O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2022 · Q64 Marks

From paragraph 4

(a)The bus driver was 'saying repeatedly that he was innocent'. What exactly is he being accused of?[1]
(b)In what two ways was the bus driver being attacked? (i) (ii)[2]
(c)The bus driver says that 'someone moved the litter bin'. How does this show his 'desperation'?[1]

Mark scheme

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

[1] 6(a) driving/crashing/colliding/running/(his/the/a bus) into a (metal litter) bin // hitting/crashing the bin (with his bus/bumper)
[1] 6(b)(i) a/the grandmother/an/the old woman (tried to) hit him with her/a (walking) stick
[1] 6(b)(ii) (the other) grandmothers/old women insulted him/said nasty things to him/scolded him/ ridiculed him/abused/criticised him fiercely/ humiliated/called him a fool/said that anybody could have seen the bin/it // (the other) grandmothers/old women told him to get (a pair of) glasses/told him to get another job
[1] 6(c) it couldn't be/wasn't true/it wasn't possible/it was a ridiculous/silly/ nonsensical idea/excuse nobody could have/would have moved the (litter) bin/it // it was impossible to move the (litter) bin/it // it was embedded in concrete

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