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Mock 21 May 2018

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for-21-may.html

TOTAL FOR PAPER = 80 MARKS

Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Image 4
1 Explain one way that red has been used in Image 1 to create meaning for the
audience. (2 marks)

2 Explain one way that either the headline or strapline in Image 1 creates
interest in the Doctor's new companion. (2 marks)

3 Explain two ways that images are used to generate meaning for the audience
in Image 1. (4 marks)
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2

4 Explain what is meant by the term `preferred reading', using one example
from any media text that you have studied. (2 marks)

5 Explain two ways that typography is used in Image 2 to create meaning for
the reader. (4 marks)
1
2

6 Explain two ways that design principles have been used in Image 2 to create
meaning for the audience. (4 marks)
1
2

7 Analyse the ways that image manipulation has been used to create
specific representations in Image 2 (10 marks)

8 Analyse how the character has been represented in Image 3. (10 marks)

9 Explain the term `hypodermic model', using one example from any media
text that you have studied. (2 marks)
10 With specific references to the front and back cover in Image 4, discuss how
media texts can be interpreted differently by audiences. (10 marks)

11 Analyse how masculinity is represented in any media texts that you have
studied.
You may choose to refer to Image 4 in your response. (10 marks)

12 The media is often said to offer us a `window on the world'. Evaluate how
media texts represent reality using examples from media texts that you have studied.
(20 marks)