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HSC English StudiesPractice Examination 5

Reading time15 minutes
Writing time2 hours
Total marks70
Questions8
StructureSection I — 5 Q, 20 marks · Section II — 1 Q, 20 marks · Section III — 1 Q, 15 marks · Section IV — 1 Q, 15 marks

This paper covers

  • Section I: unseen texts on voices that speak up (5 questions, 3+3+5+4+5 marks)
  • Section II: how storytelling in the text expresses and reflects particular lives
  • Section II model answer: Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, I am Malala
  • Section III: a blog post explaining how ONE text in a module changed your view of the world
  • Section III model answer: Module E: Playing the Game
  • Section IV: persuasive speech to a school assembly arguing for a change in the school

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

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HSC English Studies Practice Examination 5