Economics Exam

Victorian Certificate of Education
2013

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE

STUDENT NUMBER

Letter

Figures
Words

ECONOMICS
Written examination
Thursday 31 October 2013
Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes)
Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK
Structure of book
Section

Number of
questions

Number of questions
to be answered

A
B

15
4

15
4

Number of
marks

30
60
Total 90

• Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers,
sharpeners and rulers.
• Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white
out liquid/tape.
• No calculator is allowed in this examination.
Materials supplied
• Question and answer book of 24 pages.
• Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions.
• Additional space is available at the end of the book if you need extra paper to complete an answer.
Instructions
• Write your student number in the space provided above on this page.
• Check that your name and student number as printed on your answer sheet for multiple-choice
questions are correct, and sign your name in the space provided to verify this.
• All written responses must be in English.
At the end of the examination
• Place the answer sheet for multiple-choice questions inside the front cover of this book.
Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic
devices into the examination room.
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SECTION A – Multiple-choice questions
Instructions for Section A
Answer all questions in pencil on the answer sheet provided for multiple-choice questions.
Choose the response that is correct or that best answers the question.
A correct answer scores 2, an incorrect answer scores 0.
Marks will not be deducted for incorrect answers.
No marks will be given if more than one...