GCSE DRAMA MOCK: EXAM REVISION
Exam Paper: 1hr 30mins
*You will answer Section B and C ONLY for this mock exam*
Section B: The Crucible
Use your book, booklet and copy of the play to revise. NATURALISTIC STYLE.
Section C: Live Theatre: The Woman in Black
Use your book to revise, the notes you made at the theatre, the notes you made in class,
the mark scheme and your past marked practice answers. NON-NATURALISTIC STYLE.
Revision Activities:
*Make a list of keywords to describe your character’s emotions in the scene you performed
*Use your drama dictionary to write next to each word a vocal or physical skill you used to
portray that emotion and how you portrayed it
*Make a list of rehearsal techniques you used and how/why they were successful/which
skill they improved (it is not enough to simply name the technique. You must explain what it
improved)
*List all the reasons why you know if a performance has been successful – consider peer
feedback, audience reaction, audience Q and A
*Identify the scene you would most like to discuss/evaluate in your Section C answer
*Write a list of all the super clever words/techniques you must ensure are included in your
Section C answer – meta theatre, physical theatre, multi role, non-naturalistic style,
breaking the fourth wall, mime, horror genre, suspense, tension etc
*Link each word you identified with a vocal or physical skill that the actor used and how
they applied them to their role- use your drama dictionary for help
*Make a list of words to describe the audience reaction – fear, shock etc
*Use the sample questions you have been given to practise answers. When you have
finished, go over your answers with a highlighter pen to identify all of the physical and vocal
acting skills you have discussed
YOU CAN DO THIS – GOOD LUCK!