English language paper 2 dicussion

[bamteck]

I answered ;; The Secretary was rude to her mother!

 

[examman]

LOL.. What was the secetary attitude towards Emma's mother?

Q.the secretary dismissed, what does this show attitude of the secretary towards Emma's mother
A. secretary was not keen to have a conversation with her mother (or) was reluctant to have a conversation with Emmas mother

:O i wrote she was quite strict. as she was acting similar to that of a military commander or so

btw, for sepcialised shops....i worte the specialise in one paticular thing and sell one paticular thing (not exact phrase but some what similar i cant remember what i wrote now)

 

[Mohsin]

I answered ;; The Secretary was rude to her mother!

both would be correct as there was no pin pointed answer to this question

 

[bamteck]

Thanks. Hope that I achieve a good credit..

 

[Prince III]

LOL.. What was the secetary attitude towards Emma's mother?

Q.the secretary dismissed, what does this show attitude of the secretary towards Emma's mother
A. secretary was not keen to have a conversation with her mother (or) was reluctant to have a conversation with Emmas mother

:O i wrote she was quite strict. as she was acting similar to that of a military commander or so

btw, for sepcialised shops....i worte the specialise in one paticular thing and sell one paticular thing (not exact phrase but some what similar i cant remember what i wrote now)

Examman first of all , the attitude of secretary towards Emmas mother was askhed
altough the secretary was harsh and strict but this was secretary usual overall behaviour towards all BUT the question demanded for the attitude towards Emmas mother
HOPE you got the point

and your second answer is correct

BUT,as mohsin said that there was not a pin pointed answer to this question examiner would obviously accept logical answers
so dont worry as far as your answer is making sence
you might have seen marking schemes , in which some questions have lot of answer

questions like the below have many answers acceptable
"what do you think"
"suggest about the ..."

 

[examman]

@ Prince III : Thanks For The Help

Yes I have seen marking schemes and there are some situations like that. I am con temporarily very hesitated.
And btw, what were the points for the reasons why she felt she was in a time capsule?
is it...

i) Because the journey seemed endless.
ii) Beacuse at times she felt that her and her family were science fiction characters
(note: not exact somewhat similar cause i dont remember what i wrote, but very similar to the above 2 i mean meaning same but phrasing different) xD

 

[yousafs c]

for the secretary question i wrote that she was not ready to accommodate Emma's mother, and was somewhat arrogant.

for the time capsule question i wrote:
(i) the journey seemed endless, just like actors are trapped in the time capsule forever
(ii) the journey was being made to a land far from their former place of residence, just like science fiction actors supposedly travel to far off planets.

 

[neha]

hii...
i wrote a summary of 125 words...which is certainly not enough...
i would like to know...an approximation of the number of marks that'll be deducted...

 

[yousafs c]

no marks wud be deducted. if its 0-25 words inder the limit, no marks are deducted. Chillax!

 

[examman]

I wrote in excess
Btw, When Will The Marking Schemes And Papers Come here ?

 

[Mohsin]

for the secretary question i wrote that she was not ready to accommodate Emma's mother, and was somewhat arrogant.

for the time capsule question i wrote:
(i) the journey seemed endless, just like actors are trapped in the time capsule forever
(ii) the journey was being made to a land far from their former place of residence, just like science fiction actors supposedly travel to far off planets.

yousaf are you sure your second answer is correct ?
and would my answers be correct please respond me

(i)the journey was too long .
(ii)it seemed like they were travelling to a far planet , sadly and unwilling to go

 

[carolinetcw]

for the secretary question i wrote that she was not ready to accommodate Emma's mother, and was somewhat arrogant.

for the time capsule question i wrote:
(i) the journey seemed endless, just like actors are trapped in the time capsule forever
(ii) the journey was being made to a land far from their former place of residence, just like science fiction actors supposedly travel to far off planets.

my answers were :

1) the journey which took time
2 ) the far destination

is that okay?

 

[yousafs c]

I wrote in excess
Btw, When Will The Marking Schemes And Papers Come here ?

After the results are disclosed!

for the secretary question i wrote that she was not ready to accommodate Emma's mother, and was somewhat arrogant.

for the time capsule question i wrote:
(i) the journey seemed endless, just like actors are trapped in the time capsule forever
(ii) the journey was being made to a land far from their former place of residence, just like science fiction actors supposedly travel to far off planets.

my answers were :

1) the journey which took time
2 ) the far destination

is that okay?

for the secretary question i wrote that she was not ready to accommodate Emma's mother, and was somewhat arrogant.

for the time capsule question i wrote:
(i) the journey seemed endless, just like actors are trapped in the time capsule forever
(ii) the journey was being made to a land far from their former place of residence, just like science fiction actors supposedly travel to far off planets.

yousaf are you sure your second answer is correct ?
and would my answers be correct please respond me

(i)the journey was too long .
(ii)it seemed like they were travelling to a far planet , sadly and unwilling to go

our answers are the same! according to me they are correct, but examiners know better!
And of course Allah as well!
InshAllah it wud be right!

