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A small action need not solve every conflict - Paper 3
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, 'Canal rope': The boat was tied at the berth where Dev and his cousin had last quarrelled. Dev carried the missing logbook inside his coat. The mooring rope was frayed but still held. He took out the book and knocked on the cabin door. After a pause, he knocked again. Across the canal, a lock gate began to open.
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- Describe the change from 'After a pause, he knocked again' to the ending of 'Canal rope'.
- Which central outcome remains unresolved? How does that limit 'everything is settled'?
- Write two possible next sentences with different outcomes. Label them as your continuations.
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