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Reading Comprehension on Time Travel: IGCSE October/November 2025

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Reading Comprehension: IGCSE October/November 2025 Text A:  Time Travel  Science says time travel is entirely feasible, but probably not in the way you’re thinking. In fact, you are travelling through time right now – hurtling into the future at the impressive velocity of one second per second. You constantly move through time at this speed, whether you’re watching paint dry or wishing you had more hours to get to know a recent acquaintance. But this isn’t the kind of time travel that’s captivated countless science fiction writers and filmmakers. In such genres, we are presented with characters who invent some wild vehicle to blast into the past or spin into the future. Once there, they grapple with what happens if you change the past or present based on information from the future. Their predicament is our moral dilemma too, as we consider the implications of such knowledge. To date, noone has ever demonstrated the kind of back and forth time travel seen in science fiction or...
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IGCSE: When it Happens by Margaret Atwood

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  Plot Summary of When It Happens by Margaret Atwood When It Happens is a post-apocalyptic short story set in a remote rural area after society has collapsed due to war, disease, and environmental destruction. The story is narrated by Mrs. Burridge, a middle-aged woman who lives on a farm with her husband, Mr. Burridge. The couple has adapted to life in isolation. They grow their own food, raise animals, and avoid contact with outsiders. Mrs. Burridge constantly worries about the possibility of strangers arriving and threatening their safety. Her husband believes that one day people from the cities will come looking for food and shelter. The title refers to the anticipated moment when "it" finally happens—the arrival of outsiders. Mrs. Burridge lives in fear of this event, imagining the dangers and violence it might bring. At the end of the story, her fears seem justified when a group of strangers appears on the horizon, suggesting that their peaceful existence may soon be d...
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Songs By George Szirtes

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  Songs By George Szirtes F or Helen Suzman Nothing happens until something does.  Everything remains just as it was And all you hear is the distant buzz Of nothing happening until something does. A lot of small hands in a monstrous hall can make the air vibrate and even shake the wall; a voice can break a plate or glass, and one pale feather tip the balance on a sinking ship. It’s the very same tune that has been sung time and again by those whose heavy fate has hung on the weight that they oppose, the weight by which are crushed the broken voices of the hushed. But give certain people a place to stand a lever, a fulcrum, a weight, however small the hand the object however great, it is possible to prove that even Earth may be made to move. Nothing happens until something does, and hands, however small,  fill the air so the buzz of the broken fills the hall as levers and fulcrums shift and the heart, like a weight, begins to lift. Nothing happens until something does. Eve...
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The Woman's Rose by Oliver Schreiner: A Short Story

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  Plot Summary of 'The Woman's Rose' by Olive Schreiner The Woman's Rose is a short story by Olive Schreiner that explores female friendship, jealousy, compassion, and emotional maturity. INTRODUCTION The narrator describes a small carved box containing treasured keepsakes, including a dried white rose. The rose reminds her of a remarkable experience from her youth and restores her faith in human kindness. ARRIVAL IN THE TOWN As a young girl, the narrator visits a remote South African town. Before her arrival, a beautiful fair-haired young woman was the centre of attention. The men admired her greatly and competed for her attention. When the narrator arrives, the men's attention shifts to her. They praise her beauty and seek her company, causing the fair-haired girl to be neglected and forgotten. GROWING EMOTIONAL CONFLICT The narrator enjoys the attention but gradually feels uncomfortable. She realises that the men's behaviour is unfair to the fair-haired girl...
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Blozzom Everyday School Year Plan By Dinzei Maureen Blozzom

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  2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION SCHOOL YEAR PLAN FOR BLOZZOM EVERYDAY SCHOOLS  SCHOOL PROFILE This academic plan is designed for a school operating: • Day School • Boarding School • Online School • Adult Education School Classes Covered • Creche • Nursery • Primary School • Secondary School • Adult School • Examination Classes Curriculum • British Curriculum • Nigerian Curriculum ACADEMIC YEAR OVERVIEW First Term Resumption Date: Monday, 7th September 2026 Mid-Term Break: Thursday, 29th October – Friday, 30th October 2026 Closing Date: Friday, 11th December 2026 Second Term Resumption Date: Monday, 11th January 2027 Mid-Term Break: Thursday, 18th February – Friday, 19th February 2027 Closing Date: Friday, 26th March 2027 Third Term Resumption Date: Monday, 19th April 2027 Mid-Term Break: Thursday, 27th May – Friday, 28th May 2027 Closing Date: Friday, 30th July 2027 CRECHE SECTION Focus Areas : • Sensory development • Communication skills • Social interaction • Fine motor develop...
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