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2016 Public Examination

HindiContinuers Level

Wednesday 19 October: 2 pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time

Reading Time: 10 minutes Working Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes

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Section 1: Listening and Responding (30 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 1.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 1 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in HINdI.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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MarksText 11. (a) Use the table below to summarise the information that the speaker

gives to the travellers.2

What happens during this time period?

October to March

July to August

(b) What is so special about the Valley of Flowers? 3

You may make notes in this space.

Part A (Questions 1–3) (15 marks)

Yourresponsewillbeassessedonhowwellyou:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH.

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MarksText 22. (a) What benefits will Geeta and other girls gain from the training camp? 3

(b) What was worrying Geeta on this happy occasion and how were her worries resolved?

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MarksText 33. (a) Why did Suresh use the expression, ‘This is like a dream come true’,

during the conversation?2

(b) Summarise the three steps that Suresh must take before he can enjoy the tiffin service.

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Part B (Questions 4–6) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftextsbyidentifyingandanalysinginformationandconveytheinformationaccuratelyandappropriately.

You will hear THREE texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time.

Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in HiNdi.

MarksText 44. (a) According to the speaker, why is the Taj Mahal losing its shine?

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(b) What precautions are being taken by the indian Government to save the Taj Mahal’s whiteness and its shine?

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MarksText 55. Write briefly about five unique features of the Vishal Bharat Anaj Bank.

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MarksText 66. (a) What evidence suggests that Naina is a good writer?

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(b) How do we know that the literary festival being discussed is a very important event?

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Section 2: Reading and Responding (25 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes for Section 2.

2. Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in black or blue pen.

3. You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.

4. Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in HINdI.

5. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

6. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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Part A (Questions 7–8) (10 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• understandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts( forexample,bycomparing,contrasting,summarisingand/orevaluating)andconveytheinformationappropriately.

7. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the question that follows.

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QUESTIONMarks

Provide evidence from the text that suggests that the writer sees past skills and traditions in a very positive way. Refer to the content and language of Text 7 in your answer.

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8. Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.

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(a) By referring to Text 8, identify the roles played by jewellery through past and recent times in India.

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(b) ExplainhowthewriterlinksthepastandpresentrolesofjewelleryinthefinalsentenceofText8. 1

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Part B (Question 9) (15 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstrateanunderstandingofthestimulustext• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinHindi.

9. Read the text and then answer the question in approximately 150 words in HINdI on page 7.

QUESTION

By focusing on the positive aspects of living and studying in Australia, write an informal letter to your friend, persuading him to reconsider his decision to return home.

You may make notes in this space.

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Section 3: Writing in Hindi (20 marks)

Instructions to Students

1. Allow approximately 40 minutes for Section 3.

2. Write your answer to a question from Section 3 in this booklet in black or blue pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.

3. You must answer ONE question in HiNdi.

4. Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.

5. All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.

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Section 3 (Questions 10–12) (20 marks)

Your response will be assessed on how well you:• demonstratedepthoftreatmentofinformation,ideasand/oropinions• writetextappropriateandrelevanttocontext,purposeandaudience• structureandsequenceinformationandideas• manipulatelanguagestructuresandvocabularyinHindi.

Answer ONE question from this section in approximately 250 words in HiNdi.

10. Youhave justfinishedyourfinalyearofschool.Youhavedecided towork forayear in IndiabeforecontinuingyourstudiesinAustraliainthefuture.Writeareflectiveemailtoyourbrotheraboutthejobyou would like to have during your year away from study. Your ‘dream job’ can be in any occupation, workplace or state in india. The job does not need to have a connection with your future course of study.

11. imagine that you and some other members of your family are attending an important festival or ceremony within the Hindi-speaking community. Suddenly, something very surprising happens that will change people’s lives forever! Write a short story for a popular magazine, based on this outline.

12. Write an informative article for an important Hindi newspaper about the ways in which employers can make workplaces in india and Australia better places for employees in future decades.

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Question Number:

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