From paragraph 2

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2023). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1] (a) (the) children / girls / sisters / daughters need(ed) / require(d) a lot of / loads of / plenty of / a large number of / many things / items // she brought / the bag contained a lot of / loads of / plenty of / a large number of / many things / items for the children / girls / sisters / daughters
2. [1] (b)(i) (she found) the writing / the book(s) / what she was reading was/were difficult / hard (to understand) / intellectually demanding // the books were an effort to understand // she wasn't used to the intellectual demands of the book(s) / the writing / the reading // (the books were interesting but) she had difficulty understanding them
3. [1] (b)(ii) the girls / children / daughters / sisters required / needed a lot of / a great deal of / much / constant / regular attention / care / looking after // she had to give the girls etc. a lot of / a great deal of / much / regular / constant attention / care