Aspects of comedy: creating your own questions
Below you will find instructions on how to use the accompanying resources to create your own exam practice questions. This example shows you how to use the Aspects of comedy: resource package to set questions for Paper 1B, Section A, for the Aspects of comedy component for A-level English Literature B.
Paper 1B, Section A
If you have used the relevant question from the specimen assessment materials and want to set a question on a different passage, you can use these documents in the following way:
- Look at how the relevant question from
the specimen assessment materials is constructed:
Read the extract below and then answer the question.
Explore the significance of this extract in relation to the comedy of the play as a whole. Remember to include in your answer relevant analysis of Shakespeare's dramatic methods.
The question wording can remain unchanged. You will need, however, to choose a different passage from the text depending upon the aspects of comedy you want the students to explore.
Read the relevant Text Overview to help you choose a different passage for analysis: consider the different possible aspects of comedy, the various characters who might be involved and the action in the play which might provide the best passages.
- This resource is part of the Aspects of comedy resource package.