I had been asked to catalogue a bundle of rolled survey plans before they were moved. The paper ties carried shelf codes, but two had slipped onto the floor and there was no way to tell which rolls they belonged to. On one plan, the title was hidden beneath a repair strip that staff were not permitted to lift. A pencilled date looked like 1911 in the register and 1917 on the catalogue card. Because the paper was brittle, I could unroll only the outer section, while the author's name lay further inside. At closing time, I left the uncertain fields blank and attached a note listing the conflicting evidence.
Describe four problems that complicate the writer's attempt to catalogue the plans. You may use brief quotations to support your points.
Explain why leaving the uncertain fields blank and attaching a note is more reliable than completing the entry from only one of the available sources.
232 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.2 Section A: Non-fiction Texts, covering 1.2.1 Focus of Section A, 1.2.2 Reading challenging non-fiction in preparation for the unseen text, 1.2.3 Reading substantial and extended texts, 1.2.4 Skills of interpretation and analysis, 1.2.5 Range of non-fiction forms, 1.2.6 Literary non-fiction text types, 1.2.7 Transient texts excluded from assessment, 1.2.8 The anthology as a supporting resource, and 1.2.9 Digital location of texts. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.