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IGCSE First Language English 0500 · Separate answer / model guide
Original EWS selected-skills practice. This is not an official past paper or a complete examination mock. Use your own paper for answers.
මෙය තෝරාගත් කුසලතා සඳහා EWS පුහුණු ඇගයීමකි. නිල පසුගිය විභාග පත්රයක් නොවේ. පිළිතුරු වෙනම ලියන්න.
Open responses can have several correct answers. Use the examples to check meaning and language; no official grade or band is awarded.
විවෘත ප්රශ්න සඳහා වෙනත් නිවැරදි පිළිතුරුද තිබිය හැකිය. අදහස හා භාෂාව සසඳා බලන්න.
- Just before sunrise.
- Its paint is lifting in curls; the aunt says that it has carried her for twenty years.
- The narrator is hesitant and doubtful; the aunt steps aboard confidently.
- Reflected points of starlight look like scattered coins, suggesting still water and a quiet, precious-looking scene.
- The narrator is cautious and is checking whether the boat feels safe.
- The narrator recognises the aunt’s long experience as a reason for confidence but still feels uncertain.
- Its lights “blink awake”, giving it a human waking action.
- The boat steadies and seems familiar with its task, easing the immediate uncertainty without proving that all fear has disappeared.
- Example: The narrator’s hesitation is shown through cautious movement and an uneasy reaction to reassurance. Testing the plank “with one foot” suggests reluctance to commit their full weight. “That should have reassured me” then reveals that the aunt’s experience has not removed the doubt. Together, these details make the short journey feel uncertain before it begins.
- Accept a coherent original continuation with controlled tense, clear sequence and a developed mood change. Model opening: As we moved away from the bank, the basket loosened in my hands. The river was smoother than I had imagined, and my aunt began to hum.