Drama Review: From "Show and Spell"

Drama Review: From "Show and Spell"

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Multiple Select

To be a good audience member you should NOT...

(check all that apply)

• Applaud appropriately

• Eat

• Listen / watch the speaker

• Quietly text on your phone

• Speak out during the performance

Multiple Select

To be a good audience member you should...

Check all that apply.

• Shout out during the performance

• Listen attentively/ watch the speaker

• Eat

• Text

• Applaud appropriately

Multiple Choice

The instructions that tell the actors what to do on stage and what the stage should look like.

• Setting Directions

• Scenes

• Stage Directions

• Props

Multiple Choice

Where and when a story takes place is called the...

• place

• setting

• where?

• drama

Multiple Choice

What are traits given to a character that help you remember them better?

• Character Tape

• Character Tags

• Character Trips

• Cast

Multiple Choice

Divides the Acts each time the setting changes.

• Setting

• trees

• Acts

• Scenes

Multiple Choice

These divide the play into smaller parts- like chapters in a book.

• Setting

• Acts

• Scenes

• Drama

Multiple Choice

The lines the actors say are called the...

• Quotes

• lots of words.

• Dialogue

• Setting

Multiple Choice

Define Drama.

• A story that is meant to be acted out on stage in front of an audience.

• A story that is meant to be read by the teacher in front of the class.

• A story that is meant to be told only through song.

• A story that is always sad.

Multiple Choice

Characters /cast are the...

• people that sing.

• items used to fix a broken arm.

• the stage directions.

• actors in a play.

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Multiple Choice

Mr. Sandstone's main role in the play is to -

• Act as peacemaker between Sunny and Greg

• investigate how Sunny and Greg feel about their situation

• encourage Sunny and Greg to focus on their schoolwork

• increase the tension between Sunny and Greg

Multiple Choice

What do these lines reveal about Sunny?

• She believes it is important to spell difficult words.

• She depends on her family to help her practice.

• She spells certain words as a way of annoying her brother.

• She knows that she is a better speller than her brother.

Multiple Choice

Which of these best explains why there is only one scene?

• There is very little action.

• There are only three characters.

• Only a few props are needed.

• The setting does not change.

Multiple Choice

The purpose of the dialogue in lines 3 through 7 is to —

• introduce the main characters

• provide background on the main characters

• present the main conflict

• foreshadow the resolution of the main conflict

Multiple Choice

Which of these ideas is explored in the play?

• People are inspired by others to achieve their goals.

• People approach tasks in different ways.

• Patience helps people avoid mistakes.

• Wisdom is gained through experience.

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of the play?

• Sunny has practiced for a spelling bee at school and outside her house, and now she decides to practice at home. She thinks that cheering her words will help her win the spelling bee, but she ends up getting into an argument with Greg.

• Sunny is cheering her spelling words and disturbing Greg, who is listening to music. She refuses to stop because she needs to practice for the spelling bee, so Mr. Sandstone suggests several solutions to end the argument.

• Two siblings, Sunny and Greg, are arguing about Sunny's loud cheering. Sunny wants Greg to give her back her pom-poms. Mr. Sandstone tries to discuss the situation, but Sunny begins spelling out the title of a song Greg likes. Greg storms off.

• After listening to Sunny and Greg argue, Mr. Sandstone proposes that he and Greg go to dinner and a movie while Sunny practices spelling. Mr. Sandstone asks Sunny what she wants for dinner before he leaves and tells her not to work to hard.

Multiple Choice

The pom-poms are an important prop in the play because they -

• add to the tension between Sunny and Greg

• show that Sunny is proud of her accomplishments

• keep Sunny from staying on task

• are taken away by Sunny's father