Elements of Drama Practice Quiz

What is the person who wrote the play called?

• Script

• Playwright

• Narrator

• Character

Answer explanation

Remember, the playwright WRITES the PLAY.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the person who gives additional information about the characters called?

• Script

• Playwright

• Narrator

• Character

Answer explanation

The narrator is a character outside the play who gives information about the characters' thoughts, feelings, and motives.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the written play called?

• Drama

• Dialogue

• Stage Directions

• Script

Answer explanation

The script is the written play or drama. WRITTEN is the key word here.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are the main sections of drama, like chapters of a book?

• Scenes

• Play

• Acts

• Dialogue

Answer explanation

Acts are the largest sections that the play is broken down into.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.7.7

What are the items that the characters use on stage?

• Props

• Dialogue

• Scenes

• Characters

Answer explanation

If a play says that someone is using something, that thing needs to be a prop in the play!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

What are the lines of the play that the characters speak out loud?

• Stage Directions

• Dialogue

• Script

• Drama

Answer explanation

Dialogue is what the characters are actually saying aloud when they are on stage!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

What are the specific instructions to the actors?

• Dialogue

• Script

• Stage Directions

• Drama

Answer explanation

Stage directions tell the actors what to DO and how to ACT.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

What changes every time the scene changes?

• The scene

• The act

• The characters

• The setting

Answer explanation

Every time there is a change in setting, there is a scene change!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

What is another name for a drama?

• A production

• A play

• An act

• A ballet

Answer explanation

Dramas are also known as plays.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

How can we learn about characters while reading a play?

• Their thoughts and feelings

• Their emotions and actions

• Their words and actions

• Their costume and settings

Answer explanation

The characters' stage directions and dialogue lines are a good place to look for words and actions!

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.7