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Paper 1 Questions 1 and 2: short answers
The first two questions are worth 3 marks in total. They test AO1: finding and interpreting information. Be quick, precise and stay within the lines you are given.
What they look like
Practice extract
Read this original extract, then try the questions.
How to score full marks
Look only at the lines named in the question.
Give exactly what is asked: one thing for Question 1, two separate things for Question 2.
Short quotations or your own words are both fine. Do not write paragraphs: these questions are worth 3 marks out of 64.
Give exactly what is asked: one thing for Question 1, two separate things for Question 2.
Short quotations or your own words are both fine. Do not write paragraphs: these questions are worth 3 marks out of 64.
From the extract, identify one phrase that shows the lodge has been neglected.
- Find the lodge in the extract.
- 'its windows blind with dust' shows nobody has cleaned it.
- One phrase is enough for one mark.
Answer: 'its windows blind with dust'
Questions 1 and 2 are worth 1 and 2 marks. Stay in the given lines, give exactly the number of points asked for, and move on quickly to the questions worth more.
The interactive lesson includes the diagrams for this topic.
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