Elements of Drama

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

Dramas usually contain two of more acts. Each act contains multiple _________.

• scripts

• scenes

• plays

• stages

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

If the _______ changes, the scene changes.

This includes changes in location and time. 

• conflict

• characters

• setting

• dialogue

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Stage directions should be read aloud by the characters.

• True - The characters read the stage directions aloud.

• False - Stage directions should NOT be read aloud because they are telling the characters what to do or how to act. 

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blank:

In the script, you will see _________ after the character tags. This tells us what each character will say.

• dialogue

• props

• the narrator

• acts

Multiple Choice

The conversation in Scene 1 between Cristina and Elizabeth is important because...

• It shows that the two girls are sisters.

• It helps the audience understand that Cristina is in love with the prince, but Elizabeth is not.

• It explains what a lady-in-waiting does.

Multiple Choice

Based on line 7, what is one character trait that would best describe Elizabeth?

• Kind

• Silly

• Selfish

Multiple Choice

Which stage direction shows how surprised Elizabeth is?

• She shrugs her shoulders.

• She stomps out of the room.

• She gasps and covers her mouth with her hands.

Multiple Choice

What is the setting of this scene?

• A ball at the castle 

• Cristina and Elizabeth's home after the ball

• The rolling hills as the girls walk home

Multiple Choice

The reader can tell that this is a drama because it has a...

• list of characters

• common theme

• problem that is resolved