O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q74 Marks
From paragraph 5
- (a)What did Hetta think would happen if she kept crying?[1]
- (c)The creature became 'calm and still'. Give one word used earlier in the paragraph which conveys a similar idea.[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] Will / her brother would lose his temper / be angry / furious // Hetta / she would rouse Will's / her brother's temper
- [1] (i) (it occasionally made a) high-pitched crying sound / noise
- Allow lift of line 28 ‘(Swaddled in the towel the poor creature ... a) high-pitched crying sound.'
- [1] (ii) (it / its body made frantic) twitches / jerks
- Accept (it / the otter was) shuddering / rolling back its lips (to expose pink gums)
- Allow lift of lines 23–24 ‘(The otter lay...docile) shuddering (from time to time) / rolling back its lips (to ... gums).'
- 1 mark for each correct response
- Accept in either order.
- Credit correct responses where they appear, even if both are in the same limb, or if a correct response straddles both limbs.
- [1] docile
- Allow the use of the correct word in a phrase or a sentence provided that it is underlined or otherwise highlighted, e.g. the word is 'docile'
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