O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q33 Marks
From paragraph 1
- (a)What did the girls do which showed they had become good friends?[1]
- (b)'Lila inexplicably but intentionally pushed my doll through the opening in the grating and dropped her.' Explain in your own words what the writer thinks about Lila's behaviour at this point.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] 3(a) they exchanged their dolls Allow Lift of lines 3-4 '(Eventually, the day came when, sitting outside next to the cellar window with the iron grating,) we exchanged our dolls (Lila holding mine and I hers)' They showed off their dolls to each other and then / later they exchanged dolls Not Allowed Responses: Showed off their dolls (to each other)(alone)
- [1] 3(b)(i) She didn't understand / know why Lila did it // Lila pushing the doll into the cellar was incomprehensible // Lila did it for no reason Not Allowed Responses: Couldn't be explained // It was unexpected
- [1] 3(b)(ii) Lila did it on purpose / knowingly // Lila meant to push the doll through the opening // what Lila did was not an accident Not Allowed Responses: She intended to do it She was cruel / mean / a bad friend
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