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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2017 · Q43 Marks

From Paragraph 1

  1. (a)What was the first sign of Mr Lutchman's interest in gardening?[1]
  2. (b)Pick out and write down the single word in the paragraph which shows that Mr Lutchman had more than just an ‘interest' in gardening.[1]
  3. (c)Why was Mr Lutchman envious of his neighbour?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] he (firstly) bought (himself) (a set of) gardening tools
  2. [1] passion
  3. [1] the neighbour had healthy / green grass / a healthy strip of grass / a real /_proper / healthy / beautiful lawn

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2017 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 4.

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