WERE the O-Level exams harder than today’s GCSEs? It’s an argument which frequently rages and now you can find out the answer for yourself.
Whether you’re a parent who took the older exams, a student who has sat the modern-day tests or just someone interested in comparing the two, pits your wits against both in the in the challenge set by Oxford Open Learning.
Take the Would You Pass? quiz which uses five real questions from each era in three subjects - maths, geography and sciences.
Answer the 10 questions in each of the subjects and see your results.
You may be surprised by how tough it is.
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