Morning

Biology
Candidature: 17508 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 9:25 am Ends: 12:30 pm

The paper consists of two sections.
Section I Core (75 marks) consists of two parts: Part A – 20 multiple-choice questions (20 marks), answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet, and Part B – short response questions (55 marks) answered in the spaces provided on the question paper. All questions in Section I are compulsory.

Section II Options (25 marks) consists of five questions, one for each option. Students answer the question based on the option they have studied. Each question is made up of short-answer parts.

Afternoon

Classical Hebrew Continuers
Candidature: 31 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 1:55 pm Ends: 5:00 pm

The paper consists of three sections.
Section I – Prescribed Text (Tanakh) (50 marks)
In this section there are two parts. In Part A, students answer short-response questions on the prescribed chapters of the Tanakh. In Part B, students answer an extended-response question based on an extract/s from the prescribed texts.
Section II – Prescribed Text (Mishna) (20 marks)
Students answer short-response questions on extracts from the prescribed Mishna texts.
Section III – Unseen Text (30 marks)
Students answer questions of comprehension and grammar on unseen texts.

Hospitality
Candidature: 6669 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 1:55 pm Ends: 4:00 pm

There are two separate examination papers, one for each of the following streams: Food and Beverage and Kitchen Operations and Cookery. Each paper consists of four sections.
Section I (15 marks) consists of 15 multiple-choice questions, answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet. Five questions are based on the mandatory focus areas.
Section II (35 marks) consists of short answer questions answered in the spaces provided on the question paper. 15 marks are allocated to questions on the mandatory focus areas.
Section III (15 marks) consists of one structured extended response question based on the stream focus area and is answered in a separate writing booklet.
Section IV (15 marks) consists of one extended response question based on the mandatory focus areas and will be the same for both papers. This question will be answered in a separate writing booklet.

Indonesian Extension
Candidature: 16 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 2:00 pm Ends: 4:00 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 Indonesian to an extended-response question phrased in both English and Indonesian.
Section II – Writing in Indonesian (15 marks)
Students have a choice of two extended-response questions related to the prescribed issues and respond in Indonesian.

Japanese Continuers
Candidature: 662 (as at 1 September 2015)
Begins: 2:00 pm Ends: 5:00 pm

The paper consists of three sections.
Section I – Listening and Responding (25 marks)
In this section, students listen and respond to recorded texts in Japanese. Questions are phrased in English for responses in English or Japanese, as specified.
Section II – Reading and Responding (40 marks)
This section has two parts. In Part A, students read two texts written in Japanese and respond in English to short-answer questions phrased in English. In Part B, the question is based on a short text written in Japanese. Students respond in Japanese to an extended-response question phrased in English.
Section III – Writing in Japanese (15 marks)
There are two writing tasks. For the second writing task, students have a choice of two extended-response alternatives.