VCE English Past Exam Questions
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Section A, Question 20(i)Question part (i)
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i. “Let Nature be your Teacher.” What do the poems of Wordsworth teach us? OR
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ii. How are emotions explored in Wordsworth’s poems? 7 2020 ENGLISH EXAM
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i. “Some things are best left in the past.” To what extent is this view supported by Piper’s After Darkness? OR
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i. “Oh, it wears us thin, marriage. It knocks the edges off us.” ‘The characters in Kennedy’s stories derive little satisfaction from their relationships.’ Do you agree? OR
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ii. ‘Dr Ibaraki faces the same challenges in Japan and Australia.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘The stories in Like a House on Fire explore the turbulence below the surface of everyday life.’ Discuss.
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i. ‘Jason is to blame for the events of the play.’ Do you agree? OR
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i. ‘In the novel, being different is an advantage.’ Do you agree? OR
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ii. ‘All the Light We Cannot See explores the human capacity to create, preserve and destroy.’ Discuss.
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ii. ‘Euripides warns his audience of the dangers of ambition.’ Discuss.
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i. ‘In Annawadi, overwhelming poverty breeds hard-heartedness.’ Do you agree? OR
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i. ‘Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is not just Marji’s story.’ Discuss. OR
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