Hello,
With my external exams coming up I’ve been doing a lot of practice questions and practice papers for my science subjects. I also would like to do some practice exam questions for legal studies but besides the sample assessment, I haven’t found any sources for practice questions.
Are there any other ways I can practice answering legal studies questions for this years Queensland’s legal studies external exam?
Thanks
Hi there!
Your teacher is probably your best bet, since they might have access to additional practice resources from QCAA that aren't available to students or the public. They might even be able to write some practice questions for you!
But if that doesn't pan out, you can try looking at Legal Studies exams from other states. Since QCE Legal focuses so much on human rights, I'd recommend trying a
HSC Legal Studies exam (that one's from last year but you can find them all
here) and just answer the questions that are relevant to you. The HSC course is much broader than the QCE one, so don't stress if you see questions using words you've never seen before! You could even just ctrl+F search for 'human rights' and then answer the ~10 relevant questions from each past HSC exam.
Unfortunately, these won't reflect the QCE exam style (e.g. some of the questions will be multiple-choice, which you won't have to do on your real exam, and QCAA may pose questions in different ways) so they're far from perfect, but it might be a good start!
Your other option is to go straight to the syllabus to ensure 100% relevance...
You can essentially construct mini-exam questions around each of these dot points. For example:
- Analyse the role of express and implied rights in ensuring Australians' freedom from discrimination.
- Explain the impact of protesting as a legal process for resolving human rights complaints in Australia.
- Analyse the role of the Australian Law Reform Commission in advocating for human rights.
- Evaluate a current human rights issue in Australia and suggest a way the legal system should improve to address this.
Again, this might not be a perfect way to replicate exam conditions, but it's sure to be good practice, and has the added benefit of giving you an even stronger understanding of the syllabus!
Hope that helps!