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O-LevelLiterature in EnglishProseOct/Nov 2025Paper 1 Q2125 Marks

from STORIES OF OURSELVES VOLUME 2 Remember to support your ideas with details from the writing. Read this passage from The Man Who Walked on the Moon (by J G Ballard), and then answer the question that follows it: A tartan shirt blocked my view of the sea and its narrow dream of escape. Content removed due to copyright restrictions. The man in the moon? How does Ballard make this moment in the story so memorable?

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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 Literature in English Question

Topic

This structured question tests Prose in O-Level Literature in English (syllabus code 2010). It is worth 25 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge O-Level Literature in English Oct/Nov 2025 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2.

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