TEST CODE 001591

FORM TP 2374

May/June 2003
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
ENGLISH B
Paper 01 - General Proficiency
2- hours
21 MAY 2003 (a.m.)
EACH QUESTION IS WORTH 30 MARKS

In addition to the 2y hours allowed for the examination,

candidates are allowed 10 minutes in order to read through
the entire paper.
Candidates may write during the 10-minute period.
Candidates are expected to write their responses in the
essay format.
Candidates are advised to read all. instructions carefully.
NO TEXTS ARE ALLOWED IN THE EXAMINATION ROOM.

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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-2This paper consists of 21 questions: 14 in SECTION A and 7 in SECTION B. Answer FOUR

questions, at least ONE from each section.
N.B. NO TEXT IS TO BE USED TO ANSWER MORE THAN ONE QUESTION.
Your answer in Section A should contain reference to ONLY ONE Shakespeare text.
Candidates who disregard these instructions will be penalized.
SECTION A
ROMEO AND JULIET
EITHER
1. The play Romeo and Juliet begins in an unusual way.
(a)

Write the name given to the opening lines of the play.

(b)

(i)
(ii)

(c)
(d)

(I mark)

State the poetic form that is used in the opening lines.

Name the speaker of these lines.

(2 marks)

List the MAIN points of this opening speech.

(9 marks)

Explain how these opening lines prepare us for the rest of the play.

(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

OR
2. Considering the scene in which Friar Lawrence is introduced (Act 2, Sc. 3):
(a)

Describe Friar Lawrence's activities and thoughts before Romeo enters.

( 4 marks)

(b)

List the MAIN points of the conversation between Romeo and Friar Lawrence.
( 8 marks)

(c)

Establish FIVE points that show the dramatic significance of this scene.
( 8 marks)
Total 20 marks

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-3THE TAMING OF THE SHREW

EITHER
3.

(a)

Identify THREE major characters in the "Induction."

(2 marks)

(b)

Discuss the roles of the THREE characters identified in the "Induction."

(10 marks)

(c)

Establish FOUR points to show how the "Induction" is dramatically significant.

(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

OR
4.

In Act 1, Scene 2, Petruchio, the hero, emerges. With this scene in mind:
(a)

Describe the initial entrance of Petruchio and Grumio.

(5 marks)

(b)

Show how Hortensio is presented in his meeting with Petruchio.

(5 marks)

(c)

Discuss what this meeting tells us about Petruchio's character.

(10 marks)
Total 20 marks

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-4SAINT JOAN
EITHER
5.

In Scene 1, Joan outlines to Robert de Baudricourt the mission God has given her.
(a)

(i)

State the THREE aspects of the mission Joan believes she has been given.

(ii) Explain how Joan wants Baudricourt to help her achieve her mission.
(6 marks)
(6 marks)

(b) Describe Robert's initial reaction to Joan's visit.

(c) Describe Robert's reaction to Joan at the end of the scene, identifying THREE reasons
for this change in reaction.
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks
OR
6.

"I can turn thee into a king," says Joan to the Dauphin when she meets him in Scene 2.
(a) With this scene in mind, give TWO details of EACH of the following:
(i) The Dauphin's appearance
(ii) His conversation
(iii) His behaviour

(6 marks)

(b) State the MAIN arguments used by Joan that succeed, by the end of the scene, in giving
the Dauphin enough courage to take charge and give her command of the army.
(6 marks)
(c) Show the extent to which Joan has succeeded in fulfilling her promise to turn Charles
into a king by the end of the play.
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

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-5TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

EITHER
7.

Religious people in Maycombe respond in different ways to problems in their community.

(a) Briefly identify the major injustice being perpetrated on Tom Robinson. (4 marks)
(b) Using FOUR points show how members of Calpurnia's church respond to social
problems.
(8 marks)
(c) Using FOUR points, show how the response of members of Calpurnia's church
differs from that of the ladies of Maycombe's Missionary Circle.
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

OR
8. In the text To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem's punishment on one occasion is to read for a neighbour,
Mrs. Dubose.
(a) Give the reason for this punishment, and explain why Jem considers it harsh and unfair.
(6 marks)
(b) Describe what the children learn through knowing about Mrs. Dubose, and show how
their attitude towards her changes.
(6 marks)
(c) Identify TWO other individuals who, like Mrs Dubose, are rejected, and show how
EACH suffers because other people refuse to deal with their own prejudices.
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks
WIDE SARGASSO SEA
EITHER
9.

Antoinette's marriage is a difficult one.

