O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2018 · Q64 Marks
From paragraph 4
- (a)The stallholder showed the woman a scarf. 'Then another. Then another.' What does 'Then another. Then another' show about: (i) the stallholder's character? (ii) the woman's character?[2]
- (b)Nizam was 'shocked' and eventually ran after the woman. What two other aspects of his behaviour show that he was 'shocked'? (i) (ii)[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) (i) he is patient / accommodating / helpful / persistent / kind / persuasive / determined / attentive / tolerant / hard-working / enthusiastic / good-natured
- Allow: eager / keen (to make a sale)
- [1] (a) (ii) she is clever / cunning / a trickster
- Allow: hard to please / indecisive / awkward / particular / fussy / choosy / picky / selective
- Note: in both parts look for character not behaviour
- [1] (b) he gasped (in outrage)
- Allow: run on into lines 35–37 'as...throat'
- [1] (b) (for a second) he was rooted to the spot / he couldn't move / he was petrified
- The run on into lines 39-40 'writer a story etc'
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