'This partnership between horses and humans...brought about a major advance for society' (paragraph 5). From your own knowledge or experience, give an example of a 'major advance for society', and go on to explain what effect this advance has had. Do not use any example related to horses or public transport.

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2016). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

1. [1 mark] Examples might be computers, electrical appliances of one kind or another, mobile phones.
2. Allow Electricity
3. Allow air travel (even though strictly speaking it is public transport)
4. Don't Allow Technology (alone)
5. [1 mark] For sensible link to advantage. Be generous with candidates' interpretation.
6. Additional information Be generous with candidates' interpretation.