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STUDENTS NAME

BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION

2013

ENGLISH
Level Three

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET

91474 (3.3)
Respond critically to significant aspects of unfamiliar written texts
through close reading, supported by evidence.
Credits: Four
Suggested time: 60 minutes
If you need more space for any answer, ask the Supervisor for extra paper. Clearly number the
questions. Attach the extra sheets at the appropriate place in this booklet.

Check that this booklet has pages 2-10 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY

Not

Achievement

Achieved

Achievement
with Merit

Achievement
with Excellence

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0-6

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/24

GRADE
AND SCORE

19-24

Achievement Criteria

Achievement

Respond critically to significant

aspects of unfamiliar written
texts through close reading,
supported by evidence.

Achievement with Merit

Respond critically and

convincingly to significant
aspects of unfamiliar written
texts through close reading,
supported by evidence.

Achievement with Excellence

Respond critically and

perceptively to significant
aspects of unfamiliar written
texts through close reading,
supported by evidence.

HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.

BBA Educational
1 Resources 2013

You are advised to spend 60 minutes answering the questions in this booklet.
QUESTION ONE:
Refer to Text A, A Tale of Two Mice (newspaper column), in the Resource Booklet to answer
Question One.
Discuss the effectiveness of techniques used to express humour and irony throughout Text A.
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QUESTION TWO:
Refer to Text B, Bad Housekeeping(poem), in the Resource Booklet to answer Question Two.
With reference to Text B, discuss the effectiveness of techniques used by the writer to describe her
reactions to the events.
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QUESTION THREE:
Refer to BOTH Text A and Text B in the Resource Booklet to answer Question Three.
With reference to BOTH Text A and Text B, compare and contrast the writers treatment of mice stories.
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If you need more answer paper, ask the supervisor for more refill.
Name and number each sheet and hand in with your Answer Booklet.

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