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Reading time

There is no reading time given for viewing this past exam. You will be given 10 minutes reading time in the sample and real exams.

Working time

There is no time limit to viewing this past exam. You will be given 2 hours to attempt the questions in the sample and real exams.

Permitted equipment

  • Calculators approved by NESA may be used.
  • You must use headphones while viewing video content.
  • Pen and paper are permitted for planning. The supervisor will provide you with paper.
The word count that is indicated for each question provides guidance as to the expected length of response.

Total marks: 50

Section 1 – 20 marks

  • Attempt Questions 1–3
  • Allow about 45 minutes for this section

Section 2 – 30 marks

  • This section has two parts, Part A and Part B
  • Allow about 75 minutes for this section
Part A – 15 marks
  • Attempt Questions 4–5
Part B – 15 marks
  • Attempt Question 6

Navigation and toolbar

The navigation bar contains the question numbers, and access to this information page.

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A countdown timer is at the top right of the sample and real exams.

A toolbar at the top of the screen provides the following functions.

Flag a question. Highlight text.

The highlight tool has a dropdown allowing you to select a highlight colour, or remove a highlight.

To increase or decrease font size, or to change the colours of the foreground text and the background, use the controls shown. You may reset these settings if you wish.

Additional zoom functions

The size of all elements on screen can be increased or decreased by using
control + or control – (Windows/Chromebook)
command + or command – (Mac).

In addition, if the cursor is placed over an image and changes to a magnifying glass, the image can be viewed at larger size in a ‘lightbox’.

Specific functionality in response textboxes and browser

The response textboxes have standard text styling functions.
Additional functions are provided via these buttons:

Special characters
Formula composer
Spell-check
You can copy text by using control c (Windows/Chromebook) or command c (Mac) or by using the ‘copy’ button in the response textbox tools.

You can paste text by using control v or command v.

The locked down browser has its own symbols palette, which may be used in addition to the special characters palette in the response text area.
You can exit this past exam by using the "Exit exam" link at the bottom of the last question.