English Sctest 05

General Test Instructions
Total marks: 100

Reading time: 10 minutes
Working time: 2 hours
Write using black or blue pen
Attempt ALL questions
2005
SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE
TEST
Do NOT write in pencil

Write your Centre Number and Student Number at the top of
pages 27, 29 and 33
English-literacy
Section 1 Reading/Viewing Pages 228
60 marks
Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section
This section has FIVE parts
Part A 10 marks
Questions 110
Part B 8 marks
Questions 1118
Part C 16 marks
Questions 1934
Part D 11 marks
Questions 3545
Part E 15 marks
Questions 4651
Section 2 Writing Pages 2935

40 marks
Allow about 40 minutes for this section
This section has TWO parts
Part F 20 marks
Question 52
Part G 20 marks
Question 53
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2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING
Section 1 Reading and Viewing

60 marks
Allow about 1 hour and 20 minutes for this section
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
10 marks
8 marks
16 marks
11 marks
15 marks
Questions 110
Questions 1118
Questions 1934
Questions 3545
Questions 4651
Use the Section 1 Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Questions 145.

Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response
oval completely.
Sample :
2+4=
(A) 2
A
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 9
D
If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and
fill in the new answer.
A
If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct
answer, then indicate the correct answer by writing the word correct and drawing an
arrow as follows.
correct
A
2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART A
PART A EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL

Allow about 15 minutes for Part A
Read the text on pages 34 and answer the questions that follow.
Red Dog and the Dreaded Cribbages

ack in the time when there were
almost no houses and only two
caravan parks in Karratha, Red Dog liked
to call in on the caravans that belonged
5 to his many friends and providers. He
would expect to be washed, de-ticked,
and fed, and then he would stay a couple
of days until he felt like setting off on his
travels once more.
Red Dog particularly liked one of the

parks, because that was where his mate
Red Cat lived, as well as Nancy and
Patsy, but, and it was a big BUT, there
was one small problem. Actually, the
15 truth is that there were two big problems,
and they were married to each other.
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Mr and Mrs Cribbage were the

caretakers of the caravan park. They
lived off pigsnout sandwiches, sweet
20 milky tea, and cigarettes, and it was their
duty to keep the place tidy and neat.
They would sort out any difficulties that
people might have with water-supply or
electricity. If the bulbs blew in the
25 dunnies*, Mr Cribbage would sigh with
irritation and change them. If Red Cat
raided a bin and overturned it, it was Mrs
Cribbage who would sigh with irritation
and set it upright. This is all to say that
30 they were fairly typical caretakers, who
were seldom pleased when their leisure
was interrupted by their jobs, or when
their cups of tea had to be abandoned in
mid-sip.
The unfortunate thing about Mr and Mrs

Cribbage was that they were pernickety
about enforcing the rules, even the
stupid ones that any normal person
would ignore, and one of these rules was
40 NO DOGS.
35
The first time that Mrs Cribbage met Red

Dog, he was just about to scratch on the
door of Patsys caravan. Hey, you! she
called, rushing up to him and waving a
45 dishcloth in his face. Be off with you!
Shoo! Shoo!
Red Dog looked at this fat woman and
her dishcloth, and decided that she was
probably mad. He ignored her politely,
50 and scratched once more on Patsys
door.
Off! Away! shouted Mrs Cribbage, and
at that moment Patsy opened her door.
She looked from the dog to the woman,
55 and asked, Whats up?
NO DOGS! announced Mrs Cribbage.
Patsy regarded her pityingly and told her,
This isnt any old dog. This is Red Dog.
A dogs a dog, replied Mrs Cribbage,
60 and I dont care if its one of the Queens
bloody corgis. This is a dog, and thats
that. NO DOGS. It occurred to Patsy that
Mrs Cribbages voice sounded rather like
a kookaburra.
From RED DOG by Louis de Berniers, published in 2002 by Vintage, reprinted by permission of the author.
* dunnies toilets
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Red Dog has privileges, said Patsy.

Everyone knows that.
If you dont get rid of that dog, said Mrs

Cribbage, her voice rising still further,
youll have me and Mr Cribbage to
70 answer to.
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90
finished smoking one, he would open the

