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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2022 · Q72 Marks

From paragraph 5

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] she had been brave / bold / confident enough to ask for her neighbour to look after the baby / for (her neighbour's) help Allow lift of lines 39-40 'I had been brave...help'
  2. [1] the / her baby would not suffer / would be all right / would have a tooth (in the morning) // (she knew) the jelly would ease / help the / her baby's pain / suffering Allow lift of lines 42–43 ‘(Still) I was content... not suffer' OR Allow lift of lines 42–45 ‘(Still) I was content... white tooth (gleaming just above the surface of her little pink gum)'

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2022 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 7.

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