Retrieve explicit information from a literary extract

Source text (literary extract):

"The schoolroom was at the back of the house, away from the road, and smelled always of chalk and the particular cold that settled into stone buildings in November. Twelve children sat in rows of three, their ages ranging from six to fourteen. Miss Hannigan moved between the rows without looking at them, laying the morning's sums on each desk with the precision of someone who had performed the same action ten thousand times."

List FOUR explicit details about the schoolroom or Miss Hannigan. (4 marks)

Mark scheme — 1 mark each, up to 4:

• The schoolroom was at the back of the house (B1).
• It was away from the road (B1).
• It smelled of chalk and cold (B1).
• Twelve children sat in the room (B1).
• Their ages ranged from six to fourteen (B1).
• The children sat in rows of three (B1).
• Miss Hannigan moved between the rows without looking at them (B1).
• She placed the morning's sums on each desk (B1). Award any four. No marks for inference.

Total: 4 marks.