 

[Prince III]

Dont stop keep on asking questions

 

[Prince III]

Q.what made rather Emma feel reluctant to sit in her mothers car ?
A. it was her first day at school


Q.what events made Emma feeling's mixed ?
A. (i) her father was promoted
(ii) her father along with the family had to move to 200 km on a broader bank



Q.what is the single word which gave that the feeling that the building were anomynous ?
A.featureless



Q. why Emmas mother hesisitated to ask about her first day ?
A. she thought Emma might not be in a good mood of conversation or any logical answer


Q.why did the shopkeeper did not looked to be a good business man ?
A. (i) he loved his books to such an exent that it seemed like he was not keen to sell them
(i) there was a children corner ,where young people could browse all day long without expecting to buy



Q.what does the word specified shops tell us about the shops?
A. they hold only specific thing to be sale out



Q.from your own experience write a specified shop?
A. a perfume shop which had only perfumes to sale (it could be any )


Q.why did the author used the word" understandable perhaps" ?
A.because they could understand/knew that why was the gate closed !

Q.why did Emmas mother managed to smile ? (when leaving the house)
A. to give courage/support to Emma , so that she could not cry or any other logicall answer




Word meaning
focused ==> concentrated
procedure ==> operation / work out / process
meandering ==>making it's way /making it's path
casual ==> not formal / un formal


this is all i could remember hope they help
wording of answer and questions may be changed in the above answer and questions

 

[yousafs c]

Q. why Emmas mother hesisitated to ask about her first day ?
A. she thought Emma might not be in a good mood of conversation or any logical answer

Q.from your own experience write a specified shop?
A. a perfume shop which had only perfumes to sale (it could be any )

Q.why did the author used the word" understandable perhaps" ?
A.because they could understand/knew that why was the gate closed !

Q.why did Emmas mother managed to smile ? (when leaving the house)
A. to give courage/support to Emma , so that she could not cry or any other logicall answer

about why her mother hesitated i wrote: she knew of her daughter's apprehensions and was not quite sure how the day had progressed.

specialized shop: a leather shop down my street that sells wallets, belts, shoes, and other leather products.

Understandably perhaps: The author said that because he knew that the gates remained closed for the safety of the chool and the students.

managed to smile: to conceal her emotions and encourage her family.

wat do u think of my answers?

 

[Prince III]

Q. why Emmas mother hesisitated to ask about her first day ?
A. she thought Emma might not be in a good mood of conversation or any logical answer

Q.from your own experience write a specified shop?
A. a perfume shop which had only perfumes to sale (it could be any )

Q.why did the author used the word" understandable perhaps" ?
A.because they could understand/knew that why was the gate closed !

Q.why did Emmas mother managed to smile ? (when leaving the house)
A. to give courage/support to Emma , so that she could not cry or any other logicall answer

about why her mother hesitated i wrote: she knew of her daughter's apprehensions and was not quite sure how the day had progressed.

specialized shop: a leather shop down my street that sells wallets, belts, shoes, and other leather products.

Understandably perhaps: The author said that because he knew that the gates remained closed for the safety of the school and the students.

managed to smile: to conceal her emotions and encourage her family.

wat do u think of my answers?

about why her mother hesitated : correct

specialized shop :maybe correct but i think it's wrong

Understandably perhaps : correct but it was better if you do not mention that it was closed due to the saftey of school because this was not mentioned in passage but dont worry it would be accepted

managed to smile :correct

 

[yousafs c]

i did say that the shop sold ONLY leather products. Anyways, im not too worried abt it because nothing can be done about it now.

 

[examman]

Q.why did the author used the word" understandable perhaps" ?
I wrote that the school was closed at that time guys the 1st term of studies did nt start at that day it was one day before the start of school...

 

[Prince III]

Q.why did the author used the word" understandable perhaps" ?
I wrote that the school was closed at that time guys the 1st term of studies did nt start at that day it was one day before the start of school...

your answer is wrong
altough the school was closed but question stated that why was it understood perhaps

so basically we have to tell that Emma and her mother knew the reason why the school was closed or they could understand why the school was closed