ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 2

OCTOBER 1997(MARKING SCHEME)

EXPECTED ANSWERS

1.a)i. 1 Mark
„qualities‟ Accept any of the following

Either: Secrecy

Or: elusiveness / mysteriousness

It is a place of great mystery

Give 0 for: „People are constantly swallowed up‟

ii). 2 Marks
„two reasons‟ to find out what life was really
Like in the basin.

And

To create / set a world record.

Give 0 for : to canoe alone down the greatest river.

b)i. 1 Mark
„use‟ he could gather information about this trip.

Give 0 for: He could pursue his historical and geographical interests.

ii). 1 Mark
„four words‟ “I would canoe alone”
NB: Excess denies.

c). 1 Mark
„afraid of‟ - he could lose his way in one of the rivers
- he could lose his way in one of the tributaries
- get lost in one of the tributaries/ rivers
- he is afraid of getting lost
- he could get lost

Give 0 for: - reference to Amazon river alone e.g. “he could lose his
way on the Amazon river.”
- he could „veer off‟

Question 2: 14 marks (1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5)

2a). 1 mark
„within minutes‟ change rapidly/ suddenly/ quickly/ abruptly / fast

Give 0 for: instant/ there and there / there and then / without warning/
Before I knew what was happening/ like lightning/ instantaneously
Without warning/ immediately/ in a short time.

b). 2 marks
„useless‟ It was pouring heavily that it was impossible to see

Or

It was raining so heavily that it was impossible to see.

Give 0 for: It was very difficult to see/ it was hard to see/

They could hardly see.

c). 1 mark
„aground‟ the river was wide/ other ships could not see them because
The river was too wide.

Give 0 for: answers that concentrate on the swamp.

d). 1 Mark
„good look‟ either: to check if the vessel / to ensure that the vessel was
not damaged/ to check for damage
or: To see if it could be got afloat again (inference)

Give 0 for: To check the damage.

e). 1 Mark
„maps unnecessary‟

Accept
They had no use for them.
They knew the area they traded in from experience/ they knew the area by heart
They could remember all the routes

Give 0 for :
They may never have been seen a map before.
They could not use maps.
The maps were useless.

f)i. 1 Mark
„an eternity‟ Impatient/ frustrated/ anxious to go/ eager to be off/
Restless/ tired of waiting

Give 0 for: bored / angry/ depressed

ii). 1 Mark
„reasonably happy‟ confident / encouraged/ hopeful/ undaunted/ satisfied
Content/ secure in his knowledge

g). 1 Mark
„shot gun‟ In case of attack by jaguars/ crocodiles / dangerous
Animals (reference to para. 7)

He had seen dangerous animals

To protect himself against dangerous animals.
Give 0 marks for:
NB: (dangers alone without reference to animals)
(Afraid of dangerous people)
(To protect himself – alone)
( To shoot dangerous animals)
h). 5 marks (5 x 1)
NB: In cases where more than five attempts are made, only the first five are
marked.

1 Mark 0 Mark

1. Consequently as a result/ hence/ thus however/ nevertheless

Therefore/ so because
of this.

2. Extending stretching/ running (for) going as far as / making

Covering/ spanning bigger/ larger lengthening
Spreading/ bordering /
Reaching

3. luxuriant rich/ growing profusely fertile/ comfortable/

Dense/ prolific/ thick plentiful/ ubiquitous
Lush/ flourishing/ pregnant/ abundant
Exuberant/ abundant (alone)
In growth

4. handling steering/ navigating holding/ dealing with /

Controlling/ directing driving/ operating/
Guiding/ piloting touching
Manouvering/ managing

5. normal usual/ ordinary/ natural correct/ look forward to /

Common/ customary/ right/ always/ within
Conventional/ everyday acceptable range/
Day to day/ nothing out conforming to standards
of the ordinary. Analogical/ expected
average

6. ran into encountered/ met/ came rammed/ immeshed in

Across/ caught up in collided with/ experienced
Came upon/ struck got into/ feel into trapped

7. sturdy strong/ tough/ firmly built stout/ stable/ stalwart/

Robust/ solid firm/ compact/ endurance

8. estimate work out/ judge/ guess guesstimate/ conjuncture

Roughly/ figure out surmise/ assume/ presume
Give a rough idea of gauge
 Calculate/ approximate

Question 3 – 20 marks

Excess words to the 150 required are not marked. The candidate is marked for
points in response to the given question as well as the grammar used in
expressing them.

Each point scores: 1 Mark unless otherwise indicated

1. I started to sketch the boat for the trip. (1)

2. make lists of all the cargo I would need. (1)
3. the boat would have to be large enough for supplies (1)
4a. the boat would have to be versatile/ maneuverable (1)
b. tough enough to cope with the ocean conditions (1)
5. I needed maps / considered having maps/ maps (1)
6. I did not know where to get/ obtain these maps. (1)
7. the skippers did not know/ they did not have any/ they could not help me
with any/ they could not get some or any. (1)
8. I could get lost in the river (without maps)
The risk of getting lost in the river was high without maps. (1)
9. there were titanic forces at work in the river/ whirlpools formed without
warning/ different coloured rivers collided into it and ran parallel. (1)
10. (danger) from jaguars and animals/ there was danger from crocodiles and
jaguars
11. (danger) from crocodiles / snakes/ river animals
12. were the fruits, nuts, berries edible? / I learned/ discovered/ found out
which fruits, nuts and berries were edible.
13. How were they (the fruits, nuts berries) prepared (if edible)?
14. Turtles were in abundance/ much of the food served on the vessels was
turtle meat.
15. I did not know how to catch the turtles.
16. It was dangerous to haul the turtles into the canoe.
17. Fish could be a source of food/ fishing was a possibility if supplies ran
short
18. It was not easy to identify the edible species.
Section B

Question 4: 10 marks (5 x 2)

4a)i. Accept: rude/ crude/ unfeeling/ disrespectful / unsympathetic/

ill mannered / lacks respect

Give 0 for: haughty/ proud/ selfish/ inconsiderate/ uncaring/ bad

mannered/ has no respect/ impolite/ arrogant/
uncontrollable

ii). Accept: sympathetic/ understanding/ polite/ respectful/ concerned

caring

Give 0 for: considerate/ apologetic/ repentant

b)i. Accept: the girl would feel pleased/ very happy/ delighted/ gratified
proud (of herself) (her performance) clated/ excited/ on top
of the world

Give 0 for: oppressed/ suppressed/ depressed/ disappointed/

Discouraged

c)i. Accept; persuading/ appealing for sympathy/ trying to convince her

Give 0 for: begging/ diplomatic/ tactful

ii). Accept: trying to force her to buy/ trying to black mail her/ trying to
put blame on her.

Give 0 for: you are threatening her/ arm twisting her/ make her feel
guilty

d)i. Accept: Mocking you/ being sarcastic/ reproachful/ blaming you for
the team‟s loss/ he feels that you let the team down/
responsible for the team‟s loss.

ii). Accept: congratulating you/ complimenting you/ praising you for

playing a pivotal role in the team‟s victory/ you were the
player of the match/ appreciating your efforts/ you scored
 the winning goal

e).1. inviting ½
2. complaining ½
3. informing ½
4. advising ½