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BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION

2014
ENGLISH
Level Three
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
(PAPER SAVE VERSION)
91473 (3.2)
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STUDENTS NAME

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Respond critically to specied aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s)
supported by evidence.
Credits: Four
Suggested time: 60 minutes
You should answer ONE of the questions in this booklet.
If you need more room for any answer, use the space provided at the back of
this booklet..
Check that this booklet has pages 2-4 in the correct order and that none of these
pages is blank.
Achievement Criteria
Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
Respond critically to specied
aspect(s) of studied visual
or oral text(s), supported by
evidence.
Respond critically and
convincingly to specied
aspect(s) of studied visual
or oral text(s), supported by
evidence.
Respond critically and
perceptively to specied
aspect(s) of studied visual
or oral text(s), supported by
evidence.
HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY
Not
Achievement
Achievement Achievement GRADE
Achieved with Merit with Excellence AND SCORE
0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8
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You are advised to spend 60 minutes writing an essay on your chosen statement in this booklet.
INSTRUCTIONS
Write an essay on at least ONE visual or oral text that you have studied, in response to
ONE of the statements below:
If you choose to write about more than one text, the texts may be:
the same type (eg, two drama productions)
a combination of different types (intertextual studies - eg a lm and a radio
programme)
After you have chosen the question, complete the box at the top of page 3. You may use
the space on page 3 to map or plan your ideas.
VISUAL OR ORAL TEXTS
Discuss the extent to which you agree with your chosen statement.
Respond critically to the statement by making a close analysis of the text(s).
STATEMENTS (Choose ONE):
1. Successful production techniques provide indispensable details for interpreting important
themes.
2. An absorbing storyline is an essential element of a satisfying audience experience.
3. We follow the stirred up emotions of the main character in a visual or oral text to chart
struggle and change.
4. The most enthralling visual or oral texts reveal the peculiarities of home.
5. We need to sense that the creators of visual or oral texts are taking us on a journey.
6. In visual or oral texts characters battle with mental and emotional stress.
7. A visual or oral text must take us to zones where new thinking inevitably occurs.
8. Creators of visual or oral texts use techniques to create settings that stimulate the
imagination.
9. In order to interpret a text, we must sense that it conforms to a particular genre.
10. Live staging directs audiences into self-examination.
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Continue your answer on the rell provided. Write your name and the topic/question number
clearly at the top of EACH PAGE you complete. Hand in ALL rell sheets WITH THIS BOOKLET
at the end of the examination to your supervisor.
Teachers
use only
Begin your visual or oral text(s) essay here:
Your essay should be AT LEAST 400 words long, and show accurate use and control of
writing conventions.
In your essay, discuss the extent with which you agree with your chosen statement.
Respond critically to the statement by making a close analysis of the text(s).
PLANNING:
Your essay should include:
1. an introduction clearly stating the scope and focus of the argument
2. key points related to the statement, supported by examples and quotations
3. a reasoned conclusion
Use the box below to map or plan your ideas. (This planning section will NOT be assessed).
Text type: Tick () your selection
Statement number: ______________
Title(s): ________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Author / creator(s): _____________________________________________________________________

Film

Television programme

Drama production

Radio programme

Oral performance

Graphic novel


Multi-media / digital / online text