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Question 81

Explorers or boys messing about? Either way, taxpayer gets rescue bill — Steven Morris

Read the prescribed text in the official Pearson anthology (printed pages 8–9).

How does Morris use language and structure to combine humour with serious criticism of the adventure?

Support your answer with detailed examples from the text, including brief quotations.

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1.1 Content overview Questions

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Language
  3. /1.1 Content overview

220 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.1 Content overview, covering 1.1.1 Anthology non-fiction texts, 1.1.2 Analysing linguistic and structural devices, 1.1.3 Links and connections between writers' ideas, 1.1.4 Transactional writing for purpose and audience, and 1.1.5 Accurate spelling, punctuation and grammar. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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