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Standard English HSC 2021 Revision
Standard English HSC 2021 Revision
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1
In Bobis' poem, what do her Grandmother, Grandfather, Mother and Father all do to the persona?
Feed her treats
Take her to the beach
Restore her umbilical cord
Tell her stories
2
How does Yu use a pun in 'New Accents'?
'ee-Sense'
'Neechosen Street'
'English' & 'Anguish'
'English' & 'Spanglish'
3
Paper 1 contains
Extended responses for Modules A, B and C
All modules - there is only one paper
Short answer, creative writing and essay on common module
Short answer and essay on the Common Module: Texts and Human Experiences
4
As a rough guide, you should allocate around how many minutes per mark?
2
3
4
1
5
Maureen Ten's Chinese name means...
Slowly Yielding Music
Transparent Rock
See-through Greenstone
Translucent Jade
6
Which of the following is NOT a distinctive feature of 'Curious Incident'?
Objective narrative voice
Use of emoticons
Cardinal chapter numbers
Prime chapter numbers
7
Which catadore is President of the ACAMJG (Pickers Association)
Vik
Isis
Tiao
Zumbi
8
What do her letters reveal about Christopher's mother?
That she feels guilt for leaving Christopher
That she is alive
All of the above
That she has low literacy
9
Which of the following is our prescribed text for Mod C?
A Comparison
This is Where it Begins
Dreamers
How To Live Before You Die
10
For Module C you may be asked to:
Write a short creative piece, then justify your choices
Make connections between your writing and a prescribed text
Write about your set text for Module C
Draw a picture book
11
To prepare for the Module A question I should:
Revise the poets and their personal contexts
Makes notes on what each poem is about in terms of identity and culture.
Familiarise myself with the poems, including specific examples
Take time to learn the didgeridoo
12
When does Christopher start 'groaning'?
When he feels sad
When there is too much information for him to process
When he sees an animal in distress
When he realises there are seven days until the exam
13
Ouyang Yu's 'New Accents' is about the persona's difficulty...
... understanding other Chinese immigrants
... mastering the English language
...finishing his uni degree
... assimilating into Australia
14
Your thesis should be
Only mentioned in the introduction
Full of big words
Evident throughout your essay
A single, simple sentence
15
Module C is called
The Craft of Writing
Writing about Craft
Language and Identity
Reading to Write
16
References to the persona plucking the mother's grey hairs represents...
The mother's age and poor hair condition
Time passing and their close bond
The importance of going to the salon regularly
The disconnect the persona feels towards his mother
17
Which city is the persona in when he hears the didgeridoo?
Rome
London
Berlin
Paris
18
Vuong Pham's poem is about the persona's mother. What is the name of the poem?
'Home'
'Leaving Saigon'
'Mother'
'This is Where it Begins'
19
The exam question for Module A is likely to ask about...
Language and Identity
Language and poetry
Only one poem
Asians and Australians
20
The SECOND section of 'Home', titled 2. Without Warning is about...
the persona''s spiritual awakening
the persona being woken unexpectedly
the persona planting white jasmine
the persona eating a thin wafer of honey
21
What does Christopher's father tell him to do?
Write a book
Try to find out who killed Wellington
Keep his nose out of other people's business
Bury Wellington
22
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
23
How much time should you spend on each Module in Paper 2?
1 hour
45 minutes
2 minutes
30 minutes
24
The protagonist of 'The Curious Incident' is
Wellington
Isis
Siobhan
Christopher
25
Curious Incident was inspired by Mark Haddon's...
... experiences working with autistic people
... crazy dreams
... autistic son
...experience as an autistic person
26
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
27
We can describe Christopher as what sort of narrator?
Reliable
Unreliable
28
The Module A rubric asks us to look at the way texts..
Raise questions about an individual's place in a culture
Represent aspects of individual identity
All of the above
Challenge assumptions about cultures
29
How can I revise Texts and Human Experiences?
