QCE EnglishPractice Examination 3

This paper covers

• QCAA English General Unit 4 Topic 2 — close analytical essay
• Social conformity versus individual freedom: when the cost of belonging is self-suppression
• Prescribed literary text: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
• Analytical essay responding to unseen question — 800–1000 words
• 25 marks total — single question, Section A only
• Cognitive verbs: analyse, discuss, evaluate, examine
• Band A standard: purposive analysis, embedded evidence, sustained argument
• Criteria: understanding of text (10), textual evidence (5), organisation and development (5), written expression (5)

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

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.