Hindi Continuers 2025 HSC exam pack

Before the exam

Students should:

• research and prepare information on all the syllabus prescribed topics
• gain insight into and understanding of all the syllabus prescribed topics from personal, community and global perspectives
• choose one syllabus prescribed topic for discussion in the oral exam
• ensure that their chosen topic can be addressed from a personal, community and global perspective
• be prepared to discuss other syllabus prescribed topics chosen by the examiner.

During the exam

Students should:

• communicate on their chosen topic and any of the other syllabus prescribed topics that the examiner introduces in the course of the discussion
• elaborate and provide relevant information and details to address the examiner’s questions
• provide information, express and justify ideas and opinions, and comment on topics from personal, community and global perspectives
• provide a response based on the requirements of the question and avoid using pre-prepared material that may be irrelevant to the question
• respond to questions using a range of vocabulary, expressions and language structures and features
• manipulate language to respond in a coherent and logical way to the questions asked
• be prepared to be interrupted by the examiner
• use Hindi to ask for repetition and/or clarification of the question.

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate a thorough understanding of 2–3 prescribed topics
• discuss and support their ideas and views on topics for discussion from personal, community and global perspectives, for example, जलवायु परिवर्तन का धरती पर असर
• take an analytical approach to the topics discussed, rather than rely on pre-prepared information which may not be relevant
• draw insightful conclusions regarding issues connected with topics for discussion, for example, जलवायु परिवर्तन का कृषि पर असर
• provide logical and well-structured responses to questions, for example, युवा के सामने कई चुनौतियां हैं ,जैसे कि नौकरी ढूंढना, अंग्रेजी भाषा बोलने की शैली Australians से अलग त्यौहार,खानपान,सम्मिलित परिवार,ईश्वर से प्रेम जो सब यहां के समाज में कम देखने को मिलता है
• use specific vocabulary and expressions relating to topics for discussion, for example, कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता से इंसानों की नौकरी खतरे में पड़ती जा रही है
• use complex sentences and suitable idiomatic expressions to strengthen and support their ideas and opinions, for example, दोहे का इस्तेमाल सुख में सिमरन सब करें ,दुख में करे न कोई ...
• respond using a high level of grammatical accuracy, sophisticated vocabulary and language structures, for example, कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता , युवा में अवसाद
• manipulate the language effectively to support their ideas and justify their point of view from personal, community and global perspectives, for example, जलवायु परिवर्तन का असर केवल एक देश में नहीं होता,भारत के करम मालदीव्स को भुगतने पड़ते हैं,यूरोप के करम अफ्रीका को.

Areas for students to improve include:

• using accurate grammatical gender
• using correct sentence structures
• using a range of topic-specific vocabulary
• using appropriate Hindi vocabulary and structures, rather than English
• using idiomatic expressions and proverbs appropriately in context
• responding in Hindi clearly and with appropriate intonation.

Feedback for the written exam can be found on the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority site.