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ENGLISH Paper 2 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 50

0844/02

April 2016

IB16 05_0844_02/RP ? UCLES 2016

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2 Section A: Reading

Question number

1

Tick () two boxes that we know are TRUE from the passage.

Part

Mark Answer

2 Michael misses his family.

Michael does not want to upset Kensuke.

Total

2

Further Information

Award 1 mark for each correct tick/ unambiguous mark.

Boxes 1 and 3 should be ticked.

Award 0 for more than two ticks or unclear responses.

Question number

2

How long does Michael take to make up his mind about sending the message?

Part

Mark Answer

Further Information

1 Accept one of: ? some days ? a few days ? several days

Do not accept responses that indicate a longer timeframe.

e.g. a week

Do not accept responses that indicate a shorter timeframe.

e.g.

? a day

? a few hours

? until nighttime

Do not accept vague answers:

e.g.

? not long

? a while

Total

1

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Question number

3

At first, Michael hides the Coke bottle. Why?

Part

Mark Answer

Further Information

1 Award 1 mark for one or no more

than two of the following ideas:

Do not accept direct quotes as

? so he has time to think (whether sending a message is the right thing to do)

this would have the wrong pronoun and not answer the question.

? he doesn't want Kensuke to see it Do not accept the whole of the

/ know about it / find it

first sentence as a direct quote.

? because he wasn't sure if he really wanted to do it or not

? He was wrestling with his conscience.

? He was trying to justify/ justifying what he wanted to do.

? He doesn't want to upset Kensuke / make him sad.

Total

1

Question number

4

What lie does Michael tell Kensuke?

Part

Mark Answer

Further Information

1 Michael told Kensuke he was (shell) Accept: `I had stayed behind to

painting.

finish the shell painting ? or so I

told him', but no more.

Total

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Question number

5

When Michael is on his way to send the message, does he meet Kensuke? Tick () one box. Give a reason from the passage to support your answer.

Part

Mark Answer

Further Information

1 Accept `no' as an answer with

There is no mark for the first

one/both of the following

part of the question.

phrases/ideas:

Do not accept answers where

? `I ran the entire length of the

`yes' has been ticked.

island keeping always to the

forest.'

Accept ideas that combine both

?

'There was no chance that Kensuke could see where I was going (or what I was up to).'

bullets: e.g. `He kept to the forest so there was no chance Kensuke could see him.'

This could be a quote of the whole of the first sentence in the relevant paragraph.

Do not however accept answers where the candidate quotes from `The gibbons...' onwards.

Do not accept vague answers:

e.g.

? He tried to hide from Kensuke

? Because he went through the bush

Total

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Question number

6

Why does Michael hurl the bottle out to sea?

Part

Mark Answer

1 Accept one or more of the following:

so it won't be swept in again by the waves

OR

so it goes a long way

OR

so the bottle wouldn't smash against the rocks below

Further Information

The focus of this question is about the distance out to sea and not about him sending the bottle in the hope that it would be found.

Do not accept imprecise answers: e.g.

? So that it will go far out to sea.

? So his family will find it

? Because he hoped it would be found.

However, if these are given alongside a correct response, they may be regarded as neutral.

Total

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