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The O Level Book

Genuine Exam Questions From Yesteryear

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 27/10/2016

ISBN: 9781782435082

Subject: Non-Fiction

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 160 pages

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

Edition Status: Out of Print

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Summary:

'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.

Reviews:

Sharpen your pencil, open your notebook and test the whole family against the standards of another age

Daily Mail

Michael O'Mara could be on to another winner with these authentic exam questions from yesteryear

The Bookseller

It is hard not to be nostalgic for O and A Levels

The Oldie

Hours of fascinating fun

Lancashire Evening Post

Families can have fun solving all manner of scientific and mathematic posers in this handy compilation quiz book

Buckinghamshire Limited Edition Magazine

Sales points:

  • Old and young can pit their wits against each other and find out who comes out top

  • Contains hundreds of authentic O Level exam papers from the 1950s, with all of the answers in the back

  • A new-look paperback edition

  • From the publishers of The Eleven-Plus Book