Year 9 Listening and Viewing Test

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This is the second of three listening and viewing tasks that you will
complete this year. Combined these three tasks have a value of 10% of
your assessment.
In this task you will be assessed on your ability to:
Compare ways in which spoken, written, visual multimodal and
digital texts are shaped according to personal, historical, cultural,
social, technological and workplace contexts
Analyse and evaluate how people, cultures, places, events, objects
and concepts are represented in texts, including media texts,
through language, structural and or visual choices
You will view a show trailer advertising the Nightlight Theatres production
of Romeo and Juliet. You will be able to view the clip more than once. Write
your answers in the spaces provided.
1. How does this trailer visually introduce the story of Romeo and Juliet
to the audience? (identify and describe two examples)2 marks

2. How do the shots and imposed text work together to introduce

NightLight Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet? (Use
example)2 marks

3. What effect does the use of puppets have on the audience?

(describe two ways in detail)2 marks

4. What impact does colour and lighting have on the audience? (give
two examples) 2 marks

5. How does the music engage the viewer with the text? (describe the
quality of the music and explain)2 marks

Year 9 Viewing/Listening Test Suggested Answers

1. How does this trailer visually introduce the story of Romeo and Juliet
to the audience? (identify and describe two examples)2 marks
colour of lighting
- stage action
- facial expression
- characters interactions with one another on stage
- gestures/movement
- eye line
- costuming
(students should describe the quality of the visual technique and
link it to their knowledge of the text)
2. How do the shots and imposed text work together to introduce
NightLight Theatre's production of Romeo and Juliet? (Use
example)2 marks
Students to describe effect of text and images together and use
example
3. What effect does the use of puppets have on the audience?
(describe two ways in detail)2 marks
- surreal, otherworldly beings, odd shapes/heights
- remove focus from families and refocus on youth element in the
story
- movement
- interaction with actors who also acts as puppeteers
- audience are req to suspend disbelief
- appearance, old and magical
4. What impact does colour and lighting have on the audience? (give
two examples) 2 marks
- lighting linked to emotion, suits the mood, creates atmosphere
(bold lighting gives strength to moments of intensity)
- blank space comes to life with light, creates setting
- allows for small or large group scenes
5. How does the music engage the viewer with the text? (describe the
quality of the music and explain)2 marks
- Shakespeare's text put to music
- informs the viewer of mood and tension