TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS PAPER: Reading time before commencing work: 10 minutes Working time for this paper: 1 hour 30 minutes MATERIAL REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED FOR THIS PAPER: To be provided by the supervisor - Exam booklet To be provided by the candidate - Pens, pencils, eraser and / or correction fluid IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES No other items may be taken into the examination room.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor BEFORE reading any further. All iPads and mobile phones must be turned off and in your bag along with any other devices and notes. Bags are to be closed and placed under the desk. INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:

1. Read through the paper to familiarise yourself with all of the questions. 2. Use a blue or black ballpoint / ink pen. Do not answer in pencil.

AT THE END OF THE EXAM:

- Any planning sheets or other pieces of paper MUST be handed in with this booklet. - At the end of the examination make sure that your name is on your booklet and any other

pieces of paper used.

STRUCTURE OF THIS PAPER:

Section Number of questions available

Number of questions to

be attempted

Suggested working

time (minutes)

Marks available

Student mark

Section one: Writing 3 1 40 48

Section two: Language

Conventions 30 30 20 30

Section three: Reading

22 22 30 22

Total Marks 100

Do not turn the page until asked to do so

SECTION ONE: WRITING Allow 40 mins for this section (48 marks) Write a letter to your teacher discussing ONE of the following statements:

a. All students should have to play sport.

b. It is cruel to keep animals in cages so Zoo’s should be closed.

c. Junk food should be banned at school

d. Everyone should learn to cook

Remember: Use the correct letter writing format, including addressing the letter to your teacher and your return address. Your discussion needs to be in the following structure: Don’t forget PEEL! Introduction Introduce your topic (the question you will be discussing).

State your position on the topic. What 3 arguments are you going to make? Paragraph 1 What is the first argument you are going to discuss? Explain your point

Give an example of this argument. Link back to argument/wrap up paragraph. Paragraph 2

What is the second argument you are going to discuss? Explain your point

Give an example of this argument. Link back to argument/wrap up paragraph. . Paragraph 3 What is the third argument you are going to discuss? Explain your point

Give an example of this argument. Link back to argument/wrap up paragraph. Conclusion Summarise your arguments.

SECTION ONE: WRITING QUESTION #

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SECTION TWO: LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS Allow 20 mins for this section (30 marks) Question 1-10 The spelling errors in these sentences have been underlined. Write the words correctly in the box.

1 They drove on the new hiway to the coast.

2 I hurt my left sholder when I fell off my bike.

3 The orchestra mainly performs traditionel music.

4 I fried onyon rings on the barbeque.

5 We use an empty milk craite to carry the books.

6 Dad grew a massive pumkin and entered it in the local show.

7 They wayed each ingredient for the recipe.

8 Bees make honeycoam from wax.

9 Like rain, snow if a form of precipitasion.

10 They had to quewe for hours to buy tickets.

Questions 11-17 There is one spelling mistake in each sentence. Write the correct spelling of the word in the

box.

11 The detective movie was boring because the plot was totally

predictible.

12 The helecopter was hovering above the rugged landscape.

13 Nothing could intafere with the happiness of the occasion.

14 It was a successfull attempt to raise awareness about

excessive water consumption.

15 There was a detailed explanination of how the robot

operated.

16 Rainforests are quite dark due to the dense folige of the

canopy.

17 By the time we had scrambled to the summit we were

breathing heavally.

Questions 18-30 Circle one letter to show your answer.

18. Which sentence needs a question mark?

A. Whichever flavour I choose will be great

B. Where they are going is a mystery

C. When he arrives we can all leave together

D. What colour are you painting your room

19. Which option completes this sentence correctly?

If I had known that it was going to rain, I would never to the beach.

A. have gone

B. be going

C. go

D. gone

20. Which is a correct sentence?

A. We are catching a bus of the city today.

B. The bus stop is near the end of our street.

C. The bus is already to the bus stop.

D. We will have to run for making the bus.

21. In which sentence is the pencil case described?

A. Last week I lost my pencil case for two days.

B. I usually carry my pencil case home in my backpack.

C. I needed a pen so I emptied my bag looking for my pencil case.

D. I found my battered old pencil case under my desk.

22. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

A. “Are you going to see the fireworks tonight, Matt asked?

B. “Are you going to see the fireworks tonight?” Matt asked.

C. “Are you going to see the fireworks tonight Matt asked?”

D. “Are you going to see the fireworks tonight”? Matt asked.

23. Which pair of sentences shows a correct contraction of She’s? (circle the letter)

Without contraction With contraction

A She does swim well. She’s swim well.

B She was happy to come. She’s happy to come.

C She is my older sister. She’s my older sister.

D She goes on holidays soon. She’s on holidays soon.

24. Which sentence contains an adjective?

A. I watered the plants before school.

B. The sudden rain sent us running for cover.

C. The tickets are going on sale on Monday.

D. I am knitting a jumper for winter.

25. Which word has the same meaning as ought in this sentence?

Students ought to do their homework as soon as they get it.

