Foundation January 2023 Paper 1 Q1
1 The table gives information about six plays written by William Shakespeare.
| Play | Number of words | Year written |
|---|---|---|
| The Taming of the Shrew | 21 055 | 1592 |
| Henry V | 26 119 | 1599 |
| Hamlet | 30 557 | 1602 |
| Macbeth | 17 121 | 1606 |
| Julius Caesar | 19 703 | 1599 |
| King John | 20 772 | 1596 |
(a) Which of these six plays has the greatest number of words? (1)
Two of these six plays were written in the same year.
(b) Write down the name of each of these plays. (1)
The play Othello has 9329 more words in it than the play Macbeth.
(c) Work out the number of words in the play Othello. (1)
(d) Write the number 21 055 in words. (1)
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Hamlet | B1 |
| (1) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Henry V and Julius Caesar | B1 |
| (1) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| 26 450 | B1 |
| (1) |
| Scheme | Marks |
|---|---|
| Twenty one thousand and fifty five | B1 |
| (1) | |
| (4 marks) |