The information below is reproduced directly from the VCAA website and describes the setting out of the Unit 3 exam. You can read this in more detail at this link.
Format of Exam
Don't forget that you need to write within the lines on the Unit 3 Exam.
Each examination will be presented in a question and answer book and will consist of three compulsory sections: Section A, Section B and Section C.
Section A will consist of 45 multiple-choice questions worth 1 mark each.
Section B will consist of short answer questions. Students will be required to provide answers to Section B within the spaces allocated in the examination paper. The number of lines provided after each question, together with the number of marks allocated, will indicate the appropriate length of the response. Section B will be worth 30–35 marks.
Section C will consist of one question. This question may require students to comment on experimental design or write up the results of a case study/experiment or to write an extended response in response to a question or case study or experiment. This question will be worth 10–15 marks.
Questions in the examination will not be organised according to areas of study.
In all of Sections A, B and C, questions may be asked which cover individual areas of study and/or which cover more than one area of study as well as research methodologies and ethical principles.
