O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2021 · Q32 Marks
From paragraph 1
- (a)How can we tell that the summer was likely to be a particularly hot one?[1]
- (b)The husband's arrangement was 'long-standing'. Give the phrase used later in the paragraph which conveys an opposite idea.[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] Every plant was / All the plants were (showing early signs of) wilting / drooping / becoming limp (in the heat) // Every plant / all the plants would need to be watered daily
- Allow lift of lines 1–2 (‘Every plant ... watered daily.')
- [1] out of the blue
- Allow The use of the correct word in a phrase or a sentence provided that it is underlined or otherwise highlighted, e.g. 'the phrase is "out of the blue"'
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