butt-end and take out the unsmoked
95 tobacco so that he could use it again in
another cigarette. He had become
hollow-chested, and you always knew
when he was coming, because of his
perpetual dry cough.
If you try to get rid of Red Dog, youll 100 The couple went into Dampier and
have the whole of the Pilbara to answer
bought a stencil from the stationers in
to, replied Nancy, so if I were you I
the mall, and then they spent a happy
wouldnt get my knickers in a knot.
morning making lots of notices and
signboards that said NO DOGS. These
Mrs Cribbage huffed, And if you dont 105 they stuck up on every available tree in
get rid of that dog, well shoot it, and
the caravan park, after which they felt
evict you too. So dont say you didnt get
that they had done a good days work
warned.
indeed. The people in the park shook
their heads, and agreed that from now on
Mrs Cribbage turned her back and 110 they would have a coded alarm, so that
walked away importantly, confident that
the caretakers would never catch them
she, and only she, was queen in this little
out when Red Dog was about. Patsy
kingdom. Over the next few days,
proposed that their code-word should be
however, she kept thinking that she saw
pussycats, and this was soon adopted.
Red Dog out of the corner of her eye, and 115 Mr and Mrs Cribbage wondered for quite
she mentioned it several times to Mr
a while why it was that people shouted
Cribbage, who was a small man with a
pussycats, without provocation, every
toothbrush moustache rather like
time that they passed by with their
Hitlers. His moustache and his fingers
buckets and bins. I reckon theyre all
were a nasty shade of yellowy-brown, 120 barking mad, observed Mr Cribbage.
rather like a pub ceiling, because he
liked to smoke all the time, rolling himself
Talking of barking, I still keep seeing that
tiny, tight little cigarettes. When he
dog, said his wife.
from: Red Dog
by Louis de Bernires
Why did Red Dog regularly visit caravan parks? (lines 19)
(A) He liked to be free.
(B)
He liked to be patted.
(C) He liked to be pampered.

(D) He liked to be annoying.
What does the writer emphasise about the Cribbages in paragraph 3

(lines 1734)?
(A) They have a difficult job.
(B)
They have poor dietary habits.
(C) They are lazy and unpleasant.

(D) They are dirty and aggressive.
What is the meaning of the word pernickety, as used in line 36?

(A) Fussy
(B)
Careless
(C) Dramatic
(D) Extroverted
Which of the following quotes is an example of colloquial language?

(A) NO DOGS (line 40)
(B)
knickers in a knot (line 74)
(C) hollow-chested (line 97)

(D) without provocation (line 117)
Why did Red Dog decide that Mrs Cribbage was probably mad? (lines 4849)
(A) She behaved like a queen.
(B)
She did not like his friends.
(C) She ate pigsnout sandwiches.

(D) She did not treat him like a friend.
What language device does the writer use in the quotation, Mrs Cribbage . . .
was queen in this little kingdom? (lines 7982)
(A) Metaphor
(B)
Onomatopoeia
(C) Personification
(D) Simile
What is the meaning of the word perpetual, as used in line 99?

(A) Loud
(B)
Sickly
(C) Endless
(D) Annoying
Which word best describes the tone of the extract?

(A) Critical
(B)
Furious
(C) Humorous
(D) Serious
Why is the phrase barking mad ironic, as used in line 120?

(A) Mr Cribbage does not understand that the code word pussycats refers to
Red Dog.
(B)
People in the caravan park shouted pussycats whenever they saw the
Cribbages walk past.
(C) The Cribbages spent considerable time making NO DOGS signs.

(D) Red Dog often barked at Mr Cribbage.
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Which word best describes the way readers are made to feel about Red Dog?
(A) Affectionate
(B)
Devoted
(C) Hostile
(D) Sorrowful
2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B
PART B ARTICLE FROM A WEBSITE

Allow about 10 minutes for Part B
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Man on Moon Conspiracy
Listen to Karl talk about Man on Moon Conspiracy
On the 15th of February, 2001, the American Fox TV Network broadcast

