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Oxford Cambridge and RSA Thursday 8 May 2025 — Morning GCSE (9-1) Drama J316/04 Drama: Performance and response Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes You can use: * an HB pencil * aruler (cm/mm) Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes. Centre number Candidate number First name(s) Last name NX INSTRUCTIONS + Use black ink. You can use an HB pencil, but only for diagrams. + Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra space use the lined page at the end of this booklet. The question numbers must be clearly shown. + Answer all the questions. 2 3 Choose a character from your performance text. Name of Character oo... cece cece ccessesessesceseescoesseecesesssesscoveeeceusensnsaneeseaseesessaeeseaseseeeeseuseaseneeeeceaeentes As an actor, describe how you would show two relevant emotions during the closing scene/section of your performance text. 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Advantage/disadvantage 2.2.2... ceecesecceseceseeececeesesesecececeescecsscecsee ceucece cesses ceacecsceneesceeeceueeneceeeeeeeeees ©OCR 2025 7 Choose a main character whose appearance changes in your performance text. Name of character oo... cece cccecsesessesceseeecoesseeceseesceesersnsarsumsensnssneeseasensnseaeeseaseeseseaseneeseeeeeeseeeentes Explain how you would use costume, hair, makeup or masks to show the change of appearance for this character in two scenes/sections from your performance text. You can use a combination of costume, hair, makeup or masks, or just one of them. © OCR 2025 Tum over 9 You are the actor playing a character of your choice from your performance text. Name of character After learning your lines, explain how you would prepare to perform as this character before the performance. © OCR 2025 Tum over 10 Section B You should spend about 35 minutes on this section. You must use a different performance text to answer this question from the performance text you have used in Section A. Write the name, venue and date of the live performance you have seen below. Include examples from this performance in your answer. Name of live performance: ooo... .e.eceeceseceesceesece cesses cocsee ceececscece cesses tesecerseeeesensucesicenseansesesisereeeneeenseeeseeeeee® Date (month and year): oo... ceeceseceesceese cesses cesses scsecesecees cesses seeesuesace cesses cesece cesses seseseecseenseesenseseeeteeeeeee 9* Evaluate how successful the designers were in creating drama in the performance you saw. In your answer, you could consider: . set, space, levels, stage, costume, props, effects, other media * lighting and sound design + — how effectively the design communicated meaning to you * how successfully the directing and acting were supported by the design. 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