At the repair counter
I placed the left boot on the counter while the assistant finished tying a label to another pair. A section of the sole hung loose beneath the heel, while pale scratches crossed the leather at the toe. She held the boot under a lamp and slowly turned it in her hands. After checking the stitching, she wrote a collection date on a tag and fastened it to the laces. Only then did she ask where the path had become difficult.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that show how the left boot has been damaged.
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.