I agree! This years HSC English Paper 1 exam was so muchhh more harder than the previous years! Section 2 was easy, you could incorporate any journey an elderly person has encountered in their life and make a creative text out of it. HOWEVER, section 3 was hard as. i looked at the physical question "interpretations of the new", the new what? last years was so much more easier. I dont think its very fair either because i know alot of people stuffed this English paper, thanks to the last section. Advice to the Board of Studies for next year, get some better essay questions.