Cambridge IGCSE Malay - Foreign Language 0546 — 2019 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 2
0546/42/M/J/19 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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Question paper, page 1
Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education * 7 3 9 9 0 7 6 3 6 8 * This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. DC (RW/TP) 162959/2 © UCLES 2019 [Turn over MALAY 0546/42 Paper 4 Writing May/June 2019 1 hour Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer three questions: Question 1, Question 2 and Question 3(a) or Question 3(b) or Question 3(c). The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
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3 0546/42/M/J/19 © UCLES 2019 [Turn over Bahagian 1 1 Anda mengikut ibu ke kedai gunting rambut. Senaraikan 8 benda yang anda lihat ada di dalam kedai itu. Tulis jawapan-jawapan anda dalam Bahasa Melayu. Anda boleh menggunakan benda-benda yang ditunjukkan di dalam gambar sebagai panduan, atau anda boleh fikirkan sendiri benda-benda lain sebagai jawapan. Contoh: meja Contoh: _______________________ 1 _____________________________ 2 _____________________________ 3 _____________________________ 4 _____________________________ 5 _____________________________ 6 _____________________________ 7 _____________________________ 8 _____________________________ [Total: 5]
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4 0546/42/M/J/19 © UCLES 2019 2 Binatang kesayangan anda. Anda memiliki seekor binatang kesayangan. • Apakah binatang kesayangan anda? • Ceritakan beberapa perkara yang anda suka tentang binatang itu. • Bagaimanakah anda menjaga binatang itu? • Apakah binatang lain yang anda ingin jaga? Mengapa? Tulis antara 80–90 patah perkataan dalam Bahasa Melayu. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 15]
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5 0546/42/M/J/19 © UCLES 2019 [Turn over Sila buka halaman untuk Bahagian 2.
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6 0546/42/M/J/19 © UCLES 2019 Bahagian 2 3 Pilih salah satu daripada soalan-soalan berikut. Anda harus menulis antara 130–140 patah perkataan dalam Bahasa Melayu. (a) Majlis perkahwinan abang Semalam, majlis perkahwinan abang anda telah berlangsung di rumah anda. Tulis sebuah e-mel kepada kawan anda yang tidak dapat menghadiri majlis itu. Kandungan e-mel anda mestilah mengandungi perkara-perkara berikut: • Ceritakan tentang majlis perkahwinan abang anda. • Apakah tugas khas anda sepanjang majlis itu? • Ceritakan reaksi para tetamu di majlis itu. • Apakah kebaikan melangsungkan majlis perkahwinan di rumah? • Apakah yang perlu diperbaiki untuk majlis perkahwinan akan datang? Jelaskan. ATAU (b) Pesta Buku Pada minggu lepas, anda telah bertugas sebagai sukarelawan di sebuah pesta buku antarabangsa. Tulis sebuah laporan tentang pesta buku itu untuk majalah sekolah anda. Laporan anda mesti mengandungi perkara-perkara berikut: • Apakah tugas anda sebagai seorang sukarelawan di pesta buku itu? • Apakah perkara-perkara menarik yang berlaku semasa anda bertugas di sana? • Apakah reaksi pelawat di pesta buku antarabangsa itu? • Apakah faedah pesta buku antarabangsa ini diadakan? • Apakah yang boleh diperbaiki oleh pihak penganjur untuk pesta buku akan datang? ATAU (c) “Saya dan Adam ke kafe untuk minum petang. Ketika menunggu pesanan kami dihantar ke meja, kami terdengar bunyi pinggan jatuh…” Sambung cerita ini. • Ceritakan apa sebenarnya yang berlaku. • Apakah reaksi anda? • Apakah tindakan pemilik kafe itu? • Apakah pendapat anda tentang tindakan pemilik kafe itu? • Bagaimanakah kejadian itu berakhir?
