C2.1.2 Key extracts Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Drama, Unit 2

The 20 questions

1. How many key extracts must students study from their chosen performance text?

   • One
   • Three
   • Four
   • Two

2. What defines a key extract for assessment purposes in Component 2?

   • Any random dialogue
   • The final spoken line
   • The opening two pages
   • Significant 10-minute scene

3. Can students combine performing and designing across the two key extracts?

   • No, design only throughout
   • Yes, allowed
   • Only in group scenes
   • No, strictly performing only

4. Which approach uses two separate key moments from the same text?

   • Approach 2
   • Approach 4
   • Approach 1
   • Approach 3

5. Which approach uses two consecutive key moments from the same text?

   • Approach 3
   • Approach 1
   • Approach 5
   • Approach 2

6. What must centres do regarding the approaches for key extracts?

   • Choose one approach
   • Use all approaches
   • Write new approaches
   • Reject all approaches

7. Must students perform the exact same character in both extracts?

   • No
   • Yes
   • Only in monologues
   • Only in groups

8. Do whole cohorts need to use the exact same performance text?

   • No
   • Only for design
   • Always required
   • Yes

9. In Blood Brothers approach 2, which moment is paired with Mrs Lyon's breakdown?

   • Saying goodbyes
   • The final fight
   • The ending scene
   • The opening song

10. In Too Much Punch For Judy approach 1, what does Extract 2 show?

    • Crash news
    • Court trial scene
    • A happy party
    • School prom night

11. What is the maximum allowed duration for the combined Component 2 performances?

    • Twenty minutes
    • Ten minutes
    • Fifteen minutes
    • Five minutes

12. What is the permitted student group size for group extracts?

    • Three to six
    • Four to eight
    • One to two
    • Five to ten

13. What must be clear regarding the start and end of each extract?

    • Sound levels
    • Lighting cues
    • Costume changes
    • Boundaries

14. How are the two selected key extracts assessed?

    • Together
    • As one piece
    • By cohort average
    • Independently

15. Where must both key extracts come from?

    • Same performance text
    • External scripts
    • Any two plays
    • Different texts

16. What is wrong with choosing non-significant moments for key extracts?

    • Wrong genre
    • Too short
    • Invalid definition
    • Too long

17. Opening and final scenes chosen from the same text fit which approach?

    • Approach 3
    • Approach 1
    • Approach 2
    • Approach 4

18. Which design role is permitted for students offering design in Component 2?

    • Directing
    • Stage management
    • Lighting design
    • Dramaturgy

19. Which feature defines the choice of approach 2?

    • Contrasting texts
    • Random scenes
    • Consecutive moments
    • Solo performances

20. Which scene pairing correctly fits approach 2?

    • Unrelated moments
    • Distant scenes
    • Consecutive scenes
    • Different plays

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