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English-literacy2010SchoolCertificateTest

GeneralInstructions

Readingtime:10minutes

Workingtime:2hours

Writeusingblackorbluepen AttemptALLquestions

DoNOTwriteinpencil

RefertotheStimulusBookletprovidedanduseitwhererequiredthroughoutthetest

WriteyourCentreNumberandStudentNumberatthetopofpages13,15and17

Totalmarks90

Section1Reading/ViewingPages214

60marksAllowabout1hourand20minutesforthissection

Questions145 45marksQuestions4650 15marks

Section2WritingPages1519

30marksAllowabout40minutesforthissection

ThissectionhasTWOquestionsQuestion51 10marksQuestion52 20marks

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Section1Reading/Viewing

60marksAllowabout1hourand20minutesforthissection

Questions145 45marksQuestions4650 15marks

UsetheSection1AnswerSheetforQuestions145

Instructionsforansweringmultiple-choicequestions

SelectthealternativeA,B,CorDthatbestanswersthequestion.Fillintheresponseovalcompletely.

Sample: 2+4= (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9 A B C D

If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrectanswerandfillinthenewanswer.

A B C D

Ifyouchangeyourmindandhavecrossedoutwhatyouconsidertobethe

correctanswer,thenindicatethecorrectanswerbywritingthewordcorrect

anddrawinganarrowasfollows.

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Text1LettertotheEditor

ReadText1intheStimulusBooklettoanswerQuestions110.

1 HowdoesCarolynBradburyrememberherchildhoodinlines34?

(A) Indifferently

(B) Regretfully

(C) Vaguely

(D) Warmly

2 WhatcontrastispresentedbetweenCarolynBradburyschildhoodandthatofyoungpeopletoday?

(A) Activeversusunmotivated

(B) Curiousversushappy

(C) Intelligentversusdisinterested

(D) Riskyversusunhealthy

3 Inlines69,whatisthemainideasuggestedabouttechnology?

(A) Itisexotic.(B) Itisenticing.

(C) Itiseconomical.

(D) Itisexaggerated.

4 Whatlanguagefeatureisusedinlistless,lethargicloungelizards?(line11)

(A) Allegory

(B) Alliteration(C) Rhetoric

(D) Rhyme

5 Whatisthemeaningofbuoyantasusedinline12?

(A) Enthusiastic

(B) Honest

(C) Lazy

(D) Talkative

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6 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofjargon?

(A) HDLCD

(B) Diabetes

(C) DearEditor(D) MilesCrossing

7 WhatisCarolynBradburyattemptingtoargueinlines1315?

(A) Ballgamesunifycommunities.

(B) Teenagersshouldwashthefamilycar.

(C) Thesimplebenefitsofoutdooractivities

(D) Thefinancialadvantagesoforganicgardening

8 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofimperativelanguage?

(A) Diabetes,obesityandotherhealthissuesareontherise...(line9)

(B) Surelytheansweristhissimple!(line11)

(C) Whatswrongwithgoodoldfashionedgardening...(line13)

(D) Getup!Getout!Getmoving!(line16)

9 WhatisCarolynBradburysmainpurposeinwritingthisletter?

(A) Toshowhowthepastwasinferior

(B) Topraiseyoungpeoplefortheirinitiative

(C) Toprovideinformationabouthealthissues

(D) Toencourageyoungpeopletoleadanactivelifestyle

10 Why does Carolyn Bradbury use capital letters in STROLLING andSCROLLING?(line17)

(A) Toemphasisetheneedtotakeaction

(B) Toshowthatthetwowordsrhyme

(C) Toshowtheimpactoftechnology

(D) Toemphasiseheranger

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Text2MagazineArticle


11 WhyhasthewritergiventhearticlethetitleYourstruly?

(A) Itisshortandeye-catching.

(B) Itindicatesthatthistextisaletter.

(C) Itisaconventionofformalletterwriting.

(D) Itcreatesapersonalconnectionwiththereader.

