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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2016 · Q44 Marks

From paragraph 1

  1. (a)What was happening that meant that Jean Louise 'nearly died of fright'?[1]
  2. (b)What evidence is there to suggest that Jem was older than Jean Louise?[1]
  3. (c)Jem was 'hopeful'. Pick out and write down the five consecutive words used later in the paragraph which indicate that Jem's hopes might be in vain.[1]
  4. (d)Jem 'had a plan'. What did he plan to do?[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] It was / had been snowing
  2. [1] he knew what snow was (although he had never seen it)
  3. [1] (a) feeble layer of soggy snow
  4. [1] build / make a snowman / a snow character / a character out of snow (like Mr Avery)

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2016 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 4.

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