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Question 53

The Kite

Text 1: The Windward Field, by Rowan Ellis

An original short story extract.

The kite had landed in the hedge, its red paper torn along one side. Sam held the frame while his sister Leah unwound the string from a branch. The wind tugged at her coat, but she kept one hand on the kite so it would not blow away.

“We can mend it,” Sam said. He passed her a strip of tape. Leah smiled, though she did not look up. They had made the kite together from old paper and two thin sticks, and Sam remembered how she had let him choose the colour.

When the patch was in place, they carried it to the open field. Sam held the frame high. Leah ran, pulling the string behind her. For a moment the kite dragged along the grass. Then the wind caught it, and it rose above them. Leah let out the string slowly while Sam laughed and pointed to its red shape against the clouds.

How does Rowan Ellis use language and structure to show how Sam and Leah work together?

You should use relevant subject terminology to support your answer.

In your answer, you could consider:

what they say and do while mending the kite
how the extract moves from the hedge to the kite’s flight.

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3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 53

The Kite

Text 1: The Windward Field, by Rowan Ellis

An original short story extract.

The kite had landed in the hedge, its red paper torn along one side. Sam held the frame while his sister Leah unwound the string from a branch. The wind tugged at her coat, but she kept one hand on the kite so it would not blow away.

“We can mend it,” Sam said. He passed her a strip of tape. Leah smiled, though she did not look up. They had made the kite together from old paper and two thin sticks, and Sam remembered how she had let him choose the colour.

When the patch was in place, they carried it to the open field. Sam held the frame high. Leah ran, pulling the string behind her. For a moment the kite dragged along the grass. Then the wind caught it, and it rose above them. Leah let out the string slowly while Sam laughed and pointed to its red shape against the clouds.

How does Rowan Ellis use language and structure to show how Sam and Leah work together?

You should use relevant subject terminology to support your answer.

In your answer, you could consider:

what they say and do while mending the kite
how the extract moves from the hedge to the kite’s flight.

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3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 53

Markscheme

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 53

Markscheme

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 53

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content Questions

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content

Question 53

3.2 Section A: Reading meaning and effects – content Questions