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BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION

2013
ENGLISH
Level Three
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
(PAPER SAVE VERSION)
91472 (3.1)
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STUDENTS NAME

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Achievement Criteria
Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
Respond critically to specied
aspect(s) of studied written
text(s), supported by evidence.
Respond critically and
convincingly to specied
aspect(s) of studied written
text(s), supported by evidence.
Respond critically and
perceptively to specied
aspect(s) of studied written
text(s), supported by evidence.
HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY
Not
Achievement
Achievement Achievement GRADE
Achieved with Merit with Excellence AND SCORE
0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
Respond critically to specied aspect(s) of studied written text(s)
supported by evidence.
Credits: Four
Suggested time: 60 minutes
You should answer ONE of the questions in this booklet.
If you need more space for any answer, ask the Supervisor for extra paper.
Clearly number the question. Attach the extra sheets at the appropriate place in
this booklet.
Check that this booklet has pages 2-4 in the correct order and that none of these
pages is blank.
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You are advised to spend 60 minutes writing an essay on your chosen question in this booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS
Write an essay on at least ONE written text that you have studied.
If you choose to write about more than one text, the texts may be:
the same type (eg, two poems)
a combination of different types (eg, a poem and a short story).
The texts may have the same or different authors, and you may compare or contrast the texts if you
wish.
The text(s) can be any of the following:
novel
non-fction
non-Shakespearean drama
Shakespearean drama
short story
poetry / song lyric
print media
digital / online text
OR
a combination of the above (inter textual studies).
Choose ONE of the questions 1-8. Make sure your chosen question suits your chosen
text(s), and that you understand and can write about the question before you start writing.
After you have chosen the question, complete the box at the top of page 4.
You may use the space on page 4 to map or plan your ideas.
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Questions (Choose ONE)
1. Characters in contemporary texts can nd themselves in isolation and fragmentation with a
corresponding quest for integration and healing.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
2. Readers must sense there is both sympathy and criticism in the voice of the narrator or persona
within written texts.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
3. Fantasy worlds offer new scope for storytelling but we must still sense that they allow readers to
reect on their own lives.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
4. To sustain interest a plot with ever increasing suspense and tension is still the indispensable
ingredient of successful narration.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
5. The use of gurative language ensures a text is dynamic.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
6. Whereas doctors are necessary for bodily complaints, writers are expert diagnosticians of the ills
within their societies.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
7. Texts that are grounded in fact speak to us best because they feed our appetite for real
knowledge not the fake knowledge from imagined worlds.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
8. Our understanding of the ideas of a text comes mainly from the way conict is constructed and
resolved.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
Respond to this question with close reference to one or more text(s) you have studied.
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Continue your answer on the rell provided. Write your name and the topic/question number
clearly at the top of EACH PAGE you complete. Hand in ALL rell sheets WITH THIS BOOKLET
at the end of the examination to your supervisor.
Teachers
use only
Planning. (This planning section will NOT be assessed).
Use the box below to map or plan your ideas.
Question number: ____________
Title(s): ______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Author(s) / creator(s): __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Novel
Non-ction Non-Shakespearean Shakespearean
drama drama drama
Short story Poetry/song lyric Digital/online text Print media Inter texual studies
Text type (circle one):
Begin your essay here:
Your essay should be AT LEAST 500 words long.
Your essay should include:
1. an introduction
2. key points related to the question, supported by examples and quotations
3. a conclusion that focuses on the main idea.