a program called Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon? Mitch Pileggi,
the X-Files actor, hosted this hour-long show, which claimed that NASA had
faked the entire Apollo Moon project by filming it in a movie studio. This myth
has a small but dedicated following according to both a 1995 Time Poll and
home a 1999 Gallup Poll, about 6% of Americans do not believe that 12 astronauts
walked on the Moon.
The hoax believers or conspiracy theorists cite all kinds of evidence. For example,
they point out that in all the photographs that supposedly show the astronauts
on the airless surface of the Moon, you cant see the stars in the black sky. The
explanation is simple even todays best film cannot simultaneously show both
a very bright object (white spacesuit in sunlight) and a very faint object (star).
Story Mugrave, an astronaut who has flown in the Space Shuttle six times, said
that whenever he was outside the Shuttle in the bright sunlight, he couldnt see
the stars either. But when the Shuttle was in the shadow of the Earth and his
eyes had time to get adapted to the darker environments, he could then see
stars. As for the astronauts on the Moon, their short missions were all timed to
land during the Moons day (which lasts about 14 Earth days), so that they could
see what they were doing.
The hoax believers also point out that in the photos, the shadows of the
astronauts and their various pieces of scientific apparatus on the Moons surface
are not quite parallel. They should be parallel, these doubters claim, if lit only by
a single distant light source such as the Sun. This is true but only if you have
both a level surface and are operating in three dimensions. Once you have a
rolling surface, and try to show three-dimensional reality in a flat twodimensional photograph, the shadows will fall in different directions.
The conspiracy theorists also claim that the ripple seen in the still photos in the
American flag on the Moon is proof that the movie was faked in a movie studio,
because only moving air can make a flag ripple. This is silly for a few reasons.
First, there is no wind in a movie studio unless the wind machine is switched
on. Second, if there was enough wind in a movie studio to ripple the flag, it
would have also moved the dust at their feet. But most importantly and third,
the ripple was an accident. The workshops at the Manned Spacecraft Centre
attached a nylon American flag to vertical and horizontal bars. These bars could
telescope out, to save room when they were stored before they were used.
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Armstrong and Aldrin had trouble extending the horizontal telescoping rod,
and could not pull it all the way out. This gave the flag a ripple. It looked
realistic, so later Apollo crews intentionally left the horizontal rod partially
retracted.
In fact, the wobbling flag that you can see in the movie helps prove that they
were on the Moon. It wobbles because they have just set it up. And it continues
to wobble for a little while in a very unusual fashion. This is because there is no
air on the Moon that would quickly damp down the movement of the flag, and
because the gravity is one-sixth of our gravity on Earth.
home
But the incontrovertible proof that we did go to the Moon are the
382 kilograms of Moon rocks, that have been examined by thousands of
independent geologists around the world. These rocks have been compared to a
few dozen Moon rocks that were blasted by impacts off the Moon and that
have landed in Antarctica, and to some Moon rocks that were recovered by
robot Soviet explorers. These rocks all match.
They are very low in water, and riddled with strange tiny holes from millions of
years of exposure to cosmic rays on the airless surface of the Moon. The Moon
rocks are very different from Earth rocks, and could not be faked by any current
technology. To make fake Moon rocks, we would have to squash them at about
a thousand atmospheres, keep them at about 1100
C for a few years, and then
cool them slowly for a few more years while keeping them under pressure all
that time. And then, the NASA scientists back in 1969 would have to have
worked out what new dating methods would be invented over the next
30 years, and add those elements in the exact proportions needed.
After looking at all the evidence, I prefer to follow the words of the 1937 Nobel
Prize winner in Medicine, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, The Apollo flights demand that
the word impossible be struck from the scientific dictionary. They are the
greatest encouragement for the human spirit.
Karl S. Kruszelnicki Pty Ltd, 2004
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Moon Conspiracy
According to both a 1995 Time Poll and a 1999 Gallup Poll, approximately
6% of Americans doubt that 12 astronauts walked on the Moon.
From Dr Karls 23rd book Great Mythconceptions, 2004, HarperCollins, Sydney
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What do some Americans believe about the Apollo Moon project?

(A) The landings were faked.
(B)
Mitch Pileggi made the landings up.
(C) It was a film made in 2001.

(D) It was an episode of the X-Files.
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Which of the following statements best explains why stars are not visible in
photographs from the moon landing?
(A) Stars do not appear in a studio.
(B)
Stars cannot be seen from the moon.
(C) Film used on the moon landing was of poor quality.

(D) Film cannot capture a very faint object next to a very bright one.
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Why does Dr Karl repeat hoax believers and conspiracy theorists?

(A) To show that the theories are true
(B)
To explain the theorists arguments
(C) To emphasise his disbelief in the theories

(D) To personally address the theorists
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Why does Dr Karl use the words This is silly for a few reasons? (line 31)
(A) To be rude to the hoax believers
(B)
To use language everyone can understand
(C) To show that there is no wind in movie studios

(D) To emphasise the foolishness of the conspiracy theorists
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What is the main purpose of the article?

(A) To offend and criticise
(B)
To inform and entertain
(C) To confuse and persuade

(D) To entertain and advertise
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What is the effect of ending the passage with a quotation? (lines 6365)
(A) It shows that scientists are well read.
(B)
It shows that there was an Apollo mission in 1937.
(C) It supports the writers opinion that the landing was both real and
amazing.
(D) It supports the conspiracy theorists belief that the moon mission was
impossible.
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What is the main purpose of the cartoon?

(A) To mock the process of film-making
(B)
To show that astronaut suits are very uncomfortable
(C) To show how the Apollo mission was filmed in a studio

(D) To mock the belief that the Apollo mission was filmed in a studio
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What does the icon the Lab suggest about science?

(A) Science can be fun.
(B)
Science can be dull.
(C) Science can be dangerous.

