Marking Scheme of Nizam
Marking Scheme of Nizam
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3(a) From paragraph 1 2
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’
1123/22 Cambridge O Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2018
PUBLISHED
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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
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.
routine
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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(e) A (probability) 1