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Anonymous_:
--- Quote from: jamonwindeyer on July 29, 2017, 02:00:17 am ---Hey! I'll let Elyse contradict me if she needs to, but I'm going to make the 'evil-Admin' call here and say we probably aren't going to have time to get you feedback on this, at least not for the next two weeks or so. It's not because we don't want to help, because of course we do! It's just that with Year 12 Trials on at the moment, we really need to be prioritising our time to them (while making sure we don't fall behind at university as well).
Any other time of the year, we'd happily mark it for you - But right now I think we'll probably have to, unfortunately, say it won't be possible. Obviously we want to help everyone, but taking an hour to help a Year 10 student with their comprehension, versus taking an hour to answer questions for Year 12 students about to sit probably the hardest set of exams they'll sit all year that are worth a big chunk of their marks - We just have to prioritise the latter. I know it sounds harsh and I do feel mean, we can just only do so much. Hope you understand, best of luck with it! :)
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I understand completely. Is it alright if I ask this on the 10th of August or somewhere around that time? Or will trials still be on?
elysepopplewell:
--- Quote from: Anonymous_ on July 29, 2017, 11:12:27 am ---I understand completely. Is it alright if I ask this on the 10th of August or somewhere around that time? Or will trials still be on?
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The bulk of our marking should be done by then, so that should be fine Anonymous :)
Anonymous_:
--- Quote from: elysepopplewell on July 29, 2017, 12:14:34 pm ---The bulk of our marking should be done by then, so that should be fine Anonymous :)
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Hi there again. Have you guys finished the marking for HSC trials? I've heard that the Trials are over now. If so, could you please mark the questions I have set above please?
Anonymous_:
Bump.
jamonwindeyer:
--- Quote from: Anonymous_ on July 23, 2017, 07:26:12 pm ---1) Consider Poem 1
Of the following, the eagle in the poem is best described as
a) Unnatural
b) A force of nature
c) At peace with nature
d) A destroyer of nature
The answer is A. I got B. How would you interpret it as unnatural? It's more depicted as a force of nature in my perspective.
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So I think this (like lots of comprehension) is very subjective, but the fact that the natural features are described as being around the Eagle, this could imply that the Eagle itself is unnatural? They are very distinctly described - But I definitely see your point also.
--- Quote ---2) The depiction in poem 1 is of an eagle that is more
a) tame than the eagles in poem 2
b) regal than the eagles in poem 2
c) natural than the eagles in poem 2
d) friendly than the eagles in poem 2
The answer is A. I got B since the eagle is more regal in my opinion (the way they say "like a thunderbolt he falls") rather than tame.
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I think your interpretation is again, valid. However, the answer is likely referring to the fact that the eagle in Poem 1 is mostly standing still and observing its surroundings. The eagles in Poem 2 are more active. Thus, Eagle 1 is more tame.
--- Quote ---Question 1) Franklin suggests that the Australian film industry of the time needs
a) greater public support
b) more substantial funding
c) a leader of wisdom and foresight
d) to adapt some of the better American practices
Answer is B. How would you interpret that from the text? Nowhere does it mention anything about funding.
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I agree, I don't agree with the answer of B.
--- Quote ---2) The structure of the diary entry is
a) detailed account of a film, then criticism of that film
b) commentary on a particular film, then general comment on the film industry
c) introductory comments about the film industry, then personal impressions of a film
d) general commentary on the film industry using examples from various contemporary films
The answer is C. I got B, I don't get how it's C since they talk about the film in the first paragraph.
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I also agree with your answer here, the second paragraph is definitely not personal impressions.
--- Quote ---3) Franklin's view appears to be that the best feature of the film Heritage was the
a) Soundtrack
b) speed of the bullocks
c) technical innovations
d) way that the dray was tilted
The answer is B. I got C since they talk about the "mechanical improvements" and such.
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I think B is more appropriate, the writer spends most of the first paragraph discussing the bullocks. See the phrase, I never saw a tilted dray such as those employed here and of course the bullocks sprint along like a rodeo, that's the bit I'm reading to answer with B.
--- Quote ---Q1) Anna imagines that, when her factory workers are punished for not coming to work, she would
a) watch on with indifference
b) treat them with compassion
c) blame Nazaritch, not herself
d) see their misery and do nothing
The answer is A. How?
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Slightly deceptive, I think D is more appropriate. She definitely does nothing, so it is either A or D. I disagree with A, the language doesn't suggest an indifference to the misery.
--- Quote ---Q2) The passage suggests that Anna's factory manager and the villa bailiff are
a) not concerned with impressing Anna
b) inconsistent in their dealings with their employees
c) more sensitive to their employees than Anna
d) very business-like in carrying out their jobs
The answer is C. I put it as D but was confused. How is it C when in the text it's said that the people are driven away like dogs. Doesn't look too sensitive in the owner's perspective, yet it's C?
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I agree with you - I think these answers are really dubious. This is why I hate comprehension - There is no right answer, but that said, the answer they've picked is really tough to argue in my opinion, for a few of them.
Perhaps a few of your provided answers are wrong? :)
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