At the printmaking table, I kept loading the roller with more ink, convinced that extra pressure would cure the patchy image. Mira did not deliver a lecture. She gave me one correction at a time, then waited while I tested it: spread a thinner layer, listen for the faint tacky sound and keep my wrist level. On the next sheet, the pale islands that had broken up the doorway were gone. More importantly, I could repeat the result without her hand guiding mine.
From the passage, select one phrase that shows Mira makes her advice manageable.
Using a different detail from the passage, explain how the writer shows that Mira's advice is effective.
129 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.2.2 Reading challenging non-fiction in preparation for the unseen text. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.