Chinese and literature_ HSC Exam Techniques

What language is required to use when answering Question 1 and 2 of the listening section?

• Both questions are required to answer in English.

• Both questions are required to answer in Chinese.

• Question 1 is required to use English only. Question 2 is required to answer in either Chinese or English.

• Question 1 is required to use English only. Question 2 is required to answer in Chinese only.

What is the main language feature applied in the following sentences?

我出生在中国，一生下来就被亲生父母抛弃了。在我六个月的时候，我的养父母不 远万里去了中国，把我作为他们的女儿带回了澳大利亚。...经过多年的学习和努力，我的理想终于实现了。三年前我正式通过各种技术和实践考核， 成为合格的女飞行员。

• First person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Parallelism

• Simile

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

是呀，我刚来时也是这样，就像一个断了线的风筝。

• First person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Parallelism

• Simile

What is the most likely purpose of the language feature 'simile' used in the following sentence?

是呀，我刚来时也是这样，就像一个断了线的风筝。

• To indicate the speaker is lost

• To indicate the speaker wants to fly

• To show the speaker's loneliness when she first came here

• To show the speaker is afraid of height

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

结婚不是人生的一道必答题。如果找不到对的人，我宁愿做一只快乐 的“单身汪”，享受自由，享受生活！ (2019)

• First person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Simile

• Metaphor

What is the most likely purpose of the language feature 'metaphor'used in the following sentence?

结婚不是人生的一道必答题。如果找不到对的人，我宁愿做一只快乐 的“单身汪”，享受自由，享受生活！ (2019)

• To show off the speaker's language skills

• To show the speaker's point of view and her optimism and determination towards marriage issue

• To show the speaker's personal experiences / Anecdote

• To show her intention to enjoy freedom and live a happy life

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

怎么会呢？你的英文不错呀 ?

• Second person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Rhetorical questions

• Metaphor

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

我还想送你一句爱迪生的名言： “无论什么时候，不管遇到什么情况，我绝不允许自己有一点点的灰心丧气。 ” 这些年，就是这句话不断鞭策着我。

• First/Second person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Quotation/ Quote

• Metaphor

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

大胆地追求吧，你一定会达到理想的彼岸。

• First/Second person

• Exaggeration

• Personal experiences / Anecdote

• Quotation/ Quote

• High modality language

What is the main language feature used in the following sentence?

不要让成见束缚你的意志，不要因为 困难而退缩，更不要因为自己是女孩子就裹足不前。

• First/Second person

• Exaggeration

• Parallelism

• Quotation/ Quote

• High modality language