The fragments on the tray
Before attempting a join, the restorer sorted the fragments by the curve of their edges and logged each piece on a numbered sheet. She was nimble, rotating a narrow sliver between two padded fingertips until its painted line met the next fragment exactly. She worked in a disciplined order, completing and checking one section of the bowl before beginning another. By late afternoon, no pieces had been misplaced.
Select from the passage two words or phrases: one showing the restorer's delicate manual skill and one showing her methodical way of working.
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.