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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2019 · Q32 Marks

Read Passage 2, Aunt Joan, in the Insert and answer all the questions below. From paragraph 1

  1. (a)Why did the writer regularly visit Aunt Joan?[1]
  2. (b)In what way does the writer indicate that Aunt Joan was 'frequently confused' (line 1)?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] She lived alone // (the writer thought) she was (often) lonely
  2. [1] (she says that sometimes it was as though / it seemed) she was seeing the world through a mist

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2019 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 3.

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