MARKING SCHEME

Question Answer Marks

Task 1
1 =LEFT(A4,1) 1
2 =HLOOKUP(D4,$K$5:$O$6,2,TRUE) (1 mark for HLookup, 1 mark for 2
correct arguments)
3 =F4*E4 1
4 =IF(G4>75,"YES","NO") (1 mark for using IF, 1 mark for correct condition 2
5 1 mark for condition, 1 mark for formatting 2
6 =COUNTIF(C$4:C$22,"N") (1/2 mark for each correct function) 2
Task 2
7 ID = ''
count_SG = 0

for i in range(5):
ID = input("Enter ID: ")
if ID[0] == "S" or ID[0] == "T":
print("Welcome home!")

count_SG += 1
else:
print("Welcome to Singapore!")

print("Number of Singaporeans returning home: ",

count_SG)

8 ID = ''
count_SG = 0
num = int(input("Enter number of entries: "))

for i in range(num):
ID = input("Enter ID: ")
while len(ID)!= 9:
ID = input("Incorrect length. Please enter
again:")
if ID[0] == "S" or ID[0] == "T":
print("Welcome home!")
count_SG += 1
else:
print("Welcome to Singapore!")

print("Number of Singaporeans returning home: ",

count_SG)
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Question Answer Marks

Task 3
9 string = input("Enter string: ")
index = int(input("Enter the index/indices of
characters you wish to extract in a,b,c format: "))
indx_lst == index.split("")

new_string = ''
final_string = ''

for j in range(string):
if string[j] == '':
break
else:
new_string = new_string + string[j]

for i in range(len(indx_lst)):
indx_lst[i] = indx_lst[i]

for ele in range(indx_lst):

final_string = final_string + new_string[ele]

print("The original sentence is: , string")

print("The index/indices of characters you wish to
extract is/are ", indx_lst)
print("The character(s) extracted is/are ",
final_string)
index = input("Enter the index/indices of characters
you wish to extract in a,b,c format: ")
indx_lst = index.split(",")
for j in range(len(string)):
if string[j] == ' ':
continue
indx_lst[i] = int(indx_lst[i])
for ele in indx_lst:
print("The original sentence is: ", string)
Task 4
10 Input marks in proper format
variables set up and initialised for grades
variables set up and initialised for number of distinction, credit, pass
and failure
use of loop till entry = x
Conversion of raw marks into corresponding grade
correct calculation of number of distinction, credit, pass and failures
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Question Answer Marks

Correct display with format
11 Validation of length = 4
Validation for marks to be between 0 and 100
Re-entries of grades if fail
12 Screenshot: Correct output
File in png or jpg format
13 Extend: input of distinction mark, credit mark and passing mark
Validation of distinction mark higher than the other two marks, and credit
marks higher than passing mark
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SOLUTIONS

Task 2

(MYVERIFY.py)
ID = ''
count_SG = 0

for i in range(5):
ID = input("Enter ID: ")
if ID[0] == "S" or ID[0] == "T":
print("Welcome home!")
count_SG += 1
else:
print("Welcome to Singapore!")

print("Number of Singaporeans returning home: ", count_SG)

(NUMVERIFY.py)
ID = ''
count_SG = 0
num = int(input("Enter number of entries: "))

for i in range(num):
ID = input("Enter ID: ")
while len(ID)!= 9:
ID = input("Incorrect length. Please enter again:")
if ID[0] == "S" or ID[0] == "T":
print("Welcome home!")
count_SG += 1
else:
print("Welcome to Singapore!")

print("Number of Singaporeans returning home: ", count_SG)

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Task 3

(LIST.py)
string = input("Enter string: ")
index = input("Enter the index/indices of characters you wish to
extract in a,b,c format: ")
indx_lst = index.split(",")

new_string = ''
final_string = ''

for j in range(len(string)):
if string[j] == ' ':
continue
else:
new_string = new_string + string[j]

for i in range(len(indx_lst)):
indx_lst[i] = int(indx_lst[i])

for ele in indx_lst:

final_string = final_string + new_string[ele]

print("The original sentence is: ", string)

print("The index/indices of characters you wish to extract is/are
", indx_lst)
print("The character(s) extracted is/are ", final_string)
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Task 4

