GRADE 8 CREATIVE ARTS: DRAMA
18 JUNE 2014
50 MARKS
1 HOUR
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES
1. You have been allocated TEN minutes reading time before the start of the examination.
2. This question paper consists of FOUR sections, each consisting of ONE question:
SECTION A: Dramatic Skills Development (10 marks)
SECTION B: Elements of Drama in Playmaking (15 marks)
SECTION C: Dramatic Forms – Praise Poetry (20 marks)
SECTION D: Appreciation and Reflection (5 marks)
3. ALL questions are COMPULSORY.
4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question paper.
5. Pay attention to the number of marks allocated to each question.
6. While classroom knowledge can be used to answer the questions, independent and creative
thinking will be to your advantage.
7. Write neatly and legibly.
8. Start each new section on the new side of a page.
9. The presentation of your examination must comply with the “Springfield Guidelines for
Written Submissions”. All methods of intervention mentioned in that document as well as
those applicable to irregularities in examinations apply to this task.
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SECTION A: DRAMATIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
QUESTION 1
1.1
Name the process we use to get our voices and bodies ready for a performance.
(1)
1.2
Why is it important to get our voices and bodies ready for a performance? Provide
any three good reasons.
(3)
Describe any exercise that you have done in class that would help you to prepare
your voice for a Drama performance. As a part of your answer, give a reason why
you would choose the exercise you have described.
(3)
In Drama, working in groups is very important. Describe ONE trust exercise you
could do that would help you to work better as a group.
(3)
1.3
1.4
TOTAL SECTION A: 10 MARKS
SECTION B: ELEMENTS OF DRAMA IN PLAYMAKING
QUESTION 2
2.1
Match the following elements of drama in the left column with the definitions in
the right column. For your answer, write only the question number and the correct
letter.
COLUMN A
2.1.1 Scene
2.1.2 Climax
2.1.3 Narrator
2.1.4 Chorus
2.1.5 Symbol
2.1.6 Dialogue
COLUMN B
A The point of greatest intensity in a scene.
B A group of characters that comments on the action.
C An object or image that represents another idea.
D A character who tells a story.
E A conversation between two or more characters in a play.
F A part of a play where the action continues in one setting.
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(6)
2.2
Read through the following source and answer the questions that follow
SOURCE: LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP
Look Before You Leap is a play aimed at Grades 8 to 12 pupils and deals with the
issues of adolescence, sexuality, negotiating relationships, peer pressures and selfimage. The focus is on making choices and problem solving and explores how the
concepts of gender and sexuality affect perceptions of self and society. The
intention is to enhance and encourage the development of the audience’s
knowledge, skills, attitudes and values to enable them to make sound, informed
and honest decisions about themselves and their relationships; for the present and
in the long term.
2.3
2.2.1 What is a target audience?
(1)
2.2.2 What is the target audience of this play?
(1)
2.2.3 Is this target audience social, political or economic? Provide a reason for
your answer.
(3)
Compare the following two techniques that you could use to structure the element
of time in a drama performance: flashbacks and flash-forwards.
(4)
TOTAL SECTION B: 15 MARKS
SECTION C: DRAMATIC FORMS
QUESTION 3
3.1
What is a praise poem?
(3)
3.2
What is an imbongi?
(1)
3.3
Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Give a reason for your answer.
3.3.1 Praise poems are written down for the next generation to learn.
(2)
3.3.2 A praise poem that does not rhyme is not really a praise poem at all.
(2)
3.3.3 Praise poems emphasise the subject’s uniqueness.
(2)
3.3.4 When delivering a praise poem, one should stand absolutely still.
(2)
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3.4
Read the following praise poem and answer the questions that follow.
PRAISE POEM TO A WARRIOR
The warrior is coming. (Audience: Bayete!)
He strides the sunrise and his cloak spreads over the sky (Bayete!)
His heartbeat sounds like drums in our ears. (Bayete!)
3.4.1 What is this poem saying about the warrior?
(2)
3.4.2 Why do you think the poet chose the image ‘he strides the sunrise’ to
describe the warrior?
(2)
3.4.3 On what occasion might this poem be presented? Provide a reason for your
answer.
