O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2019 · Q74 Marks
From paragraph 5
- (a)Why did Aunt Joan go into the bedroom?[1]
- (b)'Aunt Joan hissed' (line 30). What emotion do you think she was feeling?[1]
- (c)'A promise is a promise, but theft is a crime' (line 36). Explain in your own words why the writer thought she had a 'dilemma'.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] Because the writer / Mary was in the bedroom for a long time // the writer took a long time (to find the glasses) // Aunt Joan / she had waited a long time
- [1] anger / fury
- [1] she told her aunt / Joan she would keep (what happened) a secret / her secret // she wouldn't say / reveal / tell (what had happened / what she had done) // she made an oath (to her aunt / Joan) // she would keep her word // she wouldn't break her trust
- [1] (but) her aunt / Joan / she stole (things) / broke the law // what her aunt / Joan / she did was wrong // her aunt / Joan / she would go to gaol
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