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Question
State one likely reason the writer of The Midnight Visitor chose to characterise Ausable as short and fat.
Solution
The reason that the writer of ‘The midnight visitor’ chose to characterise Ausable as short and fat as he wanted to depict that a good physique is not necessary to be smart and irrespective of his appearance Ausable was able to use his wits and mental ability to handle any grave situation. Through this character, the writer wanted to give a strong message that the brain is what counts more than brawn/muscle power.
Notes
Marking Scheme
- Award 2 marks for a point supported with textual evidence
- Award 1 mark for just textual evidence
- No credit of ½ mark
Expression:
1 mark when complete explanation is given
- Answer organised effectively
- The language used needs to display a stating of inference (based on…I believe that/…. reveals that…. etc.)
½ mark when explanation has missing aspects.
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and grammatical errors).
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