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Do you know your stuff? A revision quiz for GHS Standard English students
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1
The protagonist of 'The Curious Incident' is
Christopher
Isis
Siobhan
Wellington
2
Which of the following is NOT a prescribed text for Mod C?
How To Live Before You Die
This is Where it Begins
A Comparison
Dreamers
3
The Common Module is called:
Texts and Humans
Texts and Human Experience
Intertextual Experiences in Texts
Experiential Humans in Text
4
At the start of Waste Land, many of the catadores are at which stage of the hierarchy?
Esteem
Love/Belonging
Physiological
Safety
5
Zumbi talks about wanting his son to become a...
Doctor
Dancer
Lawyer
Picker
6
What is the name of the garbage dump?
Jardim Gramacho
Javier Bardem
Xavier Rudd
Jardern Garmito
7
How does Christopher define love?
Always telling that person the truth
As a picture on the screen in our heads
A bread machine
Doing sex with someone
8
You will study hard, prepare thoroughly and smash this exam!
True
False
9
What was NOT one of Haddon's aims in writing this novel?
To cast light on living with disability
To challenge ideas of normalcy
To speak on behalf of autistic people
To show the complexity of family relationships
10
All questions for T&HE will, in some way, be focused on
Humanity
Human experiences
Human extinction
Humanitarianism
11
Muniz wanted to "step away from the realm of fine arts" because he felt that it was...
"..a very exclusive, restrictive place to be."
"...too expensive to keep buying oil paints."
"...too full of hipsters to be cool anymore."
"...too clean - I want to get filthy!"
12
How can I revise Texts and Human Experiences?
Rewatch Wasteland and take notes
Compose answers to practice questions
Stare blankly at the page hoping for inspiration
Reread the rubric for the module and my own notes and table
13
To prepare for the Module A question I should:
Familiarise myself with the poems, including specific examples
Revise the poets and their personal contexts
Take time to learn the didgeridoo
Makes notes on what each poem is about in terms of identity and culture.
14
To what does Christopher compare his memory?
A DVD player
A trash can
Red car
Space shuttle
15
What does the use of enumerated lists show us about Christopher?
His ability to count
His need for logic and order
His love of numbers
His skill with language
16
Which characters achieve Esteem through the Waste Land project?
Lucy
Isis
Vik
Magna
17
How much time should you spend on each Module in Paper 2?
2 minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
45 minutes
18
Which of the following is NOT part of the T&HE rubric?
Distinctive qualities of the text
Individual and collective human experiences
Anomolies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in human behaviour
Inviting the responder to see the world differently
19
The Module A rubric asks us to look at the way texts..
All of the above
Raise questions about an individual's place in a culture
Represent aspects of individual identity
Challenge assumptions about cultures
20
'Home' is divided into three sections. The FIRST section is titled _____ and is about ____
One Day I'll Fly Away leaving on a jet plane
One Day I Will Find It the persona's ancestral home
Going Home following a Lonely Planet guide
Looking For Them the persona's lost keys
21
What do her letters reveal about Christopher's mother?
That she has low literacy
That she feels guilt for leaving Christopher
All of the above
That she is alive
22
Christopher sets out to write what type of book?
Western
Romance
Murder mystery
Sci-fi thriller
23
In which countries is Waste Land shot?
Australia and Brazil
New York and Rio
America and Brazil
America and South America
24
Christopher has trouble reading facial expressions. What is he given to help him with this and by whom?
Drawings of faces Siobhan
Drawings of faces His father
A lesson in body language His teacher
A dog His father
25
According to Christopher, four yellow cars in a row means that it will be a
Yellow Day
Black Day
Yellow-Car-Day
Good Day
26
References to the persona plucking the mother's grey hairs represents...
The importance of going to the salon regularly
Time passing and their close bond
The disconnect the persona feels towards his mother
The mother's age and poor hair condition
27
What is the refrain that is repeated throughout 'Mother'?
'I know now, as I did in my childhood wonder'
'The homeland was a mist'
'Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom'
'I pluck her grey hairs and ask'
28
Ouyang Yu's 'New Accents' is about the persona's difficulty...
...finishing his uni degree
... assimilating into Australia
... understanding other Chinese immigrants
... mastering the English language
29
Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of 'Curious Incident'?
Prime chapter numbers
Cardinal chapter numbers
Use of emoticons
Objective narrative voice
30
When does Christopher start 'groaning'?
When there is too much information for him to process
When he sees an animal in distress
When he feels sad
When he realises there are seven days until the exam
31
Which picker is only 18, with two young children to support?
Suelem
Isis
Lucy
Magna
32
Paper 2 consists of
Module C - Craft of Writing
Short answers for Modules A, B and C
Extended responses for Modules A, B and C
Texts and Human Experiences
33
Jaya Savige's poem, 'Circular Breathing' is about...
Mispronouncing Asian names
Learning to play the trombone
Hearing a didgeridoo player far from home
Overcoming asthma
34
As a rough guide, you should allocate around how many minutes per mark?
4
2
3
1
35
Despite people on the bus turning their nose up at her, Magna feels ...
..ashamed to be a picker.
..proud to be a picker.
..ready for a shower.
...proud to be a pickle.
36
The main concept of Module A is
Poetry
Relationships between poetry, poets and family
Relationships between language, identity and culture
Multiculturalism in Australia
37
The Mod B Rubric does NOT ask us to focus on...
The ideas, forms and language of the text
Producing critical and creative responses to the text
Our interpretation of the text
The individual and collective identity of the text
38
'Circular Breathing' is about...
... how sounds act as cultural markers.
... how the persona feels cultural connection to Australia.
