O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2014 · Q74 Marks
From paragraph 4
- (a)Why did Rakesh's mother die ‘contented'?[1]
- (b)Describe the two ways in which Rakesh viewed his father's 'mysterious diseases'. Answer in your own words. (i) (ii)[2]
- (c)When the family flew around Rakesh's father 'in a flap', what do you think was 'their mistaken belief'?[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1 mark] (a) her son had looked after / cared for her in her last illness/ as she was dying / on her death bed
- [1 mark] (b) SIGNIFICANCE: importance /seriousness / critical / import / major // (something that) mattered / was of consequence/ worth considering/needed attention / (he was) really / very ill / Concerning / worrying
- [1 mark] (b) FIGMENT OF IMAGINATION: dreamed up / pretend / in his head / make-believe / fancy / fanciful / illusion / invention / creation / creativity / psychosomatic / hypochondria / hallucination / Part of his father's thoughts
- [1 mark] (c) that Varma / he was dead / had died / Euphemisms for death
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