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Filipino Continuers 2018 HSC exam pack (archive)
2018 Filipino Continuers HSC exam papers (archived)
Filipino Continuers HSC Exam paper - transcript - audio 2018
HSC marking guidelines
Marking guidelines are developed with the examination paper and are used by markers to guide their marking of a student's response. The table shows each question and the criteria with each mark or mark range. Sample answers may also be developed and included in the guidelines to make sure questions assess a student's knowledge and skills, and guide the Supervisor of Marking on the expected nature and scope of a student's response. They are not intended to be exemplary or even complete answers or responses.
HSC marking feedback
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Use the feedback to guide preparation for future examinations. Feedback includes an overview of the qualities of better responses. Feedback may not be provided for every question.
Feedback on practical examination
Oral examination
Conversation
Students should:
- be prepared to talk about a variety of topics relating to their personal world
- answer the question asked and not just memorise responses on topics and recite them irrespective of the question
- express their ideas and opinions and justify their point of view
- manipulate the language to fulfil the requirements of the question
- avoid repetition of the same vocabulary, phrases and expressions.
In better responses, students were able to:
- provide extended responses to the questions asked
- manipulate the language and grammar to answer the question appropriately
- express an opinion, justify a point of view and reflect on their personal world
- respond to questions fluently and with correct intonation and pronunciation
- manipulate language using correct grammar, a variety of vocabulary and a range of sentence structures.
Areas for students to improve include:
- avoid using English vocabulary or syntax in Filipino responses.
Discussion
Students should:
- choose a topic that has good quality, reliable sources available
- have at least three texts, one of which is a literary text
- demonstrate evidence of their research into their topic and the texts that they source
- express and justify opinions and points of view on the in-depth study topic
- apply research findings to support their conclusions
- refer to their texts to analyse, evaluate and reflect on their topic.
In better responses, students were able to:
- demonstrate evidence of research by supporting opinion with specific reference to texts
- respond to the questions asked by manipulating the language appropriately
- link the texts to the topic for in-depth study
- make specific and perceptive references to texts
- compare and evaluate the information and ideas presented in texts
- synthesise the information researched and use it to support their point of view
- demonstrate a high level of grammatical accuracy and use a variety of vocabulary and sentence structures.
Areas for students to improve include avoiding:
- simply recounting information obtained from texts
- anecdotal evidence or personal experience as a source of reference.
Feedback on written examination
Section I
Listening and Responding – Part A
Students should:
- make notes in the allocated space on the right-hand side of the page
- write all parts of a response in the lines, table or chart provided below the question
- choose only one response in multiple choice questions
- address all parts of the question
- respond in English.
In better responses, students were able to:
- provide all relevant details required by the question
- refer to the content and language of the text without just translating the text
- support their answer with relevant references to the text, using their own words.
Areas for students to improve include:
- using appropriate examples and references to the text
- giving only the main points when the questions asks to ‘Summarise'.
Listening and Responding – Part B
Students should:
- respond in Filipino
- use their own words in Filipino when responding to question
- make notes in the allocated space on the right-hand side of the page
- write all parts of a response in the lines, table or chart provided below the question
- choose only one response in multiple choice questions
- address all parts of the question.
In better responses, students were able to:
- use appropriate vocabulary, grammar and syntax in Filipino
- respond using their own words rather than simply translating the text
- provide all relevant details required by the question
- refer to both the content and language of the text if required by the question (Q4(b))
- identify changes of attitude and emotion in Q4(b) and Q5(b) and support their responses with reference to the text, using their own words
- include both similarities and differences of opinions when comparing opinions about ideal holidays (Q6).
Areas for students to improve include:
- avoiding translating figures of speech literally
- using correct Filipino vocabulary, grammar and syntax
- addressing all parts of the question
- using appropriate examples and references to the text.
Section II
Reading and Responding – Part A
Students should:
- respond in English
- respond to all parts of a question
- read the whole text carefully
- write all parts of a response in the lines, table or chart provided below the question
- choose only one response in multiple choice questions
- address all parts of the question.
In better responses, students were able to:
- address all key words in the question
- support their answers by clearly referring to the text using their own words
- explain fully Mr Headache’s emotions (Q7(a))
- identify the techniques of writing persuasively and give examples of specific language features used (Q8(b))
- refer to both the content and language features of the text to identify the writer’s strategies without translating the text (Q8(b)).
Areas for students to improve include:
- addressing all parts of a question
- using their own words when providing answers rather than just repeating the question in response
- supporting response with appropriate examples from and references to the text
- avoiding translating text as part of their response.
Reading and Responding – Part B
Students should:
- demonstrate an understanding of the whole text and not respond only to questions asked in the text
- address all parts of the question
- respond using all the conventions of the type of text required by the question
- respond in Filipino using their own words and ideas
- respond using their own original expressions and sentence structures and avoid using expressions used in the text.
In better responses, students were able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the whole text and respond to the main points in the text
- use appropriate vocabulary, grammar and syntax in Filipino
- use a variety of expressions and structures appropriate to the requirements of the task
- be creative and original, and demonstrate an understanding of the whole text
- use their own words and not translate the text as part of their response.
Areas for students to improve include:
- editing their responses to ensure accuracy and clarity
- avoiding interchanging prepositions (eg nang for ng)
- applying accurate syllabification which affects verb tenses
- using the conventions of the type of text required to complete the task
- being simply creative without demonstrating understanding of text
- avoiding transcribing sections of the text in the response
- using their own vocabulary and expressions
- avoiding using English sentence structures when writing in Filipino.
Section III
Writing in Filipino
Students should:
- ensure that their response is in keeping with the context, purpose and audience required by the question
- respond using all the conventions of the type of text required by the question
- address all parts of the question
- respond in Filipino using their own words, original expressions, sentence structures and ideas
- avoid using expressions used in other parts of the examination
- adhere to the length requirement for the question.
In better responses, students were able to:
- respond appropriately within the word limit requirements
- use the conventions of the required types of texts of a journal entry and an article to a newspaper
- write addressing the relevant context, purpose and audience required by the question
- give substantial treatment of the task using original and creative ideas
- structure and sequence their response in a logical and coherent way
- use appropriate vocabulary, grammar and syntax in Filipino
- use a variety of expressions and structures appropriate to the requirements of the task
- manipulate the language authentically and appropriately for the task.
Areas for students to improve include:
- revising grammatical rules and applying them in writing
- using a variety of vocabulary and a range of sentence structures
- applying the conventions of writing a journal entry and an article for a community paper
- reading the question carefully and addressing all the parts of the question
- avoiding addressing the question superficially
- avoiding using pre-learnt expressions that are irrelevant to answering the question.
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