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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
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English (ESL)Paper 1 — Language Study
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Total marks – 45
Section I Pages2–5
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Section II Pages6–8
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Section I
25 marksAttempt Question 1Allow about 50 minutes for this section
Examine Texts 1, 2 and 3 carefully and then answer the questions in the Paper 1 AnswerBooklet.
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Text 1 — Memoir extract
BothAlfandAlanwereprominent top-classcyclists.Theyweremy first sportingheroes,andwatchingthem,beingaroundthem,excitedmyloveandfascinationforcycling.
Somydesire toexplorehighways,bywaysandtracksandtoheaddownroadsnottakenorlesstravelledgoesbackalongwaynow.Adesiretofollowtracksandroadsziggingandzaggingupanddownhills,divingintovalleysanddisappearinginthefarblueyonderwasan irresistiblepartofwhatdroveandhasdrivenmeformorethanfiftyyears.Andit’swhyIstillrideabike,amentranced,oftenbythehighwaysunreeling before me. Moving, and moved, I’m often mulling a little over what’sbehindandwhatmaybeinstore.Cyclistsknowthatouttherethere’salotmoretoseethanmanyofuseverrealise,willevernotice,andthere’saspecialpleasureingettingthereusingyourunique,oneandonlyenginemadeupofheart,lungs,sinew,muscleandbone.Andwhenyoucomehome,andpeopleaskyouwhereyou’vebeen,andyoutellthem,sometimesthey’redisbelieving.Especiallyifthey’remainly,ifnotsolely,accustomedtosittinginametalcarapace, theair-conditioningon,speedingalongonfourthrummingfattyres.
Onsomedays,thesightsandsoundsandsmellsamazeanddelight.Today,inpartswhereIusedtoridewithpleasure,thelandreeks–animalexcrementandstinkingwatermixedinwithurineandnitratecontaminationisvile.Suchcomesabout,andwearerequired toaccept,as theso-called‘priceofprogress’.Somuchofwhat isdeemedessentialif‘theeconomyistogrow’,ifweare‘toprosper’,is100percentpurelydisgustinglyshort-sighted,irresponsibleandunsustainable.But...
Bethatasitmay,attimes,whendescending,say,orspeedingalonginapowerfultailwind,youfeelasenseofliberation,evenexultation;anearnedfreedomthatbothsetsyouapartandconfirmsyouaspartofafraternitythatmostpeopleneverexperience.Because ...? Because it doesn’t come easily. It requires work, skill, persistence,endurance,courage;becausesometimesithurts,quitealot,especiallyontheclimbsor into a headwind that’s unrelenting, buffeting. The weather’s changing, there’sspittingcoldrain–sometimeshardrain–andyou’restillanhourormoreawayfromhome.Keepgoing,keepgoing,don’t giveup. If you’rehurtingothers are too ...that’swhatIwastold.Icanstillhearmyfatherandotherssaying,‘ifyouwanttobeanygood,youmustlearntosuffer’.Inmyexperiencethatistrue,forafterpainand,attimes,sorrow,theonsetofreliefandpeaceisimmenselysatisfying.Andyou’releftinnodoubtthatithasbeenfullyearned.
Brian Turner
Open road – No pain, no gain
Brian Turner, Open Road: No pain, no gain, Griffith Review 43: Pacific Highways
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Text 2 — Cartoon
AUTH © 2012 The Philadelphia Inquirer. Reprinted with permission of UNIVERSAL UCLICK. All rights reserved.
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Text 3 — Fiction extract
From the time Ibeganmycareerat themuseum,my father toldme Iwasawonderof theworld.YetwhenIheldupmyhandmirrortostudymyface,itdidnotseemwondroustome.Myfeatures–grayeyes,blackeyebrows,highcheekbones,palecomplexion–addeduptoaplainperson,asimpleindividualnoonewouldlookattwice.Iconsideredmyselftobenothingspecial,adullcreaturewhocouldnotcomparetothoseGodhadmadetobeuniqueinalltheworld,forthelivingwondersmyfatheremployedwereasmarvellousastheywerestrange.Therewerethosewhocouldeatfire,makingsuretocoattheirthroatsbeforeeachperformancewithathicksyrupmadeintheIndies,andthosewithlimbssoflexibletheycouldflipupsidedown,standingontheirhandsforhoursatatime.TherewasagirlnotmucholderthanInamedMalia,whosearmsresembledabutterfly’swings…
Of all the living wonders, I was most curious about the Wolfman. He was so thoroughlycoveredwithhairthatwhenhecroucheddownheappearedtobeananimal,albeitonewhodressed inpleated trousers, awoollenovercoat, andhandcraftedboots.Hecombedhishairneatlyparteddownhisfacesothathiseyesmightbeseen.Theyweredeepsetandluminous,arichbrowncolour,sohumanitwasimpossibletojudgehimasanythingotherthanamanoncehegazedatyou.TheWolfman’snamewasRaymondMorris,andhecamefromagoodfamilyinRichmond,Virginia,whohadkepthimintheattictoprotecthim,andalsotoensurethere’dbenodamagetothefamily’sreputation.He’dbeenhiddenawayfromthetimehewasborn.