(D) Science can be rewarding.
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2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART C
PART C FEATURE ARTICLE

Allow about 20 minutes for Part C
ake a look out into the traffic at any

music has become an integral part of
time, and youll notice that cars are
the driving experience.
now the place where people most often
listen to music. Whether you witness
So why have drivers embraced music
people singing along seemingly
as the desired accompaniment to stick
silently behind the privacy of their
shifting, braking and accelerating
windscreens, doing their best
so wholeheartedly? Perhaps its one
air-drumming on their steering wheels
of the few opportunities we get in
at traffic lights, or busting bucket-seat
life to create the perfect soundtrack to
dance moves, youll
accompany what were
understand just how T H E T E M P O O F doing. Whether were
intrinsically linked music T H E M U S I C W E playing picknmix across
and the motor vehicle
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Since the advent of the
car stereo, drivers have
choose our own musical
BEHAVIOUR
increasingly recognised
adventure. We use music
the pleasing combination of music and
to relax us, rev us up, alleviate boredom,
driving, but just why do the two go so
keep us awake, lift our mood or create
well together? Maybe its the fact that
soundscapes that fit the visuals of the
the tempos, rhythms and sounds that
landscape were moving through.
music is made of counterbalance the
clunking and whirring of the machinery.
Continual improvements in car design
Maybe its that the forward motion of
and audio technology have also helped
getting from Point A to Point B is
fuel the motor-music revolution, giving
mirrored in the progress of a song from
us reduced engine noise, ergonomically
its start to conclusion. Whatever it is,
designed seats and surround sound
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speakers that make the car an almost

55 perfect listening cocoon. While some
vehicle owners have gone overboard
with the technology, their cars literally
pounding with doof-doof beats that let
us all know exactly where the party is,
60 for the average motorist the car has
become a veritable safe haven of
listening pleasure.
The solace the car
provides, if driving
65 alone, allows us to
enjoy music free
from the background
noise of the home or
office and indulge
70 secret loves of dodgy
music that would
have our friends or
family laughing us out of the house. If
driving with company, on the other
75 hand, the car is one of the only places
outside churches or Irish pubs where
we can work out our diaphragms in a
hearty singalong.
The popularity of music for driving has
long been recognised by canny
marketing companies. Motor vehicle
manufacturers position stereos as a
selling point for their cars, while audio
companies are constantly developing
85 bigger and better audio technology for
the motor vehicle.
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Record companies have even got in on

the act, producing compilations with
names like Best of Driving Rock or
90 Songs for My Ute, full of rocking and
rollicking tracks.
While it seems that we, as drivers, have
taken John Farnhams call to action

seriously and decided were not gonna
sit in silence, new reports suggest we 95
may well have reason to be living in
fear, depending on the type of music we
play in the car and how we choose to
listen to it. Studies in recent years have
found that the volume and tempo of the 100
music we listen to,
and the activity
required to operate
our car stereos,
can affect driving 105
behaviour.
Canadian scientists,
for instance, have
found that people
take up to 20 per cent 110
longer to perform
physical and mental tasks when
listening to loud music, an increase in
reaction time that could prove
dangerous even for motorists driving in 115
good weather at a moderate speed.
According to Warwick Williams,
research engineer at National Acoustic
Laboratories, listening to loud music in
the car can cause other concerning 120
physical side effects: It has also been
shown to cause fatigue and irritability,
immediate effects that pose a threat to
your safety while driving.
People who make a habit of listening to 125
loud music in the car also run the risk of
cumulative damage, such as hearing
impairment and other physical
problems in the longer term.
To avoid negative effects, he says, Id 130
recommend keeping your audio volume
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in the car below 85 decibels. As a

guide, thats a level where you can
carry on a conversation with a
135 passenger without having to raise your
voice.
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The tempo of the music we listen to can

also affect our driving behaviour,
according to Warren Brodsky, who
conducted a study on the topic in 2001.
He had 28 students drive around virtual
roads in a simulator while listening to
different types of music or to none at
all. The music played ranged in speeds
from a slow 60 beats per minute to a
fast 120 beats per minute. His study
found that as the tempo increased,
drivers took more risks and had more
crashes. In fact, when listening to
faster tracks, the drivers were twice as
likely to run a red light as those not
listening to music. They also had twice
as many crashes when listening to
music of faster tempos than slow- or
medium-paced tunes.
Research conducted by the NRMA has

found that fumbling with the controls of
our car stereos can also reduce driving
performance, including speed control,
160 lane-keeping and detecting and
responding to unexpected hazards, and
is actually more distracting than using
a hands-free mobile phone.
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Dr Kate Stevens, an experimental

psychologist interested in links
between music, perception and
memory, thinks that while the research
currently available gives us some
insight, other important variables on
how music affects driver behaviour 170

