The Question Bank

33 of 33 statements · every publicly released 91251 statement, 2015–2025 (2017–2020 papers not yet archived)

• 2015 · №1Change+ Audience

  “When a society's preoccupations (e.g. expectations, hopes, concerns, fears, tastes) change, so does a genre.”

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• 2015 · №2Change+ Commercial

  “Genres thrive (grow, develop, change) when media producers modify conventions.”

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• 2015 · №3Audience

  “As an audience becomes used to a genre, they demand more from it.”

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• 2015 · №4Audience+ Change

  “Audiences expect both familiar and original elements in media genres; too much or too little of either will lessen the appeal.”

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• 2015 · №5Commercial

  “The familiarity of a genre provides economic benefits to media producers.”

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• 2016 · №1Change

  “A media genre is always changing.”

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• 2016 · №2Commercial

  “Money kills creativity in a media genre.”

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• 2016 · №3Audience

  “Audience expectation has a significant impact on a media genre.”

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• 2016 · №4Commercial

  “Commercial considerations have a significant impact on a media genre.”

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• 2016 · №5Change

  “A media genre must evolve to stay relevant.”

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• 2016 · №6Audience+ Commercial

  “Media genre is all about targeting specific audiences.”

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• 2021 · №1Change

  “Discuss why a media genre has needed to adapt.”

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• 2021 · №2Commercial

  “Discuss why money matters to a media genre.”

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• 2021 · №3Audience+ Change

  “Discuss how a change in audience affects a media genre.”

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• 2021 · №4Change+ Audience

  “Discuss why a media genre has risen and/or fallen in popularity.”

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• 2022 · №1Change

  “A media genre should stick to what it does best.”

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• 2022 · №2Audience+ Change

  “A successful media genre will continue to surprise its audience.”

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• 2022 · №3Commercial

  “Media producers rely on media genre to guarantee profit.”

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• 2022 · №4Change

  “A sub-genre emerges to keep a media genre viable.”

  Paper gloss: viable — capable of maintaining success

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• 2023 · №1Change

  “There is always more than one reason a media genre has to change.”

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• 2023 · №2Change+ Commercial

  “Media producers must be creative when recycling genre tropes.”

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• 2023 · №3Commercial+ Audience

  “A media genre must appeal to audience tastes to remain profitable.”

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• 2023 · №4Audience

  “A media genre is successful when it satisfies audience expectations.”

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• 2024 · №1Commercial+ Audience

  “Commercial success comes from giving the audience what they expect from a media genre.”

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• 2024 · №2Audience+ Change

  “Challenging an audience with the unexpected is how a media genre stays alive.”

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• 2024 · №3Change

  “It is common for a media genre to cycle through periods of popularity and decline.”

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• 2024 · №4Change

  “A media genre must modify its formula continuously.”

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• 2024 · №5Audience+ Change

  “A media genre must reflect changes in the Zeitgeist to continue to appeal to its audience.”

  Paper gloss: Zeitgeist — relevant social issues or events of the time

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• 2025 · №1Audience+ Change

  “Changes in the audience are what drive changes in the media genre.”

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• 2025 · №2Commercial

  “The need for profit means that genres will take very few creative risks.”

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• 2025 · №3Change

  “A media genre must take on influences from other genre(s) to remain relevant.”

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• 2025 · №4Audience

  “A genre is successful only when it reflects what audiences are thinking about at the time.”

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• 2025 · №5Change

  “As a genre evolves, its conventions will also evolve.”

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