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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2016 · Q53 Marks

From paragraph 2

  1. (a)What two things did Jem and Jean Louise do to make sure that they did not waste the snow? (i) (ii)[2]
  2. (b)Why did Miss Maudie not think the snow was ‘wonderful'?[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] (i) (they) hopped (across the front yard to Miss Maudie's house) // (They) didn't put both / two feet down (when they went across the yard to Miss Maudie's house) // they walked / moved on/ used (only) one foot (when they went across the yard to Miss Maudie's house)
  2. [1] (ii) (He / she / they / Jem / Jean Louise) walked back on / used her / their (earlier) tracks
  3. [1] It might / would damage / ruin / kill / be dangerous for her flowers // it was too cold for her flowers OR Her flower bushes might / would die (of cold) OR She was forced / had to wrap canvas bags round her flower bushes // she was forced / had to wrap her flower bushes in canvas bags OR She was forced /had to protect her flower bushes from the cold / from dying /damage

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Topic
Reading for Meaning, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2016 Paper 2 Variant 2, question 5.

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