O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2014 · Q83 Marks
From paragraph 5
- (a)Explain precisely the two methods, according to the shop owner, for deciding whether pearls are real pearls or fake. (i) (ii)[2]
- (b)Alice was ‘enchanted'. Pick out and write down the single word used later in the paragraph which continues the idea of 'enchanted'.[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) (i) (Put them) in contact with your / human skin (to see if) they glow / shine (Allow: Lift of lines 35-36 'The best way to do this is to ...start to glow')
- [1] (a) (ii) Rub them against (your) teeth (to see if) they feel like sand // feel gritty / grainy / rough (Allow: Lift of lines 38-39 'The other way...feel like sand'. Excess denies; They will not feel smooth)
- [1] (b) Spellbound (Allow: The use of a correct word in a phrase or sentence provided that it is underlined or otherwise highlighted) (Don't Allow: More than one word)
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