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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2020 · Q34 Marks

From paragraph 1

  1. (a)Why do you think the writer did not remember the event described by her mother?[1]
  2. (b)What 'accident' did the writer nearly have?[1]
  3. (c)Give the sentence where the mother shows how close the writer was to being hurt.[1]
  4. (d)Write down the single word which shows that this was not the only time the writer was disobedient as a child.[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] 3(a) She was (only) three years old // it happened in her early childhood // she was young
  2. [1] 3(b) hands / fingers squashed (by the inside edge of the door frame)
  3. [1] 3(c) She held up the thumb and first finger of her right hand, narrowly parted.
  4. [1] 3(d) persistently

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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 2, question 3.

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