Drama

People who write plays are called-

• poets

• authors

• playwrights

• copywrites

The playwright creates a written piece called a -

• short story

• script

• realistic fiction

• afterward

All of the below describe stage directions except-

• tell actors how loud to speak

• written in parenthesis, brackets, or italics

• tell the actor where to stand

• divide the play into parts

A play is divided into -

• sets

• acts

• props

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CCSS.RL.5.5

5. Check all the choices below that answer this question: What helps the audience understand the play better?

• sets

• props

• costumes

• script

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CCSS.RL.5.7

Who plays the characters in a drama?

• playwright

• actors

• stage directions

• props

What are the lines called that actors speak?

• dialogue

• stage directions

• quotes

• playwright's words

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CCSS.W.5.3B

_________ is told in front of an audience.

• A scenery idea

• The playwright's background

• A scene change

• Drama

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CCSS.SL.5.4

Which of the following is a difference between novels and plays?

• Plays are meant to be acted out while novels are only meant to be read.

• In a play, there is only dialogue, while in a novel there is dialogue and description.

• Plays might be divided into acts and scenes, while novels are divided into chapters.

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.9

In a play, information about characters' motivations and character traits comes from the

• dialogue

• set and props

• stage directions

• audience's imagination

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CCSS.RL.5.2