O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q54 Marks

From Paragraph 2

(a)In Aoife's opinion, which was the most 'implausible' excuse she used to cover up her problem'?[1]
(b)When she was in a restaurant, Aoife never shut a menu 'too fast'. What impression was she trying to create?[1]
(c)Explain in your own words how Aoife was able to recognise people who would help her.[2]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

5(a) [1] her eyes were tired
5(b) [1] that she was (still) reading / had read the menu / it // that she could read the menu / it (Allowed Responses: She understood / knew what was in the menu / it; Accept answers which suggest she was in the process of reading / choosing / deciding)
5(c) [1] CUNNING: craftiness / slyness /deviousness / artfulness / wiliness/ duplicity /guile (Allowed Responses: Skill / resourcefulness / ingenuity / care / smartness / cleverness / intelligence)
5(c) [1] NECESSITY: need / lack of choice / lack of option/ no alternative/ a must (This is for the first mark, combined with CUNNING, OR for the second mark, combined with CUNNING)
5(c) [1] HAPPY: pleased / delighted / thrilled / content / joyful / gleeful / excited / eager / enthusiastic // (they) loved (Allowed Responses: Answers which recast 'only too happy', e.g. smug / (self) satisfied / complacent / superior / proud / jumped at the chance / more than willing)
5(c) [1] SHOW OFF: flaunt / display / demonstrate / present / draw attention (to) / make an impression / let people know (Allowed Responses: Verbal ideas, e.g. boast / brag / prove) (This is for the second mark, combined with HAPPY)

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