Assessment and exam practice.

Try this with Food Studies

1. Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
2. Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
3. Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.

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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — Australian Dietary Guidelines and family meal planning; Macronutrients, micronutrients and digestion; Food science: functional and sensory properties
• Exam 2 — Functional foods and gut health; Macronutrient science and digestion; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice
• Exam 3 — Protein structure and denaturation in cooking; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice; Australian food system, sustainability and ethics
• Exam 4 — food miles and environmental sustainability; macronutrients and food science; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice
• Exam 5 — Unit 3 AOS1: Science of food — macronutrients, digestion, food science, sensory and functional properties; Unit 3 AOS2: Food choice, health and wellbeing — ADGs, AGHE, influences on food choice, life stages, diet-related conditions; Unit 4 AOS1: Environment and ethics — Australian food system, sustainability, food security, animal welfare, fair trade
• Exam 6 — Unit 3 AOS1: Science of food — macronutrients, digestion, sensory/functional properties; Unit 3 AOS2: Food choice, Australian Dietary Guidelines, life stages, diet-related conditions; Unit 4 AOS1: Australian food system, environmental sustainability, ethics
• Exam 7 — Unit 3 AOS1 - Science of food (digestion, macronutrients, functional properties); Unit 3 AOS2 - Food choice, health, ADGs, dietary conditions; Unit 4 AOS1 - Australian food system, sustainability, food security ethics
• Exam 8 — Animal welfare and ethical production in the Australian food system; Macronutrient science, digestion and absorption; Food choice models and influences on eating behaviour
• Exam 9 — Unit 3 AOS1 – Science of food (digestion, macronutrients, food science, sensory/functional properties); Unit 3 AOS2 – Food choice, ADGs, AGHE, behavioural models, influences, nutrition across life stages (adolescence), diet-related conditions; Unit 4 AOS1 – Australian food system, environmental sustainability, food security, food sovereignty, animal welfare, fair trade
• Exam 10 — Unit 3 AOS1 – Science of food: digestion and absorption, macronutrients, food science of proteins/fats/carbohydrates, sensory and functional properties; Unit 3 AOS2 – Food choice, health and wellbeing: Australian Dietary Guidelines, Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, food-selection models, influences on food choice, life stages, diet-related conditions; Unit 4 AOS1 – Environment and ethics: Australian food system, environmental sustainability, food security and its four pillars, animal welfare, fair trade
• Exam 11 — Behaviour change for healthy eating; Science of food and digestion; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice
• Exam 12 — Food fraud and label reliability; Science of food (Unit 3 AOS1); Food choice, health and wellbeing (Unit 3 AOS2)
• Exam 13 — Science of fats — chemical structure, digestion, absorption, functional and sensory properties; Australian Dietary Guidelines and diet-related conditions (cardiovascular disease); Social, cultural, economic, environmental and emotional influences on food choice
• Exam 14 — Cultural influences on food choice; Science of food — macronutrients, micronutrients, digestion and food science; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice models
• Exam 15 — Indigenous food systems and sovereignty; Science of food and digestion; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice
• Exam 16 — Digestion of a mixed meal; Macronutrient science and functional properties; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice
• Exam 17 — Carbohydrate structure, digestion and glycaemic response; Sugar intake, diet-related disease and Australian Dietary Guidelines; Australian food system, environmental sustainability and ethics
• Exam 18 — Unit 3 AOS1: macronutrient science, digestion, food science, sensory and functional properties; Unit 3 AOS2: Australian Dietary Guidelines, food-choice models, social/cultural/economic/environmental influences, life stages, diet-related conditions; Unit 4 AOS1: Australian food system, environmental sustainability, food security, food sovereignty, animal welfare, fair trade
• Exam 19 — Science of food: macronutrients, digestion, food science, sensory and functional properties; Food choice, health and wellbeing: Australian Dietary Guidelines, influences on food choice, diet-related conditions, nutrition across life stages; Food systems and sustainability: Australian food system, environmental impact, ethical issues
• Exam 20 — Economic influences on food access; Science of food and macronutrients; Australian Dietary Guidelines and food choice