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South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
PO Box 2Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: (08) 8224 4000Fax: (08) 8223 6447
http://www.satac.edu.au
Special Tertiary Admissions Test
Example of Skills - Multiple Choice
(STAT Multiple Choice and STAT F)
Question 1
The trees in Entland are small but very orderly. The main trunk splits into two major segments, each of which has three major branches on it. Each major branch has four minor branches. Each minor branch has three twigs, and each twig produces two leaves.
How many leaves does an Entland tree have?
A. 64
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144
Question 2
Grass
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo
Shovel them under and let me work
-I am the grass; I cover all.
And pile them high at Gettysburgh
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor.
What place is this?
Where are we now?
I am the grass.
Let me work.
Carl Sandburg
Note: The place names mentioned in the poem were sites of battles involving a great loss of life.
The tone of the poem encompasses a range of responses.
Which one of the following best suggests this tone?
A. sympathetic, with a tone of indignation
B. bitter, with a note of derision
C. contemptuous, yet humble
D. compassionate, yet irritated
Question 3
'Children with heated pools are no better than you are.'
This cartoon is a joke about
A. children not understanding adults.
B. parents not understanding children.
C. a lack of social distinctions.
D. absurd social distinctions.
Answer to Question 1: D (2 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 144)
Answer to Question 2: B
Answer to Question 3: D
Example of Written English
Candidates are asked to write two responses, in one hour, to two of eight set prompts.
Part A will be a more formal public affairs issue that invites argument.
Part B will be a less formal topic that invites more personal reflection.
Examples of these prompts are;
Part A
Science and technology have brought many benefits, but they have also brought problems that may eventually negate those benefits.
Part B
It is better to burn out than to rust out.
South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre
PO Box 2Rundle Mall
Adelaide SA 5000
Tel: (08) 8224 4000Fax: (08) 8223 6447
http://www.satac.edu.au
Special Tertiary Admissions Test
Example of Skills - Multiple Choice
(STAT Multiple Choice and STAT F)
Question 1
The trees in Entland are small but very orderly. The main trunk splits into two major segments, each of which has three major branches on it. Each major branch has four minor branches. Each minor branch has three twigs, and each twig produces two leaves.
How many leaves does an Entland tree have?
A. 64
B. 72
C. 108
D. 144
Question 2
Grass
Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo
Shovel them under and let me work
-I am the grass; I cover all.
And pile them high at Gettysburgh
And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun
Shovel them under and let me work.
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor.
What place is this?
Where are we now?
I am the grass.
Let me work.
Carl Sandburg
Note: The place names mentioned in the poem were sites of battles involving a great loss of life.
The tone of the poem encompasses a range of responses.
Which one of the following best suggests this tone?
A. sympathetic, with a tone of indignation
B. bitter, with a note of derision
C. contemptuous, yet humble
D. compassionate, yet irritated
Question 3
'Children with heated pools are no better than you are.'
This cartoon is a joke about
A. children not understanding adults.
B. parents not understanding children.
C. a lack of social distinctions.
D. absurd social distinctions.
Answer to Question 1: D (2 x 3 x 4 x 3 x 2 = 144)
Answer to Question 2: B
Answer to Question 3: D
Example of Written English
Candidates are asked to write two responses, in one hour, to two of eight set prompts.
Part A will be a more formal public affairs issue that invites argument.
Part B will be a less formal topic that invites more personal reflection.
Examples of these prompts are;
Part A
Science and technology have brought many benefits, but they have also brought problems that may eventually negate those benefits.
Part B
It is better to burn out than to rust out.
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