Cambridge IGCSE™

MALAY 0546/23
Paper 2 Reading May/June 2023
MARK SCHEME
Maximum Mark: 45

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the
examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the
details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have
considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for
Teachers.

Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2023 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some
Cambridge O Level components.

This document consists of 11 printed pages.

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Generic Marking Principles

These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the
specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these
marking principles.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:

Marks must be awarded in line with:

 the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question
 the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question
 the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:

Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:

Marks must be awarded positively:

 marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond
the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate
 marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do
 marks are not deducted for errors
 marks are not deducted for omissions
 answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the
question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:

Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level
descriptors.

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GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:

Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may
be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).

GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:

Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or
grade descriptors in mind.

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Additional Guidance
The following guidance underpins the detailed instructions provided in the mark scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from this guidance
for a particular question, this will be specified in the mark scheme.

Often the additional guidance points will have to be weighed up against each other, e.g. the answer might look or sound like the intended
word/phrase in Malay, but if what the candidate has written means something different in Malay from what is expected, the mark cannot be
awarded.

It is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the mark scheme. If you encounter an answer which is not covered by the mark scheme, you
will need to make a decision about whether it communicates the required elements (in consultation with your Team Leader if necessary, or with
your Product Manager if you are a single examiner), and award marks accordingly.

 Crossing out:

(a) If a candidate changes his/her mind about an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct.

(b) If a candidate crosses out the whole answer to a question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work.

(c) Where only a partial of the answer is crossed out, mark the remaining answer excluding the crossed out part of the answer.

 More than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the candidate:

(a) If more than one attempt is visible but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out
other attempts or by annotating the script in some way), mark in the usual way.

(b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the one box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by
the candidate, no mark can be awarded.

 For questions requiring more than one element for the answer, 1 and 2, where the answers are interchangeable:

(a) Both of the correct answers are on line 1 and line 2 blank (or vice versa) = 2 marks

(b) Both correct answers on line 1, and line 2 contains a wrong answer (or vice versa) = 1 mark

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 Mark for communication: Answers requiring the use of Malay (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication.
Tolerate inaccuracies provided that the message is clear. However, do not accept incorrect Malay if the word written by the candidate means
something else in Malay (unless the mark scheme specifies otherwise).

(a) If you read aloud what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer? Would a native speaker of Malay
understand it?

(b) Does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer, e.g. one letter missing but no other word created? Would a native
speaker of Malay understand it?

Incorrect Malay which constitutes a word in any language other than Malay is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or rejected in
the mark scheme and (ii) if it is not mentioned in the mark scheme, on the basis of points (a) to (d) above.

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 Annotations used in the mark scheme:

For Question 4, 5 and 6, please use annotations.

Use TICK (√) and CROSS (X) on each answer for Question 4, 5 and 6.
** Question 5 requires TICK (√) and CROSS (X) only.
Where there is another annotation used, there is no need to put a tick or a cross.
e.g. INVL is already used, no need to put a CROSS (X) at the answer. Just award 0 mark.

(a) INVL = invalidation. This is used when the additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct
answer and therefore prevents him/her from scoring the mark. (INVL = 0)

(b) ^ = Insufficient or incomplete. This means that, on its own, the material is not sufficient to score the mark.

(c) HA = harmless addition. This means that the candidate has included additional material which, in conjunction with the correct answer,
does not prevent him/her from scoring the mark.

(d) BOD = Benefit of the Doubt. Use to indicate material considered by the Examiner and judged to be more correct than incorrect, the
benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded.

(e) NBOD = Not Benefit of the Doubt. Use to indicate material considered by the Examiner and judged to be more incorrect than correct,
the benefit of the doubt is not given to the candidate and the mark is not awarded.

(f) ? = unclear – can’t understand or read the answer

(g) SEEN = annotate this on pages where there is writing by candidates on non-answer pages e.g. text boxes or blank pages.

 No response and ‘0’ marks:

(a) Award NR (no response):

If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or
If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or
If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark).

(b) Award 0:
If there is any attempt that earns no credit, e.g. the candidate has copied out part or all of the question.

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 Extra material: Candidates need to answer the questions in such a way as to demonstrate that they have understood the text. The mark
scheme cannot cover all eventualities so where specific instructions are not provided, the examiner must check the text to ensure that the
correct elements which would attract the mark are not contradicted or distorted by any extra material. The following general rules should be
applied:

(a) Extra material, mentioned in the mark This is acceptable and is not penalised.
scheme, which reinforces the correct
answer or in itself constitutes an
alternative correct answer:

(b) Extra material which constitutes an The examiner needs to decide, by consulting the transcript/text and the Team Leader if
alternative answer, but which is not necessary, whether the alternative answer constitutes:
explicitly mentioned in the mark (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into category (a) and the answer
scheme: should be rewarded, or
(ii) an answer which on its own would be rejected, in which case this falls into category (c)
and the answer should be rejected.

(c) Extra material which constitutes an This puts the examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which the intended answer is.
alternative answer specifically rejected The examiner cannot therefore be sure what the candidate has understood and the mark
in the mark scheme: cannot be awarded.

