YEAR 12 Trial Exam Paper - 2014 ENGLISH Written examination - TASK BOOK

Sep 20, 2026

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Year 12 Trial Exam Paper for 2014 English, providing the full task book for a timed written examination. It outlines reading and writing durations, required use of blue/black pen, allowed and prohibited items (including no calculators and no mobile phones), and mandatory completion of Sections A–C. The document specifies assessment structure, guidance for close textual reference, rules for multimodal-text selection across sections, and a requirement to submit script books in the provided front covers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages16

Reading Time40 min

AccessFree to download

Instructions

Examination overview and times

Materials and rules

Sections A–C overview

Section A – Text response

Requirements

Text list

Sample prompts

Section B – Writing in Context

Requirements

Section C – Analysis of language use

Requirements

YEAR 12 Trial Exam Paper 2014 ENGLISH Written examination Reading time: 15 minutes Writing time: 3 hours TASK BOOK | Section | Number of
questions | Number of questions to be answered | Marks | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A – Text response (Reading and responding)
B – Writing in Context (Creating and presenting)
C – Analysis of language use (Using language to persuade) | 20
4
1 | 1
1
1 | 20
20
20
Total 60 | | | | | | | | | • Students are to write in blue or black pen.
• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers and an English and/or bilingual printed dictionary.
• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or whiteout liquid/tape.
• No calculator is allowed in this examination.
Materials supplied
• Task book of 16 pages, including Examination assessment criteria on page 16.
Instructions
• Write your name on each of your answers.
• You must complete all three sections of the examination.
• All answers must be written in English.
• If you write on a multimodal text in Section A, you must not write on a multimodal text in Section B.
Section A – Text response
• Record the name of your selected text above your response.
Section B – Writing in Context
• Write your Context and the name of your selected text above your response.
Section C – Analysis of language use
• Write an analysis of how the language and visual features of the article are used to present a point of view.
At the end of the task
• Place all script books inside the front cover of one of the used script books. | | | | | | | | | | | | Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. | | | | | THIS PAGE IS BLANK SECTION A – Text response Instructions for Section A Section A requires students to complete one analytical/expository piece of writing in response to one topic (either i. or ii.) on one selected text. Indicate the text selected and whether you are answering i. or ii. In your response you must develop a sustained discussion of one selected text from the Text list below. Your response must be supported by close reference to and analysis of the selected text. For collections of poetry or short stories, you may choose to write on several poems or short stories, or on one or two in very close detail, depending on what you think is appropriate. Your response will be assessed according to the criteria set out on the last page of this book. If you write on a multimodal text in Section A, you must not write on a multimodal text in Section B. Section A is worth one-third of the total assessment for the examination. Text list 1. A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens 2. All About Eve .............................................................. Directed by Joseph Mankiewicz 3. Brooklyn ... ..................................................................... .. ........................... Colm Tóibín 4. Cat’s Eye ............................................................................................ Margaret Atwood 5. Cloudstreet Tim Winton 6. Henry IV, Part I .. ........................................................................ William Shakespeare 7. In the Country of Men ……………………..………………………….. Hisham Matar 8. Mabo ................................................................................... Directed by Rachel Perkins 9. No Sugar.............................. ............................. .. ....... . ..... .. .................. .. ....... . Jack Davis 10. Ransom David Malouf 11. Selected Poems Gwen Harwood 12. Stasiland Anna Funder 13. The Complete Maus ... ........................................................................... Art Spiegelman 14. The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid

FAQs

What are the time allocations and overall task requirements for the examination?

The task book sets a 15-minute reading time and a 3-hour writing time. Students must complete all three sections (A, B, and C) and write answers in English.

What items are permitted or not permitted in the examination room?

Students may bring pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, and an English and/or bilingual printed dictionary. Students are not permitted to bring blank sheets of paper and/or whiteout liquid/tape, and no calculator is allowed; mobile phones and other unauthorized electronic devices are also not permitted.

How do the section rules affect multimodal texts?

If a student writes on a multimodal text in Section A, they must not write on a multimodal text in Section B. Section C requires analysis of how language and visual features of the article present a point of view.

Sep 20, 2026

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