In the following passage from his autobiography, Sooyong Park writes about his search for the elusive white tiger in Siberia.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [13-15] (a) Shows perceptive appreciation of content and ideas.
2. [13-15] (a) Fluidly relates content to structure, form, audience, purpose, genre, style.
3. [13-15] (a) Shows keen awareness of intentions of passage.
4. [13-15] (a) Analyses text with sensitive and discriminating awareness of how language creates effects.
5. [13-15] (a) Moves with ease between part and whole in discussing specific examples of language use and the effect of the whole passage.
6. [13-15] (a) Strong structure; may be concise; quotation is used fluently, 'embedded' in the argument.
7. [8-10] (b) A perceptive recognition of context, audience, form, and purpose supported by a good range of appropriate vocabulary and expression suitable for the task.
8. [8-10] (b) Responses at the top of this band will be persuasive and confident, supported by a consistent, and at best personal, engagement with context and purpose, using fluent and accurate expression accompanied by a strong sense of audience.