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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATEEXAMINATION
English (Standard) and English (Advanced)Paper 1 — Area of Study
General Instructions
• Readingtime–10minutes
• Workingtime–2hours
• Writeusingblackpen
Total marks – 45
Section I Pages2–7
15 marks
• AttemptQuestion1
• Allowabout40minutesforthissection
Section II Pages8–9
15 marks
• AttemptQuestion2
• Allowabout40minutesforthissection
Section III Pages10–11
15 marks
• AttemptQuestion3
• Allowabout40minutesforthissection
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Section I
15 marksAttempt Question 1Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Answerthequestiononpages2−7ofthePaper1WritingBooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Youranswerswillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n demonstrate understanding of the way perceptions of discovery are shaped in andthroughtexts
n describe,explainandanalysetherelationshipbetweenlanguage,textandcontext
Question 1(15marks)
ExamineTexts 1,2,3and4carefullyandthenanswerthequestionsonpage7.
Text 1 — Short story extract
FRIDAYMORNING.GREENWICHVILLAGE.
The industrial dumbwaiter*, jam‑packed with a two‑day accumulation of tenants’ rubbish,madethreetripsfromthebasementoftheelegantapartmentblocktothestreet.
A teamof janitors removedapileofdarkplastic rubbishbags to a cornerwall of a raisedgardenbedthatranalongthenorthfaceofthebuildingandshapedamoundfromthemthere.Theplasticglintedinthepalewintersun.
On the fourth trip, adifferent typeof rubbish: abatteredwoodenwardrobe tiedaround themiddlewiththickyellowstring,astroller,achild’scarseat,awoodenchestofdrawerscoveredwithplaitedwhiteplasticand toppedwithabright‑blue lid,onedoubleand twosinglebedbases,asinglemattress,threecrochetedcushionsinperfectcondition...
Minutesaftertherubbishwasplacedonthestreet,ayoungcouplewhohadbeenwalkingbylungedatit.Whattreasuresmighttheyfindhere?Howmuchofitmightbeworthselling?
‘Oh,man,lookatthis!’
‘Don’ttakethosetrunks,’thewomancalledtohim.‘Leavethem.’
Hetriedtoarguewithher,butshewasresolute,sohefilledhisarmswithbooks.Whenhecouldholdnomore,heplacedtheminpilesonthefootpath.Helookedaround.Howtocarryallthis?...
Frenzied,hedumpedthebooksintodrawers,thenmovedtoexaminethenexttrunk.
Text 1 continues on page 3
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Text1(continued)
In themeantime, his girlfriendkicked andprodded, then rummaged through the fabric‑tiedbags.
‘Bookshere!’shecriedout.
‘Whoa!Lookatthis,’shewhoopedasshedisplayedavoluminouspairofwhiterayonbloomersagainstherchest.Hewastoopreoccupiedtolookupbutthatdidn’tdampenherdelight.
Next,shefoundamulticolouredraffiabeachbagwithlongredleatherstraps.
‘This!’Shewavedthebagincircles,lasso‑style,highintheair.
Into the beach bag she stuffed a many‑coloured skirt, a pair of shoes, two rayon singlets(dressesforher), twoscarves,morebloomers.Discardedclothes layscatteredwherevershethrewthem,theircoloursgaudyagainstthedarkrubbishbags...
Nowthecoupleapproachedthewardrobe.Unabletobreaktheyellowstring,theycarriedthewardrobe–fromtheeasewithwhichtheyhoistedit,itseemedempty–tothefootpath,stoodituprightandrolleddownthestring.Asthedoorswungopen,ahibachi**tumbledout.Itlookednew.Hewenttoclaimit.
‘No,’sheshouted.‘No!Idon’twantthat.Idon’twantanyjunkintheapartment.’
Hehesitated,butonlyforaninstant;defiant,heclaimedit.
Therewasabonusfor thecouple: thechestofdrawerswasfurnishedwithasetofwheels.Thatwouldtakesomeweightoff.Sheclosedthebook‑filleddrawers;hesecuredthemwiththeyellowstring.Theystackedbagsfilledwithclothesandbooksontopofthechest.Eachslunga bag over one shoulder, hoisted another under their arms, clutched others in their fingers.Packedtothegills,theydepartedbriskly,thesoundofmetalwheelsonconcreteclackingintheirwake.
TwoEnglishtourists,whohadbeenwatching,disgusted,turnedtoeachother.