12 Whatisthepurposeoflines1and2?

(A) Togiveanexampleofaletter

(B) Toprovideasummaryoftheideas

(C) Todemonstratetheeffectivenessofthepostalsystem

(D) Topersuadethereaderstoimprovetheirhandwriting

13 Whatdoesadyingartmeanasusedinline4?

(A) Letterwritingistoorestrictive.

(B) Skillsandpracticesarebeinglost.

(C) Handwritingtakestoolongtolearn.

(D) Technologymakesbetteruseofvisuals.

14 WhyaresometeacherssigningupclassestomembershipoftheIPF?(lines69)

(A) Toimprovetheirstudentsliteracy

(B) ToencouragehistoricalresearchintotheIPF

(C) Todiscouragetheuseoftechnologybystudents

(D) Tohelpstudentsandtheirfamiliestraveloverseas

15 Whyarequotationsfromdifferentpeopleused?

(A) Theyaddauthenticitytothearticle.

(B) Theyshowthejoyofreceivingaletter.

(C) Theyprovideinformationusingstatistics.(D) Theyindicatethereareletterwritingclubs.

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16 Whatdoesspeculatesmeanasusedinline21?

(A) Agrees

(B) Considers

(C) Denies(D) Questions

17 Perfectmisery(line28)isanexampleofwhichlanguagefeature?

(A) Dialect

(B) Dialogue

(C) Oxymoron

(D) Simile

18 Whatisthetoneoftheschoolboysletter?(lines2630)

(A) Aggressive

(B) Humorous

(C) Respectful

(D) Sincere

19 Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutthefutureofletterwriting?

(A) Apathetic

(B) Content

(C) Optimistic

(D) Suspicious

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Text3DescriptionTheCity


20 Bydescribingthecityasadrenalin-charged(line1)theauthorissuggestingthatitis

(A) crowded.

(B) energetic.

(C) expensive.

(D) sparkling.

21 Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofpersonification?

(A) sky-scrapingofficeblocksgrumbleatthesolitarycomputers(line2)

(B) theatmosphereisasthickasthesmog(lines1314)

(C) Thesuburbansaplingscastgloomyshadows(line23)

(D) children,whohuddlegrimlyaroundtheschoolbusstop(lines2324)

22 Whendoesthecityrelax?

(A) Midnight(B) Midday

(C) Dusk

(D) Dawn

23 Theauthorcreatesasenseofthecitylandscapebyusing

(A) shortsentences.

(B) factuallanguage.(C) anaccumulationofimages.

(D) detaileddescriptionsofpeople.

24 Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheappearanceofthecity?

(A) Thecityisgreenandspacious.

(B) Thecityisconstantlychanging.

(C) Thecityisbestviewedatmidday.(D) Thecitylandscapeismonotonous.

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25 Whatdoesgrimlymeaninline24?

(A) Unconsciously

(B) Untidily

(C) Unwillingly(D) Unwisely

26 Whichstatementbestsummarisesthemainideaofthetext?

(A) Thecityisaliving,breathingorganism.

(B) Thecityisagrey,crowdedenvironment.

(C) Peopleareisolatedandsecretiveinthecity.

(D) Hedgehogsandwildbirdspopulatethecity.

Text4ExtractfromaFeatureArticle


27 Whichlanguagetechniqueisusedinthetitle?

(A) Allusion

(B) Homophone

(C) Jargon

(D) Pun

28 Thecolourspinkandbluehavebeenusedinthegraphicbecausethey

(A) arevibrant.

(B) areprimarycolours.

(C) suggestromanceisagame.

(D) representgenderstereotypes.

