O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q63 Marks

From paragraph 4

(a)In what two ways was the writer's decision to take Hortense not wise? (i) (ii)[2]
(b)In what way can we tell that the writer wasn't sure his mother would allow him to take Hortense?[1]

Mark scheme

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

[1] (a)(i) He didn't ask / should have asked his mother('s permission) // he should have / didn't talk to his mother (about it) // he didn't tell / should have told his mother (about it)
[1] (a)(ii) he hadn't seen him / it / the deer // he didn't know what the deer looked like
[1] (b) He rehearsed / practised / went over his story / what he would say (to her over and over again) // he made up a story that would soften / melt her heart / a heart of stone

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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 2019 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 6.

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