An original fiction passage set in the nineteenth century.
By dawn, the floodwater had withdrawn from the village bridge. One of its stone posts lay in the road below, and a thick layer of mud covered the eastern path. Mr Lister stood at the parapet, watching the current carry branches towards the mill. He turned back when he heard a cart approaching from the village.
Give two details about the damage caused by the flood.
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.