ENGLISH 0058,02 October 2023

1. English comprehension assessment based on fiction text featuring Lampie character
language features: modal verb, relative pronoun, idiom, ellipsis, personification, metaphor, theme
skills tested: inference, writer’s intention, vocabulary in context, structure analysis, textual evidence

2. Literal and interpretive reading tasks: reasons for character behavior, sentence effect, object descriptions (e.g. matchbox weight, memory loss), quotation-backed justification

3. Literary devices focus: ellipsis for suspense, idiom for emotion (“knot in her stomach”), personification of flame, naming metaphor (“not the brightest of lights”), symbolism of stairs

4. Structural analysis: linking paragraphs, sentence breakdown into clauses, thematic continuity across sections, dramatic effect of final isolated sentence

5. Character study: comparison between Lampie and her father, implied fear or responsibility, resilience vs neglect, supported by text quotes