(2)
3.4.4 Does the poem use a call-and-response format? Justify your answer.
(2)
TOTAL SECTION C: 20 MARKS
SECTION D: APPRECIATION AND REFLECTION
QUESTION 4
4
During Terms 1 and 2, you have prepared two performance pieces in Drama. Based
on your experiences, provide a list of FIVE tips for a pupil who would like to join the
class next term about how to prepare successfully for a performance in Drama.
(5)
TOTAL SECTION D: 5 MARKS
GRAND TOTAL: 50
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MEMORANDUM
DESIGN GRID AS PER BLOOM’S TAXONOMY
Order level
Analysis/Synthesis/
Evaluation – 30%
Difficulty level
Higher Order
Section, Questions & Marks
A: 1.2 (1) B: 2.2 (1) C: 3.4 (8)
D: 4 (5)
Comprehension/
Application – 40%
Knowledge – 30%
Middle Order
A: 1.2 (2), 1.3 (3) B: 2.2 (2), 2.3 (4)
C: 3.2 (1), 3.3 (8)
A: 1.1 (1), 1.2 (3) B: 2.1 (6), 2.2 (2)
C: 3.1 (3)
Lower Order
Marks
15
%
30
20
40
15
30
SECTION A: DRAMATIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
QUESTION 1
1.1
 Warm-up
1.2
 Awards marks for any THREE good reasons for warming up. Examples:
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1.3
To prepare mentally for the performance;
To improve our performances;
To increase our focus;
To release tension; and/or
To prevent injury.
(3)
 Award two marks for the description of any ONE vocal exercise and one mark
for  an explanation of the reason you would use the exercise. Be lenient about
the explanations/reasons. Examples:
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1.4
(1)
Humming on a sound like mmm, nnn, vvv or zzz while imagining keeping a
feather up in the air to warm up the vocal chords;
Breathing in and laughing out on sounds like ha ha ha, hee hee hee and ho
ho ho to improve projection;
Breathing in on a count of four and counting out loud over increasing counts
to improve projection;
Repeating sounds like lalalala, dadadada or gagagaga to loosen the tongue;
and/or
Saying tongue twisters like “black bug’s blood” or “red leather, yellow
leather” to help you articulate/pronounce your words correctly.
 Awards marks for a complete description of the trust exercise in which one
pupil stands in the centre of a circle of pupils and falls into the pupils around her,
who control and support the pupil who is falling. (If another exercise is described
and it is appropriate to building trust, then give credit to the exercise.)
(3)
(3)
TOTAL SECTION A: 10 MARKS
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SECTION B: ELEMENTS OF DRAMA IN PLAYMAKING
QUESTION 2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
2.1.6
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
F
A
D
B
C
E
 The intended audience of a piece of theatre.
 Grade 8 to 12 pupils
 A social audience, because the play  is related to a group of people in
society and  deals with issues that affect their society.
 Flashbacks are scenes that look back in time to see what happened in the past,
while  flash-forwards are scenes that look forward to predict what will happen
in the future.
(6)
(1)
(1)
(3)
(4)
TOTAL SECTION B: 15 MARKS
SECTION C: DRAMATIC FORMS
QUESTION 3
 A spoken poem that  gives praise, thanks or homage  to a person, place or
event.
(3)
3.2
 The person who speaks the praise poem.
(1)
3.3
3.3.1
3.3.2
3.3.3
3.3.4
3.1
 False.  Poems are passed down orally from generation to generation
 False.  Praise poems require rhythm and sound, but not rhyme.
 True.  Praise poems focus on things that are special about the subject.
 False.  A praise poet can use movements and gestures.
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3.4
Use discretion when marking these answers.
3.4.1  The warrior who is returning is brave and strong.
3.4.2 This shows  how big the warrior appears and therefore how strong he
is.
3.4.3 This could be presented at the return of a famous warrior after a big
battle.
3.4.4 The poem  uses a call-and-response because  the audience is given a
line with which to answer the poet.
(2)
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(2)
TOTAL SECTION C: 20 MARKS
SECTION D: APPRECIATION AND REFLECTION
QUESTION 4
4
 Give credit to any FIVE appropriate guidelines for preparing a
performance. Examples:
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Learn your words as soon as you can.
Plan the props that you will use carefully so that they are relevant to the
performance.
Work through your script so that you can interpret the meaning of the
performance correctly.
Plan carefully so that you remember everything for the day of your
performance.
Make sure that your script matches the theme with which you are working.
(5)
TOTAL SECTION D: 5 MARKS
GRAND TOTAL: 50
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