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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION Department for Curriculum Management and eLearning Educational Assessment Unit Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2012
Track 3
FORM 5
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Index No: ___________
Time: 2 hours
Class: _________
Name: _________________________________
Choose ONE question from Section A, ONE question from Section B, and ONE question from Section C. Answer ALL the questions in Section D. All the sections carry equal marks. You are reminded of the necessity for good English and orderly presentation of material. Answers should be supported by evidence from the text. SECTION A – DRAMA Choose ONE question from this section. TWELFTH NIGHT 1. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: Maria: I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of Love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape Of his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure Of his eye, forehead, and complexion, he shall find Himself most feelingly personated. I can write very Like my lady your niece: on a forgotten matter we Can hardly make distinction of our hands. (25 marks)
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Sir Toby Belch: Excellent! I smell a device. Sir Andrew: I have’t in my nose too. 10
Sir Toby Belch: He shall think, by the letters that thou wilt drop, That they come from my niece, and that she’s in Love with him. Maria: My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour.
(a) Who is Maria talking about? Describe an earlier episode that leads to this conversation. (5 marks) (b) What is Maria’s plan? (5 marks) (c) What does this passage tell us about the character of Maria? (5 marks) (d) How does the idea of deception in this episode link with the rest of the play? (10 marks) 2. Compare the characters of Orsino and Olivia. In what ways are their attitudes towards love similar or different and how does their behaviour reflect their views on love? What are the links between the main plot of the play and the sub-plots? How is the comic
Track 3
FORM 5
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Index No: ___________
Time: 2 hours
Class: _________
Name: _________________________________
Choose ONE question from Section A, ONE question from Section B, and ONE question from Section C. Answer ALL the questions in Section D. All the sections carry equal marks. You are reminded of the necessity for good English and orderly presentation of material. Answers should be supported by evidence from the text. SECTION A – DRAMA Choose ONE question from this section. TWELFTH NIGHT 1. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow: Maria: I will drop in his way some obscure epistles of Love; wherein, by the colour of his beard, the shape Of his leg, the manner of his gait, the expressure Of his eye, forehead, and complexion, he shall find Himself most feelingly personated. I can write very Like my lady your niece: on a forgotten matter we Can hardly make distinction of our hands. (25 marks)
5
Sir Toby Belch: Excellent! I smell a device. Sir Andrew: I have’t in my nose too. 10
Sir Toby Belch: He shall think, by the letters that thou wilt drop, That they come from my niece, and that she’s in Love with him. Maria: My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that colour.
(a) Who is Maria talking about? Describe an earlier episode that leads to this conversation. (5 marks) (b) What is Maria’s plan? (5 marks) (c) What does this passage tell us about the character of Maria? (5 marks) (d) How does the idea of deception in this episode link with the rest of the play? (10 marks) 2. Compare the characters of Orsino and Olivia. In what ways are their attitudes towards love similar or different and how does their behaviour reflect their views on love? What are the links between the main plot of the play and the sub-plots? How is the comic