Its good to have a good read of the genre...style, etc needed for text types other than an essay. I have a feeling that this year's question will be quite broad and perhaps focus on speech/interview. Or a really closed question through an extended response.
However it is advised that in the extended response part, if it does not state "Answer in extended response/essay form" you should keep in mind that you can always use another form...its this that gains you marks. [Correct me if I'm wrong!] xD