Tuesday, March 9, 2021

English B Exam Guide and Sudy Material

 ENGLISH B (English Literature)



Paper 01:

*The duration of the exam is 1 hr, 45 minutes (changed from 1 hr, 30 minutes)
*It is worth 29% of the total assessment (changed from 36%)
*All questions are compulsory
*It consists of 3 comprehensions
*Possible types of comprehensions are: drama / poetry / prose
*There are 5-7 questions on each comprehension
*Each comprehension is worth 20 marks

Total = 60 marks

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ENGLISH B PAPER 02:

The duration of the exam is 2 hrs: 10 minutes (10 minutes added)

It is worth 50% of the total assessment (changed from 64%)

SECTION 1

Section 1 examines 1 Shakespearean drama and one modern drama

This section contains 2 questions (changed from 4 questions)

1 question from the Shakespearean text and 1 from the modern drama

Answer 1 question  

Type of Question- Type A (meaning a single text is used to answer the questions)

Each question is worth 35 marks

SECTION 2

Section 2 examines poems (from the selection of 20 poems)

This section has 2 questions

1 question is generic, or based on poems of the students choice (from the selection)

1 question names the two poems that are to be compared

Answer 1 question

Type of Question- Type B (meaning a comparison question- compare two poems)

Each question is worth 35 marks

SECTION 3

The student is asked to compare a West Indian text with other novels in English OR  to compare West Indian short stories with other short stories in English

This section contains 4 questions (changed from 6 questions)

1 question is type A, meaning a single text is used to answer the questions

1 question is from each prescribed novel, equaling 2 questions

Next is 2 type B questions, meaning a comparison

1 question is generic, or based on stories of the students choice from the prescribed list

1 question based on two named short stories from the prescribed list

Answer 1 question

Types of Question- Type A & B

Each question is worth 35 marks  

 

 


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