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BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION

2012
ENGLISH
Level Three
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
(PAPER SAVE VERSION)
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STUDENTS NAME

BBA Educational Resources 2012

NOT ACHIEVED ACHIEVED ACHIEVED WITH MERIT ACHIEVED WITH EXCELLENCE
Develop a critical
response to specifed
aspect(s) of oral or
visual text using
supporting evidence.
Develop a convincing
critical response to
specifed aspect(s)
of oral or visual text
using supporting
evidence.
Develop an integrated
and perceptive critical
response to specifed
aspect(s) of oral or
visual text using
supporting
evidence.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY
Overall Level of Performance
Achievement Criteria
Respond critically to oral or visual text studied.
Credits: Three
Suggested time: 45 minutes
Answer ONE of the questions in this booklet.
HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.
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FILM(S)
Discussion of one of the topics in this section should focus on at least ONE full-length lm or
SEVERAL short lms.
1. Films must be well crafted if the audience is going to respond subtly to them.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
2. A storyline with surprises is still central to an effective flm.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
3. Audiences empathise best with characters in diffculty and distress.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
You are advised to spend 45 minutes answering ONE question in this booklet.
Respond to ONE of topics 1-18 by writing about one or more visual or oral texts that you have
studied (note that topics 16-18 require you to make specifc reference to MORE THAN ONE visual or
oral text type):
You may write about:
EITHER:
flm(s)
drama production(s)
radio programme(s) or radio/audio performance(s)
television programme(s)
electronic text(s)
intertextual studies
At the beginning of your answer on page 5:
circle the text type
write the question number
give the title of the text
name the author/director/producer/(for electronic text) website
Choose ONE topic.
Write AT LEAST 400 words for your essay.
Your essay should develop a critical response based on close analysis of appropriate text(s).
You should support your ideas with relevant evidence.
You will be rewarded for perceptive understanding and sustained insight.
Your essay should include:
an introduction stating clearly the focus and scope of the argument
a range of appropriate points supported by accurate and relevant evidence
a reasoned conclusion
Your essay should show accurate use and control of writing conventions.
Read the whole question and make sure you understand it before you begin your answer.
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DRAMA PRODUCTION(S)
Discussion of one of the topics in this section should focus on at least ONE full-length drama
production you have seen and/or participated in.
4. Drama productions work best when they challenge readers to think in new ways.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
5. The conficts within dramatic texts always leave some characters disappointed.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
6. The complexity of human relationships is usually the main focus of drama productions.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
RADIO PROGRAMME(S) OR RADIO/AUDIO PERFORMANCE(S)
7. Production techniques are a necessary supplement to the dialogue in radio programmes and
audio performances.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to one or more flms.
8. Radio programmes and audio performances bring ideas to life in an unostentatious way.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO radio programmes or radio / audio
performances.
9. Radio programmes and audio performances allow for greater depth of analysis of ideas than
visual forms.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO radio programmes or radio / audio
performances.
TELEVISION PROGRAMME(S)
Discussion of one of the topics in this section should focus on made-for-TV programmes or series.
10. Television programmes are the best medium to deliver current affairs and political issues.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO television programmes.
11. Television programmes provide immediacy of image and response.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO television programmes.
12. Serials establish and sustain suspenseful drama.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO television programmes.
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ELECTRONIC TEXT(S)
Discussion of one of the topics in this section should focus on at least ONE long electronic text or
SEVERAL short electronic texts.
13. Electronic texts allow for participant control in the exploration of ideas.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO electronic texts.
14. Electronic texts provide pathways for fuller understanding of issues than traditional media.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO electronic texts.
15. Electronic texts provide immediacy of insight into current affairs.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO electronic texts.
INTERTEXTUAL STUDIES
Discussion of one of the topics in this section should focus on at least TWO different oral and / or
visual text types (genres), eg radio play and short lm, electronic text and lm.
16. Oral / visual texts challenge people into new ways of thinking about moral issues.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO oral and / or visual texts of different types.
17. Oral / visual texts allow for the exploration of multiple viewpoints.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO oral and / or visual texts of different types.
18. Oral / visual texts allow for the exploration of ideas in effcient ways.
To what extent do you agree with this view?
Discuss this idea with reference to at least TWO oral and / or visual texts of different types.
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BBA Educational Resources 2012

Continue your answer on the refll provided. Write your name and the topic/question number
clearly at the top of EACH PAGE you complete. Hand in ALL refll sheets WITH THIS BOOKLET
at the end of the examination to your supervisor.
Begin your answer here:
Teachers
use only
Planning. (This planning section will NOT be assessed).
Use the box below to map or plan your ideas.
Question number: ____________
Title: _____________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Author/director/producer (for electronic text) website: __________________________
Text type (circle one):
lm(s)
radio programme(s) or
radio/audio performance(s)
drama production(s)
television programme(s) electronic text(s) intertextual studies