PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
WRITING SCALES ACTIVITIES
EXERCISE 1
Some of the descriptors have been removed from the PT3 Writing Part 1 assessment scale. Look at Table 1 and
decide where letters A – F should go in the mark scheme.
Form 3 Writing Part 1
Communicative
Scale Content Organisation Language
Achievement
PT3 Part 1 Band 5
PT3 Part 1 Band 5 PT3 Part 2 Band 3
PT3 Part 1 Band 5
PT3 Part 2 Band 3
PT3 Part 2 Band 3
Uses basic vocabulary
Produces a text that appropriately.
___________________ Uses simple connectors
5 communicates Uses simple grammatical
and a limited number of
straightforward ideas using forms with a good degree
cohesive devices
the conventions of the of control.
appropriately.
communicative task While errors are noticeable,
reasonably appropriately. meaning can still be
determined.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5
Minor irrelevances and/or PT3 Part 1 Band 3
PT3 Part 1 Band 3 PT3 Part 1 Band 3
omissions may be PT3 Part 2 Band 1
PT3 Part 2 Band 1 PT3 Part 2 Band 1
present.
3
Text is connected using
____________________ ___________________
Target reader is on the basic, high frequency
whole informed. connectors.
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3
Produces basic vocabulary
Production unlikely to be
of isolated words and
___________________ connected, though
____________________ phrases.
1 punctuation and simple
Produces few simple
Target reader is connectors (i.e. and) may
grammatical forms with
minimally informed. be used on occasion.
only limited control.
Content is totally
irrelevant.
0 Performance below Band 1
___________________
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PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Table 1
A Produces isolated short units about simple and concrete matters, not always communicating successfully.
B Irrelevances and/or misinterpretation of task may be present.
C Target reader is not informed.
D All content is relevant to the task. Target reader is fully informed.
E Produces a text that communicates simple ideas in simple ways
Uses basic vocabulary reasonably. Uses simple grammatical forms with some degree of control.
F
Errors may impede meaning at times.
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PENTAKSIRAN TINGKATAN TIGA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
EXERCISE 2
Some of the descriptors have been removed from the PT3 Writing Part 2 assessment scale.
Look at Table 2 and decide which band each descriptor relates to in Part 2 of PT3 Writing.
Table 2
Descriptions of performance from Part 2 scales Part 2 Band?
All content is relevant to the task. Target reader is fully
0 1 2 3 4 5
informed.
Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5 0 1 2 3 4 5
Errors may impede meaning at times. 0 1 2 3 4 5
Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3 0 1 2 3 4 5
Content is totally irrelevant. Target reader is not informed. 0 1 2 3 4 5
Produces a text that communicates straightforward ideas
using the conventions of the communicative task reasonably 0 1 2 3 4 5
appropriately
Text is connected using basic, high frequency connectors. 0 1 2 3 4 5
Irrelevances and/or misinterpretation of task may be present. 0 1 2 3 4 5
... a variety of cohesive devices. 0 1 2 3 4 5
communicates straightforward ideas using the conventions of
0 1 2 3 4 5
the communicative task reasonably appropriately
Uses the conventions of the communicative task to hold the
0 1 2 3 4 5
target reader’s attention ...
Uses simple grammatical forms with some degree of control. 0 1 2 3 4 5
While errors are noticeable, meaning can still be determined. 0 1 2 3 4 5
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