OSHWAL ACADEMY NAIROBI JUNIOR HIGH
NAME:
CLASS:
SUBJECT TEACHER:
DRAMA 0411
YEAR-10
END-TERM EXAM, JULY 2021
TERM-3
Time: 2 HOURS
Instructions to candidates
Write your name, class and subject teacher in the spaces above.
Write in blue or black pen.
Answer ALL questions in section A
Answer only TWO questions in section B
Answer only ONE question in section C
You are advised to spend between 5-10 minutes reading the questions, understanding and
making rough notes before you begin to answer the questions.
You are advised to divide your time equally between the three sections.
TOTAL MARKS: 100 MARKS
Section A
Answer all questions in this section.
1. How does Costume Design help establish a character? [3]
2. How does Costume Design help represent a specific time period? [2]
3. How can Lighting Design help convey setting and time of a play? [2]
4. Explain TWO instances where Lighting Design can be used to influence the pace of a piece of
theatre. [5]
5. Mention FIVE instances where Sound and Music can be used to create mood and atmosphere.
[5]
6. Character motivation is the reason behind the characters behaviours or actions within a scene
or at any moment. Mention five behaviours and or actions that can affect a character’s
motivation [5]
7. Describe the following rehearsal techniques and the effect/impact of using the technique. [10]
a) Emotion memory
b) Freeze frames
c) Vocal exercises / experimentation
d) Off the text improvisation
e) Hot seating
8. List EIGHT themes that a play can address to its target audience [8]
Section B
This section is based on the published play, ‘Death of a Salesman’ and an original devised
piece ‘Water Colours.’
Answer TWO questions in this section. .
9. How have the following five themes been highlighted in Arthur Miller’s Death of a
Salesman? (Explain at least TWO instances in each of the five themes) [20]
a) American Dream.
b) Betrayal and Abandonment.
c) Personality Cult.
d) Family.
e) Opportunity.
10. Explain the following characters by giving character descriptions, roles and relationships in
reference to Death of a Salesman. [20]
a) Willy Loman
b) Biff Loman
c) Linda Loman
d) Charley
e) Bernard
11. Sketch a set design of Eddie’s room in ‘Water Colours’. Give details to the set’s composition
on types of props, colour mentioning. The set should be a composition of what Eddie wants to
achieve in the ‘Water Colours.’ [20]
12. Mention five props that can be used in both ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘Water Colours’.
Explain how functional the mentioned props are. [20]
Section C
Answer ONE question in this section.
13. You have successfully been shortlisted for a theatre job as a Designer. Discuss how you will
contribute to the effectiveness of the company’s play by making it a success on a performance
stage. [20]
a) Costume
b)
c)
d)
e)
Set
Masks
Lighting
Sound.
14. As a Director, how would you want to improve your main actor’s characterisation on stage?
[20]
15. As the person in charge of cast and crew in a play, mention areas of concern that you will
want to focus on in your production during a dress rehearsal in preparation for your final
performance. [20]