QCAA Modern Greek (SEE) study materials
QCAA Modern Greek (SEE) study resources

QCAA Modern Greek (SEE) study guide

QCAA Modern Greek (SEE) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.

The QCAA Modern Greek Special Subject Examination (SEE) is an external written examination available to Queensland senior secondary students who have studied Modern Greek through an approved school or recognised alternative pathway. It is designed for learners who can already operate in Greek across everyday and contemporary topics and who want formal, externally assessed recognition of their reading, listening, writing, and language-control skills. The examination is built around four interacting skill areas: listening and responding, reading and responding, writing in Modern Greek, and knowledge and application of language elements such as grammar, vocabulary, and register. Tasks typically require you to interpret authentic-style Greek texts and recordings, respond in Greek and in English where appropriate, and produce coherent written Greek for a defined purpose and audience. The QCAA Modern Greek (SEE) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,445 words.

01

Listening and Responding

Listening in Modern Greek is assessed on comprehension, not transcription. You need to follow the main idea , identify specific details (names, times, prices, places, numbers), infer speaker attitude and relationship , and recognise register (formal εσείς versus informal εσύ, greetings such as Καλημέρα versus Γεια σας ).

371 words, about 2 min
02

Reading and Responding

Reading tasks use authentic-style texts: notices, emails, advertisements, articles, blogs, short literary extracts. You must locate explicit information , understand purpose and audience , follow chronology and cause-effect , and interpret attitude and implied meaning .

333 words, about 2 min
03

Writing in Modern Greek

Writing tasks require you to produce a text of a specified type, purpose, audience and length : an email, a letter, a blog post, an article, a review, a short story. You must control text structure (greeting, opening, body paragraphs, closing, sign-off), register (consistent εσείς for formal; εσύ for informal; appropriate formulas such as Αγαπητέ κύριε , Με εκτίμηση versus Γεια σου , Φιλιά ), tense and aspect , and cohesion through connectors.

363 words, about 2 min
04

Knowledge and Application of Language Elements

This domain tests grammar, vocabulary and register in context. Core areas: the article and noun system (three genders, singular/plural, accusative and genitive forms, e.g.

378 words, about 2 min