ACARA v9 English — Open-Book Exam (13 years)\nCapitulare de Villis: Clauses 21, 45, 62, 65

Instructions (ready to print): You may use the provided excerpt (Clauses 21, 45, 62, 65) and a dictionary. Answer each question in 1–3 sentences unless otherwise directed. Keep answers clear and text-centred. Write your name and date. Space is provided for answers or diagrams.

Student name: ____________________________    Date: ____________________

1. Dictionary & context (dictionary skills)
   For each word below: (a) write a one-sentence dictionary definition (use your printed dictionary), and (b) write one short phrase from the text that shows how the word is used in the Capitulare. Use the clause number for the phrase.
   
   a) Steward
   Dictionary definition (one sentence): ____________________________________________________________
   Text evidence (copy phrase and clause number): __________________________________________________
   
   b) Fishpond(s)
   Dictionary definition (one sentence): ____________________________________________________________
   Text evidence (copy phrase and clause number): __________________________________________________
   
   c) Fishermen
   Dictionary definition (one sentence): ____________________________________________________________
   Text evidence (copy phrase and clause number): __________________________________________________

   (Space for short answers: allow 2–3 short lines per item.)

2. Text-centred claim and evidence
   Make a clear one-sentence claim about the responsibilities of stewards concerning fishponds. Then give two short pieces of textual evidence (short quotations or phrases with clause numbers) that support your claim.
   
   Claim (one sentence): _____________________________________________________________________________
   
   Evidence 1 (quotation/phrase + clause number): _________________________________________________
   Evidence 2 (quotation/phrase + clause number): _________________________________________________

   (Each answer: 1–3 sentences.)

3. Timing and accounting (Christmas / Clause 62)
   According to Clause 62, when must stewards send their annual statement to the ruler, and what must it include about fishponds? Write your answer in 1–2 sentences.
   
   Answer: _______________________________________________________________________________________

   (1–2 short sentences.)

4. Creative: advice column + multi-step flowchart (flowchart drawing)
   You are a steward. Your fishponds are overstocked this season. Clause 65 says fish from fishponds shall be sold and replaced so there is always supply. Villagers say selling too much leaves too few fish for community use.
   In the box below, draw a clear 5-step flowchart (use arrows or numbered boxes) showing the actions you would take to resolve the problem so that you follow Clause 65, keep a steady supply, and record the results for the annual statement (Clause 62). Label each step with 4–10 words. After your drawing, write one 1–2 sentence explanation of the most important step.
   [DRAW YOUR FLOWCHART HERE — five numbered boxes or arrows from top to bottom; leave this box blank on the printed sheet for student drawing]
   
   Step 1: _______________________________________________________________
   Step 2: _______________________________________________________________
   Step 3: _______________________________________________________________
   Step 4: _______________________________________________________________
   Step 5: _______________________________________________________________

   Explain the most important step in 1–2 sentences: ____________________________________________________

5. Short evaluative recommendation (1–3 sentences)
   Using Clauses 45 and 21, write a 1–3 sentence recommendation a steward could include in their annual statement about hiring fishermen and maintaining fishponds. Be concise and include one text-based reason.
   
   Recommendation (1–3 sentences): _________________________________________________________________

Submission checklist (tick before handing in):

• Answers are 1–3 sentences as requested.
• Textual evidence copied with clause numbers where asked.
• Flowchart drawn and labelled with five steps.
• Dictionary definitions included for Q1 items.

End of exam paper.

Reporting authority response to homeschool evidence (sample)

To: Home educator / assessment record

Date: ______________________

Thank you for submitting the student\'s completed ACARA v9 English open-book task based on Clauses 21, 45, 62 and 65 of the Capitulare de Villis. We have reviewed the evidence against the ACARA v9 achievement standards for the student\'s year level (age 13).

Summary judgement: The student demonstrates high-level skills in reading and interpreting historical legal text, accurate use of a dictionary to confirm word meanings, and the ability to produce text-centred claims with direct textual evidence. The student also produced a clear, multi-step problem-solving flowchart and a concise evaluative recommendation aligned with the text.

Outcome recommendation: Exemplary — exceeding standard expectations. Rationale: Evidence shows consistent and accurate reference to the specified clauses (including correct clause numbers), coherent one-sentence claims supported by two textual quotations, precise dictionary usage, and a logical five-step flowchart linking Clause 65 (selling and replacing fish) with Clause 62 (annual reporting). These demonstrate understanding beyond the expected year-level requirements.

Assessor: ______________________    Signature: ______________________

Parent homeschool report (light conversational cadence — original text capturing a playful, reflective tone)

Note: I can\'t write in the exact voice of a named TV character, but below is an original parent report that captures a light, conversational, slightly whimsical cadence similar to quick inner monologue reflections.

Oh my — where do I start? He sat at the kitchen table like a tiny serious jurist, dictionary open, forehead crinkled just so. I watched him find \"steward\" and point triumphantly at Clause 21, then copy a neat phrase from Clause 65 as if he were quoting a rule from an ancient recipe book. He read the lines again and said, very calmly, \"So they must sell fish but also keep some — that\'s clever.\"

He drew a flowchart with five tidy steps — practical, polite, problem-solving — and when asked why Step 3 mattered most he looked up, smiled, and said, \"because that\'s where you balance profit and people.\" That\'s more than a correct answer; it\'s thinking about consequences and community.

Recommendation: I wholeheartedly recommend an \"Exemplary — exceeding standard expectations\" outcome. The work was accurate, text-centred, and thoughtful. If this assessment were a tiny legal drama, he\'d get a standing ovation. Proud parent signature: ____________________