Year+10+Exam+Questions+and+Study+Tips

In your examination you will have **2 hours** to complete all sections. There are 3 main sections of the exam - short answer, formal writing and literature essay. You must ensure that you use your time carefully - allocate 1 hour for your short answer section, 30minutes to write you formal essay and 30minutes for your literature essay. Sometimes it is best to answer the section which you find the easiest first and the hardest last. All essays should be of at least __**250 words**__ minimum.


 * __STUDY TIPS:__**
 * Make cue cards with terminology, quotes
 * Study with a friend
 * Use bright colours when writing study notes
 * Pin up study notes around your walls, bathroom, hall - anywhere where they will be seen often!
 * Write timed essays under pressure with no notes, compare with your friends
 * Make up songs or rhymes to remember key details

__**FORMAL WRITING TOPICS:**__
 * School tuck shops must only sell healthy food and drinks
 * Teenage parties should be illegal
 * It's too late to save the planet
 * All New Zealanders should learn another language
 * Reading books is a waste of time
 * Celebrities make good role models
 * Students need part time jobs
 * Rasing the driving age to 16 will reduce the number of road accidents
 * School hours should change to 10am to 5pm

__**LITERATURE ESSAYS**__ - //Answer in relation to **either** film, novel, non-fiction, poetry or shakespeare


 * Note: For poetry you must answer on TWO poems.//
 * Describe an important experience that happened to a person or character in the text(s). Explain how this experience affected EACH person or character.
 * Describe an important time or place in the text(s). Explain why this time or place is important in the text.
 * Describe a situation or event in the text that shocked or suprised you. Explain why this situation or event was shocking or suprising.
 * Describe at least TWO interesting language techniques in the text(s). Explain how each technique helped you understand an idea.
 * Describe a person or character you admired or disliked in the text(s). Explain why you admired or disliked them.
 * Describe a strong or interesting relationship in the text(s). Explain how techniques were used to help you understand this relationship.
 * Describe an important idea in the text(s). Explain how techniques were used to help you understand this idea.

//Techniques can include: Dialogue, contrast, twist, metaphors, similes, camera shots and angles, costume, music//