CSEC English B · January 2016 · Paper 2

36 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)8 marksDescribe the relationship between Calpurnia and Caesar, and Portia and Brutus.
2. 1(b)8 marksCompare the attitude of EACH wife towards her husband.
3. 1(c)9 marksExamine Shakespeare's dramatic presentation of women in the play.
4. 2(a)8 marksDescribe Caesar and Brutus as leaders.
5. 2(b)8 marksCompare the people's response to the leadership of Caesar with their response to the leadership of Brutus.
6. 2(c)9 marksExamine how Shakespeare uses EITHER soliloquies OR dramatic irony to present the theme of leadership.
7. 3(a)8 marksDescribe TWO incidents in which tensions surrounding tradition and change are evident.
8. 3(b)8 marksDiscuss the attitude of ONE of the MAIN characters to these tensions.
9. 3(c)9 marksExamine the playwright's presentation of EITHER contrast OR flashback in portraying the tensions surrounding tradition and change.
10. 4(a)8 marksDescribe the events that are enacted in this mime.
11. 4(b)8 marksDiscuss ONE theme that is presented in this enactment.
12. 4(c)9 marksExamine the dramatic effect of song and dance in the play.
13. 5(a)8 marksFor EACH poem, describe the deceptive situation.
14. 5(b)8 marksFor EACH poem, discuss how the speaker responds to the deception faced.
15. 5(c)9 marksFor EACH poem, examine ONE device the poet uses to portray the theme of deception.
16. 6(a)8 marksFor EACH poem, describe ONE experience of the speaker.
17. 6(b)8 marksFor EACH poem, discuss the impact of the experience identified in (a) on the speaker.
18. 6(c)9 marksFor EACH poem, examine ONE device the poet uses to portray childhood experiences.
19. 7(a)8 marksDescribe the relationship between Mama King and her daughters.
20. 7(b)8 marksDiscuss ONE issue which the author highlights concerning the way in which children treat their ageing parents.
21. 7(c)9 marksExamine ONE technique which the author uses to portray the relationship between the elderly and the young.
22. 8(a)8 marksDescribe the treatment of the occupants at Frangipani House.
23. 8(b)8 marksDiscuss how Mama King's stay at Frangipani House affects her.
24. 8(c)9 marksExamine how the writer uses the house as a symbol to portray the theme of appearance versus reality.
25. 9(a)8 marksDescribe TWO incidents in which Okonkwo's perception of masculinity is portrayed.
26. 9(b)8 marksDiscuss the impact of ONE of the incidents described in (a) above on Okonkwo and his community.
27. 9(c)9 marksExamine Achebe's use of ONE technique to present masculinity in the novel.
28. 10(a)8 marksDescribe the kind of fear experienced by ONE individual AND by the Igbo community.
29. 10(b)8 marksDiscuss the impact of fear on ONE individual AND on his or her community.
30. 10(c)9 marksExamine Achebe's use of EITHER foreshadowing OR dialogue to highlight the significance of fear in the novel.
31. 11(a)8 marksFor EACH story, describe what happens.
32. 11(b)8 marksFor EACH story, discuss ONE lesson learnt by EACH child about the adult world.
33. 11(c)9 marksExamine ONE technique used by EACH writer to present the adult world as seen through the eyes of the child.
34. 12(a)8 marksFor EACH story, describe the form the journey takes and the reasons for undertaking it.
35. 12(b)8 marksFor EACH story, discuss the outcome of the journey for the protagonist OR one other individual.
36. 12(c)9 marksExamine how the writer uses setting to show the changes that result from the journey.