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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for MeaningMay/June 2017Paper 2 Q105 Marks

From the whole passage: Choose five of the following words or phrases. For each of them give one word or short phrase (of not more than seven words) which has the same meaning that the word or phrase has in the passage. unpremeditated (line 2) industry (line 5) set to (line 6) persisted (line 12) encouraged (line 31) dilapidated (line 38) reluctantly (line 44) comprehension (line 47)

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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...

🎯 Mark Scheme Breakdown

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 Reading for Meaning in O-Level English Language (syllabus code 1123). It is worth 5 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level English Language May/June 2017 examination, Paper 2 Variant 2.

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