The count from the headland
We carried the telescope to the end of the headland, where the sweep of open water usually made passing birds easy to follow. That morning, a bank of fog concealed the far side of the bay, while a strong crosswind shook the tripod whenever I tried to adjust it. We continued the count from memory, listening for calls and recording only the birds we could identify with confidence. I had thought that knowing the site well would be enough, but the familiar coastline had almost disappeared.
From the passage, select two words or phrases that describe weather conditions that made the bird count difficult.
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.