Radio Play Quiz

What is the abbreviation we use for Sound Effects?

• SFX

• LFX

• SDF

• SOUEFF

What does the word genre mean?

• It's a kind of ballroom dance

• A type of movie, play or radio play

• A rare and precious jewel

• French for fun

Which of the following help to tell the story in a radio play?

• Colours

• Lighting

• Facial Expressions

• Background noise

Which of the following are not used in a radio play?

• Silence

• Sound effects

• Costumes

• Tone of voice

When you write a script, how do the actors know what emotion their character is feeling?

• They should just take a guess.

• It should be written in the stage directions.

• They just say everything in the same tone of voice, so it doesn't matter.

• By what colours it says they are wearing.

How can a radio play show movement?

• Through the audience seeing the characters walking around.

• Through facial expressions.

• Through use of dance.

• Through use of sound effects, for example footsteps.

How could you build tension in a radio play?

• Music that gradually gets louder.

• Use of silence followed by a sudden noise.

• Having a narrator with a creepy tone of voice.

• All of the above

In a script, how does the reader know which actor is speaking?

• They should just guess.

• The character's name is usually in bold just before the line they say.

• The character's name is in bold after the line they say.

• There is only ever one character speaking, so it is obvious.

Why did the man in the documentary we watched a couple of weeks ago say that a radio play is a visual medium?

• It isn't - he didn't say that.

• Because the audience can see what the actors are doing.

• Because the audience imagines what is happening in their mind's eye.