Paper: IGCSE First Language English (0500), Paper 2, variant 1 (0500_w21_qp_21), Question 5
Splinters of wood flew across the dim room as the door burst open, intruding the soft melody of a cello playing from an old record player. In her hands, Elise gripped the edge of her grandmother’s worn-out journal, her heart pounding in rhythm with the menacing footfalls echoing outside.
“Elise, you must go now!” her grandmother’s voice cracked, her frail hands trembling. “Remember, the watch will tell you when it’s the right time.”