Year 12 · WACE / English
Assessment and exam practice.
Plan a practice session around the assessment you are preparing for.
Try this with English
- Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
- Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
- Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.
Practice paper focus areas
- Exam 1 — Section One: unseen written text with a visual text; Section One: comparison question across the two texts; Section Two: genre conventions in a studied text
- Exam 2 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: language patterns and meaning; Section Two: how a text conforms to or challenges genre conventions
- Exam 3 — Section One: unseen multimodal text; Section One: representation of an idea or issue; Section Two: comparing treatment of a theme in two studied texts
- Exam 4 — Section One: written text plus visual text; Section One: how visual elements position the reader; Section Two: voice and narrative point of view in a studied text
- Exam 5 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: purpose and audience; Section Two: how context shapes a studied text
- Exam 6 — Section One: unseen written and visual texts; Section One: comparison of the two texts' constructions of an idea; Section Two: manipulation of conventions in a studied text
- Exam 7 — Section One: unseen multimodal text; Section One: stylistic features and tone; Section Two: different interpretations of a studied text
- Exam 8 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: structure and language choices; Section Two: how genre expectations are met or not met
- Exam 9 — Section One: written text plus visual text; Section One: representation of people or groups; Section Two: values and attitudes represented in a studied text
- Exam 10 — Section One: unseen written and visual texts; Section One: comparison question; Section Two: mode, genre and type of text as a way of offering a perspective
- Exam 11 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: how language positions the reader; Section Two: how responses to a studied text change across contexts
- Exam 12 — Section One: unseen multimodal text; Section One: language patterns; Section Two: close analysis of a single moment or passage in a studied text
- Exam 13 — Section One: written text plus visual text; Section One: purpose, audience and genre; Section Two: comparing two studied texts from different genres
- Exam 14 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: representation and construction of 'reality'; Section Two: how a studied text generates empathy or controversy
- Exam 15 — Section One: unseen written and visual texts; Section One: comparison of stylistic choices; Section Two: how conventions have changed over time in a studied genre
- Exam 16 — Section One: unseen multimodal text; Section One: mood, tone and voice; Section Two: challenging a common interpretation of a studied text
- Exam 17 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: stylistic features and effect; Section Two: contexts in which a studied text was created and received
- Exam 18 — Section One: written text plus visual text; Section One: visual elements (framing, composition, shot size); Section Two: how language features represent viewpoints and values
- Exam 19 — Section One: unseen written and visual texts; Section One: comparison question; Section Two: a studied text's treatment of an idea across its structure
- Exam 20 — Section One: two unseen written texts; Section One: how a text conforms to or challenges genre expectations; Section Two: evaluating a studied text's representation of a group or issue
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