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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2020 · Q53 Marks

From paragraph 3

  1. (a)The family visited the cat and her kittens 'to worship at the side of the cardboard box'. Write down the single word used later in the paragraph which continues this idea of 'worship'.[1]
  2. (b)(i)The writer told her sister 'to keep watch at the garage door'. Explain (i) what the writer asked her sister to do and (ii) why.[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] 5(a) shrine
  2. [1] 5(b)(i) watch out for their / her mother / parents (coming back)
  3. [1] 5(b)(ii) she was going to touch the kittens // her mother / parents told her not to touch the kittens // she was going to disobey her mother / parents // she was going to be disobedient

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2020 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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