There are a number of primary school scholarship tests involving written components. The ACER test is usually Test 3: Writing (2 x short extended response, 40 minutes). For the NSW selective schools test the writing test has been described here 'There is also a writing task which is 20 minutes in duration and is marked by trained markers using pre-determined criteria. Two pages are provided for the writing task. The writing stimulus may be an image, a statement, a heading or a question to which students have to respond in writing. The writing will be judged on the quality of the thinking about the topic, the organisation of ideas and the control of language demonstrated in developing the piece of writing.
Students must produce writing that is their own original work. Generally, NO marks will be awarded for writing that does not specifically address the stimulus. Marks will also NOT be awarded where the writing of students is discovered to have elements in common with writing of other students or published works. Selection committees have the discretion to deduct some or all of the writing marks if they believe students have produced work memorised beforehand and adapted to respond to the stimulus'.
QUESTION 82 - Are you prepared?
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QUESTION 01 - I had finally got it
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QUESTION 02 - Facebook friends
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QUESTION 03 - Here it goes again
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QUESTION 04 - The doorbell rang
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QUESTION 05 - The twinkling stars
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QUESTION 06 - Playing in the park
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QUESTION 07 - A soccer game
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QUESTION 08 - The playground
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QUESTION 09 - A gift
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QUESTION 10 - A dinosaur
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QUESTION 11 - A maze - Help I need to get out
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QUESTION 12 - The bees
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QUESTION 13 - A picnic
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QUESTION 14 - Jumping
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QUESTION 15 - Sandcastles
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QUESTION 16 - The reindeer
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QUESTION 17 - My saddest day
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QUESTION 19 - My happiest day
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QUESTION 20 - Winning the race
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QUESTION 21 - Coming last.
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QUESTION 22 - Hope.
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QUESTION 23 - I imagined that
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QUESTION 24 - I stepped out
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QUESTION 25 - Suddenly, it appeared
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QUESTION 26 - Footsteps
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QUESTION 27 - It's not fair...
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QUESTION 28 - Learning to fly
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QUESTION 30 - Isolated but not helpless
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QUESTION 31 - A fish unlike any other
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QUESTION 32 - Sudden change is painful
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QUESTION 33 - One day, a mysterious box arrives...
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QUESTION 34 - Curious or cautious?
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QUESTION 35 - Wishful thinking
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QUESTION 36 - Friends are forever
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QUESTION 37 - A coin
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QUESTION 38 - What's behind the door?
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QUESTION 39 - The orchestra
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QUESTION 40 - No technology for the whole day
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QUESTION 42 - Being a tourist
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QUESTION 43 - A hot air balloon ride
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QUESTION 44 - The big brown bear
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QUESTION 45 – The campfire
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QUESTION 46 – A view of the sea
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QUESTION 47 - In bloom
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QUESTION 48 - A story about music
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QUESTION 49 - Turbulence
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QUESTION 50 - A happy memory
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QUESTION 51 - A train journey
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QUESTION 52 - Snow fox
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QUESTION 53 - Injury and Goal (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt)
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QUESTION 54 - Disrupted Announcement (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt)
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QUESTION 55 - A Significant Event (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt)
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QUESTION 56 - The Maiden Voyage (Word/Text and Picture/Image Combined Writing Prompt)
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QUESTION 57 - A dangerous place?
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QUESTION 58 - On an adventure or lost?
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QUESTION 59 - A historic town with a secret
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QUESTION 60 - Caution!
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QUESTION 61 - Reflection
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QUESTION 62 - A carousel
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QUESTION 63 - What can you see?
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QUESTION 64 - Higher places
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QUESTION 65 - An encounter...
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QUESTION 66 - Simple but important
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QUESTION 67 - What happens now?
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QUESTION 68 - Storm warning
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QUESTION 69 - Flying or spying?
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QUESTION 70 - All that sparkles...
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QUESTION 71 - The entrance...
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QUESTION 72 - Development or disaster?
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QUESTION 73 - What a mess!
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QUESTION 74 - What matters...
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QUESTION 76 - Living in a bubble
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QUESTION 77 - Stones
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QUESTION 78 - Charge!
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QUESTION 79 - Formation
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QUESTION 80 - Breaking away...
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QUESTION 83 - Click!
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QUESTION 84 - Creation of a machine
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QUESTION 85 - Portal
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QUESTION 86 - Mysterious map
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QUESTION 87 - Ability to communicate
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QUESTION 88 - Advanced technology
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QUESTION 89 - Time travel
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QUESTION 90 - Famous performer
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QUESTION 91 - Invisible at will
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QUESTION 92 - Hidden talent
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QUESTION 93 - Strange events
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QUESTION 94 - Long-lost family member
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QUESTION 95 - Mysterious package
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QUESTION 96 - Everything goes wrong
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QUESTION 97 - A note
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QUESTION 98 - The meaning of courage
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QUESTION 110 - A castle
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