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CSEC Explained The CSEC examination, also known as CXC, is a Caribbean based assessment that includes a wide range of subjects, including English Language and Literature. The syllabus starts in grade 10 and ends in the third term of grade 11, with examinations across the Caribbean islands. The information that is seen below pertains to the 2012 - 2015 syllabus. For more information, go to www.cxc.org


 * ENGLISH A (English Language)**
 * Paper 01:**
 * The duration of the exam is 1 hr, 30 mins
 * It is worth 24% of the total assessment
 * The paper contains 60 compulsory multiple choice items
 * Section 1 has 20 discreet items
 * Section 2 has 40 questions, from comprehension passages
 * The comprehension passages come in the form of: advertisements, speeches, letters to the editor, poems and prose extracts
 * Contains 1 visual extract in the form of: tables, diagrams, maps, conventional sign, symbols, cartoons, advertisement)
 * 1 mark is allotted per question
 * Total = 60 marks


 * Paper 02:**
 * The duration of the exam is 2 hrs, 30 mins
 * It is worth 76% of the total assessment
 * //Section 1// - summary [30 marks]
 * //Section 2// - 2 compulsory short answer comprehensions [15 marks per comprehension = 30 marks]
 * //Section 3// - short story, 3 questions, do 1 [35 marks]
 * //Section 4// - argumentative essay, 2 questions, do 1 [35 marks]
 * Total = 130 marks
 * //See// [|Language Notes] //for topics//.**

=CXC CSEC English A exam: marking scheme=


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 * CXC English A exam guide
 * **Marking scheme for CXC CSEC English A exam**

This exam is made up of two papers: paper 1 and paper 2 [|**Paper 1:**] 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 24% to the final overall grade you make for the English A exam.|| **CXC English A Exam** || **Exam questions** || **Question Type** || **Exam marks** || **Exam percent** || (compulsory) || Multiple Choice || 60 || 24% ||
 * [|Paper 1] || 60 questions

[|**Paper 2:**] This paper has four (4) sections. The total number of marks possible for this paper is 130 marks. The marks you make on this paper,contributes 76% to the final overall grade you make for the English A exam. || Summary writing || 30 || 17.33% || 2 questions (compulsory) || Short answer Reading Comprehension || 30 || 12% || 1 question (chosen from 3) || Short Story/ descriptive Essay || 35 || 23.33% || 1 question (chosen from 2) || Persuasive Essay || 35 || 23.33% || The following two tables show how marks are awarded for the questions on both papers of the CXC English A exam. These 5 questions are on Paper two (2) of the exam, therefore, you will need to score well on this paper in order to pass the exam.
 * Section one** is worth 30 marks - There is one question (one compulsory summary writing passage).
 * Section two** is worth 30 marks - (two compulsory reading comprehension answers worth 15 marks each.)
 * Section three** is worth 35 marks - (You must answer one short story/descriptive essay)
 * Section four** is worth 35 marks - (You must answer one persuasive essay)
 * **CXC English A Exam** || **Exam questions** || **Question Type** || **Exam marks** || **Exam percent** ||
 * [|Paper 2] || Section one1 question (compulsory)
 * ^  || Section two
 * ^  || Section three
 * ^  || Section four
 * **Total** || **5 questions** ||  || **130** || **76%** ||
 * **Table showing the mark scheme for the two**
 * CXC English A exam papers** ||
 * **CXC English A exam** || **Number of questions** || **Exam mark** || **Exam percent** ||
 * [|Paper 1] || 60 || 60 || 24% ||
 * [|Paper 2] || **5*** || 130 || 76% ||
 * Total || 65 || **190** || **100%** ||
 * Note** that 5 out of the 65 questions that make up the exam receives 76% of the marks for the exam.

|| || Summary writing || 30 || 17.33% || || Short answerReading Comprehension || 30 || 12% || 1 question (chosen from 3) || Short Story/ descriptive essay || 35 || 23.33% || 1 question (chosen from 2) || Persuasive essay || 35 || 23.33% ||
 * ****Table showing the breakdown of the mark scheme********for the the two CXC English A exam papers****
 * **CXC English A Exam** || **Exam questions** || **Question type**  || **Exam marks** || **Exam percent** ||
 * **[|Paper 1]** || 60 questions (compulsory) || multiple choice || 60 || 24% ||
 * ****[|Paper 2]**** || Section one,1 question(compulsory)
 * ^  || Section two2 questions(compulsory)
 * ^  || Section three
 * ^  || Section four
 * || **65 questions** ||  || ****190**** || ****100%**** || ||


 * ENGLISH B (English Literature)**
 * Paper 01:**


 * The duration of the exam is 1 hr, 30 mins
 * It is worth 36% of the total assessment
 * All questions are compulsory
 * It consists of 3 comprehensions
 * Possible types of comprehensions are: drama / poetry / prose
 * There are 5-7 questions on each comprehension
 * Each comprehension is worth 20 marks
 * Total = 60 marks


 * Paper 02:**
 * The duration of the exam is 2hrs
 * It is worth 64% of the total assessment


 * //Section 1// examines 1 Shakespearean drama and one modern drama
 * This section contains 4 questions
 * 2 questions from the Shakespearean text and 2 from the modern drama
 * Answer 1 question
 * Each question is worth 35 marks


 * //Section 2// examines poems (from the selection)
 * This section has 2 questions
 * 1 question is generic, or based on poems of the students choice (from the selection)
 * 1 question names the two poems that are to be compared
 * Answer 1 question
 * Each question is worth 35 marks

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 * //Section 3// is comparative in nature
 * The student is asked to compare a West Indian text with other novels in English
 * __OR__ to compare West Indian short stories with other short stories in English
 * This section contains 6 questions
 * 4 questions are type A, meaning a single text is used to answer the questions
 * 2 questions are from each prescribed novel, equaling 4 questions
 * Next is 2 type B questions, meaning a comparison
 * 1 question is generic, or based on stories of the students choice (from the selection)
 * 1 question names the short stories that are to be compared
 * Answer 1 question
 * Each question is worth 35 marks