ATARMAxxing
SACE English as an Additional LanguagePractice Examination 20
| Reading time | 15 minutes |
| Writing time | 2 hours |
| Total marks | 60 |
| Questions | 12 |
| Structure | Section 1A — 4 Q, 10 marks · Section 1B — 7 Q, 20 marks · Section 2 — 1 Q, 30 marks |
This paper covers
- Part A listening: Interview with an author who writes in her second language
- Part A skill: a speaker's main points
- Part B texts: Book-festival poster and a panel discussion excerpt
- Part B emphasis: cultural perspectives in a panel; final comparison of persuasiveness (6 marks)
- Section 2 issue: Should schools encourage printed books over e-books?
- Section 2 texts: teacher-librarian's opinion piece, library loans and print-versus-tablet comprehension tables, Tongan-Australian student with dyslexia's anthology piece
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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