A. must

B. should

C. could

D. will

26. Which suffix, when added to resent, makes it into an adjective?

A. -ness

B. -ment

C. -ful

D. -ion

27. Which sentence uses tense correctly?

A. The weather forecast for yesterday is rain and hail.

B. I think that tomorrow was the last day to enter the race.

C. She usually goes to town on Friday, but this week she goes on Thursday.

D. I thought the movie was going to start this week but isn’t.

28. Which is a compound sentence?

A. Kangaroos and wallabies are both marsupials.

B. The pouch provides their joeys with food and protection.

C. Joeys spend a surprisingly long time in the pouch.

D. They finally leave but still stay close to their mothers.

29. Which sentence is incorrect?

A. When students are late, you have to get a note at the office.

B. The boys tidied the room and then they emptied the bins.

C. As part of the project, you have to make a poster.

D. I went shopping with them and we all took our own bags.

30. Which word is a noun?

A. pure

B. purity

C. purify

D. purely

***End of section 2. Turn the page for section 3 ***

SECTION THREE: READING Allow 30 mins for this section (22 marks)

Read Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and answer questions 1 to 6.

1. Based on the information in the text, what can

the reader assume to be true about the

episodes produced?

A. 91 series were made.

B. 91 episodes were made.

C. Three episodes were made in total.

D. Three series were translated into Spanish.

4. In which country was Skippy the Bush

Kangaroo not allowed to be shown?

A. Cuba

B. Canada

C. Spain

D. Sweden

2. In paragraph 2, who do the words in the

brackets refer to?

A. characters in the show

B. additional actors in the show

C. actors who played the characters

D. the writers who created the characters

5. What reason was given for the show being

banned?

A. Kangaroos were unfamiliar to children in

that country.

B. Too many male roles could send

misleading messages.

C. Crime fighting was viewed as an

inappropriate for children.

D. It could cause children to view animals in

an unrealistic way.

3. The word Skippy el canguro are

A. a Spanish translation of the show’s title.

B. the title of a similar show in Spain.

C. a title of one episode of the show.

D. spanish words used to review the show.

6. At the start of paragraph 4, the word which is

referring to

A. animals being able to do impossible

things.

B. the popularity of the show internationally.

C. a description of the setting for the show.

D. an outline of a single episode.

Read Duyfken and answer questions 7 to 12.

7. According to the text, who created the first

map showing the Cape York coastline?

A. James Cook

B. enthusiastic volunteers

C. the captain of the Duyfken

D. the Aboriginal people of the area

10. Where did the Duyfken replica begin its first

trip?

A. The Netherlands

B. Fremantle

C. Cape York

D. Sydney

8. What is the Duyfken 1606 Replica Foundation?

A. a sailing club for historical ships

B. a monument to sailors on the Duyfken

C. a group dedicated to making a replica

ship

D. a museum established to display a replica

ship

11. Why did the Duyfken replica sail to the Gulf of

Carpentaria?

A. The Duyfken sailors hoped to make

contact with the local people.

B. The Duyfken replica was on a journey to

the Netherlands.

C. The Duyfken sailors came from this area.

D. The Duyfken replica was re-enacting

history.

9. How long did it take to build the Duyfken

replica?

A. 1 year

B. 6 years

C. 150 years

D. 400 years

12. According to the text, what was the next step

for they Duyfken replica after its voyage

around Australia?

A. It sailed to Cape York.

B. It returned to the Netherlands.

C. It was put on display to the public.

D. It became part of the 400th anniversary

celebrations.

Read RSPCA and answer questions 13 to 17.

13. How can the RSPCA’s viewpoint be

summarised?

A. Crocodiles should not be hunted for

sport.

B. Crocodiles should be hunted in safari

style.

C. Crocodiles are endangered and should

not be hunted.

D. Crocodiles can only be hunted in the

Northern Territory.

16. According to the RSPCA, who should be

permitted to cull crocodiles?

A. tourists

B. scientists

C. trained professionals

D. Aboriginal landholders

14. In the third paragraph, culling refers to

A. killing for sport.

B. hunting that is authorized.

C. killing in a cruel manner.

D. hunting for entertainment.

17. Which of the links on the page would lead you

to more information on the issue?

A. RSPCA OPPOSES CROC SAFARI HUNTING

IN NT

B. SAY NO TO CROCODILE HUNTING

C. RSPCA APPROVED FARMING

D. HOW YOU CAN HELP

15. In the third paragraph, firmly could be

replaced with

A. stiffly.

B. steadily.

C. strongly.

D. securely.

Read The melting Third Pole and answer questions 18 to 22.

18. The first paragraph suggest that the HKH

region is

A. More fragile than the north and south

poles.

B. Less significant than the north and south

poles.

C. Less understood than the north and

south poles.

D. More remote than the north and south

poles.

21. According to the text, what is ICIMOD’s main

role?

A. To educate the public about the health of

glaciers in the region

B. To undertake research into the state of

the glaciers in the region

C. To lobby governments for funds to

manage the glaciers in the region

D. To provide support for people displaced

by receding glaciers in the region

19. ‘Third pole’ is in quotation marks because it

A. is a clichéd expression.

B. refers to an unknown region.

C. makes an invalid comparison.

D. provides a non-scientific description.

22. The word ICIMOD is

A. an abbreviation

B. an acronym

C. a figure of speech

D. a quotation

20. Why are statistics used in the second

paragraph?

A. to support the discussion with fact.

B. to allow the writer to demonstrate his

expertise

C. to locate the text in a particular region

D. to include other points of view.

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