2016 Spanish Written examination - Victorian … Written examination Tuesday 15 november 2016...

SpaniShWritten examination

Tuesday 15 november 2016 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)

QUESTiOn anD anSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marksSuggested times

(minutes)

1 – Part A– Part B

21

21

1515

30

2 – Part A– Part B

11

11

2010

40

3 5 1 15 50Total 75 120

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandanyprintedmonolingualand/orbilingualdictionaryinoneortwoseparatevolumes.Dictionariesmaybeconsultedduringthereadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof17pages,includingassessment criteriaonpage17.

instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Writeallyouranswersinthespacesprovidedinthisquestionandanswerbook.Thespacesprovided

giveyouanideaofhowmuchyoushouldwrite.

Students are nOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2016

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2016

STUDENT NUMBER

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SECTION 1 – Part A – continued

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SECTiOn 1 – Listening and responding

instructions for Section 1 – part aTexts 1 and 2, Questions 1 and 2 (15marks)Youwillheartwotexts.Eachtextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofeachtext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytoeachtextandthenanswerthequestionsinEnGLiSh.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetexts.

TExT 1–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGLiSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

Question 1a. Whatkindofcustomerislikelytopurchasethisitem?Mention

twoaspectsofthelikelycustomerinyourresponse. 2marks

b. Apartfromsignificantenergysavings,mentionfivefeaturesofthisitem. 5marks

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Question 2a. Whydoespaulsaythatatthebeginninghefeltlikea‘fishoutof

water’? 2marks

b. Completethefollowingtablebydescribingtheexperiencesthatpaulhashadfromtheexchange. 6marks

With the family With other students

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TExT 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGLiSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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Question 3a. Whatisthemotherconcernedabout? ¿Quélepreocupaalamadre?

b. Whatisthefather’sattituderegardingthemother’sconcern? ¿Cuáleslaactituddelpadresobrelapreocupacióndelamadre?

c. Inadditiontoencouragingtheirdaughtertofollowherdreams,whatargumentsdoesthefatherusetopersuadethemother?

¿Ademásdealentarasuhijaaseguirsussueños,quéargumentosusaelpadreparapersuadiralamadre?

instructions for Section 1 – part BText 3, Question 3(15marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirst andsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesinSpaniSh.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

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TExT 3–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinSpaniSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 2 – Part A – continued

TEXT 4–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinENGLISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 2 – Reading and responding

Instructions for Section 2 – Part AText 4, Question 4(20marks)ReadthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinENGLISH.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

Mendigo

Suelo darlemi ropa vieja a unmendigo que lee a James Joyce… ÉllevantólosojosdelaspáginasdelUlisesymantuvolargotiempolamiradaconmigosonriendo.

Duetocopyrightrestrictions, thismaterialisnotsupplied.

Source:ManuelVicent,‘Mendigo’,El País,2February1992

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Question 4a. Whatarefouractivitiesthatthebeggardoesregularly? 4marks

b. Apartfromthesilktieandsuitremindinghimofwhenhewasslim,listfouraspectsoftheauthor’sclothingandthememoriestheyevokewhenwornbythebeggar. 8marks

aspects of the clothing Memories evoked by the clothing

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c. Whataretheauthor’sfeelingswhenhecompareshimselftothebeggar? 3marks

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d. provideevidencefromthetextexplaininghowtheauthorrecogniseshisowncharacteristicsinthebeggar. 3marks

e. Whatdoestheendofthetextsuggest?Useevidencefromthetexttosupportyourresponse. 2marks

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SECTION 2 – Part B–continued

Instructions for Section 2 – Part BText 5, Question 5(10marks)Readthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesin SPANISH.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

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TEXT 5–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinSPANISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

El zorro es más sabio

Undíaqueelzorroestabamuyaburridoyhastaciertopuntomelancólicoysindinero…Ynolohizo.

Duetocopyrightrestrictions, thismaterialisnotsupplied.

Source:AugustoMonterroso,‘Elzorroesmássabio’,La oveja negra y demás fábulas, Alfaguara,Madrid,1998,pp.55and56

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Question 5a. Describethefox’spersonality. Describelapersonalidaddelzorro.

b. Thefoxthinksthattheteacherswanthimtopublishabadbook.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetexttosupportthisviewpoint?provideatleasttwotheories.

Elzorropiensaquelosprofesoresquierenqueélpubliqueunlibromalo.¿Quésepuedeinferirdeltextoparaargumentarestepuntodevista?proveeporlomenosdosteorías.

c. Doyouthinkthattheassumptionofthefoxiscorrect?Explainyouropinion.

¿Opinasquelasuposicióndelzorroesacertada?Explicatuopinión.

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SECTION 3 – continued

Question 6Youattendedaconcertandthesingerinvitedyoutogoonstage.Writeajournalentrytellingyourstory.

Hasasistidoaunconciertoyelcantanteteinvitóasubiralescenario.Cuentatuanécdotaentudiariopersonal.

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Question 7Todayyouvisitedanexhibitionofpaintingsandsawthepaintingbelow.Thepaintinghasinspiredyoutowriteanimaginativestorytosubmittothe‘SpanishStoryCompetition’.

Hoyhasvisitadounaexposicióndepinturasyhasvistolapinturaqueestádebajo.Lapinturatehainspiradoaescribiruncuentoimaginativoquepresentaráspara‘ElConcursodeCuentosenespañol’.

Source:ClaudeMonet,Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son,oiloncanvas,1875

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SECTiOn 3 – Writing in Spanish

instructions for Section 3Questions 6–10(15marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinSpaniSh.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.

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SECTION 3 – continuedTURN OVER

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Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.

Question 8Youruncleownsaholidayhouseatthebeach,whichyouwouldliketouseasthevenueforyourfriend’sbirthdayparty.Writealettertopersuadeyouruncletoletyouusethehouse.

Tutíoesdueñodeunacasadevacacionesenlaplaya,lacualtegustaríausarparacelebrarlafiestadecumpleañosdetuamigo.Escribeunacartaparapersuadiratutíoquetepermitausarlacasa.

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Question 9YouhavebeenonaschooltouroftheAustralianoutback.Writeaninformativearticleforyourlocalnewspaperaboutthedifferencesyouobservedbetweenlifeintheoutbackandcitylife.

HasestadoenunagiradelaescuelaporelinteriordeAustralia.Escribeunartículoinformativoparaelperiódicolocalacercadelasdiferenciasdevidaobservadas,entrelavidadelinteriordelpaísylavidaenlaciudad.

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Question 10DuringyourexchangeinaSpanish-speakingcountry,someclassmatescommentedthat,intheiropinion,therearenoauthenticAustraliantraditions.Writeanarticlefortheschoolmagazine,evaluatingthisstatement,andofferingargumentsforandagainstthisstatement.

Durantetuviajedeintercambioaunpaíshispanohablante,algunoscompañeroscomentaronque,ensuopinión,nohayauténticastradicionesaustralianas.Escribeunartículoparalarevistadelaescuela,evaluandoestaafirmación,yofreciendoargumentosafavoryencontradeestaafirmación.

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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteyouranswer.pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.at the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.

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assessment criteria

Section 1 – Listening and responding

part a• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

part B• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 2 – Reading and responding

part a• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

part B• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 3 – Writing in Spanish• relevance,breadthanddepthofcontent• appropriatenessofstructureandsequence• accuracy,rangeandappropriatenessofvocabularyandgrammar