Question 1
• Read again the first part of the extract from lines 1 to 12.
• List four things from this part of the text about Miss Morstan.
Use quotes, paraphrase or infer ideas [4 marks]
Question 2
How does the writer use language here to describe Sherlock?
You could include the writer's choice of:
• words and phrases
• language features and techniques
• sentence forms.
Write at least three paragraphs [8 marks]
Hints and tips for question 2
• comment on powerful words that create an impression of Sherlock Holmes.
• Label the word class, for example:
• Leaping - verb
• Love - abstract noun
• Gracefully - adverb
Question 3
• You now need to think about the whole of the extract.
• This text is from the Chapter two of the novel.
How has the writer structured the text to interest you as a reader?
You could write about:
• What the writer focuses your attention on at the beginning
• How and why the writer changes this focus as the Source develops
• Any other structural features that interest you.
Write three paragraphs [8 marks]
Question 4
• Focus this part of your answer from line 1 - 28.
• A student, having read this section of the text said: "Watson is clearly impressed by Mary Morstan's characterwhich in turn leads us into feeling the same way about her."
To what extent do you agree?
In your response, you could:
• write about your own impressions of this female character.
• Evaluate how the writer has created these impressions.
• support your opinions with references to the text.
[20 marks]