ATARMAxxing
SACE English as an Additional LanguagePractice Examination 16
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 60 |
| Questions | 11 |
| Structure | Section 1A — 4 Q, 10 marks · Section 1B — 6 Q, 20 marks · Section 2 — 1 Q, 30 marks |
This paper covers
- Part A listening: Information session for a school robotics competition
- Part A skill: dates, rules and team roles
- Part B texts: Teen coding-camp advertisement and an interview with a software engineer
- Part B emphasis: target audience and inclusive language; final comparison of persuasiveness (6 marks)
- Section 2 issue: Should coding be a compulsory school subject?
- Section 2 texts: industry association CEO's opinion piece, student survey report with data table by gender, EAL nursing student's blog
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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