O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/21 · May/June 2017 · Q64 Marks
From Paragraph 3
- (a)When Mr Lutchman offered a low price for the camera, Wilkie ‘laughed loudly'. What emotion do you think Wilkie wanted Mr Lutchman to feel?[1]
- (b)Wilkie 'laughed loudly' at Mr Lutchman. Give two other ways in which he persuades Mr Lutchman to pay a hundred dollars for the camera. (i) (ii)[2]
- (c)Pick out and write down the four-word phrase from the paragraph which shows that Mr Lutchman realised that the price of the camera was too high.[1]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2017). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] (a) embarrassment / awkwardness / shame
- [1] (b)(i) he tells him the camera / it is an excellent one // he tells him the camera (Accept generalisations such as he tells him it has additional features / flashbulbs and light meters.)
- [1] (b)(ii) he tells him he will tell the 'boys' / his friends about the (low) offer / that he had offered him (only) twenty dollars / that he'd made a silly / ridiculous offer
- [1] (b)(iii) he tells him the camera cost him / originally cost $200 / was expensive AND it is / was in perfect condition
- [1] (c) Against his better judgement
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