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.L.6.4A

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.6.6

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.

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.6.5

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!

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.W.6.3B

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.W.6.3B

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.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

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.6.4

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3B