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    The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear
    The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear
    The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear
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    The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear

    By Martin Stephen

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    With the recent scrapping of GCSEs fresh in everyone's minds, 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? Are contemporary kids less intelligent than previous generations? Here is the chance to find out as the whole family pit their wits against one another in the ultimate generation game, contrasting the schooling of yesteryear with modern educational practices. Testing you on a range of old-school topics: English Language; General Science; Geography and History; Household Cookery; Mathematics.
    A wonderfully nostalgic yet testing anthology, The O Level Book encourages you to dust off your slide rules and get your thinking caps on to see who will come out on top in your family!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael O'Mara
    Release dateJul 31, 2011
    ISBN9781843177395
    The O Level Book: Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear
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    Martin Stephen

    Martin Stephen is High Master of the Manchester Grammar School and author of fifteen titles on English literature and military history. The Desperate Remedy is his first novel.

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