Ministerul Educaţiei

Centrul Naţional de Politici și Evaluare în Educație

Etapa județeană/sectoarelor municipiului București a olimpiadelor naționale școlare - 2023

Probă scrisă

Limba engleză
CLASA a IX-a - SECȚIUNEA A
BAREM DE EVALUARE ȘI DE NOTARE

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SUBIECTUL A – USE OF ENGLISH
I. 10x1p = 10p

1. was working/worked; 2. has evolved; 3. have never taken; 4. has become; 5. would stop;
6. looks; 7 have been waiting; 8. to be seen; 9. will be able; 10. hadn’t eaten

II. 10x1p = 10p

1. ACQUAINTANCE; 2. APPROACHABLE; 3. CLOSENESS; 4. BOUNDARIES;

5. RESIDENCES; 6. ATTENDANT; 7. SENSELESS/NONSENSICAL; 8. APPOINTMENT;
9. INSECURITY; 10. UNTHINKABLE
III. 10x1p =10p

1. B, 2.C, 3.A, 4.D, 5.A, 6.B, 7.B, 8.C, 9.D, 10.A

IV. Translate the following text into Romanian. 10 points

Suggested answer:

grammar structures 4 points

vocabulary 4 points
fluency 2 points

At seven (o’clock) in the morning/a.m., when the alarm clock made the walls vibrate, the
young man was already (wide) awake/had already woken up. He was lying in bed, his face lit
up with a wide smile/joy. He had been woken up by the sun he had stopped hoping/he had
no longer hoped to see so clearly after a rainy week/after a week of uninterrupted rains/after
a week of downpour. He had opened his eyes to the orange explosion of the leafy tree
/leaves of the tree whose branches were swaying by his window. It looked like a wonderful
day, the first school day in the big city. He took a deep breath, satisfied/content with what he
could see/had seen/saw. If it had not been for / But for this change, the day would have
stayed/been the same as ever.
SUBIECTUL B – INTEGRATED SKILLS

I. 5x2p = 10p

1.B, 2.C, 3.A, 4.C, 5.A

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II. ESSAY WRITING

NARRATIVE ESSAY (50 points) ------- Use the Marking Scheme
MARKING SCHEME FOR THE NARRATIVE ESSAY

Analytical Exemplary Proficient Partially Proficient Weak Incomplete Points

criteria
10p 8p 6p 4p 2p
CONTENT The essay is The essay is The essay is partially The essay is faulty, The essay is
completely fairly completed completed with slight including serious incomplete,
relevant to topic, with all the logical impediments logical impediments in the
describing sequencing in sequencing the the sequencing of sequencing
places/events elements of a moments of the events. of the
/characters/atmos narrative. narrative. narrative
phere/ moments
reaching climax, being
including the final inconsistent.
reactions of the
protagonist.
ORGANIZATIO There is complete There is a fair There is partial There is serious Paragraphs
N AND logical connection completion of completion of the inconsistency in the are
COHESION of paragraphs paragraph task. Paragraphs are organization of the incomplete,
due to a judicious organization due partially complete paragraphs due to the both linking
use of to scarce misuse due to unfinished misuse of the linking devices,
linking devices, of linking ideas and scarce devices, mechanics, mechanics,
mechanics, devices, use of linking and length and length
and length mechanics, and devices, mechanics, requirements requirements
requirements. length and length having been
requirements. requirements. disrespected.
VOCABULARY A wide range of A range of The range of A limited range of A very
vocabulary is used vocabulary is vocabulary is vocabulary is present narrow range
appropriately and used adequately used in within the essay; less of vocabulary
accurately appropriately and the essay; errors in common items of is present;
throughout the accurately in the word choice vocabulary are rare errors in
essay; precise essay; /formation are and may be often word
meaning is occasional errors present when more faulty; spelling errors choice/forma
conveyed; minor in word sophisticated items can make text tion
errors are choice/formation of vocabulary are understanding predominate;
rare; spelling is are possible; attempted; spelling difficult. The register spelling
very well spelling is well can be faulty at of the narrative is errors can
controlled. controlled with times. inconsistent due to make the
The register of the occasional slips. The register of the the mixture of styles essay
narrative essay is The register of narrative essay is obscure at
totally relevant to the narrative partially relevant to times. The
the task, being essay is relevant the task with a register used
organically to the task with narrow inconsistency in the
integrated all slightly of style, leading to narrative
along the incongruent halts in the logical essay is
discourse lapses within the development of inappropriate
discourse ideas. for this type
writing.
STRUCTURES A wide range of A range of A mix of complex A limited range of A very
grammatical grammatical and simple grammatical narrow range
structures is used structures is grammatical structures is present of
accurately and used accurately structures is present along the essay; grammatical
flexibly throughout and with some throughout the complex language is structures is
the essay; minor flexibility along essay; errors are rare and may be often present
errors are rare; the essay; present when faulty; punctuation within the
punctuation is occasional errors complex language is errors can make text essay; errors
very well are possible; attempted; understanding predominate;
controlled. punctuation is punctuation can be difficult. punctuation
well controlled faulty at times. errors make
with occasional the text
slips. obscure at
times.
EFFECT ON The interest of the The text has a The effect on the The effect on the The effect on
TARGET reader is aroused good effect on reader is satisfactory reader non-relevant the reader
READER and sustained the reader non-relevant.
throughout.

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