Morning

Legal Studies

Candidature: 10322 (as at 1 September 2014)

Begins: 9:25 AM Ends: 12:30 PM

The paper consists of three sections.

Section I (20 marks) consists of 20 multiple-choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.

Section II (30 marks) consists of two parts.
Part A – Human Rights (15 marks) consists of short-answer questions answered on the question paper.
Part B – Crime (15 marks) consists of one extended response question answered in a writing booklet.

All questions in Sections I and II are compulsory.

Section III (50 marks) consists of seven extended response questions, one for each option. Each question offers an internal choice of two. Students attempt two questions, each on a different option.

Afternoon

Chinese Extension

Candidature: 26 (as at 1 September 2014)

Begins: 1:55 PM Ends: 3:55 PM

The paper consists of two sections.

Section I Response to prescribed text (25 marks)
This section has two parts.
In Part A, students answer a number of short-answer questions based on a short extract from the prescribed text.
In Part B, the question relates to another extract from the prescribed text. Students respond in Chinese to an extended-response question which is phrased in both English and Chinese.

Section II Writing in Chinese (15 marks)
Students have a choice of two extended-response questions related to the prescribed issues and respond in Chinese.


Classical Hebrew Extension

Candidature: 16 (as at 1 September 2014)

Begins: 1:55 PM Ends: 3:55 PM

The paper consists of two sections.

Section I Prescribed Text (30 marks)
In this section there are two parts.
In Part A, students answer short-response questions on extracts from the prescribed biblical and Talmudic texts.
In Part B, students answer an extended response question based on an extract/s from the prescribed texts.

Section II Non-prescribed Text (20 marks)
In this section, students answer questions on the content, grammatical, literary and linguistic features of non-prescribed texts.

Afternoon

Design and Technology

Candidature: 3159 (as at 1 September 2014)

Begins: 1:55 PM Ends: 3:30 PM

The paper consists of three sections.

Section I (10 marks) consists of 10 multiple-choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.

Section II (15 marks) consists of short-answer questions to be answered on the question paper.

Section III (15 marks) consists of one structured extended response question. This question is answered in a separate writing booklet.


Malay Background Speakers (CCAFL)

Candidature: 3 (as at 1 September 2014)

Begins: 2:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM

CCAFL (Collaborative Curriculum and Assessment Framework for Languages) is a national framework for the development of languages syllabuses and the setting and marking of languages examinations. Under the CCAFL agreement various state and territory curriculum, assessment and certification authorities develop examinations in a wide range of small candidature community languages.

The Background Speakers examination has three papers, all of which are compulsory.

Paper 1
This paper consists of two parts.
In Part A (10 marks) students listen to one text and respond in English to a number of questions relating to both the content and language features of the text.
In Part B (15 marks) students listen to two texts and answer one question that requires the student to evaluate, compare and contrast the information, opinion, and ideas from the texts.

Paper 2
This paper consists of two parts.
In Part A (25 marks) students respond to a number of questions on one written text. Questions are written in the target language and/or English for answers in either the target language or English as specified.
In Part B (25 marks) students read one text and answer one question in the target language that requires the student to respond to the opinions, ideas and information in the text.

Paper 3
Students are required to write one original text in the target language. The student is expected to make reference to at least two of the texts studied from the prescribed reading list. There is a choice of three questions. Questions are phrased in the target language and English. Each question is worth 25 marks.