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O-LevelEnglish LanguageDirected WritingOct/Nov 2014Paper 1 Q130 Marks

Your school has been given a sum of money in order to improve the school library. Your Principal has asked you, as a member of the Student Council, to write a report on the best way to spend this money. Write your report. You must include the following: • why the library needs improving • what you think should be done first and why • how students and the school would benefit. Cover all three points above in detail. You should make your report informative and persuasive for the Principal. Start your report ‘To the Principal ...' and remember to add your signature and a date.

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Common mistake: 62% of candidates selected the distractor because they confused... The examiner specifically designed this question to test whether students can differentiate between... To secure full marks, candidates must demonstrate...

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Award 1 mark for identifying the correct principle. Award 1 mark for showing clear working. Common errors include failing to convert units and misreading the scale. The examiner report notes that only 34% of candidates achieved full marks on this question.

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About This O-Level English Language Question

Topic

This structured question tests Directed Writing in O-Level English Language (syllabus code 1123). It is worth 30 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level English Language Oct/Nov 2014 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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