The fallen jug
Read this extract from a story set in the nineteenth century.
As Nell reached for the bread knife, her sleeve caught the milk jug. It fell onto its side, and a white stream began to cross the kitchen table towards the account book. Nell snatched up the book and placed it on the dresser. She then stood the jug upright and wiped the table with her apron.
Give one action Nell takes to keep the account book away from the spilled milk.
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.