(GRADES.py)
grades = []
dist, credit, passes, fail = 0,0,0,0

while True:
marks = input("Enter the marks for EL, MT, Math and Sci:
").split(' ')
if marks[0] == 'x':
break
else:
validity = True
for i in range(len(marks)):
marks[i] = int(marks[i])
if marks[i] >= 75:
grades.append("D")
elif marks[i] >= 65:
grades.append("C")
elif marks[i] >= 50:
grades.append("P")
else:
grades.append("F")

print("\n\nGrades for \t EL \t MT \t Math \t Sci")

for j in range (0,len(grades)-1,4):
print("\t\t", grades[j],"\t",
grades[j+1],"\t",grades[j+2],"\t",grades[j+3])

for k in range(len(grades)):
if grades[k] == "D":
dist +=1
elif grades[k] == "C":
credit +=1
elif grades[k] == "P":
passes +=1
else:
fail +=1

print("\n\nNumber of distinctions: \t", dist)

print("Number of credits: \t\t", credit)
print("Number of passes: \t\t", passes)
print("Number of failures: \t\t", fail)
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(VERIFYGRD.py)
grades = []
dist, credit, passes, fail = 0,0,0,0

while True:
marks = input("Enter the marks for EL, MT, Math and Sci:
").split(' ')
if marks[0] == 'x':
break
else:
validity = True
if len(marks) == 4:
for i in range(len(marks)):
marks[i] = int(marks[i])
if marks[i] > 100 or marks[i] < 0:
print("Error, marks should be between 0 and 100
inclusive")
validity = False
else:
print("Error, there should only be 4 entries")
validity = False

if validity == True:
for j in range(len(marks)):
if marks[j] >= 75:
grades.append("D")
elif marks[j] >= 65:
grades.append("C")
elif marks[j] >= 50:
grades.append("P")
else:
grades.append("F")

print("\n\nGrades for \t EL \t MT \t Math \t Sci")

for j in range (0,len(grades),4):
print("\t\t", grades[j],"\t",
grades[j+1],"\t",grades[j+2],"\t",grades[j+3])

for k in range(len(grades)):
if grades[k] == "D":
dist +=1
elif grades[k] == "C":
credit +=1
elif grades[k] == "P":
passes +=1
else:
fail +=1

print("\n\nNumber of distinctions: \t", dist)

print("Number of credits: \t\t", credit)
print("Number of passes: \t\t", passes)
print("Number of failures: \t\t", fail)
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(VARYGRD.py)
grades = []
dist, credit, passes, fail = 0,0,0,0
all_pass = False

while all_pass == False:

dist_mark = int(input("Enter distinction mark:"))
cred_mark = int(input("Enter credit mark:"))
pass_mark = int(input("Enter pass mark:"))
if dist_mark > cred_mark and cred_mark > pass_mark:
all_pass = True
else:
print("Error! Distinction mark may be lower than credit
mark or credit mark is lower than pass mark")

while True:
marks = input("Enter the marks for EL, MT, Math and Sci:
").split(' ')
if marks[0] == 'x':
break
else:
validity = True
if len(marks) == 4:
for i in range(len(marks)):
marks[i] = int(marks[i])
if marks[i] > 100 or marks[i] < 0:
print("Error, marks should be between 0 and 100
inclusive")
validity = False
else:
print("Error, there should only be 4 entries")
validity = False

if validity == True:
for j in range(len(marks)):
if marks[j] >= dist_mark:
grades.append("D")
elif marks[j] >= cred_mark:
grades.append("C")
elif marks[j] >= pass_mark:
grades.append("P")
else:
grades.append("F")

print("\n\nGrades for \t EL \t MT \t Math \t Sci")

for j in range (0,len(grades),4):
print("\t\t", grades[j],"\t",
grades[j+1],"\t",grades[j+2],"\t",grades[j+3])

for k in range(len(grades)):
if grades[k] == "D":
dist +=1
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elif grades[k] == "C":

credit +=1
elif grades[k] == "P":
passes +=1
else:
fail +=1

print("\n\nNumber of distinctions: \t", dist)

print("Number of credits: \t\t", credit)
print("Number of passes: \t\t", passes)
print("Number of failures: \t\t", fail)