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GCSE MEDIA STUDIES Media Two
Date of exam Morning Time allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Instructions • Use black ink or black ball point pen. • Answer all questions. • You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. • Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work that you do not want to be marked.
Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 84. • You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. • Questions 2, 4 and 5 require an extended response. You will be assessed on the quality of your written response, including the ability to construct and develop a sustained line of reasoning which is coherent, relevant, substantiated and logically structured. • Question 5 is a synoptic question in which you should draw together knowledge and understanding from across your full course of study.
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Section A – Television
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
You will be allowed two minutes to read through the questions in Section A. The Doctor Who; An Unearthly Child extract (5.28 seconds – 7.54 seconds) will then be shown twice. First viewing: watch the extract and make notes. You will then have five minutes between viewings to add to your notes. Second viewing: watch the extract and make further notes.
You may start writing your answers on the exam paper as soon as the second viewing has finished.
You are advised to spend around 35 minutes answering questions on this section.
0 1 . 1 The extract is from the early stages of An Unearthly Child, the very first episode of Dr.Who.
Enigmas are used to attract and hold the audience’s attention.
What is an enigma? [2 marks]
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0 1 . 2 Susan’s character is both ‘normal’ and ‘unearthly’ in the extract from An Unearthly Child.
How are these two sides of her character represented in the extract? [8 marks]
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0 1 . 3 Television drama in 1963 was much slower-paced than it is today due to the technical limitations of TV at the time.
How far does an analysis of the extract from An Unearthly Child show this to be true? [12 marks]
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0 2 ‘The science fiction genre deals with society’s changing hopes and fears.’
To what extent is this true of television drama?
Answer with reference to the first episode of Dr Who, An Unearthly Child (1963) and Class, Co-owner of a Lonely Heart (Close Study Products). [20 marks]
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Section B – Online, Social and Participatory media and Video Games
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
You are advised to spend around 40 minutes on this section.
0 3 These questions are about newspaper terms.
0 3 . 1 What is a masthead? [1 mark]
A The date of the newspaper printed on the front page
B The main headline of the newspaper printed in a large font on the front cover
C The name of the newspaper printed in a special design at the top of the front page
0 3 . 2 What is a byline? [1 mark]
A A line at the beginning of an article that gives the writer’s name
B A small advert on the same page as news articles
C A small headline at the beginning of an article that introduces the story
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0 4 ‘Stories are selected for the front page because they have the highest news values.’
How far is this true of The Times and the Daily Mirror? [20 marks]
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0 5 ‘Different newspapers address their audiences differently.’
How far is this true of The Times and the Daily Mirror (Close Study Products) in their versions of the Muirfield story?
In this question you will be rewarded for drawing together knowledge and understanding from across your full course of study, including different areas of the theoretical framework and media contexts. [20 marks]
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