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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Ideas1123/21 · May/June 2014 · Q23 Marks

From your reading of paragraph 1, decide whether each of the following statements is true or false, and for each statement tick the box you have chosen.

  1. Statement 1There are thirty-two pieces on a chessboard at the start of a game.[1]
  2. Statement 2Chess was created by two people.[1]
  3. Statement 3Chess was not known until a hundred years ago.[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2014). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] Statement 1 is True (Allow: Any clear indication of choice even if it is not a tick, e.g. cross, star, asterisk) (Don't Allow: If more than one box indicated against any statement)
  2. [1] Statement 2 is False (Allow: Any clear indication of choice even if it is not a tick, e.g. cross, star, asterisk) (Don't Allow: If more than one box indicated against any statement)
  3. [1] Statement 3 is False (Allow: Any clear indication of choice even if it is not a tick, e.g. cross, star, asterisk) (Don't Allow: If more than one box indicated against any statement)

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About this question

Topic
Reading for Ideas, O-Level English Language (syllabus 1123). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level English Language, May/June 2014 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 2.

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