O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2022 · Q32 Marks

From paragraph 1 3

(a)What decision had the writer's son 'expected' his parents to make?[1]
(b)The writer's son was 'about to be proved wrong'. In what way was he 'about to be proved wrong'?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2022). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] (a) to settle into / stay in a quiet / uneventful life (in the town where they / we had always lived) // to settle into / stay (in a quiet / uneventful life) in the town where they / we had always lived
[1] (b) they / his parents / we / the writer moved / were going to move / about to move (within weeks) to another country / to (a tiny) island (off the coast of another country) / to a far-distant place // they / his parents / we / the writer were going to live in / about to go to live (within weeks) in another country / on (a tiny) island (off the coast of another country) / in a far-distant place

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Topic: Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 2 marks.
Source: O-Level English Language, Oct/Nov 2022 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 3.

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