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O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Meaning1123/22 · May/June 2014 · Q23 Marks

From your reading of paragraph 1, decide whether each of the following statements is true, false, or not stated in the passage, and tick the boxes you have chosen.

  1. (i)Cinnamon was first discovered in Sri Lanka.[1]
  2. (ii)Cinnamon bushes stop growing after three years.[1]
  3. (iii)Cinnamon is produced by scraping the bark off the inner branches of the bush.[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 (i) is true
  2. [1] Statement (ii) is not stated
  3. [1] Statement (iii) is false

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

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