‘Whatdoyouthinktheydowithit?’
‘Ican’timagine.’
He shuddered, offered his companion his arm and they walked off in the direction of 5thAvenue,headsshakinginwonderatthelikesofwhatgoesoninNewYork.
Onthestreet,thepileofdarkplasticbagsglintedinthepalewintersun.
Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo Adaptedfrom‘ScenefromaWindow’
nwin. Her short stories and poems, several of which can be found online, have been published in literary journals and anthologies
* dumbwaiter lift, elevator**hibachi small Japanese cooking stove
End of Text 1
Sandra Goldbloom Zurbo is a Melbourne author, editor and proofreader. Her novel, The Book of Rachel, was published by Allen & U
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Text 2 — Image
PaintingofAlbertusSebabyJacobHoubraken,1730
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Text 3 — Poem
Butterfly
Myfather,ninetyyearsago,attheageof–myguess–ten,walkedthreemilesthroughtheforestonhiswaytoschool
alongthesedgywetfootshoreofthebrimmingeel‑filledrush‑fringedpeat‑brownriver,leavingatrailofjitteringblackflies,hishandsalreadybroadanddeftattheendsofhisfrayingsleeves.
Alongthispathhenoticedeverything:mushroomandscat,wildbloom,snailandiris,clubmoss,fernandcone.
Itmusthavebeenanendlessbreathingin:betweenthewishtoknowandtheneedtopraisetherewasnoseam.
Onedayhesawadrenchedlogfloatingheavilydownstream,andonitabutterfly,blueaseyes.Thiswasthemoment(Ilaterheard)thatshothimoffonhistangent
intotheabstruse*worldofmicroscopesandnumbers,lapelpins,cars,andwanderings,
awayfromthetensquaremilesoflogged‑outbushlotshenevernamedaspoverty,andthebrownmeanderingriverhewasalwaysinsomewayafterthattryinginvaintogetbackto.
marGaret atwood
* abstruse hard to understand, obscure
From THE DOOR, by Margaret Atwood, Virago Press, 2007. Copyright © Margaret Atwood 2007. Used with permission of the author.
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Text 4 — Nonfiction extract
Firstcameherstorieslikewebsacrosstheworld.TheycrisscrossedtheAtlanticonsteamersandtheRockiesbytrain.Theymadetheirwaydowndirttrackswherethescrubmetoverhead.TheyflewfromBenLomondintheTasmanianHighlands,whichwecouldseefromherverandah,toWelshfarmhousesofdarkstone.Theairwouldshiverslightlyeachtimeshebegan.
Once upon a time, when pigs were swine and monkeys chewed tobacco, there was a little girl who lived at the foot of the mountains in the centre of the universe at the bottom of the world ...
Thestory‑tellerwasmygrandmotherandthechildwasme.Wecametoherforstories...Herstorieswerevividandshapelyandweheardthemagainandagain.Inthenightunderthepinetrees,herhousecreakedandherstoriesinvadedourdreams.LaterIwouldcatchsomethingoftheirrhythmsandwordplayinballadsandsagasandknowwhatatalentedstory‑tellershewas.Thenwetookherforgranted...
Shewasborn in1894, abelovedonlychild ina familywitha littlemoneyor themythofmoney from her great‑great‑grandfather, a clergyman, who had invested during the earlynineteenthcentury,surelysomewhatdubiously,inWelshcoalmines.FamilyportraitssurviveandhanginaTasmaniandining‑room.
Iknow I shouldcheck the facts.There is evidence tobeweighed, archives tobe searched,familymembersstillalivewhoknewherdifferently.Therewillbeshippinglistsandparishrecords,deedsandwillslodgedinthreecountries.ThemenIwillfindeasily,labelledbytheirworkandtheirbankbalances,thebuyingandsellingofland,andofhousesreturnedtoatnight.Thewomenwillhaveleftlessclearamarkontherecordbutmoreofamarkonme,perhaps,andonallthechildreninbetween.Therearesomefamilypapers,recipes,photographsandasamplerinblackcross‑stitchdone,mygrandmothertoldme,byachild,mygreat‑great‑great‑great‑grandmother,duringtheNapoleonicwarswhenchildrenwereforbiddentousecolouredsilks.Orsoshesaid.