(a) Describe the major circumstances leading to the marriage.
(b)

Discuss TWO reasons for the break-up of the marriage.

(c) Explain the consequences of the break-up of the marriage.

( 4 marks)
(10 marks)
( 6 marks)
Total 20 marks

OR
10.

The relationship between Antoinette and her servants is a crucial one wherever she lives.
(a) Identify the countries in which Antoinette lives, and state the circumstances that lead her
to move from one country to the next.
(5 marks)
(b) Briefly describe the ways in which servants treat Antoinette in EACH country.
(9 marks)
(c) Identify, with reasons, the country in which Antoinette is happiest.
(6 marks)
Total 20 marks
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-6A WORLD OF PROSE

EITHER
11.

The short story, "Every Day Use,focuses on a mother's relationship with her two daughters.
(a) Write a paragraph consisting of at least SIX sentences to show how Dee is characterized by
the writer.
(6 marks)
(b) Show how the mother is drawn to Maggie and explain why.
(c)

Explain the significance of the title, "Every Day Use."

(6 marks)
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

OR
12. "The Month of the Beautiful Stranger" deals with the growing up of an unnamed child
protagonist.
(a) Explain in detail the circumstances that lead to the boy's 'growing up.' (6 marks)
(b)

Compare his activities as a 'child' to his behaviour as he becomes a man. (8 marks)

(c)

Comment on the use of setting in the story.

(6 marks)
Total 20 marks

A WORLD OF POETRY
EITHER
13.

In "The Carpenter's Complaint," a man pours out his heart to anyone willing to listen.
(a) State what the speaker is complaining about and to whom he is complaining.
(b)
(c)

OR
14.

(6 marks)
State the details from the poem which suggest that the complainant (the speaker) has an
audience.
(6 marks)
Identify the techniques used by the speaker to gain the sympathy of the audience.
(8 marks)
Total 20 marks

Considering the poem, "For My Mother (May I Inherit Half her Strength)":
(a) State FOUR qualities of the mother which the poet praises.
(10 marks)
(b) Using FOUR points, explain how the father is characterized in the poem. ( 6 marks)
(c) Discuss the appropriateness of the title of the poem.
( 4 marks)
Total 20 marks
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-7SECTION B
CANDIDATES MUST IDENTIFY BY TITLE ANY BOOKS REFERRED TO IN THEIR
ANSWERS.
The term "books" refers to creative works, that is, novels, plays and collections of short stories,
which are on the recommended list in the CXC English B syllabus.
Candidates are reminded that NO TEXT IS TO BE USED TO ANSWER MORE THAN ONE
QUESTION.
15.

Love and good family relations are crucial to families and/or communities. Select TWO texts,
and for EACH, discuss:
(a) The nature of the family described
(10 marks)
(b) How love enhances family relationships

(10 marks)
Total 20 marks

16.

Choose TWO texts in EACH of which a major character's desire for freedom comes into
conflict with his or her own sense of responsibility towards others.
(a) Briefly describe the situation of conflict for EACH major character.
(10 marks)
(b) Compare the efforts of EACH major character to resolve his/her inner conflicts.
(10 marks)
Total 20 marks

17*

Choose TWO texts in EACH of which a character behaves heroically.

(a) Describe the heroic behaviour of EACH character.
(10 marks)
(b)

Explain how EACH character's heroic behaviour affects his/her life.

(10 marks)
Total 20 marks

18. Choose TWO texts in EACH of which a character challenges those in positions of power and
authority.
(a) Discuss the nature of the challenge EACH character faces.
( 8 marks)
(b)

Show how EACH character copes with the challenge.

(12 marks)
Total 20 marks

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-819.

Dreams and aspirations are vital to any individual's life. For EACH of TWO chosen texts:
(a) Briefly describe the nature of the dreams and/or aspirations that affect ONE major
character.
(8 marks)
(b) Discuss how the dreams and/or aspirations affect the life of EACH of the TWO
characters considered in 19 (a).
(12 marks)
Total 20 marks

20.

Choose TWO texts in EACH of which a female is presented as a strong and assertive
character.
For EACH text:
(a) Discuss the circumstances in which the female character demonstrates her strength.
( 8 marks)
(b) Discuss the response of another major character to this female character.
(12 marks)
Total 20 marks
21. Choose TWO texts, and for EACH text:
(a) Describe the past of ONE major character.
(10 marks)
(b) Comment on how EACH major character identified in 21 (a) copes with the past.
(10 marks)
Total 20 marks

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