The orchard inspection
We had come to inspect the orchard, comparing each tree with records from the previous year. Since then, the rows had been renumbered, and the old records no longer matched the current sequence. Dense leaves hid many of the upper branches. Some metal markers at the bases of the trees had sunk beneath the long grass. In direct sunlight, reflections across the tablet screen made recorded values difficult to read. Many trees had also been pruned that week, removing the young shoots we had been told to sample.
Describe the difficulties the inspectors faced as they assessed the orchard. 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.