At the bakehouse
An original fiction passage set in the nineteenth century.
Soon after sunrise, Thomas began preparing the customers’ orders. His master read each name aloud while Thomas found the correct basket. For Mrs Bell, Thomas packed a brown loaf and a seed cake, then fastened her label to the handle. A tray of meat pies stood beside the oven, ready to be taken to the village inn.
From this extract, give the two items that Thomas packs for Mrs Bell.
456 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 1.3 Content: prose fiction study requirements, covering 1.3.1 Read challenging prose fiction for the unseen 19th-century extract. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.