SECTION C

[25 marks]
[Time suggested: 50 minutes]

Question 26 – 31 are based on the following passage.

1 One cannot underestimate the impact Harry Potter has had on Lizzie
Gladwyn. She not only credits the novels with saving her life, but with shaping the
remarkable woman she has become. Lizzie’s childhood was not a happy one. Her
innocence was ripped from her by a predatory stepfather who, she explains, began
abusing her in her early teens while her mother worked shifts at a nursing home. It 5
continued for years, until Lizzie finally fought him off.
2 With nobody to confide in, her only ally was Potter. “There was no safe
space for me anywhere, apart from when I had a book,” says Lizzie.

3 She naturally bonded with Potter. “He didn’t have a normal home life, but
he was still trying to cope with everyday child stuff like homework. To see him 10
making friends, being accepted into other families and confiding in others kept me
strong.” Poignantly, she also imagined she was part of the Weasley family.
“Seeing the way Arthur was with his children gave me faith in the world.”

4 The weight of her secret began to drag the young Lizzie down, and she
started to fail at school, so slowly that nobody noticed. By 18, she was suffering 15
severe depression and at 21 attempted suicide. It was only while having treatment
that she found the strength to share her secret. Her stepfather was prosecuted and
jailed. And then she decided to start a new chapter
5 “Harry Potter showed me you can make choices, no matter what the
situation is. I could so easily have gone down the route of ‘The world changed me, 20
I can’t be anyone in the world ’, and turn to very destructive behaviour, but I chose
to go the other way,” she says.

6 Her mantra is a quote from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:
“We’ve all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to
act on.” 25
7 After a period as a nursing assistant, she enrolled to study media studies at
university and credits Potter with giving her courage. “I started to wonder if I could
become something more,” she says. “JK Rowling spoke a lot about her battle with
depression, plus she didn’t get published until she was older. This resonated with
me, so I decided to push forward.” 30

8 Now in her second year at Bath Spa University, Lizzie has also been elected
as a Conservative councilor in Bath and northeast Somerset. “My ward is extremely
mixed and there are a lot of people being missed. I wanted to see what I could give
back to my community.

9 It may or may not have helped that she sported a Gryffindor scarf on her 35
campaign trail. Certainly her constituents know of her Potter mania — and it
provides common ground in the outreach programmes she does with
schoolchildren. As to the future, Lizzie hopes to go into academia and complete a
PhD in gender studies.
10 Now she looks back at that isolated little girl reading Harry Potter and feels 40
proud of who she has become. “ Harry showed me there was love left in the world,”
 she says. “I feel like I belong and I have something to give. I’m alive today because
of it.”
(Taken from The Sunday Times Magazine)

26 From paragraph 1, state a reason why Lizzie’s childhood was not a happy one.
____________________________________________________________[ 1 mark]

27 a) From paragraph 2, which word conveys the meaning ‘confess to’

____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
b) From paragraph 3, why did Lizzie feels naturally bonded to Harry Potter?
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

28 a) From paragraph 4, how did Lizzie found the strength to share her secret?
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
b) From paragraph 5, ‘I chose to go the other way’. What does the other way refer
to?
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

29 a) From paragraph 7, what is JK Rowling’s occupation?

____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
b) From paragraph 9, how did her constituents know of her Potter mania?
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]
c) From paragraph 10, state a reason why Lizzie is still alive today.
____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

30 In your opinion, what kind of person is Lizzie? Using your own words, give a
reason to support your answer.
Quality:_____________________________________________________ [1 mark]
Reason:_____________________________________________________ [1 mark]

31 Based on the passage given, write a summary on:

• how Harry Potter has helped Lizzie Gladwyn in saving her life and
• the challenges she faced

Credit will be given for use of own words but care must be taken not to change the
original meaning.

Your summary must:

• Be in continuous writing form (not in note form)
• Use materials from line 4 to line 43
• Not be longer than 130 words, including the 10 words given below

Begin your summary as follows:

Harry Potter has helped Lizzie in saving and shaping her life.
 Answer scheme
26 her father began abusing her in her early teens while her mother worked shifts at a
nursing home

27 a) confide in
b) He didn’t have a normal home life, but he was still trying to cope with everyday
child stuff like homework

28 a) She found the strength while having her treatment for depression
b) She chooses to follow a better path in her life

29 a) an author
b) she sported a Gryffindor scarf on her campaign trail
c) she survived because Harry showed her there was love left in the world

30 Quality: Any relevant answer

Reason: Any relevant answer

31 Awarding content marks

Marks for style and presentation are awarded based on the average sum total (to the
nearest rounded fraction/decimal) of the Paraphrase and use of English. Annotate as
follows:

Paraphrase: 5
Use of English: 4
9/2 =4.5= 5 marks
Awarding summary content marks:

Harry Potter has helped Lizzie in saving and shaping her life.

No Content Mark
1 Her stepfather began abusing her C1
2 nobody to confide in, her only ally was Potter C2
3 She naturally bonded with Potter C3
4 she also imagined she was part of the Weasley family as Arthur gave her faith C4
in the world
5 she started to fail at school C5
6 By 18, she was suffering severe depression C6
7 At 21 she attempted suicide C7
8 Harry Potter showed her that she can make choices, no matter what the situation C8
is
9 she enrolled to study media studies at university and credits Potter with giving C9
her courage
10 Harry showed her there was love left in the world C10
11 She feels like she belong and have something to give. C11
12 She’s alive today because of Harry Potter C12