(d) Extra material which distorts or This affects communication. The examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has
contradicts the correct answer: understood and therefore the mark cannot be awarded.

(e) Extra material introduced by the This affects communication. The examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has
candidate and which does not feature in understood and therefore the mark cannot be awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to
the original text: draw the line between what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of what
they have read and pure guesswork. Therefore, where a particular answer is not covered
by the mark scheme, the examiner should consult the Team Leader.

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Detailed Mark Scheme

Question Answer Marks Guidance

1(a) A 1

1(b) E 1

1(c) F 1

1(d) D 1

1(e) C 1

Question Answer Marks Guidance

2(a) F 1

2(b) C 1

2(c) D 1

2(d) E 1

2(e) A 1

Question Answer Marks Guidance

3(a) B 1

3(b) A 1

3(c) B 1

3(d) A 1

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Question Answer Marks Guidance

3(e) C 1

3(f) A 1

3(g) B 1

Question Answer Marks Guidance

Before marking Question 4, read the section Additional Guidance.

4(a) Pulau Pinang 1 Reject: ‘bercuti di Pulau Pinang’ (INV)

4(b) (1) laut (biru) / pantai. 2 Reject:

(2) pokok-pokok kelapa (berderet di tepi pantai). – just ‘pokok’, no kelapa
accept : kelapa (BOD) – rumah dekat dengan pantai (INV)

4(c) Any ONE of : 1 Reject:

– udara segar – ‘udara’ only, no ‘segar’
– berlari (di sepanjang pantai). – ‘segar’ only (^)
– ‘dahulu sebab udaranya segara’ (INV)

4(d) Any ONE of : 1 Reject:

– sekolah ini mempunyai nama baik – ada beberapa kawan dari luar negara
– rekod yang baik – ada beberapa kawan dari luar negara dan sekolah
mempunyai rekod yang baik. (INV)
– tidak rasa kesal

4(e) Any ONE of: 1 Reject:

– ibu bapa (mereka) – ‘Kawan-kawan baharu Adli datang bersama ibu
– kawan-kawan baharu datang bersama ibu bapanya bapanya’
(BOD) – ‘ibubapanya’

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Question Answer Marks Guidance

4(f) Any ONE of: 1 Reject: ‘menolong saya/kami...’

– menumpu perhatian terhadap sesuatu.
– boleh menolong kita/mereka untuk menumpu perhatian
terhadap sesuatu.
– menolong dia memberi tumpuan dalam pelajaran.

4(g) Dia boleh mengenali persekitaran yang baharu 1

/ pergi ke tempat baharu.

4(h) Any ONE of: 1 Reject: membuat aktiviti bersama-sama

– mereka melawat dia. - list of activities, without ‘melawat dia’
– Haris dan kawan-kawan lain datang melawatnya

4(i) Any ONE of : 1 Reject: ‘boleh buat banyak aktiviti bersama-sama’ (^)
– mendaki Bukit Bendera
– berenang di laut

4(j) Menolong Adli/dia/mereka membuat kerja sekolah. 1 Reject: menolong Adli dan kawan-kawannya (INV)
ACCEPT: ...... kerja rumah.

4(k) Sebab kawannya/kawan baiknya sudah mendapat tempat di 1 Reject: kerana dia ada ramai kawan di situ.
situ.

Question Answer Marks Guidance

5(a) 4 1

5(b) 8 1

5(c) 2 1

5(d) 6 1

5(e) 1 1

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Question Answer Marks Guidance

Before marking Question 6, read the section Additional Guidance.

6(a) bapanya/ bapa dia/penulis bekerja (dengan agensi 1 Reject:

Malaysia) di sana/ di Manchester – ‘ibu penulis / ibu bapa penulis bekerja..’

ACCEPT: ....bapanya bekerja di salah sebuah agensi – ....bekerja di sebuah agensi di Malaysia (INVL)
Malaysia.’ (BOD)

6(b) Any ONE of: 1 Reject: ‘buah-buahan’ only.

– kegiatan berkhemah
– boleh memungut buah-buahan
– pergi ke tepi laut
– tepi laut (BOD)

6(c) sebab dapat berkawan dengan anak-anak mereka yang 1

sebaya dengannya

6(d) Any TWO of: 2 Reject:

– sesuai untuk beriadah. – if just ‘bukit’ / ‘sungai’ only (^)
– boleh memancing / ada tempat boleh memancing / ada – kerana mereka suka memancing (^)
sungai untuk memancing – kerana mereka suka mendaki bukit (^)
– boleh mendaki bukit / ada bukit untuk didaki

6(e) Mereka ketawa / tidak dapat menahan ketawa 1

6(f) 1 (untuk) memanaskan badan 2 Reject: makan dan bersembang

2 (untuk) memanggang ayam dan sosej / makanan

6(g) apabila Pak Cik Alan memetik gitar(nya) 1

6(h) (melihat pemandangan) di puncak bukit 1 Reject : ‘bukit’ only, must have puncak bukit

6(i) merakam video / dalam video 1

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