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WACE English ATAR VIP Practice Exam
WACE — The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) English ATAR external examination is set and marked by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA) of Western Australia; it runs for 3 hours and includes a multiple-choice section, short-answer section, and extended-response writing tasks assessing reading, comprehension, language analysis, and composition.
51
Questions
90m
Time Limit
50.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 51👑 VIP
Read the following extract and answer the question. 'The house had not changed, and yet Mara could not shake the feeling that she was a stranger here. The jacaranda still purpled the front path each November; the screen door still complained on its hinges when the afternoon wind picked up. But the rooms smelled of someone else now — someone who used lavender detergent and kept the blinds half-drawn against the afternoon sun. She ran her finger along the mantelpiece and drew a thin line through the dust.' The primary effect of the final sentence is to suggest that Mara:
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