may include the drivers age, level of
experience and the driving conditions.
While I think that people will listen to
music they enjoy, it could be important
to investigate the way fast and/or loud 175
music affects driving and risk-taking
behaviour, she says.
The research available suggests that
listening to music of slow or medium
tempo in the car and keeping the 180
volume down may be the safest bet.
If youre a music-loving motorist like
me, none of this may be news to you.
You may have already experienced
some of the perils of getting carried 185
away by music while driving, like
sailing through a red light at the
crescendo of a favourite song,
suddenly noticing an ambulance on
your tail that you hadnt heard coming, 190
or singing so loudly for so long that you
hyperventilate and have to pull over to
the kerb.
While the research suggests we might
be better off aiming our in-car audio 195
choices firmly at the middle of the road,
perhaps we just need to be more aware
of how the music we listen to affects
our performance behind the wheel. As
with other potential hazards, like 200
fatigue, self-monitoring is the key.
While Im sure the research results
wont have any of us tearing out our
surround sound speakers anytime
soon, its certainly worth remembering 205
next time we turn on our stereos.
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Which language technique is used in the title?

(A) Pun
(B)
Clich
(C) Jargon
(D) Allusion
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Which language technique is used in busting bucket-seat dance moves?

(lines 910)
(A) Idiom
(B)
Allusion
(C) Alliteration
(D) Assonance
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What is the meaning of advent, as used in line 15?

(A) Design
(B)
Introduction
(C) Popularity
(D) Purchase
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What is the main suggestion about music in paragraph 2? (lines 1529)

(A) That music goes well with driving.
(B)
That music can distract the driver.
(C) That music makes the trip seem faster.

(D) That music drowns out the noise of the car.
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What does the writer mean when he says that music can create soundscapes that
fit the visuals of the landscape were moving through? (lines 4648)
(A) Music creates pictures in your mind.
(B)
What you see and hear are in harmony.
(C) The music you play can be heard outside the car.
(D) What you hear in the car is different from what you see outside.
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What is the effect of using the word cocoon? (line 55)

It suggests that a car can be
(A) private and restrictive.
(B)
like a music venue.
(C) protective and transforming.

(D) a natural part of the environment.
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What does the writer mean by dodgy music? (lines 7071)

(A) Music that is popular
(B)
Music that is on cassette
(C) Music that is un-Australian

(D) Music that is unfashionable
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Why does the writer connect cars to churches or Irish pubs? (line 76)
(A) To be factual
(B)
To be humorous
(C) To be inclusive
(D) To be serious
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Which quotation signals a change of tone in the article?

(A) The popularity of music . . . (line 79)
(B)
Record companies . . . (line 87)
(C) While it seems . . . (line 92)

(D) Canadian scientists . . . (line 107)
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What does cumulative mean, as used in line 127?

(A) Cloudy
(B)
Increasing
(C) Severe
(D) Significant
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How does the graphic on page 13 relate to the meaning of the article?
(A) It breaks up the writing.
(B)
It indicates that music is cyclic.
(C) It represents old-fashioned music.

(D) It symbolises the link between music and cars.
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What did Warren Brodskys study conclude? (lines 137155)

(A) Slower music made drivers more relaxed.
(B)
Slower music increased the possibility of car accidents.
(C) Faster music made drivers more alert.

(D) Faster music increased the possibility of car accidents.
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According to the NRMA, what is more distracting than using a hands-free

mobile phone? (lines 162163)
(A) Operating a car stereo
(B)
Running a red light
(C) Changing lanes

(D) Singing loudly
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What is the meaning of crescendo, as used in line 188?

(A) Beginning
(B)
Chorus
(C) Climax
(D) Melody
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What is the writers opinion regarding music in cars?

(A) Music may affect driving.
(B)
Loud music may aid concentration.
(C) Music is more dangerous than mobile phones.

(D) Music should not be played as it is dangerous.
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Why does the writer introduce the use of the first person at the end of the article?
(A) To appear objective to the reader
(B)
To appear subjective to the reader
(C) To emphasise an experts point of view

(D) To emphasise a personal point of view
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2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART D
PART D MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Allow about 15 minutes for Part D
Millions of kids die every year from preventable diseases

but still we waste money searching for life on Mars. Where
are our priorities? asks childrens author Odo Hirsch.
And another
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n Christmas Day last year, a British

space probe called Beagle 2
reached the end of its journey
across space, dropped into the Martian
10 atmosphere and promptly disappeared.
Good, I thought.
On television, a confident professor

assured us that it would only be a matter
of hours before the Beagle would bark
15 or at least send a signal to attest to its
continued existence. He was a bluff,
hearty man most notable for a pair
of luxuriant mutton-chop whiskers.1
Mutton-chop whiskers are a rarity these
20 days. Luxuriant ones are a bonus. The
competence of British science may have
been in question but its reputation for
eccentricity was safe.
Over the next few days, Professor
Mutton-Chops kept ebulliently2 bouncing
onto our television screens to promise us
those half-dozen of us who still cared
that the Beagle would soon transmit
stunning new pictures of the Red Planet.
30 Finally, he confessed that the Beagle
was lost. Good, I thought.
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No one could have been more surprised

