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Paper 2 - Modules

HSC English EAL/D Free Online Pack 0 — Paper 2 - Modules

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HSC HSC Written Examination 2026 Edition - Pack 0 v1.0
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Paper 2 - Modules

2 questions

40 marks

Estimated duration: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Reading: 5 minutes · Writing: 1 hour

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Skill Align HSC English EAL/D - Free Online Pack 0

A 40-mark Paper 2 with one sustained response for Module B and one sustained response for Module C, each with seven full writing pages.

Paper
Paper 2 - Modules
Reading time
5 minutes
Working time
1 hour
Total marks
40

General instructions

  • Reading time — 5 minutes
  • Working time — 1 hour
  • Write using black pen
  • Total marks: 40
  • Attempt Questions 1–2
  • Allow about 30 minutes for each question
  • Write your answers in the spaces provided
  • Extra writing paper may be attached after you have used all supplied response pages

Module B — Language, Identity and Culture

20 marks. Attempt Question 1. Allow about 30 minutes. Your response will be assessed on how well you answer the question, demonstrate understanding of your prescribed text, analyse language, identity and culture, and organise ideas in clear English.

Question 1

20 marks
Stimulus

Original Pack 0 proposition: 'A person can inherit a language without inheriting only one identity.'

To what extent does this proposition reflect the representation of language, identity and culture in your prescribed text?

Response - Question 1

20 marks

Write in black pen. Use all supplied pages before attaching extra writing paper. Clearly label any attached continuation with the pack, paper and question number.

Prescribed text: ____________________________________________________________

Response - Question 1 (continued)

20 marks

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Response - Question 1 (continued)

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Response - Question 1 (continued)

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Response - Question 1 (continued)

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Response - Question 1 (continued)

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Response - Question 1 (continued)

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Module C — Close Study of Text

20 marks. Attempt Question 2. Allow about 30 minutes. Your response will be assessed on how well you answer the question, demonstrate detailed whole-text knowledge, analyse form and language, and develop a personal interpretation in clear English.

Question 2

20 marks
Stimulus

Statement: Recurring details can reveal changes that a text does not state directly.

How has your close study of the prescribed text shaped your response to this statement?

Response - Question 2

20 marks

Write in black pen. Use all supplied pages before attaching extra writing paper. Clearly label any attached continuation with the pack, paper and question number.

Prescribed text: ____________________________________________________________

Response - Question 2 (continued)

20 marks

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Response - Question 2 (continued)

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Response - Question 2 (continued)

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TEACHER/REVIEW MATERIAL
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Indicative Answers, Response-Planning Guidance And Practice Marking Guidance

Question 1

Response-planning guidance only — not a worked or model answer:

A perceptive response could largely agree that inherited language does not produce only one identity. Language carries family memory, cultural knowledge and patterns of relationship, but speakers use it with different people and in changing contexts. The prescribed text may therefore represent identity as an active negotiation rather than a fixed result of inheritance.

The essay could begin with a moment when inherited language creates connection. A family expression, story, form of address or rhythm of speech may link a character to earlier generations. Close analysis should explain why the words matter in that relationship. Translation alone may not capture their tone, humour or responsibility.

A second paragraph could examine pressure to use language differently. At school, work or in public, the character may change register, pronunciation or even the subjects they are willing to discuss. Dialogue and point of view can reveal whether this change feels like skill, concealment or loss. The response should avoid claiming that every change is betrayal. Moving between forms of language can expand the person's ability to act in more than one community.

Another moment may show the character reshaping inherited language. They may translate a story for a new audience, reject a label, combine languages or give an old phrase a new context. Form is important here. Parallel scenes, multilingual dialogue, code-switching, narration or visual arrangement can let an audience experience identity as layered.

The proposition should also be qualified. Communities can place strong expectations on language, and discrimination can force a person to choose how they speak for safety. Multiple identity is therefore not always freely celebrated. The text may represent tension between personal agency and the judgements of others.

A final judgement could state that language inheritance supplies resources and responsibilities, not a completed self. Through changing audiences and relationships, the prescribed text shows a person carrying cultural connection while producing new ways of belonging. One language can hold memory, conflict and possibility at the same time.

The model distinguishes language inheritance from fixed identity, then connects changes in audience, register and naming to cultural relationships and personal agency.

Skill Align practice marking guidance — not official NESA marking guidelines

Award one holistic mark for the complete response. Use the task-specific considerations and performance ranges together; do not mechanically total categories.

Question engagement and argument

Consider how directly and consistently the response addresses the Module B statement and the representation of language, identity and culture.

Textual knowledge and evidence

Consider the accuracy, detail and relevance of knowledge of the current prescribed text and the selection of evidence from across the text.

Analysis of language, form and structure

Consider how effectively analysis of language, form and structure develops the interpretation rather than merely naming features.

Organisation and control of English

Consider the clarity, cohesion and control of sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Reward communication of meaning rather than one accent or language background.

Question 2

Response-planning guidance only — not a worked or model answer:

A response could begin by identifying one recurring detail and arguing that its changing context lets the audience infer development that is not directly announced. Suitable recurring details include objects, images, sounds, phrases, settings, structures and visual motifs.

The first paragraph could establish the detail's initial meaning through close analysis of language, form or placement. A second paragraph could trace its reappearance in a changed relationship or situation. A final paragraph could examine a later recurrence and judge what the audience now understands about a character, conflict, value or perspective.

The response should not assume that repetition always signals change. It should explain how context, perspective, sound, visual composition or structural position alters the detail's significance across the whole prescribed text.

Revision focus: trace the same accurate detail across the whole prescribed text and explain how altered context lets the audience infer change.

Skill Align practice marking guidance — not official NESA marking guidelines

Award one holistic mark for the complete response. Use the task-specific considerations and performance ranges together; do not mechanically total categories.

Question engagement and argument

Consider how directly and consistently the response addresses the Module C statement, close study and a coherent whole-text interpretation.

Textual knowledge and evidence

Consider the accuracy, detail and relevance of knowledge of the current prescribed text and the selection of evidence from across the text.

Acceptable alternatives: Recurring objects; Recurring images; Recurring sounds; Recurring phrases; Recurring settings; Recurring structures; Recurring visual motifs

Analysis of language, form and structure

Consider how effectively analysis of language, form and structure develops the interpretation rather than merely naming features.

Organisation and control of English

Consider the clarity, cohesion and control of sentences, paragraphs, vocabulary, spelling and punctuation. Reward communication of meaning rather than one accent or language background.

Diagnostic Checklist

TopicQuestionsMarksMarks LostAction
Module B — argument, evidence, analysis and expression Question 1 20 ___ State a qualified position, use accurate moments from the prescribed text, analyse how language choices shape identity, culture and relationships, and proofread for clarity.
Module C — close study, interpretation and expression Question 2 20 ___ Trace precise formal or language choices across the whole prescribed text, develop a supported personal interpretation, sequence the argument clearly and proofread carefully.

What is included

Paper 1 - Texts, Human Experiences and Writing questions (45 marks)

Paper 2 - Modules questions (40 marks)

Listening Paper questions (15 marks)

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