The Speech and Drama exams are designed for candidates who want to focus on a variety of spoken and performance forms. Candidates perform and show knowledge and understanding of a mixture of texts including plays, poetry and prose in a range of styles and from different periods. They additionally demonstrate their understanding of their performances through a discussion with the examiner.
Exam Requirements
| Exam Duration | 8 minutes | |
| Task 1 | Performance | The candidate tells or acts out an extract from a story, either from memory or in the candidate’s own words (accuracy of recall is not tested in this task). (maximum time: 2 minutes) |
| Task 2 | Performance | The candidate performs a poem from memory (maximum time: 2 minutes) |
| Task 3 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 10 minutes | |
| Task 1 | Performance | The candidate performs ONE of the following from memory: ◗ An extract from a play or a monologue from a book of monologues ◗ A passage of prose (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 2 | Performance | The candidate performs ONE of the following from memory: ◗ A mime ◗ A poem (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 3 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 12 minutes | |
| Task 1-2 | Performance | The candidate performs TWO pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗ An extract from a play or a monologue from a book of monologues ◗ A passage of prose ◗ A poem ◗ A mime (maximum time: 6 minutes) |
| Task 3 | Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared reading of ONE passage of prose taken from a book on a list provided by Trinity (maximum time: 2 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 14 minutes | |
| Task 1-2 | Performance | The candidate performs TWO pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗ An extract from a play or a monologue from a book of monologues ◗ A passage of prose ◗ A poem ◗ A mime (maximum time: 7 minutes) |
| Task 3 | Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared reading of ONE passage of prose taken from a book on a list provided by Trinity (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 16 minutes | |
| Task 1-3 | Performance | The candidate performs THREE pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗ An extract from a play ◗ A passage of prose ◗ A poem or an extract from a poem ◗A speech or an extract from a speech given by a real-life figure. (maximum time: 9 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared reading of ONE passage of prose taken from a choice of extracts provided by Trinity (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 5 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) . |
| Exam Duration | 18 minutes | |
| Task 1 -3 | Performance | The candidate performs THREE pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗ An extract from a play ◗ A passage of prose containing direct speech ◗ A poem ◗ A speech or a passage from a speech given by a significant, real-life figure (maximum time: 11 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared reading of ONE passage of prose or ONE poem taken from a choice of extracts provided by Trinity (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 5 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 20 minutes | |
| Task 1 -3 | Performance | The candidate performs THREE pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗An extract from a play ◗A passage of prose containing direct speech ◗A poem or an extract from a poem ◗A speech or an extract from a speech given by a real-life figure ◗A passage written for political, religious or ceremonial purposes. (maximum time: 12 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared reading of ONE passage of prose or ONE poem taken from a choice of extracts provided by Trinity (maximum time: 3 minutes) |
| Task 5 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 5 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 23 minutes | |
| Task 1 -3 | Performance | ◗ An extract from a play ◗ A passage of prose containing direct speech from two or more characters ◗ A poem or an extract from a poem ◗ A speech or an extract from a speech given by a real-life figure ◗ A passage written for political, religious or ceremonial purposes. (maximum time: 13 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Text analysis and Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared talk on their approaches to an expressive reading of ONE passage of prose OR a poem taken from a choice of extracts provided by Trinity. This should include a demonstration of a few short extracts from the text to illustrate their points (maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Task 5 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection (maximum time: 6 minutes) |
| Exam Duration | 25 minutes | |
| Task 1 -3 | Performance | The candidate performs a continuous programme of THREE pieces chosen from the following list from memory: ◗ An extract from a play written in prose ◗ An extract from a play written in verse ◗ A passage of prose ◗ A poem or an extract from a poem ◗ A speech or an extract from a speech given by a real-life figure ◗ A passage written for political, religious or ceremonial purposes. (maximum time: 14 minutes) |
| Task 4 | Text Analysis and Expressive Reading | The candidate gives a prepared talk on their approaches to an expressive reading of ONE set passage of prose OR a poem OR a monologue from a play taken from a choice of extracts provided by Trinity. This should include a demonstration of a few short extracts from the text to illustrate their points.(maximum time: 4 minutes) |
| Task 5 | Reflection | The candidate demonstrates their knowledge and understanding of the performance material and processes through a prepared reflection. (maximum time: 7 minutes) |