At the printmaking table, I kept loading the roller with more ink, convinced that extra pressure would cure the patchy image. Mira did not deliver a lecture. She gave me one correction at a time, then waited while I tested it: spread a thinner layer, listen for the faint tacky sound and keep my wrist level. On the next sheet, the pale islands that had broken up the doorway were gone. More importantly, I could repeat the result without her hand guiding mine.
From the passage, select one phrase that shows Mira makes her advice manageable.
Using a different detail from the passage, explain how the writer shows that Mira's advice is effective.
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.