Re-read paragraph 5, which contains phrases about the writer. Explain: • the meaning of each phrase as it is used in the passage • the effect of each phrase as it is used in the passage.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] 9(a) Meaning: he really wanted (for someone to assist / help him / make him stop stammering) // he was very keen / very eager (for someone to assist / help him / make him stop stammering) // he strongly desired (for someone to assist / help him / make him stop stammering) // he yearned (for someone to assist / help him / make him stop stammering) // he was / had been waiting anxiously
2. [1] Effect: he is unhappy / insecure / miserable / suffering / disheartened / fed up // it is an important / serious issue / problem (in the writer's / his life) // the reader / we feel(s) sorry / sympathy / pity (for him)// (it creates an effect of) sympathy for the writer / him
3. [1] 9(b) Meaning: hiding / without anyone seeing / knowing noticing (what he's doing / his tapping fingers) // only he could see / knew (what he was doing / his fingers tapping)
4. [1] Effect: he has something to hide // he doesn't want anyone (else) to know / see // he feels insecure / embarrassed / self-conscious / not confident