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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2019 · Q82 Marks

From paragraph 6 The writer looked in Aunt Joan's 'bedside cabinet once more, but now it was empty' (lines 39-40).

  1. (i)What was she looking for?[1]
  2. (ii)Why was the drawer empty?[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] The jewellery / valuables / (small) fortune in jewellery
  2. [1] Joan / she moved / hid the jewellery / it

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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 8.

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