School Certificate 2010
English-literacy
2010 School Certificate Test
General Instructions
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Total marks – 90
Reading time: 10 minutes Working time: 2 hours Write using black or blue pen Attempt ALL questions Do NOT write in pencil Refer to the Stimulus Booklet provided and use it where required throughout the test Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of pages 13, 15 and 17
Section 1 — Reading/Viewing
Pages 2–14 60 marks Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section Questions 1–45 Questions 46–50 45 marks 15 marks
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Section 2 — Writing
Pages 15–19 30 marks Allow about 40 minutes for this section This section has TWO questions Question 51 10 marks 20 marks Question 52
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Section 1 — Reading/Viewing
60 marks Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section Questions 1–45 Questions 46–50 45 marks 15 marks
Use the Section 1 Answer Sheet for Questions 1–45 Instructions for answering multiple-choice questions
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Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response oval completely. Sample: 2+4= (A) 2 A (B) 6 B (C) 8 C (D) 9 D
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If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new answer. A B C D
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If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct and drawing an arrow as follows.
correct
A B C D
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Text 1 — Letter to the Editor Read Text 1 in the Stimulus Booklet to answer Questions 1–10. 1 How does Carolyn Bradbury remember her childhood in lines 3–4? (A) Indifferently (B) Regretfully
(C) Vaguely (D) Warmly 2 What contrast is presented between Carolyn Bradbury’s childhood and that of young people today? (A) Active versus unmotivated (B) Curious versus happy
(C) Intelligent versus disinterested (D) Risky versus unhealthy 3 In lines 6–9, what is the main idea suggested about technology? (A) It is exotic. (B) It is
2010 School Certificate Test
General Instructions
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Total marks – 90
Reading time: 10 minutes Working time: 2 hours Write using black or blue pen Attempt ALL questions Do NOT write in pencil Refer to the Stimulus Booklet provided and use it where required throughout the test Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of pages 13, 15 and 17
Section 1 — Reading/Viewing
Pages 2–14 60 marks Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section Questions 1–45 Questions 46–50 45 marks 15 marks
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Section 2 — Writing
Pages 15–19 30 marks Allow about 40 minutes for this section This section has TWO questions Question 51 10 marks 20 marks Question 52
5000
Section 1 — Reading/Viewing
60 marks Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section Questions 1–45 Questions 46–50 45 marks 15 marks
Use the Section 1 Answer Sheet for Questions 1–45 Instructions for answering multiple-choice questions
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Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response oval completely. Sample: 2+4= (A) 2 A (B) 6 B (C) 8 C (D) 9 D
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If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new answer. A B C D
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If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct and drawing an arrow as follows.
correct
A B C D
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Text 1 — Letter to the Editor Read Text 1 in the Stimulus Booklet to answer Questions 1–10. 1 How does Carolyn Bradbury remember her childhood in lines 3–4? (A) Indifferently (B) Regretfully
(C) Vaguely (D) Warmly 2 What contrast is presented between Carolyn Bradbury’s childhood and that of young people today? (A) Active versus unmotivated (B) Curious versus happy
(C) Intelligent versus disinterested (D) Risky versus unhealthy 3 In lines 6–9, what is the main idea suggested about technology? (A) It is exotic. (B) It is