at my reaction than myself. It wasnt
Schadenfreude3, the most odious of
35 sentiments. May fulfilment come to those
who strive and let us rejoice in their
success. Anyones achievements enrich
us all. And it wasnt a prejudice against
the pursuit of knowledge. If as adults we
40 lose the sheer joy of curiosity, we are
poor people indeed. But there are limits.
I value these things but I value other
things as well.
Reflecting on my reaction, I realised
45 I was hoping that the Beagles
disappearance would remind us how
utterly unimportant space probes like
this are. The more Professor
Mutton-Chops exhorted us to keep faith
50 with the Beagle, the more I hoped we
would see that the absence of stunning
new pictures of the Red Planet would
make absolutely no difference to our
lives. Nor would any of the other
55 scientific investigations that the Beagle
was scheduled to undertake. Who cares
if Mars ever supported life? Even if it did
in the past, its perfectly clear it doesnt
1 mutton-chop whiskers old-fashioned bushy sideburns

2 ebulliently enthusiastically
3 Schadenfreude taking pleasure in other peoples misfortune
Reproduced with the permission of Odo Hirsch
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support it now and wont for the next few

60 billion years. So the question isnt exactly
pressing.
bluntness from drinking their own poo.

I dont think we should be sending
Beagles to Mars while thats happening.
If weve learned anything from our

Putting a space probe on a planet in our
50 years of space exploration, surely its 100 local corner of the universe isnt
that we are so remote from other life
an important achievement. Putting
65 forms that we may as well forget about
a sewerage system into downtown
them. Short of worming their way
Dhaka is.
through the space-time discontinuities of
a science-fiction novel, no humans put
To those who argue that humans need
on board a spacecraft would be alive by 105 to be inspired by huge, symbolic
70 the time it arrived even at the closest
undertakings, Id remind them that huge
rock outside our own solar system. Nor
symbolic undertakings, are, at best,
would their grandchildren. Nor would
distractions. At worst, theyre obscenities
their grandchildrens grandchildren.
that make us feel good while we ignore all
110 the gritty little things that could really
As for discovering important things
make a difference.
75 about the billion-year processes of the
universe so we can do something about
In global terms, the sums required to
them who are we kidding? Reality
stop kids dying in their millions of
check. Were the kind of species that
preventable disease are tragically small.
invents the aerosol can, only to realise a 115 Tens of billions. Yet, apparently, we
80 few years later that weve been
cannot find them. So I say, lets take that
destroying the only thing in our
money out of the sky. Lets keep the
atmosphere that floats between us and
Beagles in their kennels, mothball the
the cancer-induced end of life on Earth.
space station, cut the Hubble loose and
120 use the money to make Earth a fit place
Lets have a little perspective here.
for everyone. Not until our own planet is
85 Perspective. Thats what Im talking
right will we have earned the right to go
about. There are things that are closer to
into the heavens.
home. There are things that are more
immediate.
Yes, Id like to know whether there was
125 ever life on Mars. But I can live without
There are a million children who die
it. Mars isnt going anywhere. Itll be
90 every year from malaria. Not on Mars but
around in another 50 years or 100 or
right here on Earth, where we can do
whenever we have time for it. Right now,
something about it. Two million children
too many kids on Earth wont be around
die every year from diarrhoeal disease 130 tomorrow.
because of unsanitary drinking water. Or
95 to put it another way if youll excuse my
Until we fix that, heaven can wait.
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35
Why does the writer repeatedly refer to the professor as Mutton-Chops?

(lines 25 and 49)
(A) It shows the professor is extraordinary.
(B)
It shows admiration for the professors appearance.
(C) It is a way of saying the professor is old.

(D) It is a way of belittling the professors opinions.
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Why does the writer repeat Good, I thought in line 11 and line 31?
(A) To demonstrate his dislike of the professor
(B)
To demonstrate his lack of interest in science
(C) To emphasise his concern that the space probe had disappeared
(D) To emphasise his pleasure that the space probe had disappeared
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What is the meaning of the word odious, as used in line 34?

(A) Puzzling
(B)
Repulsive
(C) Smelly
(D) Unusual
38
What type of question is used in the line Who cares if Mars ever supported life?
(lines 5657)
(A) Direct
(B)
Objective
(C) Open-ended
(D) Rhetorical
39
What is the meaning of the word pressing, as used in line 61?

(A) Clear
(B)
Difficult
(C) Heavy
(D) Urgent
40
Why does the writer use short sentences in lines 8588?

(A) To make the article easier to read
(B)
To indicate the middle of the article
(C) To sound more humorous and to involve the reader

(D) To sound more serious and to indicate a change in argument
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41
Which of the following is most important to the writer?

