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The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear (I Used to Know That ...) - Softcover

Michael O'Mara Books

 
9781782435082: The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear (I Used to Know That ...)

Synopsis

'Sharpen your pencil, open your notebook and test the whole family against the standards of another age' - Daily Mail
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Dust off your slide rules and get your thinking caps on with this wonderfully nostalgic yet challenging collection of authentic O Level exam papers from the 1950s.

The O Level Book is the perfect book to settle that age-old argument between the generations: were the exams of yesteryear really harder than anything children have to face today in the age of calculators and spell checkers?

Testing you on a range of old-school topics, such as English Language, General Science, Geography, History, Household Cookery and Mathematics, with hundreds of authentic exam questions and answers, this anthology is the perfect way to test yourself and refresh your knowledge.

Great for those who enjoy a bit of a challenge, this is the perfect way to find out whether the old ways really were the best.

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About the Author

Michael O’Mara Books specializes in creative and inspired adult non-fiction. Independent, commercial and always on-trend, O'Mara Books are passionate about their publishing programme and publish an exciting and varied list – from history and popular science to language; sport and biography to puzzles; gift and humour to craft – that reaches readers across the world.

From the Back Cover

This wonderfully nostalgic yet testing collection challenges every generation to attempt the O Level examination papers of the 1950s.

Covering everything from mathematics and English language to household cookery, the Ordinary or ‘O’ Level exam, replaced by GCSEs in 1988, was arguably harder than any equivalent exam currently taken in the UK.

Do you dare to find out how you would fare?

‘It’ll take you straight back to your school days … Now you can reminisce for yourself with this great little book’ – Teeside Evening Gazette

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