O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q66 Marks

From paragraph 2

(a)Pi's parents looked ‘as if they were walking through a jungle, spreading the tall grass ahead of them' (lines 10–11). Without copying from the passage, explain in no more than fifteen words what is happening here.[2]
(b)According to the information in the paragraph, what did Ravi have in common with his parents?[1]
(c)Pi was his uncle's 'willing disciple'. Pick out and write down the single word used later in the paragraph which is linked to this idea.[1]
(d)Explain fully why the uncle's opinion distressed Pi's mother.[2]

Mark scheme

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

[1 mark] (a) (i) they were moving (forward) in the sea // they were moving / going (further) into the sea / wading / walking in the sea
[1 mark] (a) (ii) making swimming / sweeping / round / curving movements with their arms / hands
[1 mark] (b) he / they disliked / hated swimming // didn't want (to learn how) to swim // he was / they were unenthusiastic about swimming
[1 mark] (b) he / they could not swim (properly / well)
[1 mark] (c) guru
[1 mark] (c) faithful
[1 mark] (d) (i) Uncle / he thought / said that seven / Pi was the right age to start swimming (lessons) / start teaching Pi to swim
[1 mark] (d) (ii) but mother / she thought that (seven / Pi) was too / still young / small for swimming (lessons) // she thought it should be older
[1 mark] (d) (ii) she thought he might drown when learning to swim / thought swimming was (too) dangerous

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