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Question
Give two reasons why, according to Pablo Neruda, is ‘keeping quiet’ essential to attaining a better, more peaceful world.
Solution
- Makes us introspect and reflect upon our actions.
- Helps us better understand ourselves and what we want.
- Enables us to realise that many of our mindless actions are only harming us and not giving us happiness.
Notes
Marking Skills
Content -
- Award 1 mark for stating any two reasons.
- Award ½ mark for just stating only one reason.
Expression –
1 mark when both given aspects are included
- Answer organised effectively
- The language used needs to display rationalisation.
½ mark when either aspect is missing
Deduct ½ mark from the overall score if the error density is high (more than a total of 2 spellings and/or grammatical errors).
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