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The Girl Who Can

Appeared in 2 of the 2 available papers.

Examined in
2 of 2 papers

Appears almost every year — treat as core

Typically worth
9 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 18 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

43% of this chapter's 7 questions

Needs a diagram
0%

No diagram questions in this chapter

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer3
  • MCQ2
  • Reasoning2

Most frequent topics

Setting of the story 1Nana's character 1Setting and characters 1The quarrel over Adjoa's legs 1Schooling 1Clues in Nana's behaviour 1Adjoa's triumph and Nana's change 1
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Showing 7 of 7 matching questions (18 marks).

7 questions

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Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write ONLY the correct answers.)

4

Read the following extract from Ama Ata Aidoo's short story, 'The Girl Who Can' and answer the questions that follow:

4

'Like all this business to do with my legs. I have always wanted to tell them not to worry. I mean Nana and my mother. That it did not have to be an issue for my two favourite people to fight over. But I didn't want either to be told not to repeat that or it to be considered so funny that anyone would laugh at me until they cried. After all, they were my legs…'

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Choose the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write ONLY the correct answers.)