Can you even begin to understand the questions in the 2016 HSC English paper?

THIS week thousands of Year 12 students are sitting their final school exams. But can you answer this question from the HSC English paper?

The 2016 HSC English Paper One exam.

THOUSANDS of Year 12 students in NSW have begun to sit their final high school examinations this week.

The only compulsory subject, English, was up first on Thursday. That means every Year 12 student in NSW had to sit this exam yesterday.

There are three sections — short answer questions, a creative writing section and an essay — which need to be completed in two hours.

We got our hands on a copy of the exam and were ... confused, to say the least.

We’ve listed all three questions below for you to have a crack at. Good luck!

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SECTION ONE

Text 1: Feature article extract

a) How is the pleasure of discovery revealed in the article?

Text 2: Fiction extract

b) Explain how contrast is used in the text to highlight the child’s discoveries in the museum

Text 3: Poem

c) Explore how imagery is used in the potem to convey the wonder of discovery

Text 4: Fiction extract and Text 1, Text 2 and Text 3

d) Compare the ways unique personal insights into discovery are revealed in Text 4 and ONE other text

SECTION TWO

“Compose a piece of imaginary writing that explores the relationship between place and individual discovery”

Use ONE of the items on pages 8-9 as a key location in your writing.

Picture: Board of Studies

Picture: Board of Studies

SECTION THREE

To what extent do the texts you have studied reveal both the emotional and intellectual responses provoked by the experience of discovering?

In your response, refer to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing.

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