'Ideal start' helps take The Edge off [Independent.ie]
- Published: 10 June 2010
Junior Certificate English higher-level candidates got off to a good start with their two papers, including reading about U2's The Edge in their comprehension question.
Alan Thompson, of Abbey Vocational School in Donegal, said the first paper, on language, was "excellent" and students should have been pleased. He described it as "an ideal start to the exams".
The paper dealt with two favourite teenage topics, music and sport, which allowed the students to engage, said Mr Thompson.
Christina Henehan, of Rice College in Westport, said "students seemed to love" the morning paper.
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