O-LevelEnglish LanguageReading for Ideas1123/21 · May/June 2015 · Q22 Marks
'almost every established culture has used gold to symbolise power, beauty and happiness' (paragraph 1). From your own knowledge or experience, give two ways in which gold has been used to symbolise power, beauty or happiness. Do not use examples from the passage.
- One way is .......................................................................................................................................... Another way is .......................................................................................................................................... [2][2]
Mark scheme
Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2015). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.
- [1] gold medal in sport / crowns / fabrics / gold Oscars for films / golden age / golden wedding / happy 'golden' endings in stories (Allow: Reference to gold standard / reserves of a country, exchange for cash, coating phone/iPad (to beautify), reference to home uses not specified in passage e.g. gold cutlery)
- [1] gold medal in sport / crowns / fabrics / gold Oscars for films / golden age / golden wedding / happy 'golden' endings in stories (Allow: Reference to gold standard / reserves of a country, exchange for cash, coating phone/iPad (to beautify), reference to home uses not specified in passage e.g. gold cutlery)
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