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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2017 · Q73 Marks

From Paragraph 4

  1. (a)(i)Which two things did Michael like most about his house? (i)[1]
  2. (b)Michael 'picked his way through the flotsam of bricks, miniature cars and pieces of jigsaw puzzles'. Pick out and write down the single word used later in the paragraph which continues the idea of 'flotsam'.[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] (a) he and his wife (had) bought it with their own money
  2. [1] (a) it contained the two people most precious to him (in the world) // it contained his wife and son // his wife and son lived there
  3. [1] (b) debris

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, Oct/Nov 2017 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 7.

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