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CSEC English B Paper 2 May/June 2013 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers
Free CXC English B Paper 2 May/June 2013 past paper from 2013. Includes a worked answer key. Open the PDF, take a timed test, and study with AI on Caribbean AI.
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"Although A Midsummer Night's Dream is a love comedy, issues of male dominance surface." (a) Outline TWO situations in which such issues surface. (b) Discuss how women deal with the issues presented in the situations identified. (c) Discuss ONE dramatic technique that Shakespeare uses to present the issue of male dominance.
[25 marks]
Outline TWO situations in which such issues surface.
[8 marks]
Discuss how women deal with the issues presented in the situations identified.
[8 marks]
Discuss ONE dramatic technique that Shakespeare uses to present the issue of male dominance.
[9 marks]
"O, is all forgot? / All schooldays friendship childhood innocence?" (Act III Scene II) (a) Outline the situation that caused Helena's accusation of Hermia in the speech from which these lines are quoted. (b) Describe what aspects of the personalities of Helena and Hermia are brought out in the exchange. (c) Discuss Shakespeare's presentation of friendship in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
[25 marks]
Outline the situation that caused Helena's accusation of Hermia in the speech from which these lines are quoted.
[8 marks]
Describe what aspects of the personalities of Helena and Hermia are brought out in the exchange.
[8 marks]
Discuss Shakespeare's presentation of friendship in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
[9 marks]
In Act I Scene I, Pa Ben asks Miss Aggy, "What's so wrong if the boy just want to marry somebody who look like him own mother, eh?" (a) Describe what is happening to cause this question to be asked. (b) Discuss Miss Aggy's idea of the perfect wife for Len. (c) Discuss how Rhone's dramatic presentation of black/white relationships is a powerful aspect of this play.
[25 marks]
Describe what is happening to cause this question to be asked.
[8 marks]
Discuss Miss Aggy's idea of the perfect wife for Len.
[8 marks]
Discuss how Rhone's dramatic presentation of black/white relationships is a powerful aspect of this play.
[9 marks]
"Is your roots and they grow deep! Don't be ashamed of them." (Act II Scene III) (a) Outline the situation that caused Pa Ben to make this comment. (b) Discuss Rhone's dramatic presentation of TWO of the following cultural practices in the play:
[25 marks]
Outline the situation that caused Pa Ben to make this comment.
[8 marks]
Discuss Rhone's dramatic presentation of TWO of the following cultural practices in the play:
[8 marks]
Comment on TWO themes that are brought out by these presentations.
[9 marks]
"The poems 'It is the Constant Image of Your Face' and 'Dreaming Black Boy' are confessions of hopes and desires." (a) Outline the hopes and desires that are portrayed in EACH poem. (b) Discuss the poem which you find more appealing and use evidence from the text to support your choice. (c) For EACH poem, discuss ONE device which is used to portray hopes OR desires.
[25 marks]
Outline the hopes and desires that are portrayed in EACH poem.
[8 marks]
Discuss the poem which you find more appealing and use evidence from the text to support your choice.
[8 marks]
For EACH poem, discuss ONE device which is used to portray hopes OR desires.
[9 marks]
"Conflicts can be internal as well as external." Choose TWO poems which you have studied that portray some form of conflict.
For EACH poem: (a) Describe the conflict. (b) Comment on how the conflict is treated or addressed. (c) Discuss ONE device that is used to explore this conflict.
[25 marks]
Describe the conflict.
[8 marks]
Comment on how the conflict is treated or addressed.
[8 marks]
Discuss ONE device that is used to explore this conflict.
[9 marks]
Outline what happens in TWO of the following chapters:
[25 marks]
Outline what happens in TWO of the following chapters:
[8 marks]
Discuss how Forbes presents the confusion in the adolescent's world in the TWO chapters selected in (a) above.
[8 marks]
Which of the TWO chapters selected do you find more appealing? Justify your response.
[9 marks]
"Forbes presents silence as a refuge in the novel Songs of Silence."
Discuss this statement with reference to the presentation of TWO characters in the novel.
[25 marks]
After World War 2, Ivan Morton, the boy with education, took over the village. (a) Briefly trace the rise of Ivan Morton. (b) Compare Ivan's leadership style to Bee's. (c) In what ways does the tension between Ivan Morton and Bee dramatize the clash between the old ways and the new?
[25 marks]
Briefly trace the rise of Ivan Morton.
[8 marks]
Compare Ivan's leadership style to Bee's.
[8 marks]
In what ways does the tension between Ivan Morton and Bee dramatize the clash between the old ways and the new?
[9 marks]
Bee tells Eva, "I going to break this law".
Discuss the ways in which The Wine of Astonishment explores the idea of resistance and rebellion.
[25 marks]
Setting plays a significant part in the development of the storyline in 'Blackout' and 'To Da-Duh, In Memoriam'.
For EACH story: (a) Describe the setting. (b) Show how the writer uses descriptive language OR dialogue OR contrast to develop the story. (c) Explain the significance of the setting on the development of the story.
[25 marks]
Describe the setting.
[8 marks]
Show how the writer uses descriptive language OR dialogue OR contrast to develop the story.
[8 marks]
Explain the significance of the setting on the development of the story.
[9 marks]
Select TWO stories in which a love relationship is presented.
For EACH story:
[25 marks]
Describe the love relationship.
[8 marks]
Discuss how the attitudes displayed by TWO characters who are involved in this relationship affect the outcome of it.
[8 marks]
Identify and comment on ONE device used by the writer to convey his/her view of the relationship.
[9 marks]