From paragraph 3 Give two reasons why Will carried Hetta on his back.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] (i) it was a long way / (about) five miles (to the castle) // because of the distance (to the castle) // the castle was far away // because she couldn't walk that far
2. [1] (ii) the track / path / way was rocky / (very) difficult to negotiate / walk on // (very) difficult terrain // to prevent Hetta / her falling down / over
3. Accept lift of lines 14-15 'rocks (which)...negotiate'
4. 1 mark for each correct response
5. Accept in either order.
6. Credit correct responses where they appear, even if both are in the same limb, or if a correct response straddles both limbs.