From the whole passage: Choose five of the following words or phrases. For each of them give one word or short phrase (of not more than seven words) which has the same meaning that the word or phrase has in the passage. unpremeditated (line 2) industry (line 5) set to (line 6) persisted (line 12) encouraged (line 31) dilapidated (line 38) reluctantly (line 44) comprehension (line 47)

Mark scheme

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

1. [1] unpremeditated (L2) unplanned / not thought out / without thinking / not calculated / not pre-determined / out of the blue / spontaneous / impromptu / on the spur of the moment / from nowhere / off the cuff
2. [1] industry (L5) work /endeavour / labour / spade work / effort / toil
3. [1] set to (L6) started / began / commenced / embarked on / got cracking with / busy oneself / got (down) to / went ahead / went to / got under way / got the ball rolling / launched into / got stuck into
4. [1] persisted (L12) continued / kept on / persevered/ didn't give up / carried on / went on / kept going / pressed on / stayed with it / plugged away / didn't stop / stuck with / still did / was tenacious / stuck to his guns / stood by what he wanted
5. [1] encouraged (L31) spurred on / motivated / persuaded / emboldened /given hope /stimulated / urged on / boosted / inspired / roused / optimistic about / pushed / egged on / driven / moved on / given confidence / prompted / enthused / supported
6. [1] dilapidated (L38) run down / ruined / worse for wear / in disrepair / falling to pieces /falling apart / falling to bits / battered / decrepit / ramshackle / rickety / tumbledown / in bad condition / in poor condition / broken down / rotting / shabby / wrecked / decaying / badly maintained
7. [1] reluctantly(L44) unwillingly / not wanting to / resistingly
8. [1] comprehension (L47) understanding / realisation /awareness/enlightenment / perception / apprehension