A proposal for a flood barrier
The first summary of the proposed barrier said that it would make the riverside safer. It did not explain what might be at risk, so some readers thought the project was unnecessary.
In the revised summary, we explained that water had reached the ground-floor storage rooms used by several riverside traders during the previous winter. We also acknowledged that construction could interrupt deliveries for a short time. The work was therefore scheduled outside the traders' usual delivery hours. The barrier itself had not changed, but the revised account gave readers clearer grounds for considering the proposal.
In your own words, explain two reasons why the revised summary gave readers a stronger case to consider the proposal.
528 exam-style questions on WJEC GCSE English Language 3.1 Section A (20%) – Reading, covering 3.1.1 Understanding description, narration and exposition texts, 3.1.2 Range of continuous and non-continuous texts, 3.1.3 Short and extended response question types, and 3.1.4 Editing task at word, sentence and text level. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.