1. fiction comprehension based on Billy’s experience, character motivation, setting description with evidence, mood and tension through sentence variety
2. grammar focus (brackets, passive voice, synonyms, comma and dash function), figurative language recognition, structure techniques for climax emphasis
3. critical thinking: inferencing character identity, house atmosphere, author’s intent; evaluation question with quotation-supported reasoning
4. close reading strategies: abstract nouns, synonym recognition, quotation accuracy, passive form identification, dramatic effect explanation
5. creative writing: continuation narrative about house’s mysterious past, integrating backstory with present, planning structure, climax and resolution
6. overall structure: Section A (reading comprehension, 25 marks), Section B (creative story writing, 25 marks), assessed for punctuation, clarity, imagination