This document is a marking scheme for the Grade 9 National Examinations in English for the Kingdom of Bahrain. It provides the answers to questions on the Paper 2 Reading exam from May 2010. For each of the 4 parts of the exam, it lists the question number, correct answer, and number of marks allocated to that question. It also provides the total marks for each part and grand total. Alternative acceptable answers are noted in parentheses. The purpose is to guide examiners on accurately scoring student responses on the national exam.

1. MARK SCHEME
KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
QUALITY ASSURANCE AUTHORITY for
EDUCATION and TRAINING
National Examinations Unit
Grade 9 National Examinations
May 2010
ENGLISH
Paper 2 Reading
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© 2010 QAAET BH/ENG9/2

2. / denotes alternative answers
( ) denote extra words to the answer which the candidate may have added to their answer
and should be accepted as correct as long as the key word is given.
Question Answer Mark Total
Number Mark
Part 1a
1 D 1
2 C 1
3 C 1
4 A 1
5 B 1 5
Part 1b
6 C 1
7 B 1
8 B 1
9 C 1
10 D 1 5
Part 2
11 D 1
12 F 1
13 A 1
14 B 1
15 G 1 5
Part 3
16 C 1
17 A 1
18 D 1
19 B 1
20 D 1 5
Part 4
21 (high) glass 1
22 cars / (a) car 1
23 (the) land 1
24 (car) parking (space) 1
25 temperature(s) 1
26 (small) island(s) / (an) island 1
27 (ice) skating 1
28 China 1
29 dead 1
films 1 10
© 2010 QAAET BH/ENG9/2