Gat 2009
Victorian Certificate of Education 2009
General Achievement Test
Thursday 11 June 2009
Reading time: 10.00 am to 10.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 10.15 am to 1.15 pm (3 hours)
QUESTION BOOK
Structure of book
Type of questions Number of questions to be answered Suggested times (minutes) Suggested time allocation
Writing Task 1 Writing Task 2 Multiple-choice questions
1 1 70
30 30 120
10.15 – 10.45 10.45 – 11.15 11.15 – 1.15
• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, and an English and/or bilingual dictionary. • Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white out liquid/tape. • No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied • Question book of 36 pages. • Answer book for both Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2. • Answer page for multiple-choice questions on page 15 of the answer book. Instructions • Write your student number and student name on the answer book. • Write your student name on the answer page for multiple-choice questions on page 15 of the answer book. • Follow the times suggested for each task. • You may complete tasks in any order and you may return to any task at any time. • Do not waste time on one particular multiple-choice question. If you find a question very difficult, return to it later. • Answer all questions. • All written responses must be in English. At the end of the test • You may keep this question book. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
© VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2009
GAT 2009
WRITING TASK 2
Consider the statements below.
To be answered in the answer book in pen, not pencil. You are advised to allocate 30 minutes to this task.
Based on one or more of the statements, develop a piece of writing presenting your point of view. Your piece of writing
General Achievement Test
Thursday 11 June 2009
Reading time: 10.00 am to 10.15 am (15 minutes) Writing time: 10.15 am to 1.15 pm (3 hours)
QUESTION BOOK
Structure of book
Type of questions Number of questions to be answered Suggested times (minutes) Suggested time allocation
Writing Task 1 Writing Task 2 Multiple-choice questions
1 1 70
30 30 120
10.15 – 10.45 10.45 – 11.15 11.15 – 1.15
• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, and an English and/or bilingual dictionary. • Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white out liquid/tape. • No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied • Question book of 36 pages. • Answer book for both Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2. • Answer page for multiple-choice questions on page 15 of the answer book. Instructions • Write your student number and student name on the answer book. • Write your student name on the answer page for multiple-choice questions on page 15 of the answer book. • Follow the times suggested for each task. • You may complete tasks in any order and you may return to any task at any time. • Do not waste time on one particular multiple-choice question. If you find a question very difficult, return to it later. • Answer all questions. • All written responses must be in English. At the end of the test • You may keep this question book. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
© VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2009
GAT 2009
WRITING TASK 2
Consider the statements below.
To be answered in the answer book in pen, not pencil. You are advised to allocate 30 minutes to this task.
Based on one or more of the statements, develop a piece of writing presenting your point of view. Your piece of writing