Term 3 ENd Quiz - Mrs C Lau 30 Aug 2023

Bathroom breaks are highly encouraged during the exams... When?

• 30 minutes before the exam begins.

• After the exam ends, and you have been dismissed.

• During the exam.
  (First and last 10 minutes)

• During the exam
  (Before the last 10 minutes, after the first 10 minutes).

You have 60 minutes recess between the papers.

• YES

• NO - My Paper 1 could start/end late.

• NO - I have to be back in class 15 minutes before the next paper.

• NO - I just want to be well-prepared and aim to arrive early as a general principle.
  (MAX RIZZ)

For the first 10 minutes of Paper 1 (Situational Writing):

You are supposed to be busily (and meaningfully so)...

For Paper 1 (Situational Writing), you will be writing a short story and assessed on your ability to build strong characters, take them on a narrative arc and a sound plot.

• Yes

• No

For Paper 1 (Situational Writing), task fulfilment and language are equally weighted.
i.e. 30 marks total: 15m - TF, 15m - L

• Yes

• No

Answer explanation

TF: 12m
L: 18m

This is a language subject. We will place a higher emphasis on the use of accurate, internationally accepted standard of English.

Due credit will be awarded to those who reflect the right use of style in the writing assessment.

For Paper 2 (Reading Comprehension), you will have multiple-choice questions in the graphic stimulus.

• Yes

• No

For Paper 2 (Reading Comprehension), the breakdown of the marks will be:

• 40 marks
  Visual Text - 20m
  Passages - 20m

• 40 marks
  Visual Text - 5m
  Passages - 25m

• 30 marks
  Visual Text - 5m
  Passages - 25m

• 30 marks
  Visual Text - 10m
  Passages - 20m

We have been given the prep materials for Paper 2 at the end of Term 2.
They are found in the Reading Skills suite of worksheets...

• WS12: Narrating Stories - Understanding Human Experiences, Writing in Response to Thematic Analysis

• WS13: Formative Assessment on Writing Short Story - Choose 1 from 2

• WS14: Skimming and Scanning

• WS15: Question Types

• WS16: Close Reading

We were introduced to a hierarchy (pyramid-shaped) diagram which rates the level of thinking required:

Question types we are looking at for Paper 2 (Reading Comprehension):

• Direct

• Reference

• Inference

• Language Use