At first, the starlings were only scattered marks above the water. Then the separate birds tightened into a single dark current, pouring sideways before folding sharply back on itself. The flock seemed to hesitate above the reeds, but in the next instant it unravelled and streamed towards the horizon. I stopped trying to count them. Their speed made the evening sky feel less like empty space than something being rapidly rewritten.
Select two examples of language which show how the starlings move.
Explain how one of your selected examples conveys the writer’s impression of the flock.
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.