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MARATHI (Mauritius)GCE Advanced LevelPaper 9169/01Essay, Translation and ComprehensionGeneral commentsThe overall performance on this paper was pleasing. Candidates attempted all questions and appeared tofollow the rubric carefully. Answers were well organised, relevant and showed a reasonable command of thelanguage.Comments on specific questionsQuestion 1Nearly all candidates successfully attempted an essay on one of the topics. The introduction, content andconclusion are heavily weighted in the marking of the essay so candidates who performed well in theseareas gained good scores. It is pleasing to note that nearly all candidates organised their subject matterwell, with paragraphs arranged in logical sequence. However, certain areas of language need to beimproved, as grammatical errors and incorrect structures will result in low marks.These examples highlight such problems:• Incorrect structures and verb forms:• Combined words:Verbs were not accurately conjugated according to gender and singular or plural forms.Question 2Translation of Marathi passage into EnglishMost candidates’ command of English was good and they performed well on this question.Question 3Translation of English into MarathiThe performance on this question was disappointing. There were some problems with vocabulary, structureand expression in Marathi, and consequently the scoring was low. Some effort is required to improve thisarea of translation.Questions 4–9These questions were based on the passage for comprehension. Candidates performed well. Rather thancopying text straight from the passage, candidates were expected to answer the questions in their ownwords. Those who did so gained higher marks, as they had demonstrated better comprehension andlanguage skills. Rigorous practice in the reading and comprehension of unseen passages will continue tohelp and improve candidate performance.49