O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q34 Marks
From paragraph 1
- (a)Why was it natural for the writer to go to the doctor's wife to ask for a summer job?[1]
- (b)Give two reasons why the writer describes her summer job as 'good news'. (i) (ii)[2]
- (c)The writer's 'mood didn't change' when she spoke to her mother. Why might her mood have changed?[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) She/I had worked for her the previous summer / the summer before / last year // She/I had looked after her/the (three little) girls / daughters / children the previous summer / the summer before / last year
- [1] (b)(i) she could start the next day / right away / immediately
- [1] (b)(ii) she was going to be paid more than the previous year / previously / before / last time / first time // she was going to be paid more this time
- [1] (c) her mother said / thought that (she was lucky because) swimming and sitting in the sun wasn't a real / actual job // her mother was mean / unkind / negative / unsupportive / dismissive / belittling / dissatisfied / harsh / unimpressed / critical / put her down
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