CXC CSEC English A exam - marking scheme
CXC CSEC English A exam: marking scheme (2018)
Marking scheme for CXC CSEC English A exam (2018)This exam is made up of two examination papers and a School Based Assessment (SBA) project for in-school candidates and three examination papers for private candidates. 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 29% to the final overall grade you make for the CXC CSEC English A exam.
This examination paper has four (4) sections. Section one is worth 25 marks - There is one question (one compulsory summary writing passage). Section two is worth 30 marks - There is one question (one compulsory expository essay question) Section three is worth 25 marks - (There are two questions, you must select one and produce a short story essay ) Section four is worth 25 marks - There is one question (one compulsory argumentative essay question) The total number of marks possible for this paper is 105 marks. The marks you make on this paper,
CXC CSEC English A School Based Assessment (SBA) mark scheme. Students who are enrolled in school will complete the CXC CSEC English SBA under the supervision of a teacher.
Paper 3/2 Exam candidates who are sitting the CXC CSEC English A exam privately will sit paper 3/2 of the exam.
The following two tables show how marks are awarded for the questions on the three papers of the CXC CSEC English A exam.
*Note that examination paper 2 makes up 50% of the overall marks for the CXC CSEC English A exam. These 4 questions make up fully half of the marks on the English A exam, therefore, you will need to score well on this paper in order to score well on the exam overall.
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pass mark for english a
I did CSEC English A on Thursday. I did the comprehension, argument, and summary well. However, the essay based on the picture, I wrote an essay, that was on two sides of a page and (3/4). Moreover, I felt as if my essay will somehow resemble all the others. I used my simile, metaphor and vocabulary well. I wrote English A in January, and thankfully obtained a grade one. My question is what is an average grade one boundary for this year? Also would an overall percentage of 65% - 70% be enough to earn a grade one again?
Re: pass mark for CXC CSEC English A
Hi,
Congratulations on passing your CXC CSEC English A exam with a grade I! I am sure you were thrilled when you got the results in January!
With respect to the pass mark boundaries, CXC has never publicly released that information as far as I am aware. It is usually something they arrive at internally and they tend to keep that information very closed off from the public.
Based on the information above, you can probably guess that no one can say for sure what grade 65%-70% in the English exam will get you this May. You can be sure you passed, but what grade you will receive is more difficult to say.
I appreciate your reply to my
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
wow, just wow
You sat CXC ENGLISH recently?? you worried about passing the ENGLISH exam?? and this is how you write???? OMG WOW.......................
I was trying so qiuckly actually
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!
Kojo ...email me
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
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!!! :)
Office Administration
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!!
Re: Office Administration
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
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
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?
Re: reply on Office Admin
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.
Im doing Office Administration on Thursday 24th Also
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?
I'm now seeing this reply as
I'm now seeing this reply as I have not been on the site and have been studying for exams! Thank you for the information with regards to the marking scheme. I do appreciate it... Thanks again.
Re: math exam
Hi,
I can't answer that question because I don't know how many questions you didn't answer, nor do I know how well you performed on the questions you did answer.
From where I am, there is no way I can honestly answer that question.
SPANISH EXAM
One of my friends wrote his essay in spanish with pencil. will his essay still be corrected?
Yes csec are obligated to
Yes csec are obligated to look and correct everything on the paper pencil or pen
KEEP THE FAITH :) BELEVE TO ACHIEVE
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Does any one know this question
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?
Re: what grade
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.