The rehearsal pianist
The pianist was adaptable. When the singer asked to try the final section more slowly, he changed pace without comment. He was patient, too, returning to the same opening bar while the chorus settled on its entry. From my chair at the back, the rehearsal sounded unfinished and repetitive. Yet each interruption had a purpose. By the third attempt, I could hear a difference that would have been impossible to describe when we first sat down.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that describe how the pianist responded to other performers.
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.