(A) Investigating life on Mars
(B)
Sending a probe into space
(C) Constructing a sewerage system in Dhaka

(D) Making aerosol cans more environmentally friendly
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Which quotation is written in first person narration?

(A) the Beagle would bark (line 14)
(B)
Who cares if Mars ever supported life? (lines 5657)
(C) There are a million children who die every year from malaria. (lines 8990)
(D) So I say, lets take that money out of the sky. (lines 116117)
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The final sentence states Until we fix that, heaven can wait. What does the
writer suggest we need to do? (line 131)
(A) Find Beagle 2
(B)
Find life on Mars
(C) Save children before exploring the stars

(D) Fix the environment as a matter of urgency
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Why does the introduction state that the writer is an author?

(A) It suggests his opinion is correct.
(B)
It establishes his concern for children.
(C) It establishes his understanding of science.

(D) It suggests children should read this article.
45
What is the impact of the picture at the top of page 18?

(A) It indicates that the reader needs to take action.
(B)
It suggests that the article will contain a strong opinion.
(C) It indicates that children must listen to the writers opinion.

(D) It suggests that scientists are to blame for the worlds problems.
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PART E COMIC STRIP

1
Did you
He may be
see his
Daedalus the
lips
move?
Great, but I
am Heracles
the HEROIC!
I fancy a
nice new
temple.
I'm a
genius.
Daedalus was
a brilliant
craftsman
2
Look, Uncle!
Not bad
for a
beginner!
who worked for

the King of
Athens.
The statues Daedalus made

looked so real that people
believed they could talk.
You were
just too
clever!
Follow me,
O Greatest
one.
You're
getting a
little above
yourself.
You're a
genius, Dad!
But Daedalus hit on a clever plan he and

Icarus would fly like birds away from Crete.
I'm going
to be a
bird!
And a
feather
or two!
A little wax
here and a
little twine
there . . .
We'll fly
away like
birds, Icarus.
Using feathers bound with wax and twine, he

made them both a pair of wonderful wings.
KEEP
STILL
ICARUS!
Featherless
wings
won't fly!
Wet
wings
won't
work.
Too
true!
He had a nephew, Talos was a clever boy. He invented

Talos, who was
the saw, the compass and the
his apprentice.
potters wheel.
3
I've done
it now!
As he fixed Icarus wings to his Do not fly too close to the sea nor too close to the sun, or
back, Daedalus warned his son: or your wings will get wet,
the wax will melt.
8
Maybe he
wasn't such
a bad boy.
The goddess Athene, seeing Talos fall, turned

him into a partridge, which flew away.
4
But Daedalus was jealous of his

nephews talent and pushed Talos
from the roof of the temple.
I think
I had
better get
out of
here.
Let's try
holding
.
wings, Dad
Stay
close to
me,
Icarus.
I've
got wing
wobble,
Dad!
But Talos body lay crushed on the ground,

and Daedalus feared punishment.
I'm so
happy
to see
you!
Then Daedalus and Icarus

rose into the air and flew away.
There go
Zeus and
Hermes.
People below were amazed:

they thought they must
be seeing gods.
At first Icarus stayed

close behind his father,
So, with his son Icarus, he fled Daedalus made many beautiful He also made the Labyrinth, a
to Crete, where King Minos
statues and temples, furniture maze of passages where the
welcomed him.
and vessels for King Minos.
man-eating Minotaur lived.
5
COME
BACK!
Sorry,
but you
are here
for life.
HERE
I
AM!
st
e mu
Ther some
be ay.
w
King Minos was afraid that Daedalus might

so he imprisoned Daedalus and his son on
reveal the secret way in and out of the Labyrinth, the island.
,
Goodbye
birds.
YOU
CAN'T
CATCH
ME!!
but soon he was overwhelmed

with the joy of flying.
lo,
Hel s.
bird
You know
what pride
comes
before?
Higher and higher he rose,
closer and closer to the sun . . .
Copyright (c) 1991 Marcia Willaims. 'Daedalus and Icarus' from Greek Myths for Young Children by Marcia Willaims. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE115HJ.
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Then, suddenly, Icarus felt the wax melt.

