Identifying Stage Directions Quiz 1

Stage directions usually appear

• After a character's name

• In quotations marks

• In italics and parentheses

• After dash marks

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

(It was a wet and humid evening) is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

(creeping forward towards the door) is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

(whimpering with fear) is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

(through the window is a glimpse of a beautiful garden) is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

(mumbling angrily) is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

(turning around he spies an old man dressed in an expensive suit) is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

[on the nightstand, the alarm clock reads 4:30 am] is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

[Mia is wearing a modest evening gown that is clearly expensive] is what kind of stage direction?

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.7

[The scene opens on an old house. It is the middle of winter and everything is covered in snow] is what kind of stage direction? Check all that apply

• physical appearance

• setting: time

• setting: place

• emotions, thoughts or manners

• actions

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5