Under the reading lamp
The handwriting in the diary was cramped, with several lines squeezed into the bottom margin. Some passages were illegible where water had spread the ink. I entered a marker for each uncertain word rather than choosing what I thought it ought to say. The diary belonged to a person whose daily concerns were ordinary enough: appointments, bills and the weather. Recording a gap felt less satisfying than completing a sentence, but it was more honest.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that describe features that made the handwriting difficult to read.
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.