... how we often don't recognise our own culture until we are away from it.
...how hard it is to play the didgeridoo.
39
Which word could NOT be used to describe Muniz?
Altruistic
Philanthropic
Germophobic
Artistic
40
Isis was brought to Jardim Gramacho through tragedy:
her terrible HSC results
the death of her young son
the death of her dreams
the death of her young daughter
41
We can describe Christopher as what sort of narrator?
Unreliable
Reliable
42
Your thesis should be
Evident throughout your essay
Full of big words
A single, simple sentence
Only mentioned in the introduction
43
The exam question for Module A is likely to ask about...
Language and poetry
Asians and Australians
Only one poem
Language and Identity
44
Lucashenko uses foreshadowing when she mentions...
The dam
The axe
The bluebells
The eagles
45
The first line of the poem is: Once upon a time in ...
...a story told to me by my Grandmother,
...Australia and in Asia,
...a land far away from here,
...Bikol, Pilipino, English
46
How does Yu use a pun in 'New Accents'?
'English' & 'Spanglish'
'English' & 'Anguish'
'Neechosen Street'
'ee-Sense'
47
Home is a poem by
Miriam Wei Wei Lo
Merinda Bobis
Maureen Ten
Banjo Paterson
48
Translucent Jade is about..
All of the above
... feelings of connection / disconnection to ancestry
...having two names
... the power and importance of traditional names
49
For Module C you may be asked to:
Draw a picture book
Make connections between your writing and a prescribed text
Write a short creative piece, then justify your choices
Write about your set text for Module C
50
This is called Maslow's ...
Hierarchy of Needs
Pyramid of Life
Hierarchy of Neds
Healthy Diet Pyramid
51
Which phrase is repeated to show the effect of storytelling on the persona?
"Under my nose"
"It puts the lotion on it's skin"
"Under my skin"
"Inside my head"
52
'Dear Mrs Dunkley' was written by
Helen Garner
Mark Haddon
Helen Razer
Peter Garrett
53
Curious Incident was inspired by Mark Haddon's...
... experiences working with autistic people
...experience as an autistic person
... autistic son
... crazy dreams
54
What does Christopher's father tell him to do?
Keep his nose out of other people's business
Bury Wellington
Try to find out who killed Wellington
Write a book
55
In Bobis' poem, what do her Grandmother, Grandfather, Mother and Father all do to the persona?
Restore her umbilical cord
Take her to the beach
Tell her stories
Feed her treats
56
The Mod C exam question may give you a stimulus quote from a text you haven't studied.
False
True
57
'Dear Mrs Dunkley' is a discursive text written using
A hint of vanilla
A pen
Direct address
the full force of the law
58
Our prescribed text for Texts and Human Experiences is
Contemporary Asian Australian Poets
Freedom Ride
Waste Land
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
59
Lucashenko's story, 'Dreamers', begins with the line:
"Gimme the answer"
"Gimme an axe"
"Gimme a kiss"
"Gimme a break"
60
Module C is called
Language and Identity
Reading to Write
Writing about Craft
The Craft of Writing
61
Vuong Pham's poem is about the persona's mother. What is the name of the poem?
'Home'
'Mother'
'This is Where it Begins'
'Leaving Saigon'
62
What is an epistolary insertion?
Including a character's thoughts in story
Including letters in the story
Putting coloured cars into the story
A medical procedure
63
Which city is the persona in when he hears the didgeridoo?
Berlin
Paris
Rome
London
64
'Dreamers' begins with the end. This is a feature of the ____ of the story.
Author
Structure
Dialogue
Fiction
65
Maureen Ten's Chinese name means...
Transparent Rock
Slowly Yielding Music
Translucent Jade
See-through Greenstone
66
The SECOND section of 'Home', titled 2. Without Warning is about...
the persona eating a thin wafer of honey
the persona planting white jasmine
the persona''s spiritual awakening
the persona being woken unexpectedly
67
Module B is
A close study of 'How to live before you die'
A close study of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'
Language, Identity and Culture
A critical study of 'Contemporary Asian Australian Poets'
68
To whom is 'Circular Breathing' dedicated?
Indigenous artist Albert Namatjira
The didgeridoo player
Indigenous poet Samuel Wagan Watson
Indigenous poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal
69
Vik Muniz wants to make portraits of whom?
Pickers
Catadores
Lucy Walker
12 Standard students
70
What does the poem 'Mother' NOT deal with?
The difficulty of leaning English
The experiences of refugees of war-torn countries
The bonds between a mother and child
Reflecting on the sacrifices of an immigrant parent
71
Wasteland is ______directed by________
documentary Lucy Walker
documentary Lucy Waldren
film Vik Muniz
film Lucy Walker
72
Which catadore is President of the ACAMJG (Pickers Association)
Vik
Tiao
Zumbi
Isis
73
Your answers in Paper 1 should be guided by
The number of lines provided for you to write on
All of the above
The mark value
The wording of the question
74
Which of the following should be included in the introduction of your essays?
A thesis
Your own name
An example
Techniques
75
Merlinda Bobis wrote the poem___ and is from ___
Home Philippines
New Accents Vietnam
This is Where it Begins Philippines
Translucent Jade China
76
Paper 1 contains
All modules - there is only one paper
Short answer and essay on the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
Extended responses for Modules A, B and C
Short answer, creative writing and essay on common module
77
What was the name of the series of images Muniz made before the Waste Land images?
Flower Power
Flower Children
Sugar Town
Sugar Children
78
Zumbi has kept every _____ he has ever found on the landfill.
Body
Pair of shoes
Dollar
Book
