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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2020 · Q82 Marks

From paragraph 6 The writer says: 'her grip on my shoulder transmitted her awareness that I was always going to leave'. Explain in your own words what is happening here.

  1. (a)The writer says: 'her grip on my shoulder transmitted her awareness that I was always going to leave'. Explain in your own words what is happening here.[2]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] The grip on the shoulder / holding the shoulder tightly
  2. [1] sent (to) // passed (on) // showed
  3. [1] knowledge / realisation / understanding that her daughter would leave one day

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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 2020 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 8.

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