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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Ideas1123/21 · May/June 2014 · Q32 Marks

From your reading of paragraph 3, select and write down two opinions.

  1. (i)One opinion is[1]
  2. (ii)Another opinion is[1]

Mark scheme

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

  1. [1] Chess boards of medieval Europe are / were (exquisitely) beautiful (Allow: (Exquisitely) beautiful chessboards of medieval Europe) (Don't Allow: Chess was seen as a prestigious pastime)
  2. [1] Chess / it is a wonderful game (Allow: (Such was the popularity of) this wonderful game. Excess denies) (Don't Allow: Social value attached to it)

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

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