From paragraph 2

Mark scheme

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

1. [1] (i) the baby's / her / the (first) tooth would (just) appear / come through without any (apparent) discomfort / pain Allow lift of lines 8-10 '(As an inexperienced mother of a first child) I expected my baby's first tooth just to appear without any apparent discomfort' Accept 'teeth' for 'tooth'
2. [1] (ii) the baby / she seemed to be / was in pain / uncomfortable / suffering // the baby / she needed jelly / paste to relieve the pain / discomfort / suffering // teething was painful Allow lift of lines 14–15 (‘So, although) I had noticed her excessively pink ... she might be in pain' Note: Be generous with tenses and verb forms • 1 mark for each correct response • (i) and (ii) need to be answered in the correct order but credit correct responses if both are in one limb, or if a correct response straddles both limbs
3. [1] (i) her / the husband was (working) away (from home) / absent / not there / at work Allow lift of line 7 'My husband... home'
4. [1] (ii) she had nowhere to leave the baby // there was no one to watch / look after the baby // the baby would be left alone // she could not / did not want to leave the baby alone Allow lift of lines 12-14 ‘(I wondered if I ought to go...decided against it because) I had nowhere to leave the baby (while I went out)'
5. [1] (she omitted / left out) the baby's / her bath // she did not bath the baby / give the baby her bath Allow 'without giving her a bath' / (the) bath / bath time