GCSE (9-1) Drama - Sample Assessment Materials - Issue 1

Sep 5, 2026

Sample assessment materials for the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Drama (1DR0), designed for use in schools and colleges. The pack supports the qualification and acts as the benchmark for the assessment students will take. It includes structured sections such as introduction, general marking guidance, component questions and extract booklets, an answer booklet, and mark scheme guidance, alongside principles for consistent examiner marking.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages130

Reading Time5 h 28 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction

General marking guidance

Component 3 Questions and Extracts Booklet

Component 3 Answer Booklet

Component 3 Mark Scheme

GCSE (9-1) Drama Sample Assessment Materials | Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Drama (1DR0) | | | --- | --- | | First teaching from September 2016 | | | First certification from June 2018 | Issue 1 | Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications Edexcel, BTEC and LCCI qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest awarding body offering academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked. For further information, please visit our qualification websites [at www.edexcel.com](at www.edexcel.com), [www.btec.co.uk](www.btec.co.uk) [or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively](or www.lcci.org.uk. Alternatively), you can get in touch with us using the details on our contact us page at [qualifications.pearson.com/contactus](qualifications.pearson.com/contactus) About Pearson Pearson is the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70 countries working to help people of all ages to make measurable progress in their lives through learning. We put the learner at the centre of everything we do, because wherever learning flourishes, so do people . Find out more about how we can help you and your learners at [qualifications.pearson.com](qualifications.pearson.com) References to third party material made in these sample assessment materials are made in good faith. Pearson does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.) All information in this document is correct at time of publication. Original origami artwork: Mark Bolitho Origami photography: Pearson Education Ltd/Naki Kouyioumtzis ISBN 978 1 4469 2632 1 All the material in this publication is copyright © Pearson Education Limited 2016 Contents Introduction 1 General marking guidance 3 Component 3 Questions and Extracts Booklet 5 Component 3 Answer Booklet 57 Component 3 Mark Scheme 65 The Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Drama is designed for use in schools and colleges . It is part of a suite of GCSE qualifications offered by Pearson . These sample assessment materials have been developed to support this qualification and will be used as the benchmark to develop the assessment students will take . Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Drama – Sample Assessment Materials – 1 Issue 1 – March 2016 © Pearson Education Limited 2016 2 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Drama – Sample Assessment Materials – Issue 1 – March 2016 © Pearson Education Limited 2016 • All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the last candidate in exactly the same way as they mark the first. • Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do rather than be penalised for omissions . • Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme – not according to their perception of where the grade boundaries may lie . • All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved, i.e . if the answer matches the mark scheme . Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme . • Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and exemplification/indicative content will not be exhaustive . • When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, a senior examiner must be consulted before a mark is given . • Crossed-out work should be marked unless the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response . Specific marking guidance Questions with higher mark tariffs each include indicative content and a mark grid. Each mark grid identifies which Assess

FAQs

What qualification do these sample assessment materials support?

They support the Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Drama (1DR0) and provide benchmark assessment materials for schools and colleges.

What does the pack include besides the component materials?

It includes an introduction, general marking guidance, and a component structure covering questions/extracts, an answer booklet, and a mark scheme.

How are examiners instructed to apply marking guidance?

Marking should follow the mark scheme, apply principles positively, keep treatment consistent for all candidates, and use professional judgement (with senior examiner consultation if needed).

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