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2017 Public Examination

HindiContinuers Level

Wednesday 18 October: 2 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Reading Time: 10 minutes Working Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

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Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 1.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 1 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in HINdI.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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MarksText 11. (a) What is the main focus of this news item? 1

(b) Tick () the two most accurate statements. 2

(A) Text 1 refers to the teaching of languages.

(B) Some people in Himachal Pradesh have migrated from other states.

(C) Many people in Himachal Pradesh converse in Pahari.

(D) Pahari has been derived from Sanskrit only.

You may make notes in this space.

Part A (Questions 1–3) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH.

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MarksText 22. (a) What two pieces of evidence suggest that Maharaja Jai Singh was

deeply interested in the field of astronomy?2

(b) What were the astronomical instruments used for? 3

(c) How do we know that the Jantar Mantar at Jaipur is still regarded as a very special place?

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MarksText 33. (a) What evidence suggests that the father is reluctant to send his daughter

to delhi?2

(b) What made the father change his mind about sending his daughter to delhi?

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Part B (Questions 4–6) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in HINdI.

MarksText 44. (a) What have been the three main turning points in Priya’s career up

to this point?

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(b) How do we know that the interview has not finished?

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MarksText 55. (a) What two problems did Vivek face?

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(b) How did Vivek escape from his difficult situation? Explain in detail how Vivek’s personal qualities contributed to his escape.

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MarksText 66. Provide evidence from the text that suggests that Matheran is a better

choice as a destination. Give six points in your response.

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Section 2: Reading and Responding (25 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes for Section 2.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in black or blue pen.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in HINdI.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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Part A (Questions 7–8) (10 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts( forexample,bycomparing,contrasting,summarisingand/orevaluating)andconveytheinformationappropriately.

7. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

Source: Kailash Satyarthi, ‘Let us march’, Nobel Lecture, 10 December 2014, <www.nobelprize.org>

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QUESTIONSMarks

(a) Explain the underlined proverb and how the proverb is linked to the person in the text. 2

(b) Why is it ‘completely logical’ that Kailash Satyarthi won the Nobel Peace Prize? Provide four pieces of evidence from the text to show that the writer’s statement is correct.

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8. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the question that follows.

Data: ASSOCHAM India, <www.assocham.org/newsdetail.php?id=5642>

*ASSOCHAM – The Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India

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QUESTIONMarks

Your friend enjoys changing his mobile phone very frequently. Provide your friend with evidence from Text 8 that shows that the widespread use of mobile phones has four negative aspects.

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Part B (Question 9) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstrateanunderstandingofthestimulustext• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinHindi.

9. Read the text and then answer the question in approximately 150 words in HINdI on page 7.

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QUESTION

Your name is Rani or Yash. You are very keen to be chosen for the position described in the school newsletter. Write a persuasive email of approximately 150 words in Hindi to the principal, describing why you would be suitable for this role. do not include your address or the address of the principal in your email. Sign your email as Rani or Yash only.

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Section 3: Writing in Hindi (20 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 3.

2. Write your answer to a question from Section 3 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ONE question in HiNdi.

4. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

5. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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Section 3 (Questions 10–12) (20 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstratedepthoftreatmentofinformation,ideasand/oropinions• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinHindi.

Answer ONE question from this section in approximately 250 words in HiNdi.

10. Use the sand painting below to write an imaginative story for a newspaper that has many readers from the local Hindi-speaking community. You may set your story in india or within the Hindi-speaking communities in Australia, but the story must have a strong link to the community. Write your story.

11. Two restaurants in your city claim that their malaikofta is the best one in the city. You are a famous food critic who writes reviews about food and restaurants for an international magazine. The editor of the magazine has asked you to visit and evaluate the two restaurants in order to decide which restaurant’s malaikofta is the best one. Write your review.

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You may make notes in this space.

12. You have been invited to write an article from a personal perspective for a Hindi book for young people. You have decided to write about how your family and your schooling have influenced your dreams for the future. Write your article.

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Question Number:

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