O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q83 Marks
From paragraph 6
- (a)'my mother was incredulous and my father began to brag about me'. Explain in your own words how the writer's parents reacted to her success.[2]
- (b)What is it about the novel that makes the writer say: 'I doubted that I would ever be able to write another'?[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] incredulous: her mother / she couldn't / could hardly believe it // her mother / she was amazed / stunned / astonished / shocked // her mother / she didn't give her credit (for her hard work and success)
- [1] brag: her father / he (started to) boast(ed) / show(ed) off (about her) // her father / he (started to) talk(ed) proudly / arrogantly / highly (about her) // her father / he talked to the whole neighbourhood / everyone about her success // her father / he shared / advertised her success / her father / he was proud and / so told the neighbours (about it)
- [1] she had put her whole heart / all her emotions / energy into it / the story // writing it had taken everything she had // she had put her all into it / the story //
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