O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q32 Marks
Read Passage 2, The Otter, in the insert and answer all the questions below. From paragraph 1
- (a)Hetta tells us that she's 'not quite seven'. What evidence is there to show this?[1]
- (b)Why did Hetta not 'mind' being ignored by her brother?[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] she (had) made up / invented / had a fairy as a companion
- // she (had) made up / invented stories about Moonblossom / a fairy //
- she had an imaginary friend
- Allow lift of lines 2–3 ‘(I amused myself .... and) making invented (as my companion)'
- [1] he / her brother / Will was special to Hetta / her // Hetta / she thought he / her brother / Will was special (as a small child she would have done anything for him)
- Allow lift of lines 4-5 'It's hard to convey quite how special he was to me (but ... anything for him).'
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