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7 0546/42/M/J/19 © UCLES 2019 TULIS JAWAPAN UNTUK SOALAN 3 DI SINI … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Total: 30]
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Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 18 printed pages. © UCLES 2019 [Turn over Cambridge Assessment International Education Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education MALAY 0546/42 Paper 4 Writing May/June 2019 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 50 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2019 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 2 of 18 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: • the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: • marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 3 of 18 GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 4 of 18 1 General Marking Principles 1.1 Crossing out: (a) If a candidate changes his / her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct. (b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work. 1.2 For Questions 2 and 3, if the candidate has written an answer in the space provided for that purpose, you should ignore anything written anywhere else, unless: (a) there is an indication from the candidate that other material should be considered. (b) the candidate has continued their answer outside the space provided. (c) there is no answer in the space provided. 1.3 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme: (a) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark. (b) BOD = benefit of the doubt and is used to indicate that the Examiner has considered the answer / that part of the answer and judged it to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 5 of 18 1.4 No response and ‘0’ marks There is a NR (No Response) option in RM Assessor. Award NR (No Response): If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark). Award 0: If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not. 1.5 Optional questions: You must mark all questions attempted by the candidate. Where a question has not been attempted then NR must be entered. (For Question 3 only, after marking the question(s) the candidate has answered, NR is populated automatically when you click on ‘Complete’.) Where the candidate attempts more than one of the alternatives in Question 3, RM Assessor will automatically only aggregate the candidate’s best result. 1.6 English words: Do not allow English words which are not yet acceptable in Bahasa Melayu. Our point of reference is Kamus Dewan.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 6 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance Question 1 A visit to the hair salon Candidates are required to list 8 items in Malay. Read all the items the candidate has listed and award marks as follows: (i) Select the most correct items up to a maximum of 5. Award 1 mark for each correct item up to a maximum of 5. Stop ticking once 5 items have been rewarded. (ii) On Question 1, award marks for items wherever the candidate has written them. (iii) Answers should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is clear: ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read aloud what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer? (iv) The pictures provided on the question paper are only suggestions. (v) Mark for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies, provided the message is clear. Ignore any verbs/ unnecessary adjectives. (vi) If spelling is wrong, refer to the bullet points below: • ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? • Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer, e.g. one letter missing but no other word created. • If the first part of the word is correct, small errors in what comes next are less likely to impede communication (unless they suggest another • meaning). • Where letters are transposed, the word is likely to communicate (unless another word has been created). (vii) Award marks wherever these are in the list. This approach may allow questionable versions to be ignored. (viii) Refuse all nouns which are repeated and which do not have a separate meaning: • Football boots, hockey boots: award one mark for the first boots (if the test is about clothing, there is no reward for using a list of sports as adjectives, and repeating the same item of clothing) (ix) Reject misspelt words which suggest a word with a different meaning. Where nouns are usually plural, accept the singular and vice versa.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 7 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 Accept anything that could be seen in a hair salon 1 mark each, max. 5 5 rambut palsu syampu sabun minyak rambut cermin kerusi pendandan rambut pendandan rambut gunting sikat
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 8 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 1 berus rambut mesin rambut / mesin gunting rambut tuala sinki paip air meja pasu bunga / bunga lampu troli
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 9 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance Question 2 Candidates are required to answer the question. Read the whole answer and award marks as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10, according to the instructions in 2.1 • Language: award a mark out of 5, according to the instructions in 2.2. 2.1: award a mark out of 10 for Communication (i) Place the appropriate ‘numbered’ tick as close as possible to each relevant communication point. (ii) Award ticks flexibly across the tasks for each piece of relevant information conveyed, up to a maximum of 10. HOWEVER, each of the 4 tasks must be covered to get the 10 communication marks: • If 1 of the tasks is missing, the maximum communication mark is 9. • If 2 of the tasks are missing, the maximum communication mark is 8 (and so on). (iii) Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication. (iv) For COMMUNICATION, be tolerant of time frames / spelling (for spelling, use ‘rules’ in Question 1: look alike, sound alike, etc.). (v) LISTS = a maximum of 3 marks for communication: lists of 1–3 items = 1 mark; lists of 4 items = 2 marks; lists of 5–6 items = 3 marks (vi) Only reward each piece of information once (vii) Do not penalise factual errors Total marks for Communication: 10
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 10 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 2 What is your favourite animal? 1 mark for name / type of animal. 91 Reject the general statements: Semua orang mempunyai binatang kesayangan / Saya mempunyai binatang kesayangan Describe some things you like about the animal. REWARD: any reasonable response / reason. 92 Accept if there is only one attribute mentioned. How do you take care of the animal? REWARD: any reasonable response. 93 What other animal would you want to take care of? REWARD: name of animal. 94 Accept if candidate answers he / she does not want to care for other animals Why? REWARD: any reasonable response / reason. 95
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 11 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 2.2: award a mark out of 5 for Language • Award a mark out of 5 for Language*, according to the Grade descriptors in the table below (see Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors (last page of mark scheme)): Grade descriptors for Language (Question 2) 5 Straightforward vocabulary and structure. The style of writing is basic, but reasonably coherent. Use of a limited range of affixes, generally successful. More accuracy than inaccuracy. 4 Basic vocabulary and structure. Some awareness of affix usage, but inconsistent. The writing is sufficiently accurate for meaning to be conveyed. 3 Very basic vocabulary and structure. Little awareness of affix usage. Despite regular errors, the writing often conveys some meaning. 2 A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be comprehensible. Very simple sentence structure. 1 Disjointed words or short phrases, one or two of them accurate enough to be comprehensible. 0 Nothing worthy of credit. *Consider the whole answer when awarding mark for language Total for Communication: 5 marks Total for Language: 5 marks Total for Question 2: 15 marks
