O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2014 · Q44 Marks
From paragraph 1
- (a)Why is the ship described as 'groaning'?[1]
- (b)Why was the girls' mother 'waving'?[1]
- (c)Give two ways in which the behaviour of the sisters shows their affection for each other.[2]
- (i)(i)[1]
- (ii)(ii)[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] it was full of passengers / people (and cargo)
- [1] she was saying / waving (sic) goodbye (to the people on the quay/ shore / to the people who had come to see / wave them off / to the people with the flags/ banners / her family)
- [1] (i) Kitty put her arm through Esme's / her sister's (arm)
- [1] (ii) Esme laid her head on her sister's / Kitty's shoulder
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