Tuesday 26th

Match

Match the following words with the correct meaning

• drama

• play

• cast of characters

• dialogue

• script

a play or story that is acted out by people

a story that can be performed by actors

the people, animals, or beings in a story 

the words said by the characters

the text of the play

• a play or story that is acted out by people

• a story that can be performed by actors

• the people, animals, or beings in a story 

• the words said by the characters

• the text of the play

Categorize

Options (8)

Written in sentences and paragraphs.

Can be separated into chapters.

Tells a story with characters, plot, and setting.

Written to be performed in front of an audience.

Written in lines.

• Involves a cast and a crew.

Can be separated into acts and scenes.

Written in dialogue.

Organize these options into the right categories

Fiction

Both

Drama

Multiple Select

The reader can tell that the text “The Saga of Pecos Bill ” is drama because – 

Select TWO correct answers.

• It is written in paragraphs and many chapters.

• It is divided into acts and/or scenes.

• It has one character and a variety of settings.

• It has lines of dialogue and a cast of characters.

• It had a common theme

Open Ended

Why does the playwright include the stage directions in paragraph 1?

The staging directions in paragraph 1 are included to help —

Multiple Choice

Based on the lines, what can the reader infer about Pecos Bill’s attitude towards challenges?

• He was easily discouraged.

• He was always eager to face them.

• He preferred to avoid them.

• 1. He asked help from others.

Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.

Part A

What can the reader infer about Pecos Bill’s impact on the people of Texas?

• Pecos Bill was an ordinary cowboy who kept to himself and avoided adventures.

• Pecos Bill's bravery and extraordinary defeats earned him admiration and respect.

• Pecos Bill was known for causing trouble and chaos wherever he went.

• Pecos Bill's encounters with animals were largely ignored by the people of Texas.

Multiple Choice

Part B 

What text evidence from the story supports the answer to Part A?

• NARRATOR 2: They hadn’t gone but 10 miles when a 10-foot rattlesnake swung out of a cactus plant and down on top of them.

• PECOS BILL: Well, I reckon I can help with that.

• NARRATOR 3: In fact, it got to be so mean and so ornery that it tied up rivers into knots and emptied lakes of all their water.

• 1. Narrator 1: When Bill fell off, he hit the ground so hard that the ground just sank right below sea level. Folks in those parts now call that part of California Death Valley.