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CSEC English A · May/June 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 2(a)

Passage adapted from A. Wannenbaugh describing Paul at a dance party feeling unwell and observing the other dancers.

State what problem Paul had been experiencing based on the words “When he had resolved the threatening conflict in his stomach” (line 1).

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  1. 2(b)Explain what the word “gingerly” (line 3) suggests about Paul’s actions.[1 mark]
  2. 2(c)Explain, in your own words, the contrast described in lines 6–8.[2 marks]
  3. 2(d)Quote the specific expression from paragraph 2 which suggests that Paul’s earlier problem was not resolved.[1 mark]
  4. 2(e)Provide a word or phrase to replace “receded” in line 9.[1 mark]
  5. 2(f)(i)Explain the effect of the writer’s use of repetition in “Around and around, and around and around” (line 11) and “faster, faster, faster” (line 12).[2 marks]
  6. 2(f)(ii)Explain how Paul brought his problem under control.[2 marks]
  7. 2(g)Describe the attitude of the dancers towards Paul.[2 marks]
  8. 2(h)(i)State a word to describe Paul’s feeling as he saw the dancers’ smiles.[1 mark]
  9. 2(h)(ii)Quote TWO expressions which show that Paul understood that he would not be invited to the dance.[2 marks]

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