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Keep ambiguity when the text keeps it - Paper 1

Read the information, then answer the questions. An adult may read the instructions aloud. Show your working where asked.

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Original complete short passage, 'Station ticket': Mara had bought a return ticket, though she had told nobody she was coming. On the platform she unfolded the letter with her brother's new address. The departure board cleared, then filled again. She wrote 'I am here' on her phone and erased it. When the next train was announced, she wrote the words once more and sent them.

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  1. In 'Station ticket', what can 'wrote 'I am here' on her phone and erased it' suggest? Distinguish an inference from a stated fact.
  2. State one action the ending confirms and one outcome it leaves unknown.
  3. Revise the claim 'The ending of Station ticket proves everyone forgives the character.' using evidence.

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