O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2015 · Q73 Marks
From paragraph 3
- (a)Explain fully what Cynthia and the writer learned ‘with the wisdom of hindsight'.[1]
- (b)Explain in your own words how the writer felt sitting in the front row beside Monica.[2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) they should have told / warned / remonstrated with Monica not to take her knitting // they should have told /warned / remonstrated with Monica that you don't take knitting to a concert (Allow: They should have remonstrated with Monica when she said she'd take her knitting (to a concert), They should have stopped Monica from taking her knitting)
- [1] (b) CONSPICUOUS: noticeable / prominent / eye-catching / obvious / highlighted / marked out / exposed / standing out // seen easily / clearly // everyone was looking at her / them // in full view / for all to see
- [1] (b) MORTIFIED: embarrassed / ashamed / humiliated / disgraced / self-conscious
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