Rewatch Wasteland and take notes
Stare blankly at the page hoping for inspiration
Reread the rubric for the module and my own notes and table
Compose answers to practice questions
30
Module B is
A close study of 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time'
A close study of 'How to live before you die'
A critical study of 'Contemporary Asian Australian Poets'
Language, Identity and Culture
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What was NOT one of Haddon's aims in writing this novel?
To speak on behalf of autistic people
To challenge ideas of normalcy
To cast light on living with disability
To show the complexity of family relationships
32
The main concept of Module A is
Relationships between poetry, poets and family
Poetry
Relationships between language, identity and culture
Multiculturalism in Australia
33
The Mod B Rubric does NOT ask us to focus on...
Producing critical and creative responses to the text
The ideas, forms and language of the text
The individual and collective identity of the text
Our interpretation of the text
34
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
35
To what does Christopher compare his memory?
Space shuttle
Red car
A DVD player
A trash can
36
All questions for T&HE will, in some way, be focused on
Humanitarianism
Human extinction
Human experiences
Humanity
37
Translucent Jade is about..
...having two names
... the power and importance of traditional names
All of the above
... feelings of connection / disconnection to ancestry
38
Christopher has trouble reading facial expressions. What is he given to help him with this and by whom?
A dog His father
Drawings of faces Siobhan
A lesson in body language His teacher
Drawings of faces His father
39
Paper 2 consists of
Module C - Craft of Writing
Extended responses for Modules A, B and C
Texts and Human Experiences
Short answers for Modules A, B and C
40
Which of the following should be included in the introduction of your essays?
An example
Your own name
Techniques
A thesis
41
What does the use of enumerated lists show us about Christopher?
His ability to count
His love of numbers
His skill with language
His need for logic and order
42
To whom is 'Circular Breathing' dedicated?
Indigenous artist Albert Namatjira
Indigenous poet Samuel Wagan Watson
Indigenous poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal
The didgeridoo player
43
Jaya Savige's poem, 'Circular Breathing' is about...
Learning to play the trombone
Hearing a didgeridoo player far from home
Mispronouncing Asian names
Overcoming asthma
44
Merlinda Bobis wrote the poem___ and is from ___
Translucent Jade China
Home Philippines
This is Where it Begins Philippines
New Accents Vietnam
45
Home is a poem by
Miriam Wei Wei Lo
Banjo Paterson
Merinda Bobis
Maureen Ten
46
The Common Module is called:
Texts and Human Experience
Experiential Humans in Text
Texts and Humans
Intertextual Experiences in Texts
47
The Mod C exam question may give you a stimulus quote from a text you haven't studied.
False
True
48
Which phrase is repeated to show the effect of storytelling on the persona?
"Inside my head"
"Under my nose"
"It puts the lotion on it's skin"
"Under my skin"
49
Which of the following is NOT part of the T&HE rubric?
Anomolies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in human behaviour
Inviting the responder to see the world differently
Distinctive qualities of the text
Individual and collective human experiences
50
The first line of the poem is: Once upon a time in ...
...Australia and in Asia,
...a story told to me by my Grandmother,
...Bikol, Pilipino, English
...a land far away from here,
51
According to Christopher, four yellow cars in a row means that it will be a
Black Day
Yellow-Car-Day
Yellow Day
Good Day
52
What is the refrain that is repeated throughout 'Mother'?
'Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom'
'I know now, as I did in my childhood wonder'
'I pluck her grey hairs and ask'
'The homeland was a mist'
53
Christopher sets out to write what type of book?
Murder mystery
Romance
Western
Sci-fi thriller
54
You will study hard, prepare thoroughly and smash this exam!
False
True
55
'Circular Breathing' is about...
... how sounds act as cultural markers.
...how hard it is to play the didgeridoo.
... how we often don't recognise our own culture until we are away from it.
... how the persona feels cultural connection to Australia.
56
Vik Muniz wants to make portraits of whom?
Catadores
Pickers
Lucy Walker
12 Standard students
57
'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
Looking For Them the persona's lost keys
Going Home following a Lonely Planet guide
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What does the poem 'Mother' NOT deal with?
The bonds between a mother and child
The difficulty of leaning English
The experiences of refugees of war-torn countries
Reflecting on the sacrifices of an immigrant parent
