Study how genre, adaptation, context and perspective shape meaning. Modules 1–3 underpin the external examination; Module 4 investigation remains internally assessed. These original ATARMAxxing resources are not affiliated with TASC.
English Level 3 (ENG315117), Version 5 · guide last reviewed . Always check the current course document on the TASC site ↗.
The examination has 180 minutes working time plus 15 minutes preparation. Answer three essays: one Section A genre question, the compulsory Section B adaptation question and the compulsory Section C close-study question. TASC uses criterion ratings, not numerical essay marks. The platform’s 20 marks per essay and 60 attempted marks are an indicative practice allocation only, mapped to the real criteria, with no conversion to an official grade. The final award uses seven internal and five external ratings; no fixed examination percentage is stated.
Past papers on this subject span more than one course document. Papers written under an older one still work as practice, but the modules they test have changed — the index labels every paper with the course document it was set under.
Each area below lists the concepts named in the course document, what the TASC exam asks of them, and the mistake that most often costs marks.
Study Dystopian Fiction, Thriller or Life Writing through the prescribed texts for your chosen elective.
Compare two or three prescribed texts from the same elective, analysing genre conventions, contexts and audience response. Section A assesses Criteria 1, 4 and 6.
Choose the question for your elective. An account of plots without comparison and analysis does not answer a genre question.
Compare both works in one prescribed adaptation pair and examine changes of medium, context and representation.
Analyse how language, stylistic devices and conventions shape related ideas in different ways. Section B assesses Criteria 2, 4 and 6.
A list of differences does not explain their effects. Support a judgement about meaning with precise evidence from both works.
Develop a considered interpretation of one prescribed work through its contexts, perspectives, attitudes and values.
Justify a coherent interpretation with textual evidence and analysis. Section C assesses Criteria 3, 4 and 6.
Section C has no stimulus quotation in the current specification. Respond to its actual question rather than a memorised proposition.
Complete the internally assessed investigation within the course work requirements agreed with your teacher.
Follow the current course document and your teacher’s investigation requirements; this module is not an additional external-exam essay.
Do not substitute an investigation response for a prescribed-text examination response.
No. TASC English uses extended criterion ratings. The platform’s numerical guide is indicative feedback on original practice only. It does not predict an official criterion rating or course award.
Use the current prescribed list: two or three works from one Module 1 elective, both works from one Module 2 pair, and one Module 3 work. Historical papers may refer to earlier lists; check the current list rather than copying an old selection.
Sections A and B require third-person analytical responses. Section C permits first or third person. In every section, build and support an argument rather than retell the narrative.
Use the 15-minute preparation period for permitted notes on supplied note paper and highlighting key words. Do not begin answers until instructed.
Knowing the course document is the first half. The other half is seeing how TASC actually asks it — every official paper for English is indexed by the same areas above.