29 Whatisthepurposeofthegraphic?

(A) Tolistdifferenttypesofrelationships

(B) Toadvertiseawebsiteaboutrelationships

(C) Toshowthecomplexityofmodernrelationships

(D) Toillustratetheimportanceoftextinginrelationships

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30 Whatlanguagetechniqueisusedintheinternetcanbeacruelplace...butitcanalsobeaplacefulloflove...?(lines56)

(A) Enjambment

(B) Juxtaposition

(C) Metaphor

(D) Symbolism

31 Whatdoesiron-cladmeanasusedinline21?

(A) Strongandunusual

(B) Metallicanddecorative

(C) Permanentandunchanging(D) Unconventionalandstrange

32 What does fly-on-the-wall suggest about the view offered by technology?(line31)

(A) Thatitisavailableandexpensive

(B) Thatitisconventionalandconvenient

(C) Thatyouhavetheopportunitytorehearse(D) Thatyoucanwatchwithoutparticipating

33 Whatobservationabouttechnologyisbeingmadeinthearticle?

(A) Itismisusedbybigbusiness.

(B) Itischangingmarriagecustoms.

(C) Itisineffectiveforweddingarrangements.

(D) Itencouragestoomuchsocialnetworking.

34 Whattechniqueisusedtocreateapersonalvoiceinthearticle?

(A) Useofthegraphicatthebeginning

(B) Useofasides,suchas(Ohjoy!);(ifithasntalready)

(C) Useoftechnicallanguage,suchasMC;SMS

(D) Useofproductnames,suchasTwitter,YouTube

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Text5Backcoverofnovel


35 Whyhasthepublisherincludedtheextractfromthenovelinlines110?

(A) Toprovidebiographicaldetails

(B) Tocapturethereadersinterest

(C) Toprovideasummaryoftheplot

(D) Todemonstratefirstpersonnarration

36 Whyisthewordnever repeatedinthelines110?

(A) ToshowCharliessenseofregret

(B) TohighlightJasperscowardice

(C) TorevealCharliesindecision

(D) ToemphasiseJasperssecret

37 WhydoesCharlieagreetogowithJasper?

(A) CharliewasafraidofJasper.

(B) Charliewaseasilyinfluenced.

(C) Charlieisfamiliarwiththebush.

(D) CharliewantedJaspersacceptance.

38 Whatisthemeaningoflikeabrickinhisbellyasusedinline19?

(A) Afearofhisfirstlove

(B) Adisturbingdiscovery(C) Aconstantsourceofworry

(D) Acontinualpaininthestomach

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39 Whatarelockshorns(line21)andkeepalidon(line22)examplesof?

(A) Clich

(B) Contradiction

(C) Parody(D) Pun

40 Whatdoesbookish(line12)implyaboutCharlie?

(A) Heissolitary.

(B) Heenjoyslearning.

(C) Heworksinalibrary.

(D) Heisconstantlyfearful.

41 Whatdoestempestuousmeanasusedinline21?

(A) Docile

(B) Serious

(C) Thoughtful

(D) Volatile

42 WhatisemphasisedaboutJasperJonesinlines13to15?

(A) Heisathief.

(B) Heisaminer.

(C) Heisisolated.

(D) Heispopular.

43 Whatdoessimmeringsummermeanasusedinline20?

(A) Contentedandhappy

(B) Mindlessandlazy

(C) Restlessandagitated

(D) Stillandstable

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44 Whyhasthepublisherincludedcommentsfromnewspaperreviewsonthebackcoverofthisnovel?

(A) Topraisetheauthorswork

(B) Toadvertisethenewspapers

(C) TocelebratethatthisisanAustraliannovel

(D) Toshowthebreadthofthereadingaudience

45 WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowCharlieischangedthatsummer?

(A) CharliebearswitnesstoJaspersdiscovery.(line18)

(B) Charlieisworriedbyasuspicioustown...(lines1920)

(C) Charliebattlestokeepalidonhisbestfriend,JeffreyLu.(lines2223)(D) Charlielearnstodiscernthetruthfromthemyth...(line24)

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83293100405001 50002010SchoolCertificateTest

English-literacyCentreNumber

Section1(continued)

StudentNumber

Text6Poem

Read the poem The Old World on page 7 of the Stimulus Booklet and answerQuestions 4650 in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for theexpectedlengthofresponse.

