CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1

20 questions and parts from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. 1(a)2 marksState TWO inferences that can be made about Popova's dead husband from her soliloquy.
2. 1(b)2 marksWhat is the dramatic significance of such a revelation?
3. 2(i)2 marksComment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in lines 1–2.
4. 2(ii)2 marksComment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in line 6.
5. 2(iii)2 marksComment on the dramatic significance of the stage directions in line 26.
6. 34 marksUsing TWO specific examples from lines 10–25, say what you learn about EACH of the TWO characters (i) Looka, (ii) Smirnov.
7. 43 marksExplain the effectiveness of the playwright's double use of the word "state" between lines 39–41.
8. 53 marksComment on the dramatic significance of the absent Nikolai Mihailovich.
9. 6(a)1 markIdentify the allusion in the opening line of the poem.
10. 6(b)3 marksWith reference to evidence from the poem, comment on the significance of Adam's reaction to his lost rib.
11. 7(i)3 marksIdentify ONE poetic technique used in line 13 ("By day he spins out quaint conceits") and comment on its effectiveness.
12. 7(ii)3 marksIdentify ONE poetic technique used in line 20 ("His rib is gone; he'll have her heart.") and comment on its effectiveness.
13. 83 marksIdentify ONE type of rhyme used in this poem and explain its function.
14. 93 marksComment on the significance of using the pronoun "we" in line 9 and in line 23.
15. 104 marksExplain TWO ways in which the title of the poem is appropriate.
16. 112 marksWith reference to lines 1–3, identify Florence's TWO contrasting responses to Esmie.
17. 122 marksWhat does the narrator's use of the word "persuaded" in line 4 and "unmoved" in line 14 suggest about Esmie's attitude to churchgoing and associated activities?
18. 136 marksComment on the effectiveness of the use of the two metaphors in the phrase "effortless, golden soprano pouring out beside her" (lines 6–7).
19. 146 marksWith reference to lines 7–8 and lines 21–23, comment on the way in which the writer's choice of language conveys EACH character's response to the music.
20. 154 marksThe Esmie who speaks is different from the Esmie who sings. Using evidence from the extract, say what is revealed about Esmie's personality when she speaks AND when she sings.