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 12 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance Question 3 Candidates answer 1 question from a choice of 3. Read the whole answer and award marks as follows: • Communication: award a mark out of 10, according to the instructions in 3.1 • Language: award a mark out of 10 for Accuracy, according to the instructions in 3.2 award a mark out of 10 for Range / Variety / Appropriateness, according to the instructions in 3.3. 3.1 Generic mark scheme for Communication (Question 3): (i) There are 5 relevant communication points per question, each worth a maximum of 2 marks. (ii) For each relevant communication point, use the appropriate numbered tick and place up to 2 of these ticks as close as possible to each relevant communication point. 2 ticks Message clearly communicated. Minor errors are tolerated. 1 tick Communication of some meaning is achieved, but the message may be ambiguous or incomplete. 0 ticks Nothing of worth communicated. (iii) Add up the ticks to give a mark out of 10 for Communication. Total marks for Communication: 10
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 13 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3(a) Task 1: Describe the wedding. Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 2: What was your role / task during the event? Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 3: What were the reactions of the guests? Allow anything sensible. Expect Reactions. 2 Task 4: What are the advantages of having the wedding at home? Allow anything sensible. Expect Opinion. 2 Task 5: What can be improved for the next wedding event? Allow anything sensible. Expect Future. 2
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 14 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3(b) Task 1: As a volunteer what did you do at the book fair? Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 2: What interesting thing happened while you were working there? Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 3: What did the visitors think of the book fair? Allow anything sensible. Expect Opinion.. 2 Task 4: What is the benefit of having the book fair every year? Allow anything sensible. Expect Justification. 2 Task 5: What should the organiser improve for next year’s book fair? Allow anything sensible. Expect Future. 2
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 15 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3(c) Task 1: Describe what happened. Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 2: How did you feel seeing the situation? Allow anything sensible. Expect Reaction. 2 Task 3: What did the owner do? Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2 Task 4: What was your opinion about what the owner did? Allow anything sensible. Expect Opinion / Justification. 2 Task 5: What happened in the end? Allow anything sensible. Expect Past. 2
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 16 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3.2: Award a mark out of 10 for Accuracy of Grammar and Structures Award a mark out of 10 according to the table below. 9–10 Highly accurate including in the correct use of affixes and classifiers and more complex structures. Minor slips which do not affect the meaning are acceptable. 7–8 Accurate in the use of simple structures. Complex structures may contain occasional more serious errors / more frequent slips, which do not change the meaning. 5–6 Displays some control of simple structures. Unsuccessful with more complex structures. 3–4 Inconsistent, but a number of examples of accurate usage (including the spelling). 1–2 Substantially inaccurate, with only isolated examples of accurate usage. 0 No examples of accurate usage.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 17 of 18 Question Answer Marks Guidance 3.3: Award a mark out of 10 for Range, Variety and Appropriateness Award a mark out of 10 according to the table below. 9–10 Apt use of a wide range of vocabulary. Confident use of a wide range of complex sentence patterns and structures. Able to use idiom appropriately (meaning the language flows well). 7–8. Good range of vocabulary with little repetition. A positive attempt to introduce variety. Ambitious in use of a variety of complex sentence patterns. 5–6 Some attempt to extend range of vocabulary but still rather repetitive. Shows some ability to produce syntax and structures appropriate to the task. 3–4 Narrow range of vocabulary. Frequent repetition of common words. Some attempt at more complex sentence patterns but errors occur even in common structures. 1–2 Very limited vocabulary. Very limited range of structures. Only very simple sentence patterns. 0 Nothing worthy of credit.
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0546/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2019 © UCLES 2019 Page 18 of 18 Appendix I Note on using mark schemes with Grade descriptors It is important that you award marks positively. In order to ensure that you reward achievement rather than penalise failure or omissions, you should start at the bottom of the mark scheme and work upwards through the descriptors when awarding marks. You should adopt a ‘best fit’ approach. You must select the set of descriptors provided in the mark scheme that most closely describes the quality of the work being marked. As you work upwards through the mark scheme, you will eventually arrive at a set of descriptors that fits the candidate’s performance. When you reach this point, you should always then check the descriptors in the band above to confirm whether or not there is just enough evidence to award a mark in the higher band. For example, when marking Question 3 you may find that a candidate uses a variety of relevant vocabulary but has varied success with more complex structures. In such cases, you will need to award a mark that takes into account both the strengths and weaknesses of the piece of work. To select the most appropriate mark within each set of descriptors, use the following guidance: • If most of the descriptors fi t the piece (and after you have considered the band above), award the top mark in the band. • If there is just enough evidence (and you had perhaps been considering the band below), award the lowest mark in the band. Note on irrelevant material In the case of a deliberately evasive answer which consists entirely of irrelevant material exploited in defiance of the rubric, a score of 0 is given. These are extremely rare. The genuine attempt to answer the question which fails due to a misunderstanding of the rubric will normally lose Communication marks but will score for Language. You should consult your Team Leader. When part of an answer is clearly irrelevant, highlight it and do not consider it when deciding on the Language mark. (e.g. Highlight and do not consider for Language an introduction to a question consisting of an unwanted self portrait on the lines of: Hello, my name is X. I am 16. I live in Y or letter etiquette where a letter is not required.)
What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2019 May/June, Paper 4 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.