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Higher School Certificate Examinations Friday 31 October 2014
Morning
Business Services
Candidature: 1861 (as at 1 September 2014)
Begins: 9:25 AM Ends: 11:30 AM
This paper consists of four sections.
Section I (15 marks) consists of 15 multiple-choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (35 marks) consists of short-response questions answered in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section III (15 marks) consists of one extended-response question answered in a separate writing booklet.
Section IV (15 marks) consists of one structured extended-response answered in a separate writing booklet.
All questions are compulsory.
Physics
Candidature: 9739 (as at 1 September 2014)
Begins: 9:25 AM Ends: 12:30 PM
The paper consists of two sections.
Section I Core (75 marks) consists of two parts: Part A – 20 multiple-choice questions (20 marks) answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet, and Part B – short response questions (55 marks) answered in the spaces provided on the question paper. All questions in Section I are compulsory.
Section II Options (25 marks) consists of five questions, one for each option. Students answer the question based on the option they have studied. The question is answered in two separate writing booklets.
Afternoon
Automotive
Candidature: 613 (as at 1 September 2014)
Begins: 1:55 PM Ends: 4:00 PM
The paper consists of four sections.
Section I (15 marks) consists of 15 multiple-choice questions answered on a separate machine-scored answer sheet.
Section II (35 marks) consists of short-response questions answered in the spaces provided on the question paper.
Section III (15 marks) consists of one extended-response question answered in a separate writing booklet.
Section IV (15 marks) consists of one structured extended-response answered in a separate writing booklet.
All questions are compulsory.
Society and Culture
Candidature: 4457 (as at 1 September 2014)
Begins: 1:55 PM Ends: 4:00 PM
The paper consists of three sections.
Section I (20 marks)
There are 8 multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions to the value of 12 marks. Answers are written in the spaces provided in the question booklet. All questions in Section I are compulsory.
Section II (20 marks) consists of questions worth 20 marks in total, one for each Depth Study. Students answer questions on one Depth Study in separate writing booklets.
Section III (20 marks) consists of four extended response questions, one for each Depth Study. Students answer one question in a separate writing booklet.
The questions a student answers in Sections II and III must be based on different Depth Studies.