English Paper 1 threw a massive curveball at students, and some people aren’t happy

Sly move...

English Paper 1 is in the books. It's done, gone and students can forget it even existed until the results come knocking later this year. But, there was a curveball in this year's Paper 1 which had a few people surprised and has left others wondering what exactly the rest of the examinations are going to throw up. The big change in this year's Higher Level Paper 1 appeared in the comprehension section where the old formulaic point, support and elaborate approach was thrown to the side. Instead students were asked to draw on their studied texts from their comparative study, usually reserved for Paper 2, and compose an answer using them. The move was certainly a surprise for students who would have expected to see such a question lurking in the long grass of Paper 2, not coming at them in the midst of their first paper. Here's a taste of some of the questions... https://twitter.com/RobOHanrahan/status/1004327607729565696 Of course, such a change from the norm was not appreciated by the masses, and we can understand why some would feel a little hard-done by  the State Examinations Commission. https://twitter.com/stephenbyrne/status/1004336077329584128 https://twitter.com/Leaving_cert18/status/1004330045840740353 https://twitter.com/CheethamJoseph/status/1004330987231305729 https://twitter.com/nominzeus/status/1004340039692771328 What's next? https://twitter.com/300youcandothis/status/1004340777122705408 https://twitter.com/davie_bucks/status/1004344846096699393 Jokes on the SEC... right? https://twitter.com/samodwyer16/status/1004333726539673600