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EXAM Booklet
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. Read through the paper to familiarise yourself with all of the questions.
2. Use a blue or black ballpoint/ink pen. Do not answer in pencil.
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Narrative writing
Marking criterion Description of narrative writing marking criterion
Audience The writer’s capacity to orient, engage and affect the reader
Text structure The organisation of narrative features including orientation, complication and resolution
into an appropriate
and effective text structure
Ideas The creation, selection and crafting of ideas for a narrative
Character and setting Character: The portrayal and development of character
Setting: The development of a sense of place, time and atmosphere
Vocabulary The range and precision of contextually appropriate language choices
Cohesion The control of multiple threads and relationships across the text, achieved through the
use of grammatical elements
(referring words, text connectives, conjunctions) and lexical elements
(substitutions, repetitions, word associations)
Paragraphing The segmenting of text into paragraphs that assists the reader to negotiate the narrative
Sentence structure The production of grammatically correct, structurally sound and meaningful sentences
Punctuation The use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid the reading of the text
Spelling The accuracy of spelling and the difficulty of the words used
Persuasive writing
Marking criterion Description of persuasive writing marking criterion
Audience The writer’s capacity to orient, engage and persuade the reader
Text structure The organisation of the structural components of a persuasive text
(introduction, body and conclusion) into an appropriate and effective text structure
Ideas The selection, relevance and elaboration of ideas for a persuasive argument
Persuasive devices The use of a range of persuasive devices to enhance the writer’s position and
persuade the reader
Vocabulary The range and precision of contextually appropriate language choices
Cohesion The control of multiple threads and relationships across the text, achieved
through the use of
grammatical elements (referring words, text connectives, conjunctions)
Marking criterion Description of persuasive writing marking criterion
and lexical elements (substitutions, repetitions, word associations)
Paragraphing The segmenting of text into paragraphs that assists the reader to follow
the line of argument
Sentence structure The production of grammatically correct, structurally sound and meaningful sentences
Punctuation The use of correct and appropriate punctuation to aid the reading of the text
Spelling The accuracy of spelling and the difficulty of the words used
Planning space:
The spelling mistakes in these sentences have been underlined. Write the correct spelling for each
underlined word.
Read the following sentences, identify the word which is spelt incorrectly and write the correct spelling
in the space provided.
a. forget
b. forgot
c. forgotten
d. forgetting
Check your facts again, and remember to cite the sources for .
a. it
b. ones
c. book
d. them
22) Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
a. Jane who is usually our reserve is playing, the whole game, on Saturday.
b. Jane, who is usually our reserve, is playing, the whole game, on Saturday.
c. Jane, who is usually our reserve, is playing the whole game on Saturday.
d. Jane who is usually our reserve is playing the whole game, on Saturday.
The ice-cream shop is a family-owned business. , it has been in the family for three
generations.
a. For example
b. Moreover
c. Meanwhile
d. Otherwise
The runner said that he to be able to run a marathon distance but felt he no
longer do so.
a. used could
b. used can
c. use could
d. use can
27) Which sentence below does not belong when they are combined into a paragraph?
a. She walked into the garden and could not believe her eyes.
b. Dandelions can be used to make food, medicine and dye.
c. Spread out before her was an array of roses, tulips and orchids.
d. The sun seemed to make the flowers she even more brilliantly.
a. I want to try three things this year: surfing, rock climbing and hiking.
b. We were so excited when we heard the news: about winning the election!
c. Please bring the following items on the camping trip: sleeping bag, backpack and water bottle.
d. Mushrooms, pepperoni, onions and peppers: these ingredients comprised the toppings for
our pizza.
For the following four questions, tick one box in each row to correctly label the bolded clause in
each sentence?
main subordinate
clause clause
a. With many of the river’s bridges damaged by the storm’s fury, our journey’s taking longer
than we expected.
b. With many of the rivers’ bridges damaged by the storms’ fury, our journeys taking longer than
we expected.
c. With many of the river’s bridges damaged by the storm’s fury, our journeys taking longer than
we expected.
d. With many of the rivers’ bridge’s damaged by the storm’s fury, our journey’s taking longer
than we expected.
36) Which sentence correctly combines these three sentences into one?
Martin got to the cinema early. He bought the tickets and ice-creams. Jenny arrived just before the
movie started.
a. Jenny had arrived just before the movie started but Martin arrived early and bought the
tickets and ice-creams.
b. Martin got to the cinema early and bought the tickets and ice-creams and Jenny had arrived
just before the movie started.
c. Martin bought the tickets and ice-creams when Jenny arrived just before the movie started
and Martin had got there early.
d. Jenny arrived at the cinema just before the movie started but Martin had arrived early and
bought the tickets and ice-cream.
37) Which of the following correctly describes the errors in this sentence?
In an interview about his latest book Just a chat with Nonna?, Antonio Vella maintains that: “from his
first-hand experience and research, being proficient in more than one language has life-long
benefits”.
The scientist carried out experiments in her laboratory to test the hypothesis.
a. To test the hypothesis, the scientist carried out experiments in her laboratory.
b. The scientist, testing the hypothesis, carried out experiments in her laboratory.
c. Experiments to test the hypothesis were carried out by the scientist in her laboratory.
d. Carrying out experiments in her laboratory to test the hypothesis is what the scientist was
doing.
The gardener decided to weed the garden bed before digging it over and covering it with mulch.
a. to
b. before
c. over
d. with
For the following question circle 2 letters to correctly answer the question.
40) Which two clauses could complete this sentence correctly?
a. climbing
b. skiing
c. surfing
d. running
3) The meanings of tri and athlon are given in the text. These meanings tell the reader a triathlon is
a. 750m
b. 1.5km
c. 3.8km
d. 5km
Read Sport bridges nations and answer questions 6-10.
6) The key message in this text is that sport
7) The writer argues that television coverage of sport helps bridge nations because
8) The writers uses the example of the Australian Open Tennis Championships to highlight the
point that
a. forthright.
b. factual.
c. dramatic.
d. restrained.
Read Should students have a job while they are studying? and answer questions 11-15.
11) When Jemma refers to the insular environment of school, what is she suggesting?
17) When Damocles returns the crown and robes to the king, Damocles is showing
18) Near the end of the story, the king compares his power to a spider’s web to show
19) When the king agrees to Damocles’ proposal with a shrewd smile, the king is demonstrating his
a. humility.
b. concern.
c. generosity.
d. foresight.
Circle three.