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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q94 Marks

From paragraph 5

  1. (a)What evidence is there to suggest that Colly was a ‘vain creature'?[1]
  2. (b)The Bandits decided that Colly's tail was 'a tasty morsel of something or other'. What does this suggest about their attitude to food?[1]
  3. (c)Explain fully why the kusimanses were ‘three feet off the ground'.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] (a) She spent a lot of time / (all) her time grooming her coat / tail / herself
  2. [1] (b) they ate anything / everything // did not discriminate // were not fussy
  3. [1] (c) (i) they had bitten / had their teeth in / sunk into Colly's / the monkey's tail
  4. [1] (c) (ii) Colly / the monkey had climbed a tree / was climbing a tree

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 9.

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