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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2020 · Q34 Marks

From paragraph 1

  1. (a)What did the writer often do when she was a little girl?[1]
  2. (b)What was the mother's 'constant prediction'?[1]
  3. (c)The writer was 'fearsomely but thrillingly alone'. Explain in your own words how she felt.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Run / scarper / dash off // be on the move
  2. [1] That the writer / she would get lost
  3. [1] she was afraid / apprehensive / terrified
  4. [1] happy / delighted / pleased / excited

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2020 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 3.

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