5. Using information from the to paragraph that begins ‘It was hard believe’ (L16) explain how the house has changed. (2 marks) The house used to of excitement, of happy comings and be ‘a place 1 mark goings’ = and = 1 mark ‘Now it felt abandoned haunted’ Candidates must have both points to gain 2 marks. Candidates may use quotations, or their own words e.g. busy/full of people instead of comings and or lonely instead of ‘happy goings’ or a combination. ‘abandoned’, 6. Look at the paragraph a house beginning, ‘If ever could feel sorry for itself..’ (L31). Write down three other words or phrases that tell us the house has not been properly cared for. (3 marks) 1 mark each for the following up to a maximum of 3 marks brought low by grime and neglect. (It smelt) musty (it was clear that) no one had swept or cleaned here (since Hester had gone). 7. Coriander tells us that the house Choose she ‘had known all my life’(L34). one word from the same paragraph that shows that Coriander knows the house. (1 mark) The word that tells us Coriander knows the house is ‘familiar’. 8. The last paragraph in the passage (beginning L34) describes a tense and exciting moment. Write down two words or phrases from the same paragraph which are tense or exciting and explain how the writer uses language to make them sound tense and exciting. (4 marks) One mark for any two of the following: Suddenly to our consternation, the study door burst open My heart near failed me I was sure that someone had heard us and was coming to see what was going on. We stayed rooted to the spot, hardly daring to breathe
5. Using information from the paragraph that begins ‘It was hard to believe’ (L16) explain how the house has changed. (2 marks) The house used to be ‘a place of excitement, of happy comings and goings’ = 1 mark ‘Now it felt abandoned and haunted’ = 1 mark Candidates must have both points to gain 2 marks. Candidates may use quotations, or their own words e.g. busy/full of people instead of ‘happy comings and goings’ or lonely instead of ‘abandoned’, or a combination. 6. Look at the paragraph beginning, ‘If ever a house could feel sorry for itself..’ (L31). Write down three other words or phrases that tell us the house has not been properly cared for. (3 marks) 1 mark each for the following up to a maximum of 3 marks brought low by grime and neglect. (It smelt) musty (it was clear that) no one had swept or cleaned here (since Hester had gone). 7. Coriander tells us that she ‘had known the house all my life’(L34). Choose one word from the same paragraph that shows that Coriander knows the house. (1 mark) The word that tells us Coriander knows the house is ‘familiar’. 8. The last paragraph in the passage (beginning L34) describes a tense and exciting moment. Write down two words or phrases from the same paragraph which are tense or exciting and explain how the writer uses language to make them sound tense and exciting. (4 marks) One mark for any two of the following: Suddenly to our consternation, the study door burst open My heart near failed me I was sure that someone had heard us and was coming to see what was going on. We stayed rooted to the spot, hardly daring to breathe
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