CAPE Literatures in English Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1

21 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. 12 marksState TWO requests that Iluminada makes of her neighbours.
2. 26 marksExplain TWO ways in which the inclement weather functions as a dramatic device.
3. 3(i)2 marksUsing stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Lola.
4. 3(ii)2 marksUsing stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Juana.
5. 3(iii)2 marksUsing stage directions, identify ONE character trait revealed by the behaviour of Octavio.
6. 44 marksIdentify TWO specific examples of Iluminada's physical movements and comment on the dramatic significance of her movement on stage.
7. 56 marksExplain TWO ways in which the playwright uses irony in this extract.
8. 64 marksWhat activities are being observed by the poet?
9. 74 marksExplain the significance of the poet's use of one-word lines in the second stanza.
10. 8(i)3 marksIdentify the literary technique used in the phrase '...Soiled clothes say more than words...' (lines 6-7) and comment on its effectiveness.
11. 8(ii)3 marksIdentify the literary technique used in the phrase '...you resurrect every Sunday...' (line 20) and comment on its effectiveness.
12. 94 marksUsing TWO specific examples in the poem, comment on the effectiveness of the poet's use of clothes to represent the absent person's suffering.
13. 106 marksExplain TWO ways in which the title of the poem is significant.
14. 11(a)2 marksIdentify TWO examples of active verbs used in the opening sentence of the passage.
15. 11(b)2 marksComment on the effectiveness of the writer's use of active verbs.
16. 12(i)3 marksIdentify the literary device used in '... And he swooped down ...' (line 6) and comment on its effectiveness.
17. 12(ii)3 marksIdentify the literary device used in '... he was a living water-spout ...' (line 18) and comment on its effectiveness.
18. 13(i)2 marksWhat does the phrase '..."Glorious morning!" sang the voice...' (line 9) indicate about the personality of Jonathan?
19. 13(ii)2 marksWhat does the phrase '..."I've no time to - to - to fool about"...' (line 24) indicate about the personality of Stanley?
20. 146 marksExplain TWO ways in which the writer's use of exclamations is effective in this passage.
21. 154 marksComment on the significance of the last sentence to the passage as a whole.