From paragraph 2

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1 mark] The cats were like human beings / weren't like animals
2. Allow Accept reference to / lift of conversations, clothes or living in kitchen
3. Allow Accept 'animals' for 'cats' in either limb
4. [1 mark] But the children / they knew animals / cats weren't like that
5. Allow Lift of 'they had been dealing with animals since they were able to...'
6. Allow They didn't believe the story / it
7. Allow They knew the story was unrealistic / not true
8. Additional information Accept answers in either order.
9. [1 mark] anger/ annoyance / irritation / disapproval / puzzlement / confusion
10. Don't Allow fear/ distaste/ dislike / surprise / shock / distress/ frustration / fury / dumbfounded / horrified
11. Additional information Accept idea of either annoyance or puzzlement.
12. [1 mark] more than faint distaste
13. Allow The use of the correct word in a phrase or sentence provided that they are underlined or otherwise highlighted.
14. Don't Allow More than these four words
15. [1 mark] Look for the idea of contradiction for 2 marks. Several examples follow but there will be many other different ways of expressing it. Signals such as 'but / yet' will be useful
16. Allow For one side of the idea only, award 1 mark (irony cannot be established)
17. Allow Examples for 1 mark The teacher should have been pleased that JL was literate (=1)
18. Allow The teacher was annoyed that JL's father had taught her to read (=1)
19. Allow Examples for 2 marks The teacher should have been pleased that Jean Louise (JL) could read / that she had a literate child in her class (=1) but she was annoyed about it (=1)
20. Allow Inclusion of the teacher's instruction provided it is balanced by information which creates a contradiction, e.g. she was telling JL's father to stop teaching her but Miss Caroline should be encouraging her
21. Allow She did not want her to learn anymore (=1) yet she was a teacher (=1)
22. Allow It's strange for a teacher to tell her student to stop being taught by her father (=1)
23. Allow despite the effects being positive (=1)
24. Allow being able to read is a good thing (=1)
25. Allow not a bad thing (=1)
26. Allow Miss Caroline should have been encouraging her success (=1) instead of putting her down (=1)
27. Don't Allow Mere repetition / recasting of the teacher's instruction, e.g. her father teaching her would interfere with her reading (alone)
28. Don't Allow She said she would undo the damage JL's father had done (alone)
29. Don't Allow She said JL's father should stop teaching her (alone)
30. Additional information Look for idea of contradiction for two marks