Lesson C2.1.3
C2.1.3 Selecting a key extract Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Drama, Unit 2
20 questions
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Lesson C2.1.3, Selecting a key extract: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama (1DR0), Unit 2: Performance from Text, written with Revision Ninja.
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The 20 questions
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Can dialogue be added to a key extract for performance?
- Yes
- Only if approved
- Only for monologues
- No
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Can a centre rewrite a line in a key extract?
- Yes
- Always
- No
- If necessary
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Which type of editing is permitted when selecting a key extract?
- Reordering acts
- Removing lines
- Adding dialogue
- Rewriting scenes
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What must be maintained when editing an extract?
- Lighting cues
- Cast size
- Original duration
- Meaning and sequence
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Is abridging an extract to match the number of performers permitted?
- No
- Only for design
- Yes
- Never allowed
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What is the maximum allowed duration for a GCSE Drama devised performance extract?
- Ten minutes
- Five minutes
- Fifteen minutes
- Three minutes
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What must an edited monologue or duologue remain?
- Musical
- Improvised
- Coherent
- Abstract
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Which of these is a permitted continuous form for an extract?
- Collage text
- Silent mime
- Continuous scene
- Soundscape
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How must the start and end of each extract be indicated?
- Clearly
- Through blackout
- Verbally
- Subtly
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Can a group rearrange scenes into a different order?
- For timing
- Yes
- No
- Always
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May a student's design work cover only part of a key extract?
- Never
- Yes
- Only whole extracts
- No
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What regulatory rule is breached if a duologue extract is too short?
- Character limit
- Minimum timing
- Text selection
- Maximum staging
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What is the main purpose of editing a text for a monologue?
- Required material
- Changing setting
- Modernising themes
- Adding tension
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What risk occurs if an essential plot character is removed?
- Better pace
- Broken meaning
- Shorter timing
- Easier staging
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What does abridging an extract mean in performance preparation?
- Expanding it
- Shortening it
- Rewriting it
- Translating it
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What rule applies when joining two dialogues in a key extract?
- Dialogue must change
- Characters must double
- Timing must double
- Meaning must remain
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How are selected key extracts assessed by the exam board?
- Simultaneously
- Jointly
- Collectively
- Independently
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Which creative role is directly responsible for staging the selected key extract?
- Stage manager
- Sound technician
- Lighting designer
- Director
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What cannot be added or altered within a performance text?
- Lighting
- Properties
- Dialogue
- Costume
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Which term describes a performance text cut to fit fewer performers?
- Improvised
- Dramatised
- Amplified
- Abridged
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