He saw feathers floating all about him.
His arms would not hold up the air

and he plunged towards the sea.
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10
Stop playing
games, Icarus!
Icarus,
where
are you?
Meanwhile, Daedalus had

lost sight of his son.
He saw nothing but a

few feathers floating
on the waves.
He hovered over the

sea until Icarus body
floated to the surface.
where he gently laid

the body in a grave.
As Daedalus smoothed the

earth, a partridge landed
by him.
13
until its
hot brilliance
surrounded him.
Weeping, Daedalus carried

his dead son to an island,
14
Daedalus believed it to be the spirit of his nephew, Talos, and he knew that the gods had
at last punished him, by allowing Icarus to fall to his death just as Talos had done.
Copyright (c) 1991 Marcia Willaims. 'Daedalus and Icarus' from Greek Myths for Young Children by Marcia Willaims. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd, London SE115HJ.
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Section 1 (continued)
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PART E COMIC STRIP

Allow about 20 minutes for Part E
Read and view the comic strip on pages 2526.
Answer Questions 4651 in the spaces provided.
Student Number
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Daedalus and Icarus is a traditional Greek myth re-told as a comic strip

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The caption in strip 2 tells us Talos was a clever boy. Identify ONE
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In strip 10 the visuals support the idea that hot brilliance surrounded
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In strip 11 Icarus falls from the sky. How does the contrast between the
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The final two strips communicate the moral of the myth, that crimes will
always be punished. How do strips 13 and 14 visually communicate this
moral to the reader?
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2005
SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE
TEST
Section 2 Writing Pages 2935

40 marks
Allow about 40 minutes for this section
This section has TWO parts
Part F 20 marks
Question 52
Part G 20 marks
Question 53
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
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2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 2 WRITING PART F
PART F EDITORIAL (NEWSPAPER)

Allow about 15 minutes for Part F
Answer the question in the space provided.
In this writing task you will be assessed on how well you:
express yourself clearly using a form appropriate to a newspaper editorial
write using language appropriate for audience and purpose
organise, develop and sustain your ideas effectively throughout your
response
Question 52 (20 marks)

In an editorial for a publication for young drivers, discuss how, as a community,
we might reduce motor vehicle accidents.
Use the poster below as a starting point for your editorial.
Risk Factors in Motor Vehicle Accidents
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speed
alcohol and other drugs
defects in road design
overcrowded roads
not using seat belts, child restraints
driver fatigue
vehicle factors safety features
mechanical failure
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Section 2 (continued)
Centre Number
PART G WRITING TASK

Allow about 25 minutes for Part G
Answer the question in the space provided.
Student Number
In this writing task you will be assessed on how well you:

express yourself clearly using the conventions and structure appropriate to a
short story
write using appropriate language for audience and purpose
organise, develop and sustain your ideas effectively throughout your
response
Question 53 (20 marks)

This is the beginning of your short story for a Young Writers Competition.
I only caught a glimpse through the window.

The face was everything they said it would be sunken eyes, cigarettestained broken teeth, and a puckered scar that compelled my gaze
towards those thin, cruel lips.
Yet this was the person I had to meet.
What happens next?
Continue the short story on the lines provided on pages 34 and 35.
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Section 2 Writing Pages 2935

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING

Section 1 Reading and Viewing

Use the Section 1 Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet for Questions 145.

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART A

PART A EXTRACT FROM A NOVEL

Red Dog and the Dreaded Cribbages

Red Dog particularly liked one of the

Mr and Mrs Cribbage were the

The unfortunate thing about Mr and Mrs

The first time that Mrs Cribbage met Red

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART A

Red Dog has privileges, said Patsy.

If you dont get rid of that dog, said Mrs

finished smoking one, he would open the

(C) He liked to be pampered.

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART A

What does the writer emphasise about the Cribbages in paragraph 3

They have poor dietary habits.

(C) They are lazy and unpleasant.

What is the meaning of the word pernickety, as used in line 36?

Which of the following quotes is an example of colloquial language?

knickers in a knot (line 74)

(C) hollow-chested (line 97)

She did not like his friends.

(C) She ate pigsnout sandwiches.

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART A

What is the meaning of the word perpetual, as used in line 99?

Which word best describes the tone of the extract?

Why is the phrase barking mad ironic, as used in line 120?

(C) The Cribbages spent considerable time making NO DOGS signs.

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B

PART B ARTICLE FROM A WEBSITE

Please turn over

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B

great moments in science

On the 15th of February, 2001, the American Fox TV Network broadcast

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B

Houston, we have a (lighting) problem

From Dr Karls 23rd book Great Mythconceptions, 2004, HarperCollins, Sydney

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B

What do some Americans believe about the Apollo Moon project?

Mitch Pileggi made the landings up.

(C) It was a film made in 2001.

Stars cannot be seen from the moon.

(C) Film used on the moon landing was of poor quality.

Why does Dr Karl repeat hoax believers and conspiracy theorists?

To explain the theorists arguments

(C) To emphasise his disbelief in the theories

To use language everyone can understand

(C) To show that there is no wind in movie studios

What is the main purpose of the article?

To inform and entertain

(C) To confuse and persuade

2005 SCT ENGLISH-literacy SECTION 1 READING/VIEWING PART B

It shows that there was an Apollo mission in 1937.