CSEC English B Paper 2 January 2018 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

"The audience is aware that Julius Caesar is not the only character who is ambitious."

Describe TWO instances when EITHER Cassius OR Antony is seen as ambitious.

Discuss the reaction the audience EITHER Cassius OR Antony receives in ONE of the instances described in (a).

Examine ONE technique Shakespeare uses to explore the theme of ambition in the play.

"Loyalty is a dominant theme in Julius Caesar."

Describe TWO instances when EITHER Brutus OR Antony demonstrates loyalty.

Discuss why the character described in (a) is seen as loyal.

Examine Shakespeare's use of ONE dramatic technique to portray loyalty.

"The Lion and the Jewel is a dramatization of resistance to change."

Describe TWO instances in which EITHER the Bale OR Lakunle resists change.

Discuss the attitude of the character to the changes described in (a).

Examine ONE dramatic technique used to present the conflict in the play.

"Soyinka allows his audience to see that Sidi is the real jewel in the play."

Describe TWO incidents in which Sidi is featured.

Discuss the attitude of EITHER Lakunle OR the Bale to Sidi.

Examine ONE dramatic technique used to reinforce the idea that Sidi is the jewel.

“Le Loupgarou” and “Ol’ Higue” are about supernatural forces in the community.

For EACH poem:

Describe the supernatural experience.

Discuss the community’s reaction to the supernatural experience.

Discuss ONE device the poet uses to heighten the impact of supernatural elements.

From the prescribed list, choose TWO poems you have studied in which there is a difference between how things appear and how they really are.

For EACH poem:

Describe the situation in which appearance contrasts with the reality the speaker experiences.

Discuss how the speaker resolves the difference between appearance and reality.

Discuss ONE device the poet uses to portray the conflict between appearance and reality.

"Mr Carey, the druggist, tells Mama King, 'Too often old people get to see the world through the window. To make it interesting – they must pretend it magic.'"

(a) Describe TWO strategies Mama King utilizes to make her stay at Frangipani House tolerable. (8 marks) (b) Discuss the extent of the success of ONE of the strategies described in (a). (8 marks) (c) Examine ONE narrative technique the writer uses to make the novel interesting. (9 marks)

Describe TWO strategies Mama King utilizes to make her stay at Frangipani House tolerable.

Discuss the extent of the success of ONE of the strategies described in (a).

Examine ONE narrative technique the writer uses to make the novel interesting.

"Both the residents and caregivers of Frangipani House try to escape from their situation in different ways."

(a) Describe how ONE resident and ONE caregiver attempt to escape from the situation. (8 marks) (b) Discuss the consequences of ONE character's attempt to escape the situation. (8 marks) (c) Examine how the writer uses contrast OR flashback to explore the theme of escape. (9 marks)

Describe how ONE resident and ONE caregiver attempt to escape from the situation.

Discuss the consequences of ONE character's attempt to escape the situation.

Examine how the writer uses contrast OR flashback to explore the theme of escape.

"Things Fall Apart focuses on male friendship."

(a) Describe TWO male friendships portrayed in the novel. (8 marks) (b) Discuss the impact of ONE of the friendships described in (a) on a male character. (8 marks) (c) Examine the writer's use of ONE technique to present friendship in the novel. (9 marks)

Describe TWO male friendships portrayed in the novel.

Discuss the impact of ONE of the friendships described in (a) on a male character.

Examine the writer's use of ONE technique to present friendship in the novel.

"One of the main conflicts in Things Fall Apart is the clash between Okonkwo's determination to succeed through his 'inflexible will', and his fate."

(a) Describe ONE incident which portrays Okonkwo's "inflexible will" and ONE which portrays Okonkwo at the mercy of fate. (8 marks) (b) Discuss how ONE of the incidents described in (a) affects Okonkwo. (8 marks) (c) Examine how the writer uses EITHER irony OR symbolism to present the theme of fate. (9 marks)

Describe ONE incident which portrays Okonkwo's "inflexible will" and ONE which portrays Okonkwo at the mercy of fate.

Discuss how ONE of the incidents described in (a) affects Okonkwo.

Examine how the writer uses EITHER irony OR symbolism to present the theme of fate.

"In the stories 'The Two Grandmothers' and 'To Da-duh, in Memoriam' the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter changes."

For EACH story: (a) Describe what happens. (b) Discuss ONE reason for the change in the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter. (c) Examine ONE narrative technique used to present changes in the relationship.

Describe what happens.

Discuss ONE reason for the change in the relationship between grandmother and granddaughter.

Examine ONE narrative technique used to present changes in the relationship.

From the prescribed list, choose TWO stories you have studied which focus on courage.

For EACH story: (a) Describe ONE incident where courage is demonstrated. (b) Discuss the impact of courage on an individual OR community. (c) Examine the writer's use of ONE technique to portray courage.

Describe ONE incident where courage is demonstrated.

Discuss the impact of courage on an individual OR community.

Examine the writer's use of ONE technique to portray courage.

CSEC English B Paper 2 January 2018 Questions

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