The unsigned form
The scholarship form lay between Sam and his father’s appointment card. The interview was in another city on the morning of the operation. His father had drawn a star beside the interview date and said there were plenty of people who could drive him to hospital. Sam rang his aunt, but when she answered he asked about her dog. Later, he packed his best shirt, took it out and hung it on the wardrobe door. The train ticket was refundable until midnight. At eleven fifty, he was still holding his phone, reading the message in which his father had written, “Don’t make your world smaller for me.”
What conflict can you infer Sam is experiencing? Support your answer with evidence.
40 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE English Language 3.1 Critical reading and comprehension, covering 3.1.1 Identify and interpret themes, ideas and information, 3.1.2 Read in different ways for different purposes, 3.1.3 Draw inferences and justify with evidence, 3.1.4 Support a point of view using textual evidence, 3.1.5 Identify bias and misuse of evidence, 3.1.6 Reflect critically and evaluatively using context, 3.1.7 Recognise different responses to a text, 3.1.8 Identify the main theme or themes, 3.1.9 Summarise ideas and information from a single text, 3.1.10 Synthesise from more than one text, 3.1.11 Explain how vocabulary and grammar create impact, 3.1.12 Analyse and evaluate form and structure, and 3.1.13 Compare texts critically. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.