Therewerestoriesofunfeelingtrusteesandmoneywithheldandunsuitablemarriageswhengood‑looking rogues took advantage of well‑to‑do widows – one of whom was my great‑grandmother.SheseemstohavemarriedanAmericantwentyyearsherjunioraftermygreat‑grandfatherdied.ThisyoungmanwentintothecityofLondoneverymorningattenbut never told his wife what he did there.Perhapssheneverasked.Whenitwasdiscoveredthathe’dbeenthroughallhermoney,hereturnedtoAmerica,nevertobeseenagain.Orsothestorygoes...
Thehistorianat thebackofmybrainsaysIshoulddiscoverwhat is trueandwhat is false,makeaproperlyconsideredaccountbeforeit’stoolate.Therestofme,thepartthatwasshapedbythesenseofmyselfat the centre of the universe at the bottom of the world,stillsees,asifthroughcertaincloudformationsabovepaddockspalewithtussocks,theshapesandshadowsofotherplacesshemademyown.
Iwanttoleaveherandherstoriesbe.
Hilary mcPHee AdaptedfromOther People’s Words
Other’s People’s Words by Hilary McPhee (Picador 2001)www.hilarymcphee.com
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Question1(continued)
Text 1 — Short story extract
(a) Inwhatways isdialogueused tocapture theyoungcouple’s reactions to theitemstheyfind?
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Text 2 — Image
(b) Howdoestheimagerepresentanindividualwhovaluesdiscoveredobjects? 2
Text 3 — Poem
(c) Explain how the poem conveys the personal response of the father to hisdiscoveries.
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Text 4 — Nonfiction extract
(d) Analysehowthetextportraysthedifficultiesofdiscovering‘whatistrueandwhatisfalse’.
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Text 1, Text 2, Text 3 and Text 4 — Short story extract,Image,PoemandNonfiction extract
(e) ComparehowTWOof the texts represent thesignificanceofcuriosity in theprocessofdiscovering.
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End of Question 1
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Section II
15 marksAttempt Question 2Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Answerthequestiononpages8–15ofthePaper1WritingBooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Youranswerwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n expressunderstandingofdiscoveryinthecontextofyourstudies
n organise,developandexpressideasusinglanguageappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext
Question 2 (15marks)
Composeapieceofimaginativewritingwhichexplorestheunexpectedimpactofdiscovery.
UseONEoftheimagesonthenextpageasthecentralelementofyourwriting.
Question 2 continues on page 9
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Question2(continued)
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Section III
15 marksAttempt Question 3Allow about 40 minutes for this section
Answerthequestiononpages16−24ofthePaper1WritingBooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
Youranswerwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n demonstrateunderstandingoftheconceptofdiscoveryinthecontextofyourstudy
n analyse,explainandassessthewaysdiscoveryisrepresentedinavarietyoftexts
n organise,developandexpressideasusinglanguageappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext
Question 3 (15marks)
Theprocessofdiscoveryinvolvesuncoveringwhatishiddenandreconsideringwhatisknown.
HowisthisperspectiveondiscoveryexploredinyourprescribedtextandONEotherrelatedtextofyourownchoosing?
Theprescribedtextsarelistedonthenextpage.
Question 3 continues on page 11
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Question 3 (continued)
The prescribed texts are:
• Prose Fiction – James Bradley, Wrack
– Kate Chopin, The Awakening
– Tara June Winch, Swallow the Air
• Nonfiction – Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
– Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, The Motorcycle Diaries
• Drama – Michael Gow, Away
– Jane Harrison, Rainbow’s End from Vivienne Cleven et al., Contemporary Indigenous Plays
• Shakespearean – William Shakespeare, The TempestDrama
• Film – Ang Lee, Life of Pi
• Poetry – Rosemary Dobson, Rosemary Dobson Collected The prescribed poems are: * Young Girl at a Window * Wonder * Painter of Antwerp * Traveller’s Tale * The Tiger * Cock Crow * Ghost Town: New England
– Robert Frost, The Poetry of Robert Frost The prescribed poems are: * The Tuft of Flowers * Mending Wall * Home Burial * After Apple-Picking * Fire and Ice * Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
– Robert Gray, Coast Road The prescribed poems are: * Journey: the North Coast * The Meatworks * North Coast Town * Late Ferry * Flames and Dangling Wire * Diptych
• Media – Simon Nasht, Frank Hurley – The Man Who Made History
– Ivan O’Mahoney
* Go Back to Where You Came From – Series 1: Episodes 1, 2 and 3
and * The Response
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