Mr Morris once confided in me that for most of his life he’d truly believed he had all hewouldeverneed,despitebeingraisedbehindlockeddoors.Therewasanursemaidtocareforhim,andlateramanservantbroughtwhateverhewished.Hehadfineclothes,andanyfoodhedesired,foracookhadbeenhiredfromAtlantatoseetohiswhims.Ashegrewolderhisgreatestjoywasreading.Becauseofthispassion,hislibrarysurpassedthoseofmanycolleges.Thelifeheledwasenrichedimmeasurablybythemanynovelsinhiscollection,allofwhichhehadreadmorethanonce.Althoughhe’dneverfelttherain,heknewwhatitwaslikefromhisreadings,justasheknewaboutthelimitlesssea,andthegoldenprairie,andthepleasuresoflove.Hewasconvincedthathisworldwasenough,hetoldme,untilhereadJane Eyre.Thenhisopinionchanged.Hecouldfeeltheworldshiftingashedevouredthestory.Hesuddenlyunderstoodhowapersoncouldgomadiflockedawayfromallothers,andhefoundhimselfhalfinlovewith...thecharacterotherreadersmightconsiderthevillainessofthebook.Heclimbedouthiswindowthesamenighthefinishedthenovel.Fortheveryfirsttimehefelttherainsplashagainsthisskin.
HecametoNewYork...Duetohisreading,MrMorriswascertainthatitwasonlyinthecityofNewYork,soabundantwithenergyandlife,thathewouldbeaccepted,abletoexistasanyotherman,despitehisdifferences.Hewouldmakehiswayalongthegreatavenuesandtheriverspulsingwithcommerce;hewouldwalkamongtheshipbuildersandtheworkers.Instead,hewaslockeduponhisseconddayinthecity,arrestedforcreatinganuisance.Itwasthereinjailthatmyfatherfoundhim,huddledinacell,bloodstreakinghishair.MrMorrishadbeenbeatennearlysenselessonBroadwayinfrontofamassivecrowd,hisabuserscheeredonbythosewhowereconvincedhewasamonster.Theconstableshadbeenofthesameopinion,andhadkepthimcuffedandchained.
alice HoffmanAdaptedfromThe Museum of Extraordinary Things
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The Museum of Extraordinary Things (2014) by Alice Hoffman. Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved.
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Section II
20 marksAttempt Question 2Allow about 40 minutes for this section
AnswerthequestioninthePaper1AnswerBooklet.Extrawritingbookletsareavailable.
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n demonstrateunderstandingofthewayslanguageshapesandexpressesperceptions
n organise,developandexpressideasusinglanguageappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext
Question 2 (20marks)
Curiosityornecessitycanleadindividualstodiscoveriesofthemselvesandtheworld.
Howisthisideaconveyedinthetextsyouhavestudied?
Inyourresponse,refertoyourTWOprescribedtextsandONEtextofyourownchoosing.
Theprescribedtextsare:
• Prose Fiction– AllanBaillie,The China Coin
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– RayBradbury,Fahrenheit 451
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– JhumpaLahiri,The Namesake
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– TaraJuneWinch,Swallow the Air
• Drama – JaneHarrison,Rainbow’s EndfromVivienneClevenetal.,Contemporary Indigenous Plays
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– KatherineThomson,Navigating
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Question2(continued)
• Poetry – RobertFrost,The Poetry of Robert Frost
Theprescribedpoemsare:
* The Tuft of Flowers* Mending Wall* Home Burial* After Apple-Picking* The Road Not Taken* Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening* A Boundless Moment
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– OodgerooNoonuccal,My People
Theprescribedpoemsare:
* Last of His Tribe* Acacia Ridge* Municipal Gum* Son of Mine* Understand, Old One* We Are Going* The Past
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– KenWatson(ed.),The Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Theprescribedpoemsare:
* SujataBhatt,The Stare* NinaCassian,Evolution* CarolAnnDuffy,Originally* MiroslavHolub,Brief Reflection on Accuracy* MiroslavHolub,Brief Reflection on Test-Tubes* GwynethLewis,The Reference Library
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Question2(continued)
• Nonfiction – Ernesto‘Che’Guevara,The Motorcycle Diaries
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– AlicePung,Unpolished Gem
• Film – StephenDaldry,Billy Elliot
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– StanleyKubrick,2001: A Space Odyssey
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• Media – IvanO’Mahoney
* Go Back to Where You Came From– Series 1: Episodes 1, 2 and 3
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* The Response
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– OrsonWelles,War of the Worlds
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Section I
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Text 1 — Memoir extract
(a) DescribethenegativediscoveriesmadebyBrianTurner.
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