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STUDENTS NAME
NOT ACHIEVED ACHIEVED ACHIEVED WITH MERIT ACHIEVED WITH EXCELLENCE
Analyse specied
aspect(s) of at least
two short written
texts, using supporting
evidence.
Analyse specied
aspect(s) of at least
two short written texts
convincingly, using
supporting evidence.
Analyse specied
aspect(s) of at least
two short written texts
convincingly and with
insight, using supporting
evidence.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY
Overall Level of Performance
Achievement Criteria

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BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION
2010
ENGLISH
Level Two
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
(PAPER SAVE VERSION)
90378
Analyse short written texts.
Credits: Three
Suggested time: 40 minutes
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.
You should answer ONE of the questions in this booklet.
HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.
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You are advised to spend 40 minutes writing an essay on your chosen topic in this booklet.
Write clearly and coherently about at least TWO short written texts that you have studied:.
Write about ONE of the following text types:
EITHER:
Short stories
AND/OR Poetry (or song lyrics)
AND/OR Print media (or blogs)
AND/OR Short hyperction
Topics 14 may be answered using ANY TWO short written texts.
Topics 5 and 6 may be answered using TWO short story texts.
Topics 7 and 8 may be answered using TWO print media and/or blog texts.
Topics 9 and 10 may be answered using TWO poetry and/or song lyric texts.
Topics 11 and 12 may be answered using TWO short hyperction texts.
After you have chosen a topic, complete the box at the top of page 4.
Choose ONE topic.
Write an essay of AT LEAST 300 words for your answer.
Make sure you answer ALL parts of the topic.
Support your discussion with specic evidence from at least TWO texts.
GENERAL TOPICS
You can use one of these topics to write about any type of short written text. The texts you write about
could be the same text type (eg two poems) or different text types (eg a poem and a short story).
1. In short written texts, relationships between characters are often used to develop the themes.
Analyse how relationships between characters are used to develop the themes in at least
TWO short written texts that you have studied. Note: Themes are the main ideas in a text.
2. In short written texts, writers often use an important incident to make readers think about a
wider issue. Analyse how an important incident made you think about a wider issue in at least
TWO short written texts you have studied.
3. Writers of short written texts often use settings to help us understand life in another place or
time. Analyse how settings are used to help you understand life in another place or time in at
least TWO short written texts you have studied.
4. Writers of short written texts often use language skilfully to reveal the strong feelings.
Analyse how the skilful use of language revealed strong feelings to you in at least TWO short
written texts you have studied.
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SHORT STORY TOPICS
The texts you write about must BOTH be short stories.
5. In short written texts, writers often use an unexpected twist in the plot to make readers think
about an idea.
Analyse how an unexpected twist made you think about an important idea in at least TWO
short stories you have studied.
6. In short stories, dialogue is often used to reveal a characters inner feelings and attitudes.
Analyse how dialogue is used in at least TWO short stories you have studied to reveal a
characters inner feelings and attitudes.
PRINT MEDIA AND/OR BLOG TOPICS
The texts you write about could be two print media texts, or two blogs, or one print media text and one blog.
7. In print media and/or blogs, writers often use effective language techniques to express a point
of view.
Analyse how language techniques are used effectively to express strongly-held points of
view in at least TWO print media and/or blog texts you have studied.
8. In print media and/or blogs, writers have the opportunity to develop a particular style to target a
specic audience.
Analyse how a writer develops a particular style of writing to target a specic audience in at
least TWO print media and/or blog texts you have studied.
POETRY AND/OR SONG LYRIC TOPICS
The texts you write about could be two poems, or two song lyrics, or one poem and one song lyric.
9. Poetry and/or song lyrics are often concerned with exploring universal human feelings and
needs.
Analyse how specic language techniques explored universal human feelings and needs in
at least TWO poems and/or song lyrics you have studied.
10. Poetry and/or song lyrics often present different viewpoints, depending on the writers
experiences.
Analyse how the writer(s)of at least TWO poems and/or song lyrics you have studied presented
different viewpoints on a similar issue.
SHORT HYPERFICTION TOPICS
The texts you write about must BOTH be short hyperction.
11. Short hyperction offers the reader a chance to determine outcomes.
Analyse how being able to determine outcomes makes the reading experience more or less
interesting for you in at least TWO short hyperction texts you have studied
12. Short hyperction often encourages the reader to take sides with a character or group of
characters.
Analyse how the writer encourages you to take sides with a character or group of characters
in at least TWO short hyperction texts 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.
Begin your answer here:
Teachers
use only
Topic number: _________________
Text 1: Text type (circle one):
Title: ___________________________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________________________________________
Text 2: Text type (circle one):
Title: ___________________________________________________________________
Author: _________________________________________________________________
Short story Poetry/song lyric Print media/blog Short hyperction
Short story Poetry/song lyric Print media/blog Short hyperction
Planning. (This planning section will NOT be assessed).
If you want to write about more than two texts, enter additional text information here