O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Ideas1123/21 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q23 Marks

Re-read paragraphs 5 and 6 and give two opinions from paragraph 5 and one opinion from paragraph 6.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (Oct/Nov 2021). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

[1] Paragraph 5: (and) it is amazing (to realise that) the President / George Washington (himself) attended a circus (in Philadelphia)
[1] Paragraph 5: the film of that name / The Greatest Showman (released in 2017) was sensational
[1] Paragraph 6: Public opinion rightly started to suggest that circus animals were being exploited // circus animals were being exploited (alone)
Accept own word versions which include all the relevant detail.
For example Paragraph 5: (Finding out that) George Washington went to a circus (which) is astonishing
Note: the two opinions from Paragraph 5 can be given in either order.

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Topic: Reading for Ideas, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source: O-Level English Language, Oct/Nov 2021 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 2.

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