In times of
disaster, people react differently : some reach out to others, while others put themselves first.
One important lesson I learnt from the story The Brothers is One good turn deserves another or Young
people can learn a lot from their elders or Always show respect and good manners. (2 marks)
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QUESTION 8 DRAMA – A CHILD FOR IVA by Vilsoni Hereniko [15 marks]
PART I
Extract A (5 marks)
a) X is Ilai. (1 mark)
b) Ilai has cured Iva and since she had a terrible ordeal and she is also pregnant, so Ilai said for her
to rest. (2 marks)
c) Y is Atama and he is grateful since Ilai has cured Iva. Atama loved Iva and could not see her
suffering. (2 marks)
Extract B (5 marks)
a) Ilai is the witchdoctor who cured Iva. (1 mark)
b) Z is Atama and he is talking to his brother, Rotu. (2 marks)
c) Iva had been possessed by the devil. (1 mark)
d) Two possible causes of this trouble are either because Iva ran away from home and got pregnant
out of wedlock or Epeli did witchcraft on her. (1 mark)
PART II Short Answers (5 marks)
a) Atama agrees to marry Iva when he hears that she is pregnant with his child and also saves her
from Epeli’s beating. (1 mark)
b) Lessons: 1. Teenage Pregnancy
2. Obedience to Parents
3. Racial Tolerence (2 marks)
c) The character I would like to be in the play is ____________ because __________________
(mark based on students’ choices) (2 marks)
QUESTION 9 POETRY (15 marks)
PART I
Extract A (5 marks)
a) TITLE: BETTER LIFE
POET: RUPERAKE PETAIA (1 mark)
b) “He” is the persona’s brother. (2 marks)
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c) because there are less jobs, little pays, no good schools and plenty faalavelaves (1 mark)
d) The poem discusses the impact of western education on Pacific cultures. Education is the
doorway to a better life, more job opportunities and the white man’s lifestyle. Without a good
education a Pacific Islander remains enclosed in the village not knowing what is really happening in
the outside world. (2 marks)
Extract B (5 marks)
a) TITLE: ISLAND FIRE
POET: KONAI HELU THAMAN (1 mark)
b) “embers” refers to a dying fire. (1 mark)
c) because lighting a fire with kerosene is easier compared to using the traditional means of
lighting a fire. (1 mark)
d) The mood of the poem is sad and pensive because the persona/ poet feels deeply about her
culture and traditions being lost due to modernisations. (2 marks)
PART II Short Answers (5 marks)
a) LIST OF POEMS
Dear Grandmother – Ruperake Petaia
Home – Vanessa Collins
I Cry – Frances Heu
Friend – Fifita Vete (1 mark)
b) Lessons:
- Dear Grandmother – Development, Appreciation, Luxury, The Old:
- Home - A sense of belonging, Freedom, Hope, Pacific way of life, and Pride for one’s country
- I Cry – Development, Nature is a gift, Selfishness, Loss of hope, Sustainable development, If we
don’t take care of what we hold dear, we will regret our actions when we lose what we had
- Friend - True Friendship, The need for true friend (2 marks)
c) Mark answers according to student’s responses. (2 marks)
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