Identifying the parcels
Text: an original contemporary personal account-style practice extract.
Two parcels had been left in the entrance of our building, and the delivery labels on both had come loose. Before leaving for work, I recognised the shoebox I had ordered and wrote my flat number on it. I wanted the neighbour who was collecting the post that day to know which parcel belonged to me.
What did the writer want the neighbour to know?
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.