CXC CSEC English A exam - marking scheme
CXC CSEC English A exam: marking scheme
We have corrected some errors in our CXC CSEC English A exam mark scheme!
In the recording the change over from the older mark scheme in the previous CXC CSEC English A syllabus to the new CXC CSEC English A syllabus (2012 and forward) and new mark scheme, some errors in calculations slipped right by us.
We have corrected those errors now and the mark scheme below for the CXC CSEC English A exam is the corrected up-to-date version.
Marking scheme for CXC CSEC English A examThis exam is made up of two papers: paper 1 and paper 2 There are 60 questions on this paper. Each question is worth (1) mark. All the questions are compulsory (you have to answer all the questions). The total number of marks possible for this paper is 60 marks. The marks you make on this paper contributes 32% to the final overall grade you make for the English A exam.
This paper has four (4) sections. Section one is worth 30 marks - There is one question (one compulsory summary writing passage). Section two is worth 30 marks - (two compulsory reading comprehension answers worth 15 marks each.) Section three is worth 35 marks - (You must answer one short story/descriptive essay) Section four is worth 35 marks - (You must answer one persuasive essay) The total number of marks possible for this paper is 130 marks. The marks you make on this paper,
The following two tables show how marks are awarded for the questions on both papers of the CXC English A exam.
*Note that 5 out of the 65 questions that make up the exam receives 68% of the marks for the exam. These 5 questions are on Paper two (2) of the exam, therefore, you will need to score well on this paper in order to pass the exam.
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This is the height of wickedness look at that marking scheme. why couldnt you
carry down paper 2 marks ? i did cxc last year but i didnt get english i got a 4 so i didnt went in nursing and no1 is helping me but myself i feel so frustrated like my life may be over its stressful...
How long is an/ONE essay for history csec exam expected to be??
When examiners are marking cxc papers...does an examiner mark the entire paper in a particular subject for a candidate or is the examiner assigned to mark a particular question from the paper... I'm just wondering?
The reason I asked is because they ask you to put the order of the questions you did in front of the booklet.... so I'm thinking that maybe they distribute the papers to various examiners for marking!
ANY ONE could answer this?
Hi Kojo,
It is my understanding that specific Examiners mark specific questions on the exam paper. I am not 100% certain about this however, so I would just say - most likely, this is what happens.
Thank God for who He is, His love, His mercies,His grace and help toward us. THANK YOU LORD! :D
One of my friends wrote his essay in spanish with pencil. will his essay still be corrected?
Hey I didn't get to finish all my questions on paper two but am confident that I did well in paper one of the math exam what are the possibility of me gaining a grade 1 or 2.......... I will appreciate your comment.
I used an NO 2HB pencil instead of a 3B will it affect my paper 1.
Hi Katie!!!!Im doing Office Administration on Thursday 24th. Can you provide me the the percentages weighing for the paper 2, paper 1 and the 3/2 paper. Many Thanks!!
Office Administration , percentages weighing for the paper 2, paper 1 and the 3/2 paper is the same as Integrated Science, with paper 1 25%, paper 2 50%, 3/2 paper 25%...does that help?
Hi Kojo,
Sorry, we don't support the CXC CSEC subject Office Administration, so I really don't have that information to pass on to you.
Ok Thank you for your reply.... but I'm now wondering why you all dont support the subject in Office Admin as you informed?
I did not receive a reply to this? ANYone?
Ok Thank you for your reply.... but I'm now wondering why you all dont support the subject in Office Admin as you informed?
Hi Kojo,
We do not support Office Admin because we simply do not have the manpower resources to do so. We only support a few subjects where we feel that our resources will allow us to and which we feel will have the most impact.
Hope this information clears that up for you.
CAN ANY ONE TELL ME IF YOU GET LIKE AN OVERALL MARKS OF 60% IN ENGLISH WHAT GRADE WILL THAT BE....WOULD IT BE A TWO OR THREE?
PLEASE ADVISE ANYONE? Thanks!!!!
Hello, I am not sure anyone can tell you for certain what grade you will receive. Most likely though, you may be looking at a grade II or a grade III, like you suspect.
Best wishes for your CXC CSEC exam results.
I appreciate your reply to my question and read I have the blog you did, on not being to finish the comprehension as that was my main concern. But I'm a bit confuse with you blog as I was looking at the grading scheme percentages and the two comprehension combined which is 30 marks altogether and its a shows the weighing to bee 12% http://www.caribexams.org/eng_mkscheme#comment-17446 So the most I could have lost there was 12% base on the weighing of that section rite?. I saw you did a different calculation in the blog and Im confused with it. Please advise!!! Thanks
Hi Kojo,
I can see you are really trying to figure out this whole English A exam marks thing. I want to talk to you about it more and maybe suggest something for you. Shoot me an email through our contact form and let's see what we can work out.
Kathy
Thanks katie, I got the information that I was looking for from someone in admin. They informed that they was going to answer me on my question further, so I thought you may have passed on the information for more explanation. Thanks again... I understand much better now. You guys are awesome!!! :)
You sat CXC ENGLISH recently?? you worried about passing the ENGLISH exam?? and this is how you write???? OMG WOW.......................
I was really tired when I wrote the following, but I wanted my ask a question. I did not have time to check over what I had written as I usually would have done. I have passed English with a grade 3 already but going for a One now. Don't discourage a brother and be bashing like that. Give encouragement!!!! Thank You!
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