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Marking Scheme of Nizam

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3(a) From paragraph 1 2

Give two reasons why Nizam was happy ‘on the


day that he qualified’ as a teacher.

(he had) made his parents proud He was young


he had achieved an (lifelong) ambition / dream He achieved his dream
(in becoming a teacher) // he had / it was / it when he was young
had been a (lifelong) ambition / dream (to
become a teacher)

Under (ii) Lift of line 9 ‘he had«teacher’

3(b) Nizam had ‘to write reports on his junior 1


classes’. What is the other reason why Nizam’s
weekend was less relaxing than it normally was?

he had to produce a topic for the school’s Do not accept more than
(annual) story-writing competition one reason

Allow
lift of lines 7–8
‘his Principal had asked him to produce a topic for
the school’s (annual) story-writing competition’
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4(a) From paragraph 2 1

‘The young students Nizam taught were not lazy, Do not accept more than
inconsiderate or impolite’. What is the other one reason
reason why Nizam found the newspaper article
‘infuriating’?
It was an unjustified
he was young (too / himself) // he was in that / tirade against the
the same age group younger generation
(alone)
Allow:
Lift of line 17 ‘was he not able to count himself as He was 23 (alone)
being in that age group?’
He was not able to«age
‘was he not young (himself / too?) group

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5(a) From paragraph 3 2

A contrast is created between the stallholders’


‘apparent hostility’ and what is really going on.
Without copying from passage: (i) Describe what
seems to be happening (ii) Describe what is
really going on.

(they seem to be) unfriendly / enemies / to They were angry /


dislike each other / to be arguing / quarrelling / competing (with each
fighting / not on good terms other)

it’s all an act // they are just pretending / putting They want to sell things /
on a show / it’s all for effect // they’re attracting are attracting customers
/ they are in
attention (to themselves / their goods / to make
competition / they are
a sale) // providing / having fun / enjoyment
working together

Answers should capture the ideas of apparent HOSTILITY and the contrast with WHAT IS GOING ON.
Any paraphrases which capture these ideas are acceptable.

5(b) From paragraph 3 1

Pick out and write down the one word which


shows that the stallholders’ sales talk never
varied.

routine

Allow: use of correct word in a phrase or


sentence provided it is underlined or otherwise
highlighted.

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6(a) From paragraph 4 2

The stallholder showed the woman a scarf. ‘Then


another. Then another.’ What does ‘Then
another. Then another’ show about: (i) The
stallholder’s character (ii) The woman’s
character

he is patient / accommodating / helpful / Insistent / stubborn /


persistent / kind / persuasive / determined / polite / pleasant // trying /
attentive / tolerant / hard-working / enthusiastic / wanting to make a sale
good-natured
Allow: eager / keen (to Caring / sympathetic
make a sale)
Trying to steal / is a thief
she is clever / cunning / a trickster / she isn’t going to buy
Allow: hard to please / indecisive / awkward / anything / is wasting
particular / fussy / choosy / picky / selective time / is trying to distract
the stallholder

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Note: in both parts look for character not behaviour
6(b) Nizam was ‘shocked’ and eventually ran after 2
the woman. What two other aspects of his
behavior show that he was ‘shocked’?

he gasped (in outrage) He shot out of the cafe


Allow: run on into lines
35–37 ‘as«throat’
The run on into lines 39–
(for a second) he was rooted to the spot / he 40 ‘ writer a story etc’
couldn’t move / he was petrified

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8 From paragraphs 3–5 inclusive Do not award a mark
where more than one
For each of the words or phrases below, circle letter is indicated, unless
the letter (A, B, C or D) which has the same one of the responses
meaning that the word or phrase has in the has been clearly
passage. discarded by the
candidate.
8(a) B (variety) 1

8(b) D (persuaded) 1

8(c) C (invisibly) 1

8(d) B (bumped into) 1

8(e) A (probability) 1

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