SNGS EL TYS 202 P2 (B, C)

2022OLevelEnglish Paper 2

SectionB

Q5.Atthebeginningofthetext,Lucyhasarrivedontheislandof Guernseyafteralongtimeaway.Explainwhatthelanguageusedin Paragraph1tellsusaboutherfeelingsaboutreturning. SupportyourideaswiththreedetailsfromParagraph1. i) Firstly,‘Guernseyfeltawholelifetimeaway’suggestsshefeltdetached andfoundthesurroundingunfamiliarduetoherlongabsence.OR ‘giveyouafalsesenseoftimeanddistance’suggeststhatshehasa distortedperceptionofherlongabsence/shedidnotrealisethatso muchtimehaspassed. ii) Secondly,‘Ithadbeentoolong’suggestsshewasfilledwithregretas shehadbeenawayforanextremelylongperiodoftime. iii) Thirdly,‘there’dalwaysbeenavalidreasonwhyshecouldn’treturn’ suggestsasenseofremorse/mixedfeelings/conflictedfornottryingto makeanefforttovisittheauntoften.

Q6.FromParagraph2,whatdidLucylikeabouttheivy?GIvetwo details. i)Shelikedthelayersofthickgreenivyshadewhichwerepretty ii)Therussetcolouroftheivyleavesinautumncomfortedher

Q7.FromParagraph3,giveonedetailfrominsidethehousewhich showsithadbeenemptyforalongtime. Thedetailis‘astrongsmellofdampanddust’.

Q8.Whichphrasesinthegivensentencesshowthethreethingswhich togethercreated‘abewitchingeffect’? Descriptions Phrases from the passage (i)therewerenootherobjectsintheroom ‘theonlyornamentintheentrancehall’ (ii)thelightwasreflectedaroundtheroom ‘castrainbowdropletsofsunlightonthe walls’ (iii)thehallwasindarkness ‘blindsandshutterswereclosed’

Q9a)InParagraph3,whatsurprisedLucyabouttherooms? Shewassurprisedatthesparseroomsastherewerenoornamentsor familyphotographsintheroom. Q9b)GivetwowaysinwhichthewriteremphasisesLucy’ssurprise. i)Thewriterusedaseriesofquestions,askedconsecutivelyORconsecutive(rhetorical) questionswhichrevealthatLucyiswonderingwherethephotographsorornamentscould be,whichemphasiseshersurprise. ORTherepetitionof‘whyno’bringsouttheinterrogativemanner/toneinwhichthequestions wereasked,reflectingLucy’ssurpriseatfindingtheroomslookingsparse. OREachquestionvariesinlength,startingwithashortquestionoffivewordstothelast questionwhichisverylong.Thisemphasisestheintensityofherastonishment. ii)diction/words/descriptivewordsin'empty'glass;'only'ornamentand'equallysparse'which describesaratherempty/sparseroomthatdefiesherexpectations.

Q10)InParagraph4,Clarasays,‘Areyoucominguporstandingthere allday?’(lines22-23)WhatdoesthissuggestaboutClara’smoodatthe time? Clarawasinanimpatientmood.

Q11)FromParagraph4,givetwodetailsthatshowthatClarawasmore familiarwiththehousethanLucy. (i) She went directly to the light switch and flicked it on. (ii) She purposefully turned right and opened the right door when there were many closed doors.

Q12)InParagraph5,thefouryoungpeopleinthephotowere‘jostling eachothergood-naturedlyforaspaceinfrontofthelens’.Explain in your own words whattheyweretryingtodo. FromPassage: Theywere jostlingeachothergood-naturedly foras paceinfrontofthe lens. Theywere jovially/playfully/jokinglynudging/elbowing/pushing one anotherto trytotakethecentrespotinfrontofcamera.