YEAR 9 ENGLISH

EXAMINATION – SEMESTER 1, 2017

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET

STUDENT NAME: TEACHER NAME: DATE

TIME ALLOWED FOR THIS PAPER: Reading time before commencing work: 10 minutes Working time for this paper: 2 hours

MATERIAL REQUIRED / RECOMMENDED FOR THIS PAPER: To be provided by the supervisor

- Exam Booklet

To be provided by the candidate - Pens, pencils, eraser and / or correction fluid

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor BEFORE reading any further. All iPads and mobile phones must be turned off and in your bag along with any other devices and notes. Bags are to be closed and placed under the desk.

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES

1. Read through the paper to familiarise yourself with all of the questions. 2. Use a blue or black ballpoint / ink pen. Do not answer in pencil.

AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION - Any planning sheets or other pieces of paper MUST be handed in with this booklet. - At the end of the examination make sure that your name is on your booklet and

any other pieces of paper used.

Structure of this paper

Section Number of questions available

Number of questions to be attempted

Suggested working time (minutes)

Marks available

Section one: Writing

1 1 40

60

Section Two: Language Conventions

32 32 20

20

Section Three: Reading

25 25 40 40

Total Marks 120

Instructions to candidates

1. Make sure you write the number of the question being answered.

2. Write your answers to each section in the appropriate space provided.

a. Section 1: Write answers on lined pages in this booklet b. Section 2: Circle the appropriate letter next to each question.

3. You must be careful to confine your responses to the specific questions asked and

to follow any instructions that are specific to a particular question. If you fail to comply you will be penalised.

SECTION ONE: WRITING Allow 40 mins for this section (60 marks) Choose one of the following questions:

Film Question

Discuss how characterization and setting convey the theme of a film you have studied this year. Use specific examples from the film

Remember to use PEEL when you write your essay.

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Narrative

You will be marked on the following:

O the relationship you develop with your audience O the organization and planning of your writing O the selection of words and language O the cohesiveness of your writing O demonstration of correct grammar, punctuation and spelling O the use of narrative conventions

SECTION ONE: WRITING

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SECTION 2: COMPREHENSION AND LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS Part 1: Reading Comprehension

Inventing Daylight Saving

Daylight saving involves putting clocks forward, usually by one hour, in summer.

In 1895, the New Zealand naturalist and astronomer,G.V. Hudson, submitted a proposal for daylight saving (which he called ‘seasonal time’). Here, in an address to the Wellington Philosophical Society in 1898, he responds to some criticisms of his idea.

Amongst the objections which have been urged against the adoption of my scheme, I shall only briefly deal with those of more serious importance. A number of minor objections have been raised, which have simply arisen through the objectors not having taken the trouble to make themselves conversant with the subject. For instance, it has been urged that this scheme, if carried out, would deprive people of their long winter evenings, those raising this objection evidently having overlooked the fact that, during the seven months of the year which include the winter, the time would remain precisely as it is at present.

A more reasonable objection is that regarding the alteration of the clocks, some contending that it would be better for us to alter our habits during the summer, and leave the clocks alone. The reply to this is that such an alteration in habits would be wholly impracticable, as it would involve endless adjustment throughout the whole of the society, which could never be carried out in all its detail. Meal times, arrivals and departures of trains, steamers etc, opening of places of

business, theatres etc, would all have to be simultaneously altered, whereas,by moving the hands of the clock in the middle of the night, all these adjustments could be effected quite automatically, without disturbing in any way the existing state of things.

It has also been urged that by lengthening the hours of daylight at the end of the day shopkeepers and others might be tempted to extend the hours of labour for their employees. This, it may be remarked, is really a side question which has already been specially dealt with by legislation, and although there are at present nearly two hours’ daylight after closing-time in summer, I am not aware that any systematic attempt has been made to lengthen the hours of labour in summer on this account. The milkmen, and other persons who have to begin their work very early in the morning, would undoubtedly suffer under my scheme, as they would have to start their duties in the dark of early morning almost the entire year through. As these persons, however, constitute a very small minority in the social

community, it is not to be expected that their personal comfort or convenience would be allowed to interfere with the adoption of the scheme if it were found to be beneficial to the large majority.

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Where on Earth are you?

Twenty years ago the Global Positioning System (GPS) was for the use of military personnel only, a network of orbiting satellites designed to guide missiles and pilotless drones anywhere on the planet to the accuracy of a metre. Today, it’s on car dashboards, virtually all new mobile phones and personal computers. Nearly a million satellite navigation devices have been sold in Australia alone.

In 2000, United StatesPresident Bill Clintonswitched off the system’s

“selective” control by themilitary, releasing it for commercial purposes.

However, it took sometime for the wider potential of GPS to be realised. Now it’s popping up on so many devices that privacy concerns are being raised. Some mobile phones can show you the nearest supermarket, hotel or dry cleaner. Some Internet services act like a beacon, showing friends – and potentially anyone else using the application – where you are at a particular time. Some retailers offer smart-phone applications that can tell users the location of their nearest store, wherever they might be at that time. But that’s just the first step. Marketers are particularly excited about being able to target advertisements at particular consumers based on their geographic location. Imagine finding an advertisement on your phone from a retailer offering $10 off your favourite brand of T-shirt as you’re walking past their store. A handy service? Probably – but privacy advocates worry that location-based services are ripe for abuse by companies. And then there are the risks for personal security. A robber could know precisely when a person is withdrawing money from a bank or a burglar could work out when to break into people’s homes. Those scenarios may seem far-fetched, but the epidemic of identity theft and security breaches in recent years should raise some concerns about how well marketers will protect location information.

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PART 2: SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, AND GRAMMAR

Questions 13 – 28 require you to identify and spell the incorrect words in each sentence.

Question Answer

13 Please do not distirb the baby while she is sleeping.

14 They agreed in principal to the proposal.

15 Our school libary has plenty of new books.

16 The caterpillar was camaflaged against the leaf.

17 The friends enjoyed the excitement of the transcontenental train journey.

18 The clothing lable warned that the synthetic fabric was highly flammable.

19 The gard gave the police an accurate description of the situation.

20 The competent and skilful editing of a film is important to its audience appeal and comercial success.

21 The process of professional editing involves choosing shots to fasilatate the best progression of scenes.

22 A wipe is selected where there is a noticable and sometimes contrasting change between successive shots.

23 She had no quarantine items to declair at the inspection checkpoint.

24 The athletes were soaked with persperation at the inspection checkpoint.

25 People crowded through the narrow aile between the rows of chairs.

26 The species is omniverus, consuming a diet of insects, spiders, worms, fruit, seeds, and roots.

27 The enviroment needs to be protected for the future.

28 He consciously decided to apolagise for his mistake.

QUESTIONS 29-40 REQUIRE YOU TO USE/IDENTIFY CORRECT GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.

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END OF EXAMINATION