Text: an original contemporary personal account-style practice extract.
I was mending a costume in the theatre workshop when the stage manager called us to clear the table. A few pins had rolled away from the cloth, so I gathered them into a small tin and shut its lid before carrying the costume to the rail. The stage manager glanced at the cleared workbench.
From the extract, identify one action the writer took to keep the loose pins secure.
834 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE English Language 2.3 Content: non-fiction study and transactional text types, covering 2.3.9 Write an article, 2.3.10 Write a letter, 2.3.11 Write a review, 2.3.12 Write a text for a speech, and 2.3.13 Write a section for a guide, textbook, leaflet or booklet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.