The weighing table
The market hall was crowded by eleven. It was noisy, too: customers asked questions across the counters while a trolley rattled over the tiles. I watched a cheesemonger cut a wedge, weigh it and remove a sliver before wrapping it in paper. The customer wanted a smaller piece, and the adjustment was made without an argument. Outside, a queue formed at the bread stall. My shopping list was short, but nothing about the room encouraged a quick visit.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that describe the atmosphere in the market hall.
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.