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Here is our 2019 Year 12 English Advanced Practice Paper 1 for you to use to prepare for your HSC. One of the hardest parts of the HSC for many students is the first section of Paper 1 that contains the unseen texts.
Analysing texts you’ve never seen before is a challenging task at the best of times. Attempting it under time constraints while knowing the ramifications of making a mess of it makes it even more challenging.
PRACTICE!
The more you can practice answering questions about unseen texts under time constraints, the better you will perform in your HSC Trial Exam and in the HSC.
This is why we’ve put together this practice paper for you. Download it today and we’ll send you a marking guideline and some sample responses 24 hours later.
Test yourself and see where you can improve.
Here are 5 must-dos for doing paper 1!
Before you read any of the unseen texts, read the questions.
Then read them again.
And again!
You need to know what you’re looking for first before you read them. You’ll waste time if you read and analyse the texts without really paying attention to the questions.
In a Paper 1 exam, you’re time-poor! So, don’t waste time.
As you read, analyse the texts for what the questions are asking you. You want to have the answers to all the unseen questions roughed out in your head before the reading time is over.
Plan before you write!
Spending time planning will save you precious time when you write!
You’ve just read all the texts and analysed them. Take five minutes and make some notes.
Get those answers down on a blank page before you forget the information.
Planning at the start will help focus your thoughts and you’ll write better responses and guarantee a better result.
Be tactical. You know a question is worth 7 marks out of 20, don’t leave it until last. Get those marks, first!
Guarantee a solid performance in the higher mark questions and hit up the lower mark questions last.
Remember it is always easier to get the first 50% of the marks on offer than the final 50%. So, make sure you attempt all the questions.
This means….
Time is of the essence for paper 1. You want to put 10 minutes out of the 90 aside for planning.
If you cut out the planning time for each section, you’ve 40 minutes for each.
That means each mark is worth 2 minutes of your time.
Pay attention to how much time you should spend on each question. That first 7 mark question? Don’t spend more than 14 minutes on it.
What do I do if I run out of time?
Stop! Move onto the next question!
Once your 40 minutes is up for section 1, stop the short answers and start the extended response!
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Written by Matrix English Team
The Matrix English Team are tutors and teachers with a passion for English and a dedication to seeing Matrix Students achieving their academic goals.
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