O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2022 · Q73 Marks
From paragraph 5
- (a)Hugo 'mimed applause'. Why do you think he had to mime?[1]
- (b)Hugo had 'devised a therapy' for the writer. Explain in your own words what Hugo had done for the writer.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] 7(a) the writer couldn't hear him because the vacuum cleaner / hoover was on / was noisy // the writer couldn't hear him because he was using the vacuum cleaner / hoover // the writer couldn't hear him over the noise of the vacuum cleaner / hoover // because of the vacuum cleaner the applause wouldn't have been heard by the writer
- [1] 7(b) Hugo / he had thought of / up / out // Hugo / he had worked out / planned / dreamed up / engineered / come with / designed / created / invented
- [1] a cure / treatment / a solution / remedy // a way / a plan to help his problem / stammer // a way in which he could speak without a stammer / more easily
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