46 SelectTWOexamplesfromthepoemthatsuggestPapahasspenthisworkinglifeatsea.

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47 Whatdoesthemetaphorhispaperbagface(line16)tellusaboutPapasappearance?

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48 ExplainhowPapahaschanged.ProvideTWOexamplesfromthepoemtosupportyouranswer.

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49 Contrast Papas feelings towards his old world and his current life.Supportyouranswerwithreferencetothepoem.

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Section2Writing

StudentNumber30marksAllowabout40minutesforthissection

ThissectionhasTWOquestions

Question51 10marksQuestion52 20marks

Answerthequestionsinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidanceforthe

expectedlengthofresponse.

Question51(10marks)

Allowabout15minutestoanswerthisquestion

Answer the question in the space provided. This spaceprovides guidance for theexpectedlengthofresponse.

Inyouransweryouwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:

expressyourselfintheformofadescriptionusinglanguageandstructureappropriatetoaudienceandpurpose

usespelling,punctuation,grammarandparagraphingappropriatetothetask

Text7of theStimulusBookletshowstwocolourphotographsfromawebsitewhichshowcasesdifferentAustralianlandscapes.

SelectONE ofthephotographsand writetheDESCRIPTIONwhichwould appear

whentheClicklinkbelowthephotographisused.

YourDESCRIPTIONshoulduselanguagewhichcapturesthemoodanddistinctivequalitiesofthephotograph.

DONOTWRITEANARRATIVEORAPOEM.

WriteyourDESCRIPTIONonthelinesprovidedonpage16.

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Section2(continued)

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Question52(20marks)

Allowabout25minutesforthisquestion

Answer the question in the space provided. This spaceprovides guidance for theexpectedlengthofresponse.

Inyouransweryouwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:

organise,developandsustainyourideas presentyourideasinaformappropriatetothetask

uselanguageappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext

usespelling,punctuation,grammarandparagraphingappropriatetothetask

AnewspaperhasaskedforcontributionstoitsseriesChangingTimes.

WriteaFEATUREARTICLEforthisserieswhereyououtlinethechangesyouhave

experiencedinyourlifetime,andchangesyouwouldliketoseeinthefuture.

DONOTINCLUDEILLUSTRATIONS.DONOTWRITEINCOLUMNS.

WriteyourFEATUREARTICLEonthelinesprovidedonpages18and19.

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2010 School Certificate Test

English-literacy

Stimulus BookletUse this Stimulus Booklet where required during the test.

Text 1 Letter to the Editor

DearEditor,

IagreewiththeopinionsyouexpressedinyoureditorialThe Young and the Listless.

Mostpeopleofmygenerationhavefondmemoriesofgrowingupclimbingtrees,

ridingbikes,goingonfamilypicnicsandswimmingunderabigbluecloudlesssky.

5 Youngpeoplearenaturallyenergeticandadventurousandtheircuriosityabouttheir

widerworldneedstobeencouraged.Insteadofsittingathomeunderthespellofthe

computerandmobilephoneorwatchingthelatestDVDonaHDLCDflatscreen

television,teenagerswouldbenefitfromsomethingaseasyandfreeasgoingoutsideintothesunshine.Diabetes,obesityandotherhealthissuesareontherise,seriously

10 puttingatriskyoungpeopleslongtermwellbeingandhappiness.

Surelytheansweristhissimple!Insteadoflistless,lethargicloungelizards,wecould

havebouncing,bright,buoyant,bubblyyouthwhogreeteachdayasanewopportunity.

Whatswrongwithgoodoldfashionedgardeningforexercise,withtheaddedbonusof

growingyourownorganicfood?Orwhatabouttakingthedogforawalkaroundthe

15 block,washingthefamilycaroraballgameinthebackyardwithfriends?

Nowisthetimetotakeaction.Myadviceis:Getup!Getout!Getmoving!Start

STROLLING,insteadofSCROLLING!

CarolynBradbury

MilesCrossing

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A.NaturesFireworks

Text 7 Photographs

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B.SunburntCountry

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