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2 marksUnderstanding Literary Discourse

CSEC English A · 2013 (Specimen) · Paper 2 · Question 2(d)

Identify TWO phrases, one in paragraph 1 and one in paragraph 3, which indicate that the children took the game seriously.

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  1. 2(a)What game were the children playing?[1 mark]
  2. 2(b)Why did the boys remove their shirts while playing?[2 marks]
  3. 2(c)What did the boys do (lines 8 - 16) to make Celia call them "scamps"?[2 marks]
  4. 2(e)Quote the evidence from paragraph 3 that suggests that Celia was uncomfortable with not being seen.[2 marks]
  5. 2(f)Which phrase in paragraph 3 indicates that Celia felt relief?[2 marks]
  6. 2(g)According to paragraph 4, what is the conflict between Mrs Wilson and the children?[1 mark]
  7. 2(h)What metaphorical expression in paragraph 4 indicates that the conflict was eventually brought into the open?[1 mark]
  8. 2(i)What does the writer use the word "regimentation" (line 19) to suggest?[2 marks]

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