Legal Studies mock exam
Higher School Certificate Examination - Legal Studies. Sit it in one block, time yourself with the on-screen clock, then self-mark against the model answers.
Paper structure from the official NESA page.
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Paper at a glance
| Section | Questions | Marks | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section I - Objective response (Crime and Human Rights) | 20 | 20 | 35 min |
| Section II Part A - Human Rights (short answer) | 5 | 15 | 30 min |
| Section II Part B - Crime (extended response) | 1 | 15 | 30 min |
| Section III - Options (extended response) | 2 | 40 | 85 min |
The official paper is worth 100 marks. This mock holds 90, because we only use questions we have checked and they don't fill every section of the official paper exactly. Your score is worked out of the marks in the questions you sit, so a perfect paper scores 100%.
Before you start
What this mock covers
- Section I - Objective response (Crime and Human Rights): 20 multiple-choice questions, auto-marked when you submit.
- Section II Part A - Human Rights (short answer): 5 short-answer questions (15 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
- Section II Part B - Crime (extended response): 1 extended response (15 marks), self-marked against the marking criteria.
- Section III - Options (extended response): 2 extended responses (40 marks), self-marked against the marking criteria.
4 syllabus dot points covered
Syllabus dot points examined in this paper:
- Sentencing and punishment: purposes, guidelines, penalties and alternative sentencing: HSC Legal Studies
- The criminal trial process: courts, adversary system, pleas, juries and legal aid: HSC Legal Studies
- The nature and development of human rights: definition, features and developing recognition: HSC Legal Studies
- The nature of world order and state sovereignty: HSC Legal Studies
Multiple-choice questions are drawn from the HSC Legal Studies Crime core quiz, HSC Legal Studies Family Law option quiz, HSC Legal Studies Human Rights core quiz quizzes.
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