A count on moving water
We were counting floating litter from the bridge, but the current carried some pieces beneath an overhanging branch before we could identify them. Foam containers were easy to see; transparent wrappers were not. A single bottle turned in an eddy and passed our marker three times. We needed to avoid counting it as three different objects. Reflections from the afternoon sun hid part of the water, and the bridge's central support created an area neither observer could see. When our counts differed, the objects had already moved downstream.
Describe the difficulties of producing an accurate litter count. You may support your points with brief quotations.
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.