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Unit 1: Perspectives in English
Quick questions on Spoken and multimodal texts (QCE English Unit 1)
15short Q&A pairs drawn directly from our worked dot-point answer. For full context and worked exam questions, read the parent dot-point page.
What is pace?Show answer
Speed of delivery. Slower for emphasis, gravity. Faster for excitement, urgency.
What is pitch?Show answer
High vs low vocal frequency. Variation engages listeners; monotone disengages.
What is pause?Show answer
Strategic silence. Powerful tool for emphasis and reflection.
What is volume?Show answer
Loud and soft. Loud emphasises; soft draws listener in.
What is stress?Show answer
Which syllables and words receive emphasis. Shifts meaning ("I didn't say SHE stole it" vs "I didn't say she STOLE it").
What is intonation?Show answer
Rising vs falling. Rising for questions, uncertainty; falling for statements, finality.
What is tone?Show answer
Emotional colour. Set by combination of all the above.
What is mise-en-scène?Show answer
Everything placed in the frame: set, costume, props, lighting, actor blocking. Visual storytelling.
What is cinematography?Show answer
Framing (close-up, mid, wide), camera angles (high angle suggests vulnerability; low angle, power), camera movement.
What is editing?Show answer
Cut rhythm, transitions, jump cuts vs continuity editing. Fast cuts increase tension; slow cuts allow contemplation.
What is sound design?Show answer
Diegetic (sound in the world of the film) and non-diegetic (music, voiceover not heard by characters). Foley, ambient sound.
What is performance?Show answer
Actor's voice and gesture. Stillness vs movement.
What is voice?Show answer
Tone, pace, intimacy of microphone placement.
What is structure?Show answer
Often more conversational than scripted; trades polish for relationship with the listener.
What is panel layout?Show answer
Reading order, panel size, gutter space (the gap between panels does narrative work).