O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q43 Marks
From paragraph 2
- (a)The writer brought into the house 'every conceivable type of creature' (line 6). Give the phrase used later in the paragraph which conveys the same meaning.[1]
- (b)The family comforted each other with the thought that the writer's hobby 'was just a phase I was passing through and that I would soon grow out of it' (lines 7–8). Explain in your own words what the family felt about his hobby.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) (my) vast assortment of wildlife
- [2] (b) it was temporary / momentary / a stage / a step / wouldn't last / would stop / wasn't permanent / he would get over it / for a (short) period (of time) / for the time being / short-term / short-lived / fleeting / transient
- [2] (b) as / when he got old(er) / mature(d) / became a man / adult // was no longer a child / young / a teenager
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