O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q64 Marks
From paragraph 4
- (a)When the students saw Mr Waldo approaching, they 'dropped their voices until he was out of earshot'. Explain in your own words what the students did.[2]
- (b)Mr Waldo would crack the books down 'with a dramatic explosion'. Which single word used earlier in the paragraph reinforces the idea of 'dramatic'?[1]
- (c)What do you think Mr Waldo was suggesting when he picked up the exercise book 'with the corner between thumb and one finger'?[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2020). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) (they) spoke (more) quietly / (more) softly / at low(er) volume // they whispered // they hushed // they lowered / reduced / decreased their sound / noise / volume
- [1] (a) Until he was too far away to hear what they were saying // Until he had gone somewhere where they couldn't be heard / he couldn't hear them / until he had gone out of hearing range
- [1] (b) Theatrical
- [1] (c) That it was dirty // filthy / disgusting // that he didn't want to touch it // he had high standards of cleanliness // he was disgusted // he didn't want to dirty his thumb / finger(s) / hand // it was unacceptable / wrong to give him a book with a stain on it // it was not clean // he wanted students to keep his books clean // he hated dirty things
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