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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q92 Marks

From paragraph 6

  1. (a)Why do you think Pi took 'every chance' he could to answer questions that day?[1]
  2. (b)What do you think Pi's brother ‘might have been about to say'?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] (a) he wanted the teachers / the class / everyone to remember/ use his new name / the name Pi / to call him Pi // he wanted to reinforce his new name
  2. [1] (b) (that) Pi's name was Piscine / Pi wasn't his brother's name / Pi was a nickname / Pi had changed his name

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 9.

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