Exam Setup
Outline how to respond to the 4 sections of the exam
Section I
Section II
Section III
Section IV
Section I - Multiple choice
Section II - Short Answer / Knowledge
Section III - Skills / Sources
Section IV - Extended Response
These floating prisons were used to house convicts before their transportation to penal colonies.
What are...
What are Hulks?
What does the term ‘mass production’ mean?
A) Producing goods in large quantities using machines.
B) Growing crops in large fields.
C) Manufacturing handmade products for trade.
D) Exporting goods in small amounts.
A) Producing goods in large quantities using machines.
B) Growing crops in large fields.
C) Manufacturing handmade products for trade.
D) Exporting goods in small amounts.
What is the value of using a source in an exam?
It provides evidence to support historical arguments.
If there is a source it MUST be referred to
There was pub trivia at the Mattara Hotel last night on what genre?
a. Kath and Kim
b. Pokemon
c. Politics
d. Twilight
a. Kath and Kim
b. Pokemon
c. Politics
d. Twilight
Write in order which section HSC examiners recommend you take their tests
1st Section IV - Extended Response
2nd Section III - Skills
3rd Section II - Short Answer
4th Section I - Multiple choice
his term refers to a settlement established to exile prisoners, like Australia in the 18th and 19th centuries.
What is...
What is a Penal Colony?
What is the Cottage Industry?
Before factories, goods like textiles were produced at home in this system.
The Industrial Revolution led to urbanisation in many countries. What does that mean?
a. People moved from inland areas to the coastal areas
b. People moved from large cities to farming areas
c. People moved from farms in the countryside to the cities
d. People moved from market centres to manufacturing centres
a. People moved from inland areas to the coastal areas
b. People moved from large cities to farming areas
c. People moved from farms in the countryside to the cities
d. People moved from market centres to manufacturing centres
All these answers are correct, this is the most correct
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
As much wood as a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood
OR
17
When and where is the exam
Monday the 31st of March - Period 1
A19
These workers protested against industrialisation by destroying machinery that threatened their jobs.
Who were....
Who were the Luddites?
What is subsistence farming?
a. Selective breeding of livestock
b. Technological innovations promoting agricultural efficiency.
c. Small-scale farming primarily for personal consumption.
d. Large-scale commercial agricultural operations.
a. Selective breeding of livestock
b. Technological innovations promoting agricultural efficiency.
c. Small-scale farming primarily for personal consumption.
d. Large-scale commercial agricultural operations.
What does mechanisation refer to?
a. The shift from handmade goods to machine-produced goods.
b. The development of new farming techniques.
c. The introduction of new political systems.
d. The use of wind and solar power for energy.
a. The shift from handmade goods to machine-produced goods.
b. The development of new farming techniques.
c. The introduction of new political systems.
d. The use of wind and solar power for energy.
a percentage of all HSC "answer d - all of the above" is correct. What percentage?
a. 25%
b. 26%
c. 23%
d. 31%
a. 25%
b. 26%
c. 23%
d. 31%
How long is the exam
45 Minutes + 5 Minutes reading time
This process involved powerful nations extending control over weaker territories for resources and strategic gain.
What is...
What is Imperialism?
Q5: What were some of the impacts of the Agrarian Revolution?
a. Some farms adopted more efficient farming methods.
b. Population grew, leading to a greater demand for goods.
c. Some farmers lost land and moved to cities.
d. All of the above.
a. Some farms adopted more efficient farming methods.
b. Population grew, leading to a greater demand for goods.
c. Some farmers lost land and moved to cities.
d. All of the above.
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain due to factors like natural resources, a growing population, capital investment, and this key political and economic system that encouraged innovation and competition.
What is
What is capitalism?
In Multiple Choice questions in the HSC there is a type of response that has a 31% success rate (higher than 25% average
a. Answer C
b. Uses terminology
c. The longest response
d. All of the above
a. Answer C
b. Uses terminology
c. The longest response
d. All of the above
Spell your teachers last name
Mr Reilly
This process involved a country settling and taking control of foreign lands, often displacing Indigenous populations.
What is...
What is Colonisation?
What is child labour?
a. A government program that trained young workers for skilled jobs.
b. The practice of children helping their families on farms.
c. The employment of children in factories and mines, often in harsh conditions.
d. A type of schooling system introduced during the Industrial Revolution.
a. A government program that trained young workers for skilled jobs.
b. The practice of children helping their families on farms.
c. The employment of children in factories and mines, often in harsh conditions.
d. A type of schooling system introduced during the Industrial Revolution.
This trade system connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas, exchanging goods, enslaved people, and raw materials.
What is
What is the Triangular Trade
What is the directive verb that asks you to demonstrate "cause and effect"
Explain