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BBA PRACTICE EXAMINATION

2012
ENGLISH
Level One
QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOKLET
(PAPER SAVE VERSION)
90850
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STUDENTS NAME

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NOT ACHIEVED ACHIEVED ACHIEVED WITH MERIT ACHIEVED WITH EXCELLENCE
Show understanding of
specied aspect(s) of
studied visual or oral
text(s), using supporting
evidence.
Show convincing
understanding of
specied aspect(s) of
studied visual or oral
text(s), using supporting
evidence.
Show perceptive
understanding of
specied aspect(s) of
studied visual or oral
text(s), using supporting
evidence.
ASSESSORS USE ONLY
Overall Level of Performance
Achievement Criteria
Show understanding of specied aspect(s) of studied visual or oral text(s),
using supporting evidence.
Credits: Four
Suggested time: 60 minutes
Write an essay on ONE of the topics in this booklet.
If you need more space for your answer, ask the Supervisor for extra paper.
Attach the extra sheet at the appropriate place in this booklet.
HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE ASSESSMENT.
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You are advised to spend 60 minutes answering your chosen topic in this booklet.
Write about ONE OR MORE visual or oral text(s) that you have studied.
If you choose to write about more than one text, the texts you write about could be the same type
(eg, two lms), OR different text types (eg, a lm and a graphic novel). You may have the same or
different authors. You may compare or contrast the texts if you wish.
You may write about:
EITHER:
flm
television programme
drama production
graphic novel
radio programme
oral performance
OR a combination of the above (inter-textual studies)
Choose ONE of the following topics (1-6) below and complete the box at the top of page 3.
Make sure you understand and can write about BOTH parts of the topic before you start writing.
Make sure your chosen topic suits the text(s).
Write an essay of AT LEAST 200 words for your answer.
Support your points with specic details from the text(s).
TOPICS (Choose ONE): A list of visual and oral language features is provided below
1. Describe at least ONE relationship that was important in the text(s).
Explain why you learned something from this relationship in the text(s), using examples of
visual and / or oral language features to support your ideas.
2. Describe at least ONE relevant key idea in the text(s).
Explain why the key idea(s) in the text(s) could still be relevant today, using examples of visual
and / or oral language features to support your ideas.
3. Describe at least ONE incident that was an interesting surprise in the text(s).
Explain how the interesting surprise helped you learn about a character or characters in the
text(s), using examples of visual and / or oral language features to support your ideas.
4. Describe at least ONE important setting in the text(s).
Explain how the setting helped you to understand one or more important ideas in the text(s),
using examples of visual and / or oral language features to support your ideas.
Note: Setting is the background place and time.
5. Describe at least ONE dominant emotion in the text(s).
Explain how the dominant emotion helped you understand the purpose of the text(s), using
examples of visual and / or oral language features to support your ideas.
6. Describe the nal scenes or section of the text(s).
Explain how the nal scenes or section helped you to understand one or more important
idea(s) in the text(s), using examples of visual and / or oral language features to support your
ideas.
Visual / oral language features could include:
camerawork / cinematography structure / composition dialogue
colour special effects narration
lighting music / sound effects body language
costumes / props design imagery
editing ambient sound / silence voice over
oratory / rhetorical devices illustration font
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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.
Circle the text type(s):
Topic number: _______________
Title(s): _________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Author(s) / creator(s) : _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
PLANNING
Your essay might include:
an introduction that states the focus of your essay
important points related to the topic, supported by examples and quotations
a conclusion that focuses on the main idea
lm
Use the space below to map or plan your ideas. Begin your essay on page 4
drama
production
television
programme
oral
performance
radio
programme
graphic
novel