Progression Test Stage 9 English 2017 Paper 2 With Mark Scheme

1. Reading analysis—emotional tension during flight, sensory imagery (rain, darkness), character perspective (Christina), contrasting emotions (fear, relief)
2. Literary devices—personification (“evening… sorry for its outburst”), simile (“galloping horses”), short sentences for impact, third-person limited narration
3. Character study—Christina’s anxiety and perspective, Will’s traits inferred through actions and dialogue, inferred disappointment and discomfort
4. Descriptive comprehension—weather transitions, stranded isolation, language for mood shift, internal emotion vs. external environment
5. Writing task—narrative on difficult journey, character roles (friends, family, strangers), setting choices, challenges and events shaping journey arc
6. Assessment goals—reading interpretation, evidence-based inference, emotional tone analysis, structured creative storytelling with plot and development