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WACE English Practice Exams with Worked Solutions

20 full-length papers · worked solutions for every question

The 20 practice exams inside the WACE English Mastery Pack, each set out like the real paper with a separate worked-solution guide. Open any paper to see what it covers.

  1. Practice Exam 1420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen written text with a visual text
    • Section One: comparison question across the two texts
    • Section Two: genre conventions in a studied text
    • Section Three: imaginative writing from a visual prompt
    • Language, structural and stylistic choices
  2. Practice Exam 2390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: language patterns and meaning
    • Section Two: how a text conforms to or challenges genre conventions
    • Section Three: persuasive writing for a specified audience
    • Quotation and referencing protocols
  3. Practice Exam 3420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen multimodal text
    • Section One: representation of an idea or issue
    • Section Two: comparing treatment of a theme in two studied texts
    • Section Three: interpretive writing (feature article, memoir)
    • Contexts of creation and reception
  4. Practice Exam 4390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: written text plus visual text
    • Section One: how visual elements position the reader
    • Section Two: voice and narrative point of view in a studied text
    • Section Three: imaginative writing from a written prompt
    • Perspectives, attitudes and values
  5. Practice Exam 5420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: purpose and audience
    • Section Two: how context shapes a studied text
    • Section Three: persuasive text in a chosen form
    • Synthesising ideas into complex argument
  6. Practice Exam 6390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen written and visual texts
    • Section One: comparison of the two texts' constructions of an idea
    • Section Two: manipulation of conventions in a studied text
    • Section Three: interpretive or persuasive writing on a broad idea
    • Language features that generate empathy or controversy
  7. Practice Exam 7420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen multimodal text
    • Section One: stylistic features and tone
    • Section Two: different interpretations of a studied text
    • Section Three: imaginative writing sustaining a distinctive voice
    • Omissions, inclusions, emphases and marginalisations
  8. Practice Exam 8390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: structure and language choices
    • Section Two: how genre expectations are met or not met
    • Section Three: writing for a specified context and purpose
    • Metalanguage and accurate expression
  9. Practice Exam 9420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: written text plus visual text
    • Section One: representation of people or groups
    • Section Two: values and attitudes represented in a studied text
    • Section Three: persuasive writing from a quotation prompt
    • Evaluating textual evidence
  10. Practice Exam 10390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen written and visual texts
    • Section One: comparison question
    • Section Two: mode, genre and type of text as a way of offering a perspective
    • Section Three: imaginative writing from an image
    • Audience and meaning-making
  11. Practice Exam 11420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: how language positions the reader
    • Section Two: how responses to a studied text change across contexts
    • Section Three: interpretive writing (opinion piece, reflection)
    • Voice and narrative point of view
  12. Practice Exam 12390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen multimodal text
    • Section One: language patterns
    • Section Two: close analysis of a single moment or passage in a studied text
    • Section Three: persuasive or interpretive writing on a social issue
    • Questioning assumptions and values
  13. Practice Exam 13420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: written text plus visual text
    • Section One: purpose, audience and genre
    • Section Two: comparing two studied texts from different genres
    • Section Three: imaginative writing sustaining a chosen form
    • Transforming and adapting texts
  14. Practice Exam 14390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: representation and construction of 'reality'
    • Section Two: how a studied text generates empathy or controversy
    • Section Three: writing in a form appropriate to a specified audience
    • Rhetoric and rhetorical devices
  15. Practice Exam 15420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen written and visual texts
    • Section One: comparison of stylistic choices
    • Section Two: how conventions have changed over time in a studied genre
    • Section Three: interpretive writing from a written stimulus
    • Text structure and language features
  16. Practice Exam 16390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen multimodal text
    • Section One: mood, tone and voice
    • Section Two: challenging a common interpretation of a studied text
    • Section Three: imaginative writing from a phrase prompt
    • Different interpretations of texts
  17. Practice Exam 17420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: stylistic features and effect
    • Section Two: contexts in which a studied text was created and received
    • Section Three: persuasive writing for a public audience
    • Sustaining analysis and argument
  18. Practice Exam 18390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: written text plus visual text
    • Section One: visual elements (framing, composition, shot size)
    • Section Two: how language features represent viewpoints and values
    • Section Three: interpretive or imaginative writing from a visual prompt
    • Themes, issues, ideas and concepts across texts
  19. Practice Exam 19420 marks · 13 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: unseen written and visual texts
    • Section One: comparison question
    • Section Two: a studied text's treatment of an idea across its structure
    • Section Three: writing sustaining a personal voice and perspective
    • Nuanced language
  20. Practice Exam 20390 marks · 12 questions · 3 sections
    • Section One: two unseen written texts
    • Section One: how a text conforms to or challenges genre expectations
    • Section Two: evaluating a studied text's representation of a group or issue
    • Section Three: persuasive, interpretive or imaginative writing from an open prompt
    • Planning, drafting, editing under time
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