MATIGO EXAMINATIONS BOARD

ENGLISH UCE 42/1 2025

MARKING GUIDE
Summary writing: (ITEM 1)
ROUGH COPY
THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION
- At individual level, corruption results in financial loss.
- Difficulties and collapse of all economic structure.
- At institutional level, corruption creates weak governance.
- Failure of laws and us enforcement mechanism.
- Lack of transparency.
- Accountability are the direct outcomes of corruption.
- It creates the total collapse of transparency and accountability.
- At social level, it breeds poverty.
- Economic inequality and nepotism.
- Corruption leads to exclusion of people and groups and erosion of cultural and social norms.
- Corruption causes inefficient public services.
- Corruption also facilitates compromise on religious values.
- Weak rule of law and ends up in political instability and collapse of the nation.
- Corruption brings out abuse of authority impurity.
- Laisez failure at all levels become the order of the day.
FAIR COPPY
THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION
At an individual level corruption results in financial loss or difficulties and collapse of all economic structures. Corruption
creates weak government failure of laws and its enforcement mechanism. It creates total collapse of transparency and
accountability. At social level, corruption breeds poverty and economic inequality. It creates nepotism, exclusion of people and
groups leaving to erosion of cultural and social norms. It causes inefficient rule of law leading to political instability and collapse
of the nation. Corruption public services, weak rule of law leading to political instability and collapse of the nation. Corruption
leads to impurity, abuse of authority and laissez false at all levels. (92 words)

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 Guidelines to scoring summary.
Summary structure
Score 03 for:
- A correct tittle written in capital letters (underlining) is optional or in Lower case.
THE EFFECTS OF CORRUPTION
Score = 00 for.
- wrong tittle, including any change in meaning in the title.
- Incomplete tittle.
- Title with a task attached to it.
- Title written in small letters only.
- Title with gross spelling errors.
- More than one paragraph written for a single question.
- Block paragraph i.e starting the paragraph right from the margin of the page.
- If any aspect of the structure is wrong.
(correct tittle and one indented paragraph).
Summary content.
- A subject matter appear in the first sentence (must be a noun not a pronoun). If no subject score ½ till you meet the subject.
- Each sentence must be complete. Score = 0 for each idea in a sentence.
- Gross spelling errors (joining and separating words or words that change meaning completely score = 00.
- More than 2 commas in a sentence, score ½ for the rest of the ideas after the second comma.
- No punctuation at all score = 00.
- No hyphen, score = 00.
- Use of colon or semi – colon after the subjects score ½ .
- Sentences beginning with conjunctions – score ½.
- Sentences starting with small letters, Score 1/2.
- Use of capital or small letters in wrong places, score ½

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Scores.
Summary Summary Total
Structure Content
03 scores 06 scores. 09 scores

In this guide, a student who scores 60% of the expected number of ideas (out of 20) will earn a maximum score of 06; others will
score 4, 2 or zero as outlined below.
60% 14 – 20 ideas = 06 scores.
40% 08 – 13 ideas = 04 scores.
20% 04 – 07 ideas = 02 scores.
Less than 20% 00 – 03 ideas = 00 scores.

ITEM 2:
READING COMPREHENSION.

S/N RESPONSE DETAILS SCORES

(a) Forms of abuse children go through in some schools. One correct answer = 04
scores.
1. They are beaten by fellow students.
2. They are forced to do tasks for others. Incorrect or no answer = 00.
3. They are threatened.
4. They are body shamed.

(b) Obedi’s words. one correct answer = 05

scores.
- Obedi ordered Kamalire to prepare fifteen mugs of Kashakes.

(c) Character of Obedi.

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 Learners states and explains
- He is a bully. / illustrates. 1 correct trait =
- He is fierce. 06 scores.
- He is arrogant. State a trait no explanation
- He is undisciplined. = 00 scores.

(d) Advise to Obedi. One correct advice = 03

scores.
To stop bullying because it would lead to his expulsion. Incorrect or negative advice
Any advice (positive one) = 00 scores.

(e) Reader’s feelings. Learners state and explain

- Sympathise, pity Kamalire because he was bullied. an appropriate score = 06
- I pitty Kamalire because he is bullied. scores.
- I hate, I am angry, I am disappointed, Obedi because he bullies innocent Incorrect or implement
children. feelings = 00scores.

(f) Prediction about what will happen to Obedi later in life. Any prediction given that is
He might be expelled from school because of bullying. relevant is = 05marks

Basis Code.
EC GU CA AL IF OP TOTAL
04 05 06 03 06 05 29

EC = Explanation of concept = 04 scores.

GU = Grammer usage = 05 scores.
CA = Character Analysis = 06 scores.
AL = Advice / Lessons = 06 scores.
IF = Intention of the writer / feelings = 06 scores.
OP = Opinion / prediction = 05 scores.
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Total = 29 scores.

ITEM 3: WRITING
The expected text to be written by the learner is;
1. Minutes of the meeting.
Scoring.
FS = Format / structure = 06.
CR = Content / relevance = 06.
CL = Conventions of language = 06.

F C L
06 06 06
KEY
F = Format.
C= Content
L = Language.

(F) FORMAT

FORMAT SCORES

06 04 02 00
Any
Minutes of a class meeting. 4–5 03 1-2 None.

- Tittle
- Attendance.
- Agenda. (number of items)
- Itemization
- Signing off.
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 NOTE: Title must have;
1. Subject
2. Date.
3. Venue
4. Time.
Attendance:
1. Members present.
2. Members absent with apology.
3. Members absent without apology.
CONTENT
It must be a class meeting.
It must address indiscipline. (follow how
items on the Agenda have been handled.)

Scores.
Any 5 – 6 ideas = 06 scores.
Any 3 – 4 ideas = 04 scores.
Any 2 ideas = 02 scores.
No idea = 00 scores.
LANGAGE
- The language should be in the past tense.
- Use passive voice.
- The register should be for the meeting.
- Correct tenses.
- Correct sentence construction.
- Correct spellings. 06 scores.

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ITEM 4: SPEECH

Format Scores.
Heading 06 04 02 00
Protocol
Greetings 5–4 3–4 1–2
Self introduction. Including Including
Introduction of the topic. paragraph paragraph.
Conclusion.
paragraphing
Content.
Expected ideas.
1. Status quo: acknowledging that there is drug abuse and substance abuse in school.
2. Mention dangers of drug abuse in schools.
3. Ask them to desist from drugs.
Scores:
Any 4 – 6 ides = 06 scores.
Any 2 – 3 ideas = 04 scores.
Any 01 idea = 02 scores.
No idea = 00 scores.
Language
- Vocabulary / register.
- Capt vocabulary well used. (06 scores)
- Correct spelling.
- Correct tenses.
- Good punctuation.
- Good sentence construction.

Brevity: If the number of world’s is less than half of the required number – a penalty should be given.
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