UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Ordinary Level
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2008 question paper
1123 ENGLISH LANGUAGE
1123/02
Paper 2 (Comprehension), maximum raw mark 50
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candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills
demonstrated.
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CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2008 question papers for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
syllabuses.
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Mark Scheme
Syllabus
Paper
GCE O LEVEL – October/November 2008
1123
02
© UCLES 2008
1
‘reluctant to get out of bed’ [From paragraph 1]
(i) he had been enjoying a dream / been having a pleasant dream / he wanted to snuggle back
into the pleasant dream (he had been enjoying) / he wanted to return to the dream he had
been enjoying
[1]
lift of lines 1–2 (Benjamin resisted....been enjoying) = 0 Candidates must distil the answer
(ii) he had a / another day’s teaching (ahead of him) / he didn’t want to go to work
[1]
Accept lift of lines 2–3 (He experienced...ahead of him) or line 3 (he thought of....ahead of
him) Excess denies.
2
‘decision...teacher of literature’ [From paragraph 2]
(i) his grandmother had been a literature teacher / he was following his grandmother’s example
[1]
Accept