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Stage 3
Time allowed for this paper
Reading time before commencing work: Working time for paper: ten minutes three hours
Materials required/recommended for this paper
To be provided by the supervisor
This Question Paper Standard Answer Book
To be provided by the candidate
Standard items: Special items: pens, pencils, eraser or correction fluid/tape, ruler, highlighters nil
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.
2011/4780 Web version of 2010/30635
Copyright © Curriculum Council 2010
Ref: 10-048
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STAGE 3
Structure of this paper
Section Section One: Reading Section Two: Writing Section Three: Viewing Number of questions available 2 6 2 Number of questions to be answered 2 1 1 Suggested working time (minutes) 60 60 60 Marks available 30 30 30 Total Percentage of exam 33.33 33.33 33.33 100
Instructions to candidates
1. The rules for the conduct of Western Australian external examinations are detailed in the Year 12 Information Handbook 2010. Sitting this examination implies that you agree to abide by these rules. Write your answers to each section in the Standard Answer Book. 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.
2. 3.
Stage 3 text types
Where textual references are required for responses, candidates must make primary reference to text types drawn from the stage being examined. They can also make reference to other text types. Stage 3 Written: Novel, short story, discursive and didactic essays including feature articles,